ABSTRACT
France, Spain, Italy, England (which included Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) and Germany. In 1462 the Order divided the Spanish langue into two parts, Aragon and Castile.
By the fourteenth century, the chief oces of the Order were assigned by langue, except for the conventual prior, who supervised the conventual chaplains.5 e baili of Province traditionally held the oce of grand preceptor, who functioned as the master’s second-in-command. e baili of France held the oce of the hospitaller, who ran the inrmary. e baili of Auvergne was the marshal, or chief military ocer. e baili of Italy was the admiral, who commanded the eet of the Order. e baili of England was the turcopolier, who commanded mounted mercenary troops. e baili of Aragon was the draper, who originally issued clothing, fabric and alms and later provisioned the
overseeing the fortications of outposts such as the castle of Bodrum. When Master Pedro Raimundo de Zacosta created the langue of Castile in 1462, he elevated the oce of the chancellor to a seat on the council, where it became the bailiwick of the new langue.
