A Catalogue of the great Masters of the Order 

 of the Dutch knights, commonly called the 

 Hospitalaries of Jerusalem : and what great 

 exploites every of the saide Masters hath 

 atchieved, either in conquering the land of 

 Prussia, or in taming and subduing the 

 Infidels, or els in keeping them under their 

 obedience and subjection, taken out of 

 Munster. 



IHe order of the Dutch knights had their 

 first original at Jerusalem in the yere 

 of our Lorde 1190. within the Hospitall 

 of the blessed Virgine : and the first 

 Master of the saide order was called 

 Henrie of Walpot, under whome many 

 good things, and much wealth and riches 

 were throughout all Germanie and Italie procured unto 

 the order : and the saide Hospitall was removed from 

 Jerusalem unto Ptolemais, otherwise called Aeon, and 

 the foresaid Order grew and mightily increased, whereof 

 I will hereafter discourse more at large in my Treatise 

 of Syria. Henrie of Walpot deceased in the yeere of 

 Christ 1200. The 2. Master was Otto of Kerpen, and 

 he continued Master of the Order for the space of sixe 

 yeeres. The 3. was Hermannus Bart a godly and devout 

 person, who deceased in the yeere 12 10. being interred 

 at Aeon, as his predecessors were. The 4. was Her- 

 mannus de Saltza, who thirtie yeeres together governed 

 the saide Order, and managed the first expedition of 



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