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Re: Contriversial Armour Discussion



The first gift of Land to the Templers was due to the wife of Hugh de Payen, Count de Champagne, Catharine Sinclair. Guillaume de Tyre a Templer Historian recorded the founding 70 years after the event.  Guillaume gives the founding date as 1118 when the King of Jerusalem (Baudoin I) younger brother  Godfroi de Bouillon announced to the King of the formation of the Order.
 
Hugh de Payen and his principal co-founder of the order, Andre de Montbard, travelled to England to see the King and, having obtained safe-conduct from him, went directly north across the border to Scotland, where the two knights stayed at Roslyn with the St Clairs, who were Hugh's relatives by marriage. The lord of Roslyn made an immediate grant of land to the new order which became their headquarters in Scotland. The oldest Templar site in Scotland, once known as Ballontrodoch, is now called Temple after the order.
 
Philippe le Bel (Philip the Fair 1268-1314) attacked the Order because he owed money and could not pay..indeed it was Friday the 13th.
 
The well respected American Thomas Jefferson once wrote "how boring to be able to spell a word only one way"  Scots-Wha-Hey is perfectly understandable.
 
add an A to Prentice however your comments are welcome could you do something about this colour?
 
Sinclair
-----Original Message-----
From: Donald H Sinclair <horace@mb.sympatico.ca>
To: sinclair@mids.org <sinclair@mids.org>
Cc: sinead@labyrinth.net.au <sinead@labyrinth.net.au>
Date: 26 November 1999 00:56
Subject: Contriversial Armour Discussion

Dear Jean Sinead      
 
As the page is relatively quiet, if I have offended any delicate souls, I humbly appologize.
 
The two places relevant to this discussion are Rosslyn Chapel and Rosslyn Castle.  The following is a little recorded history:
 
Rosslyn Chapel
 
This landmark is in Roslin, Scotland.  It was built in 1446 by William Sinclair (1410-1484).  Because of its elaborate stone carvings, this is often called a "Bible in Stone."  The most well known carving is the "Prentice Pillar".  Other carvings depict Templar secrets and the Green Man traditions.  Several other Sinclairs are burried within this chapel, fully clad in their suits of armor.
 
Rosslyn Castle
 
Located in Roslin, 9 miles south of Edinburgh, 2 miles east of Roslin village at the end of B7006, Scotland.  the entrance is over a bridge and through a gate.  Around the courtyard are several buildings, including the guard house, tower, great hall, dining hall, kitchens, chambers, ikeep, and Old Chapel.  This impressive, 5-story castle has been the home of Sinclairs from 1070 to the present day.  (NOTE:  Rosslyn Castle is considered "home" to the mysterious order of Knights Templar.  The Knights Templar had their origins in a small band of crusader knights who took upon themselves the task of keeping the Holy Land's roads safe and secure during the Crusades.  Formed about 1115 by Hugh de Payens of Burgundy and eight other knights, the small band quickly won the favor of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem.  After being granted the right to use part of the old Temple of Solomon as their headquarters, the Poor Knights of Christ began to be called Templars.  Sinclair knights in the Crusades were amoung the early members of this mysterious organization.
 
Friday the 13th - The arrest of the Templars
 
(Last section of "The arrest of the Templars".)
Within hours almost every Templar had been arrested in France but it appears Philips secretive plan was not as effective as he had hoped.  There is evidence that members of the Order either suspected the actions of Philip or were tipped off about the arrests.  Days before Jaques de Molay had recalled many of the Orders books and rules and had them destoryed, in addition a note was circulated to all the French Preceptories outlining that no information regarding the Order was told by the treasurer that he was extremely wise as a terrible catastophe was imminent.  In any case many Knights connected in some way to the Orders treasury managed to elude Philips men, as did nuch of the treasure being smuggled by wagons to the Orders naval base at La Rochelle where it was loaded onto 18 galleys.  The galleys set sail hours before the arrests never to be seen again.  They certainly escaped Philips cluches as there are no records of any Templar ships being taken by him.  Strong evidence suggests that many escaped to Scotland and the treasure never to be seen again.  For those brothers who were not so lucky a horrible fate awaited them - interrogation and torture at the hands of the Inquisition.
 
Donald H. Sinclair
 
(Just a short note from Donald H. Sinclair's daughter - Cindy
Just for the record, my Grandfather greeted a fellow Scottsman by the name of Archie Cameron by bellowing "Scotts-Wha-Hey"  Sorry Rory, if the spelling is not in the traditional "Galic" format!)
Cindy Woodsin