I beg to differ. One of the earliest known examples of my surname is found in the Templar Inquisition of 1185.
“I beg to differ. One of the earliest known examples of my surname is found in the Templar Inquisition of 1185.”
RegCountry, you’re confusing an inquest with an inquisition. And remember the famous (or infamous) legal process against the Templars that saw some of them executed was not started until 1307. Thus, you are off by 122 years. But that’s not all...
The inquest of 1185 was ordered by the Grand Master of the Templars and was essentially an accounting of their property. It was an inventory of the Templars’ English property. You can buy the resulting report in English: http://www.amazon.com/Knights-templar-inquest-1185-translation-ebook/dp/B00K1IIYB8
Next time it might be best not to “beg to differ”.