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Aug. 1-31. Andreas dominus de Vitri makes his will while on pilgrimage to the Holy Land and in the army going to the aid of Cracum. He does with with the advice of the dominus Liddensis episcopus, who is representing the patriarch of Jerusalem, [188] the brothers of the Temple and the Hospital, especially frater Girardus de Rideford domus Templi senescalcus. He makes several testamentary dispositions to institutions in the West. He also gives the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar properties and privileges in France. He wants his companions on pilgrimage, milites and famuli, to be rewarded for their service. He appoints dominus Liddensis episcopus, dominus episcopus de Rennis, his uncle Rollandus de Dinan and dominus Mauritius de Creonia his executors and has this testament sealed with the seals of the bishop of Lydda, the Knights Templar and the Hospitallers. Witnesses: Herveus de Laheac; Petrus de la Jaille; Radulfus Aguillun; Johannes de Arberie; Galfridus Gragneard; Hervicus de Coit d’Or; Silvester; Johannes de Taslie; Rainaldus Oeline, frater Fulco de la Jaille; frater Galfridus Tyel; frater Adam de Chaurce; frater Fulco de Munt Lot; frater Nicolaus de la Curbe.