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Our Archaeological Corner.

Hence nothing can he fairly inferred from the use of the word " fratribus , " or brethren , especially in a Masonic sense . What the real relation of the Templars is to Freemasonry now is yet an unproven point .

In the year 1152 , MatthoAv IL , Count of Beaumont , then invested Avith the insignia of Lord Chamberlain to his majesty Louis Vllth of Franco , in order that a perpetual memorial might exist of his esteem for the military order of the Temple , caused the

following document to bo draAvn up , which he signed and sealed with his official seal . This act or register of a donation made to the Templars Avithin forty years from the period of their institution by BaldAvin II , in Jerusalemwho assigned them quarters

, in the supposed Temple of Solomon — Avhence their name of Templars ; this grant , AVC say , has a specific value , independent of its venerable age . It attests Avith unequivocal certainty the custom at that distant epoch of a regularly organized

corporation calling themselves " Brothers of Solomon ' s Temple , " and so recognized in an official document of the age , and is perhaps the most positive recognition extant of a

fraternity based upon Solomon ' s Temple . It is unnecessary to pursue the outline , as the point of connection will certainly suggest itself to the mind Craftsman . In nomine Sancte et individue Trinitatis . Notum sit omnibus Dei fidelibus , et

insuper Sancte Matris ecclesie prelatis , tarn presentibus quam futuris , epiod Matheus , comes Bellimontis , dedit Deo etfralribur templi Solomonis , pro redemptione anime sue et patris , sui et matris sue et antecessorum suorumfurnuin queni ante

Portam-, Parisius habebat , et omnia ad furnuin pertinentia , in perpetuum , libere et quiete , possidondum ; et preter hoc XL . I . den , minus quos en Terra de Ruili censuales habebat ; et insuper XVII . sext , avene unam niinain et galinas , que sibi , per singulos

annos , ex eodem terra , reddebantur . Dedit quoque domimi Frogerii Asinarii , ante Barms sitam , et onmom prsfatao domusjusticiaui que sua libera erat , et portum eidem donmi adjacentem , Ut hoc autem furmum et inviolabile in perpetuum maneathuic

, donacioni testes affuerunt : eleriei , Hubertus , dechanus , Reinaldus , precentor Compendii , et Nicholaus , comitis notarius ; miletes : Petrus de Runcheroles , Willelmus

de Mennilis , Petrus de Borrengo ; fanm ] j ; Petrus , major Cambliaci , Odo de Guviz ' Et de fratribus Templi ; fr . G . de Dxusencurt , fr . Walerannus . Actum itaque hoc incarnati verhi M . C . L . II . anno annuente rege L . de cujus

, feudo erant , annuente quoque Mathildi comitessa , uxore Mathei comitis , cum liberis suis . Which is translated as follows :

In the name of the Holy and indiA'isible Trinity , Be it known to all the faithful of God , and especially to the prelates of Saint Mary ' s Church , both UOAV and hereafter , that MattheAv , Count of Beaumont has granted unto God and the brethren of

Solomon ' s Temple , for the salvation of his OAVII soul , ancl for his mother aud father and their ancestors , an oven which he possessed in front of the entrance to Paris , and all the appurtenances of said oven , to have and possess the same freely and

quietly for ever , and in addition to this XL . I . Solidi , etc ., which as rents he possessed in the territory of Reuillys ; and moreover XVII . measures , etc ., of oats , Avith the pullets AA'hich each and every year Avere rendered unto him from the said ground . He has also granted the house of Geoffrey Lasnier , situate in front of

Bewras , and all and singular the right of justice unto said house appertaining , Avhich he possessed , and also the gate adjacent to the aforesaid house . In order that this gift may remain firm and inviolable for ever , these Avitnesses have assisted at the donation : —Clerics : HubertdeaconReynold

, , , precentor of ( the ) Compendium , and Nicholas , the Count ' s notary ; Knig hts : Peter de Ronquerolles , William de Mesnil , Peter de Boran ; domestics : Peter , mayor of Chambli , and Odo de Gouvieux . And for the brethren of the Temple : Bro . G . do

Drusencourt , Bro . Waleran . Done in the year M . C . L . II , of the incarnation of the Word , by the permission of Kmg LeAvis , whose fief they Avere , ancl by the permission of Matilda , countess and Avife of Count MattheAv and their children .

The foregoing charter may be found , inedited , in " Recherches Hist , et Critic / , sur les Anciens Comtes de Beamnont-Sur-Oise , " published in the IVth vol . of the Society of Antiquaries of Picardie .

“The Masonic Magazine: 1877-01-01, Page 48” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 29 May 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmg/issues/mmg_01011877/page/48/.
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Untitled Article 1
Monthly Masonic Summary. Article 2
FREEMASONRY IN ROME. Article 3
THE UNOPENED LETTER. Article 7
MASONIC NUMISMATICS. Article 7
THE ENCHANTED ISLE OF THE SEA. Article 10
LISTS OF OLD LODGES, No. 3. Article 13
A LIST OF THE WARRANTED LODGES Article 13
THE BIRTH OF THE ROSE. Article 17
BY THE "SAD SEA WAVES." Article 17
AN OLD, OLD STORY. Article 18
AN AMERICAN VINDICATION OF AMERICANS. Article 20
No. 194, UNDER THE "ANCIENTS" AND ITS RECORDS. Article 23
SONNET. Article 23
ALLHALLOWS, BREAD STREET. Article 24
GERARD MONTAGU: Article 26
FATHER FOY ON SECRET SOCIETIES. Article 29
SLEEP ON MY HEART. Article 34
PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE. Article 35
JOINING THE FREEMASONS. Article 37
THE PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION. Article 39
LOVE'S UTTERANCE. Article 41
POETS' CORNER. Article 41
A PECULIAR CASE. Article 43
Our Archaeological Corner. Article 47
VULGARITY. Article 49
SONNET. Article 51
THE ORIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY. Article 52
ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER, J. H. GRAHAM, L.L.D., &c. Article 53
Reviews. Article 55
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. Article 62
THE OBJECT OF A LIFE. Article 66
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Our Archaeological Corner.

Hence nothing can he fairly inferred from the use of the word " fratribus , " or brethren , especially in a Masonic sense . What the real relation of the Templars is to Freemasonry now is yet an unproven point .

In the year 1152 , MatthoAv IL , Count of Beaumont , then invested Avith the insignia of Lord Chamberlain to his majesty Louis Vllth of Franco , in order that a perpetual memorial might exist of his esteem for the military order of the Temple , caused the

following document to bo draAvn up , which he signed and sealed with his official seal . This act or register of a donation made to the Templars Avithin forty years from the period of their institution by BaldAvin II , in Jerusalemwho assigned them quarters

, in the supposed Temple of Solomon — Avhence their name of Templars ; this grant , AVC say , has a specific value , independent of its venerable age . It attests Avith unequivocal certainty the custom at that distant epoch of a regularly organized

corporation calling themselves " Brothers of Solomon ' s Temple , " and so recognized in an official document of the age , and is perhaps the most positive recognition extant of a

fraternity based upon Solomon ' s Temple . It is unnecessary to pursue the outline , as the point of connection will certainly suggest itself to the mind Craftsman . In nomine Sancte et individue Trinitatis . Notum sit omnibus Dei fidelibus , et

insuper Sancte Matris ecclesie prelatis , tarn presentibus quam futuris , epiod Matheus , comes Bellimontis , dedit Deo etfralribur templi Solomonis , pro redemptione anime sue et patris , sui et matris sue et antecessorum suorumfurnuin queni ante

Portam-, Parisius habebat , et omnia ad furnuin pertinentia , in perpetuum , libere et quiete , possidondum ; et preter hoc XL . I . den , minus quos en Terra de Ruili censuales habebat ; et insuper XVII . sext , avene unam niinain et galinas , que sibi , per singulos

annos , ex eodem terra , reddebantur . Dedit quoque domimi Frogerii Asinarii , ante Barms sitam , et onmom prsfatao domusjusticiaui que sua libera erat , et portum eidem donmi adjacentem , Ut hoc autem furmum et inviolabile in perpetuum maneathuic

, donacioni testes affuerunt : eleriei , Hubertus , dechanus , Reinaldus , precentor Compendii , et Nicholaus , comitis notarius ; miletes : Petrus de Runcheroles , Willelmus

de Mennilis , Petrus de Borrengo ; fanm ] j ; Petrus , major Cambliaci , Odo de Guviz ' Et de fratribus Templi ; fr . G . de Dxusencurt , fr . Walerannus . Actum itaque hoc incarnati verhi M . C . L . II . anno annuente rege L . de cujus

, feudo erant , annuente quoque Mathildi comitessa , uxore Mathei comitis , cum liberis suis . Which is translated as follows :

In the name of the Holy and indiA'isible Trinity , Be it known to all the faithful of God , and especially to the prelates of Saint Mary ' s Church , both UOAV and hereafter , that MattheAv , Count of Beaumont has granted unto God and the brethren of

Solomon ' s Temple , for the salvation of his OAVII soul , ancl for his mother aud father and their ancestors , an oven which he possessed in front of the entrance to Paris , and all the appurtenances of said oven , to have and possess the same freely and

quietly for ever , and in addition to this XL . I . Solidi , etc ., which as rents he possessed in the territory of Reuillys ; and moreover XVII . measures , etc ., of oats , Avith the pullets AA'hich each and every year Avere rendered unto him from the said ground . He has also granted the house of Geoffrey Lasnier , situate in front of

Bewras , and all and singular the right of justice unto said house appertaining , Avhich he possessed , and also the gate adjacent to the aforesaid house . In order that this gift may remain firm and inviolable for ever , these Avitnesses have assisted at the donation : —Clerics : HubertdeaconReynold

, , , precentor of ( the ) Compendium , and Nicholas , the Count ' s notary ; Knig hts : Peter de Ronquerolles , William de Mesnil , Peter de Boran ; domestics : Peter , mayor of Chambli , and Odo de Gouvieux . And for the brethren of the Temple : Bro . G . do

Drusencourt , Bro . Waleran . Done in the year M . C . L . II , of the incarnation of the Word , by the permission of Kmg LeAvis , whose fief they Avere , ancl by the permission of Matilda , countess and Avife of Count MattheAv and their children .

The foregoing charter may be found , inedited , in " Recherches Hist , et Critic / , sur les Anciens Comtes de Beamnont-Sur-Oise , " published in the IVth vol . of the Society of Antiquaries of Picardie .

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