1735

Sept. 1-30. Altenburg. Emperor Frederick II confirms under seal for the Knights Templar, represented by Guillelmus de Antiochia frater sacre militie templi Jherosolimitani, a charter, sealed by the archbishop of Arles and the bishop of Toulon, in which Hugo of Baux and his relations, with the agreement of the viscount of Marseille, allow the Knights Templar to have and construct in Marseille ships [naves] and other vessels [navigia] to sail to the Levant [in partes ultramarinas] or to Iberia in the defence of Christendom and to transport pilgrims, merchants and their cash with or without charge. German witnesses.