There is reason to suspect that this document may have been part of the haul of stolen Priory papers' which figured in the Chaumeil imbroglio

^{In a meeting with Cherisey, Lincoln had asked him if he could see the original parchments, of which Cherisey obliged. Cherisey - after showing Lincoln the 'parchments' then told Lincoln;} 

_{"I'm writing an explanation of the codes. I'll send you a copy. You'll be amused'. But I am never to see it [1]. Nor am I ever to get any closer to the 'parchment originals'. Sadly Philippe de Cherisey died suddenly in July 1985"}

^{The added footnote by Lincoln in his book 'Key to the Sacred Pattern' to this quote is explained as follows: There is reason to suspect that this document may have been part of the haul of stolen Priory papers' which figured in the Chaumeil imbroglio.} 

^{I don't know what suggestion Lincoln is making here? That a document of Cherisey - stolen - might have something to do with Chaumeil? The only reference i have come across to stolen files is in a purported letter typed by Cherisey himself to Plantard - saying that;}

_{"Still no answer to my letter of the 17th January ...  Thus only one word to warn you - Gerard de Sède is in possession of the case of files of the Priory of Sion stolen from 37, rue Saint Lazare and with it's contents he is preparing a book against us. He is also in possession of the file of George Monti, as well as a photocopy of your contract with Rene Descadeillas &/or your 65% of the rights for the work: Rennes and its last Lords. Worse still, in this case [ie the stolen briefcase with documents inside] was your (original) manuscript of Circuit! What can one make of the affair? Before publication - do you want me to say CIRCUIT isn't by me? What answer do you want me to give?} 

_{Observations to be made here are as follows:} 

_{1] Is it possible the 'explanation of the codes' that Cherisey says he is currently writing about is the manuscript we later now know of as Stone and Paper?} 

_{2] Cherisey offers no explanation of how Gerard de Sède came in contact with the stolen files from 37, Rue Saint Lazare.} 

_{3] Was the book against them being prepared by Gerard de Sède his book called Rennes-le-Chateau: The Dossier, the Impostures, the Fantasies, the Hypothesis?} 

_{4] What on earth does "as well as a photocopy of your contract with Rene Descadeillas or you 65% of the rights for the work: Rennes and its last Lords" mean and refer to?} 

_{5] Is Plantard the real author behind the novel CIRCUIT, rather than Cherisey?}

^{Just as a point of interest - the date of the letter looks to be 11th July 1985. If this is correct 6 days later Cherisey was dead.}