To all these infamies a great number of the Knights, including Jacques du Molay, confessed in almost precisely the same terms; at their admission into the Order, they said, they had been shown the cross on which was the figure of Christ, and had been asked whether they believed in Him; when they answered yes, they were told in some cases that this was wrong ( dixit sibi quod male credebat ), 144 because He was not God, He was a false prophet ( quia falsus propheta erat, nec erat Deus ).
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster
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— from The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) by Theodor Mommsen
[Pg 191] Figure 4.— White-Line Engraving on Metal for Relief Printing , "The Franciscan, Pelbart of Temesvar, Studying in a Garden," from " Pomerium quadragesimale, fratris Pelbarti ordinis sancti Francisci ," Augsburg, 1502.
— from Why Bewick Succeeded: A Note in the History of Wood Engraving by Jacob Kainen
p. 186: ‘Autresfois, cette ville qui paroist assez grande, estoit fort riche, tant à cause que les rois de Castille y demeuroient, qu'à cause du grand commerce des laines et des beaux draps qui s'y faisoient; mais à présent le trafic n'y est plus, et on n'y fait plus que fort peu de draps, de sorte que la ville est presque désert et fort pauvre.
— from History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3 by Henry Thomas Buckle
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