On the Extinction of the Order of the Templars

Thus all property, and indeed all dignity, was taken from the Templars, after their order had endured for one hundred and eighty-four years. See, among others, the Bundle of Times original: "Fasc. Temp."; this refers to the Fasciculus Temporum, a popular 15th-century world chronicle., page 83, Pistor’s edition. Therefore, as praiseworthy as the original face of this order was, its end was surely just as miserable and tragic. Regarding the causes that undermined this order, the matter is not settled among historical writers. There are those who declare that the greed of the King of France was the source of the Templars' destruction, such as Thomas Walsingham in his history of Edward II, page 99; Antoninus Antoninus of Florence, a 15th-century archbishop and historian. in part 3 of his History, folio 111; Camerarius in Leisure Hours original: "Hor. Subc." or Horae Subsecivae., century 1, page 388; Binius in Ecumenical and Provincial Councils, part 2, volume 3, page 784; and Boccaccio in The Fates of Illustrious Men original: "de Casibus illust. Vir.", who further confirms this opinion by the fact that King Philip the Fair of France also expelled the Jews from his lands for this same reason King Philip IV expelled the Jews from France in 1306, seizing their property and debts to replenish the royal treasury, two years before moving against the Templars.. Osiander, meanwhile, denies that the king's greed was the cause of the destruction of the Templar Order, because they were also extinguished outside of France in various places across the Christian world. See Century 14, book 1, chapter 3 of his Ecclesiastical History. Busjeres in his History of France, book 9, pages 229–230, and Puteanus Jacques Dupuy, a 17th-century French scholar and librarian. in his short work On the Process against the Templars, seem to strive especially to absolve Philip the Fair of this crime. Furthermore, 그hat reasoning seems entirely weak by which they attempt to establish the king's innocence based on the donation of the goods made to the Hospitallers; since some distinguish between the movable and immovable property In legal terms, 'immovable' refers to land and buildings, while 'movable' refers to cash, jewelry, livestock, and equipment. of the Templars. They say that while the immovable property was indeed granted to the Hospitallers, the movable property was retained in the royal treasury; moreover, even the immovable assets seized by the king had to be ransomed back for a great sum of money. See Jean Tillet original: "Joh. Tilius" On the Deeds of the French for the year 1308; Paolo Emilio of Verona in Philip the Fair, page 257; Nauclerus’ Chronicle, folio 244; and Binius in volume 3, part 2 of the Councils, page 784. There are also those who do not fail to mention their wealth, luxu-