Larmenius Charter

The Charter has been suspected to be a forgery by some, particularly Masonic researchers, suggesting it was the work of a Jesuit named Father Bonani, who assisted Philippe II, Duke of Orléans in 1705 to fabricate the document, yet no evidence exists for this claim.

[6] Another hoax theory is that an item of furniture was bought by Brother Ledru at auction after the death of the former Grand Master Louise-Hercule Timoleon, whereupon he discovered the Charter of Larmenius hidden inside it, and showed it to Fabré-Palaprat in 1804.

[7] However, this claim is disputed by Pierre Adet, French Ambassador to the United States and member of the Order of the Temple, who received the documents with the Regent Radix-de-Chevillon from the previous Grandmaster Louis-Hercule Timoleon personally, not from a piece of furniture.

Crowe published a literal translation of the Charter in Transactions of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge, 1911, showing the Latin is consistent with the fourteenth century, and the marked difference from Thory's version.

[13] Notably, on October 2, 2021, Ronald S. Mangum, Grandmaster of Ordre Souverain et Militaire du Temple de Jérusalem (OSMTJ), ceremonially signed a copy of the Larmenius Charter at Castle Otttis in St. Augustine, Florida.