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MEDIEVAL 13TH CENTURY LARGE LEAD SEAL MALTA KNIGHTS OF HOSPITALLER RARE St John. Comes exactly as pictured with letter to the recipient of the brotherhood into the Knights of hospitaller.
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English Translation
Brother Angelus de Moianu, by the Grace of God, of the Sacred House of the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem and of the Military Order of the Holy Sepulcher of the Lord,
And Humble Master and Superior of Our Whole Order, and We, the Commander and Brother, celebrating the Venerable Council in the Lord, to Lord Thomas Logan Harrigan, beloved by Us, send eternal salvation in the Lord.
The merit and inclination of his soul toward Our Order, and the well-known grace of his manners, by which he is highly commended to Us, encourage Us to complete with this singular sign of goodwill the favor which We had begun for you.
Therefore, by Our special grace, and by the authority of these present letters and the force of the Apostolic letters, and with the free consent of Our corrections for your part, We recognize you as one established among the Knights of Grace of Our Magistral Order in the United Convocation of Superior America.
We further grant that you may wear and carry the Golden Cross appended to your neck, in the formal style of the habit of Our Order, and We grant full license and faculty: provided, however, that according to the aforementioned law, if you were to marry a woman of an inferior condition, this present grace shall be rendered void by the act itself.
Furthermore, We decree and declare that you shall enjoy and be entitled to all the indulgences and spiritual graces which are granted to Our Brothers and others dedicated to Our Order through the force of the privileges granted to Us and to Our Order by the Holy Apostolic See.
Moreover, We desire that you shall be a participant in all the Missions and the most important pious works of the Hospitallers and the Military for the protection of the Catholic Faith, which are daily performed by Our Brothers on land and sea, with God’s blessing, in the highest degree, and in every best way possible.
We command all and sundry of Our Brothers, whatever authority, dignity, or office they may hold, to refrain from doing anything or attempting to act in contravention of these Our present grants, declarations, and participation letters, under the virtue of holy obedience, but rather to strive to observe them inviolably.
In witness whereof, Our Magistral lead Seal (Bulla) is affixed to these presents.
Given at the House in the Magistral See, on the ___ day of the month of March in the year ___.
Magnus Cancellarius (Grand Chancellor)
Registered in Our Chancellery
Number 300.80 General Registry.
Key Takeaways
The Sender: The decree is from Frater Angelus de Moianu, the supreme leader (Master/Superior) of a combined military-religious order, incorporating the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher.
The Recipient: Thomas Logan Harrigan is the person being honored.
The Action: Harrigan is being formally appointed or recognized as a Knight of Grace within the Order's American branch.
The Privilege: He is granted the high honor of wearing the Golden Cross of the Order.
The Condition: A traditional, strict stipulation of these orders is included: the Knighthood would be void if he married someone of "inferior condition."
The Purpose: The decree extends spiritual benefits and makes him a participant in the Order's works for the "protection of the Catholic Faith."
