Excerpt from The Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 14: And Journal of the Numismatic Society No coin whatsoever has hitherto been published of Brother James de Milly, l grand-prior of Arvergne, who succeeded the Grand-master, John de Lastic he was then at his priory when he received the news of his election through his nephew, the Chevalier Boisrond. In their despatch, the council represented to him how important it was for the order that he should immediately repair to the island, and not grant favours before he had taken possession of his dignity at Rhodes, and taken likewise the oath usually tendered to the grand-master of such solemnities. He arrived August 20th, 1454, when his presence was indeed very necessary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.