"Item, that in each province the order had idols, namely heads, of which some had three races and some one, and others had a human skull. Item, that they adored these idols or that idol, and especially in their great chapters and assemblies. Item, that they venerated them. Item, that they venerated them as God. Item, that they venerated them as their Savior.... Item, that they said that the head could save them. Item, that it could make riches. Item, that it made the trees flower. Item, that it made the land germinate. Item, that they surrounded or touched each head of the aforesaid idols with small cords, which they wore around themselves next to the shirt or the flesh. Item, that in his reception, the aforesaid small cords or some lengths of them were given to each of the brethren. Item, that they did this in veneration of an idol. Item, that they (the receptors) enjoined them (the postulants) on oath not to reveal the aforesaid to anyone." Articles of Accusations against the Poor Knights of the Temple of Solomon, following the mass arrest of Friday October 13, 1307.
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