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a member of it.¹ It may be worth noting that there is a blank in the list of the Archbishops of Tyre between 1244 and 1251.

Everything then seems to point to a period of about 1243 for the translation by Philip. The only exception is found in some verbal resemblances in Michael Scot's On Secrets original: "de secretis" to phrases in the introduction of the study of physical features The study of physical features, or physiognomy, was the historical practice of judging a person's character based on their appearance. within the Secretum Secretorum. The Secretum Secretorum, or Secret of Secrets, is a medieval treatise presented as a letter from Aristotle to Alexander the Great. It covers statecraft, health, and alchemy. If the attribution of this tract to Scot is genuine, it must have been written before 1234. If the similarity of the language is convincing, then the Secretum Secretorum must

¹ Approximate Genealogy of the de Veres of Lincoln and Yorkshire.

A genealogical chart shows the lineage of the de Vere and de Gousle families. It starts with William Ingelram and Robert de Vere, who lived around 1135. It follows lines through John Ingelram, Erneis de Barun, Adelina (who married Erneis de Gousle), and Guy de Vere. Key figures include Robert de Gousle, active in 1166; Gilbert de Vere, the Abbot of Selby from 1160 to 1184; Adam de Gousle, who died in 1203; Walter de Vere, born in 1189 and died in 1212; and Simon de Vere, born in 1243. The chart uses lines and brackets to show marriages and children, with numbered references from 1 to 11.

(1) History of Monasteries original: "Monasticon Anglicanum" volume 2, page 200; volume 6, page 287. Lands in Gousle and Witton in 1166, recorded in the Black Book of the Exchequer original: "Lib. Niger". Included with Adelina in a grant to Whitby Abbey. Grant of the church at Gousle to Bridlington Priory, as noted by Burton on page 230, and confirmed by Walter, son of Adam. (2) Adam, recorded in the Pipe Roll of the 1st year of King Richard I, page 61; and the Chancery Roll of the 3rd year of King John. (3) Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, volume 4, page 242. (4) Witness between 1135 and 1154, according to the Selby Register original: "Selby Coucher", volume 1, page 31 and volume 2, page 229. Mentioned in a Charter of Battle Abbey between 1126 and 1133, though this may refer to Shropshire. (5) Recorded by Hunter in the 31st year of King Henry I, page 30. Mentioned in the legal "Fines" records in the 8th, 11th, and 14th years of King Henry II. Also in the Selby Register, volume 2, pages 224, 229, and 298. (6) Recorded in the "Fines" of the 16th, 17th, 26th, and 27th years of King Henry II; the 1st year of King Richard I, page 61; and the 3rd year of King John. Also found in the Chancery records and the Selby Register, volume 2, pages 295 through 298, and volume 1, page 18. (7) Selby Register and the History of Monasteries. (8) Selby Register, volume 2, page 296. (9) Recorded in the Fine Rolls edited by Hardy, page 324. Simon de Kima was his father in law. See also Burton, page 230. (10) Confirmation of a grant in 1229, recorded by Burton on page 374. Another confirmation in 1264, Burton page 230. (11) Close Roll of 1233.

Guy de Vere the second was a supporter of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, as shown in a charter from the first year of King John's reign. If Archbishop Guido belongs to this family, he was likely his son.