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were as follow: — Brothers Roger de Heton, guardian of the Fran- 

 ciscan Order, Dublin ; Hugh de Lummour, of the same ; "Walter de 

 Prendergast, reader of the same ; Nicolas de Kilmay, and Walter 

 Wasphayl, of the same Order ; Simon de Dachemound, llichard Kissok, 

 •Gilbert de Sutton, and Richard de Balybyn ; Thomas de Racho, of the 

 same; Nicholas Bakun, Richard de Boclonde, John de Balmadoun, 

 Robert de Lusk, Lucas Chyn, Thomas Cadel ; Thomas, Abbot of 

 S. Thomas the Martyr ; Simon, Prior, and Marestellus, Canon, of the 

 same ; Richard de Gromekyn, Nicholas Byterel, Adam Barun, Roger 

 Kilmaynan, Henry de Pembroke, Ralph Kilmaynan, William le 

 Botiller, Henry de Stone, Gilbert de Rene, John Gay, Philip de 

 Kenefeke, Roger, Prior of the Order of S. Augustine; Henry 

 Wallens, David Longus, John de Waterford, Hugh le Marescall, 

 John le Palmer, and John de Suerde. These were all religious, the 

 laymen being only four in number, viz. : Adam le Latymer, Thomas 

 de Broughton, an ex-serviens of the Templars ; Robert de Hereford ; 

 and William de Bras. 



On examination, the majority of the witnesses had nothing but 

 rumours and gossip to relate ; while Roger de Heton said he believed 

 the charges because the Templars themselves had acknowledged them 

 to the Pope, and because the Order was a secret one. The only two 

 witnesses who had anything definite to depose to were brothers Hugh 

 de Lummour and William le Botiller. The former declared that he 

 was often at Clontarf, and had seen a Templar, named William de 

 Warecome, turn his face to the ground at the elevation of the sacra- 

 ment, not caring to look at the Host. William le Botiller testified 

 that one day he assisted his brother, who was celebrating Mass 

 at Clontarf, and that, at the elevation of the Host, the Tem.plars kept 

 their gaze fixed on the ground, and paid no attention to the reading 

 of the Gospel. Also, after the Agnus Dei^ he wished to make the 

 brethren the kiss of peace, whereupon one of their own clergy told 

 him that the Templars did not care for peace. ^ 



Such, in brief, is the evidence which was extracted by a prolonged 

 inquiry, which lasted from January till the 6th June, 1310, with 

 numerous sittings between those dates. It is impossible to say 

 whether torture was applied to the prisoners, as no information is 

 forthcoming on the point. We know that it was extensively employed 

 in France, and that Edward II was induced, unwillingly, to follow in 



1 Wilkins' Conciha," vol. ii., p. 373. 



