Walter, rector of the church of Hodlee, who had it from a oer-JAMBS I« tain vicar, who was a priest of the said Walter le Bacheler, that A. J. 1311. there was one article in the profession of the Templars which might not be revealed to any living man. Gasper de NafTerton, chaplain of the parish of Ryde, deposed that three years back he was in the employ of the Templars for about six months, during which period William de Pokelington was received into the order; that be well recollected that the said William made his appearance at the Temple on Sunday evening, with the equipage and habit of a member of the order, accompanied by Brother William de la More, the Master of the Temple, Brother William de Grafton, Preceptor of Ribbestane and Fontebriggs ; and other brethren : that the same night, during the first watch, they assembled in the church, and caused the deponent to be awakened to say mass ; that, after the celebration of the mass, they made the deponent with his clerk go out into the hall beyond the cloister, and then sent for the person who was to be received ; and on his entry into the church one of the brethren immediately closed all the doors opening into the cloister, so that no one within the chambers could get out, and thus they remained till daylight ; but what was done in the church the deponent knew not ; the next day, however, he saw the said William clothed in the habit of a Templar, looking very sorrowful. The deponent also declared that he had threatened to peep through a secret door to see what was going on, but was warned that it was inevitable death so to do. He states that the next morning he went into the church, and found the books and crosses all removed from the places in which he had previously left them ; that he afterwards saw the knight Templar Brother William deliver to the newly-received brother a large roll of paper, containing the rule of the order, whicli the said newly-received brother was directed to transcribe in private ;