Note 17 — CHAP. III.
Reading edition
It is probable that part of this treasure was formed from the spoils of Greece, which the Templars had been invited from their retirement to invade, at the instigation of the King of Sicily. After overrunning great part of that country, they returned loaded with the plunder of its cities, leaving their possession to some allies.—Vide Michaud, Histoire des Croisades.