Templars and the Rosicrucians and the alleged affiliation of the T emplars to the Assassins completes the genealogical tree by indicating the quarter in which we are to seek its roots. Leaving for future consideration the question of the relationship of the Illuminati to the Freemasons, I propose in this place to state the evidence that exists of the alleged descent of the former from the Templars, and of the connexion of the last-named Order with the Assassins; and it will be necessary to preface this statement with a brief account of the origin and development of the mysterious association which arose at Cairo in the eleventh cen tury, and at one time threatened to dominate the Moslem world.