This event is much affected by the existence of a letter to the cardinals Frédol Bérenger, Etienne de Suisy and Landolfo Brancacci, appointed by the pope to question the staff of the Temple, sent to King Philip to give notice of their arrival Chinon, as indicated by the same Pontiff. The letter is
cited in the text of Pierre Dupuy, "Histoire de la condannation des Templiers" (edition of 1713) in Volume I, p.. 119,
However, with respect to the famous parchment, which has been much debated (often inappropriately), containing the useless and hypocritical absolution from the sentence of excommunication , it is reasonable assume that the document was already known by some historians.
A coincidence? It would seem not.
However, as pointed out repeatedly, this is a document over-emphasized, so much so that a series of clues leads to the conclusion too artificial to the content. The suggestion, by no means unfounded, was sharply illustrated by Loretta Empire in the short essay entitled "Chinon 1308: the interrogation of the dignitaries of the Temple", contained in "Proceedings of the XXVI Congress of Research Templar" (Penne and Papyri, 2009, pp. 61/78) and the which refers to a more comprehensive discussion of the whole matter.