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646 an open-handed generosity, a cultivated mind, a quick and ready wit, such were some of the qualities which endeared him to those with whom he was brought in contact. Had not his lot been cast in troublous times, he would doubtless have been revered as one of the best beloved chiefs who had swayed the fortunes of his Order.