Building a Chicken Coop

The book I read to research this post was The Templar Code for Dummies by Christopher Hodapp et al which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. The templars was originally known as the order of the temple. They assisted people in going to the holy land as either part of a crusade or a pilgrimage. At one time they were the wealthiest institution in europe. They also advised popes & kings on anything to do with the holy land. When someone went to the holy land they would mortgage their home to the templars who would give them a check which could be redeemed for cash at any of the templars properties. This was an early forerunner of international banking. It was dangerous to carry cash so this was a good arrangement. Also the templars would provide travel & accommodation. If there was a problem with them it was that they were always pleading for more money. The french king at that time envied the wealth of the templars & trumped up a load of charges against the templars so he could get his hands on their wealth. He claimed that the templar wealth disapeared but that was probably a lie. The templars were monks & knights who took vows of poverty. Some organisations like the scottish freemasons claim to have descended from the templars but they are probably trying to make themselves more prestigious. They were looked down upon by the english freemasons at that time.