King, Georgiana Goddard: A brief account of the military orders in Spain (New York: The Hispanic Society of America, 1921)

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MILITARY ORDERS
The
Habit
3. The Prior, and
4. The Sacrist, whose business was
that of the treasurer in cathedrals: the
office drew its income from the city of
La Calzada.
5. The Obrero who probably was
responsible for the fortifications and
munitions as well as the sustenance of
the Order: it was a heavy stewardship.
A list of the Commanderies of the
Order shows about a hundred and forty
places.
The Bull of Alexander III was given at
Siena in 1167 in the time of the first Master,
D. Frey Garcia, a Navarrese. Food and
dress were to be as Abbot Raymond
ordained: linen might not be worn except
as underclothing, but leather garments
and furred cloaks were permitted, and the
monastic habit was altered to suit riding
and fighting, though it included a hooded
scapular until in 1397 Benedict XIII
disallowed it. A white cloak was worn,
with a red cross cut in lilies. The Rule
required them to sleep dressed and girt,
like frontier soldiers, and allowed “no
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