RRR: Permission/licence/authorization
2031
year: 1226
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 27. Lateran. Reminded of the time when the count of Tripoli occupied the citadel of Antioch, held by the Hospitallers of St John on the orders of Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, and seized the commandery [domus] and other properties of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in Tripoli by force, Pope Honorius III authorizes the magister and brothers of the Hospital to use arms to recover their goods if the count will not restore them.
Feb. 27. Lateran. Reminded of the time when the count of Tripoli occupied the citadel of Antioch, held by the Hospitallers of St John on the orders of Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, and seized the commandery [domus] and other properties of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 453-4, no. 127
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2027
year: 1226
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Magistri and brothers of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
additional institution: Templars
text: Feb. 15. Lateran. Pope Honorius III orders the magistri and brothers of the Knights Templar and Hospital of St John of Jerusalem to assist the king of Cyprus, who appreciates the importance of this to him, and his baiulus, since the pope has taken the king under his protection;
Feb. 15. Lateran. Pope Honorius III orders the magistri and brothers of the Knights Templar and Hospital of St John of Jerusalem to assist the king of Cyprus, who appreciates the importance of this to him, and his baiulus, since the pope has taken the king under his protection;
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:277-8, no. c-69
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
2069
year: 1227
initiator: Guillelmus de Keviller, the son of dominus Petrus de Keviller
recipient: Girinus, the prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in France [Francia]
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: May 8. Acre. Guillelmus de Keviller, the son of dominus Petrus de Keviller, records that he gave Girinus, the prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in France [Francia] a rent in return for assistance from the magister Hospitalis in gaining the release of his father, who was imprisoned in a castle of the Sarraceni commonly called Saona. Guillelmus travelled to Syria, where he met frater Guarinus de Monte Acuto magister Hospitalis, who agreed to do what he could. But in the middle of the negotiations his father died, although had he survived, his freedom would have been gained. He now confirms his gift as an eleemosynary grant in the presence of dominus Galterus castellanus de Rassa; dominus Johannes de Aubeigny; Lamfridus clericus et nuncius domini regis Francie; and Gerardus clericus et filius dominus Durandi de Fuer. He has no seal and therefore asks the prior Dominici Sepulchri, representing the patriarch of Jerusalem, to seal for him.
May 8. Acre. Guillelmus de Keviller, the son of dominus Petrus de Keviller, records that he gave Girinus, the prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in France [Francia] a rent in return for assistance from the magister Hospitalis in gaining the release of his father, who was imprisoned in a... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:363-4, no. 1861 (RRH no. 981)
RRR: Agreement/treaty
2083
year: 1228
initiator: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate
recipient: Bishop of Acre and the Hospitallers
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Mar. 4. Rome. Cardinal Pelagius of Albano rules on conflicting interpretations of his arbitration between the bishop of Acre and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of 1-31 May 1221. On the orders of the pope, who has intervened, the bishop and frater Rodericus procurator Hospitalis have sought Pelagius’s arbitration, promising to abide by his judgement. (1). The conventual prior and chaplains [prior et capellani] of the Hospital can confer penance, viaticum and extreme unction on those who at the time of their death choose burial in the Hospital, and they can say the Office of the Dead for them, but those who should choose burial with the Hospital in their lifetime are not exempted from the jurisdiction of the bishop and should receive all the sacraments from him and pay their parochial dues, except at the moment of death. The Hospitallers should take care not to persuade with promises, prayers and other means, parishioners whom they receive into confraternity to choose burial with them, but they should leave them to make their own choice freely. Nor should they receive women for Purification after childbirth. (2) The conventual prior and the chaplains of the Hospital cannot advertise in advance certain days specifically or generally on which they will preach to the people. (3) The Hospitallers are forbidden to withhold tithes if a dispute arises with the bishop. Any unresolved issue should be submitted to the judgement of arbitrators or representatives chosen by both parties. The Hospitallers have refused to pay the bishop tithes for the casalia of Beroeth and Coketh. They should not withhold them unless they can demonstrate that the tithes have been remitted by the bishop or that there is some other reason or that there is a legitimate exception allowing them to pay less. (4) The chaplains of the Hospital are accused of carrying away dead persons from the parishes for burial without proving that they had chosen burial with them, in spite of the prohibitions of the parish priests. The dead should be buried at the churches of which they were parishioners unless it can be demonstrated by the testimony of confessors or the wills of the dead, or it can be proved by other lawful witnesses, that they chose burial at the Hospital. (5) Sugar-cane is now grown on some lands which at the time of the agreement of 1221 were planted with wheat or barley. The Hospitallers have been refusing to pay tithes because, according to the tenor of the agreement and custom, tithes are not payable on sugar-cane. Pelagius rules that with respect to those lands which at the time of the agreement were sown with wheat or barley and are now sugar-plantations, the bishop should be paid the tithes he had been accustomed to receive when they were sown with wheat and barley.
Mar. 4. Rome. Cardinal Pelagius of Albano rules on conflicting interpretations of his arbitration between the bishop of Acre and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of 1-31 May 1221. On the orders of the pope, who has intervened, the bishop and frater Rodericus... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:382-3, no. 1911 (RRH no. 987)
RRR: Privilege/exemption
2105
year: 1229
initiator: Hartmann and his nephew Hartmann, counts of Kyburg
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Before Mar. 31. Hartmann and [his nephew] Hartmann, counts of Kyburg, privilege the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in their domain for burying their brother and father Wernherus in Acre and, after peace had been made with the Muslims [gentiles], transferring his bones to Jerusalem.
Before Mar. 31. Hartmann and [his nephew] Hartmann, counts of Kyburg, privilege the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in their domain for burying their brother and father Wernherus in Acre and, after peace had been made with the Muslims [gentiles], transferring his bones to Jerusalem.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:394-5, no. 1937
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2138
year: 1229
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: [Dec. 18. Perugia. At the request of the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Pope Gregory IX grants an indulgence, similar to that enjoyed by crusaders, to brothers if they are truly penitential when engaged against the Sarraceni.
[Dec. 18. Perugia. At the request of the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Pope Gregory IX grants an indulgence, similar to that enjoyed by crusaders, to brothers if they are truly penitential when engaged against the Sarraceni.
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 1:234, no. 384. Calendar entry].
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2141
year: 1230
initiator: Patriarch Gerold of Jerusalem, the papal legate
recipient: Bertrand de Thessy, master of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, and T. évêque de Limisso and his chapter
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *May 13. Patriarch Gerold of Jerusalem arbitrates in a dispute between Bertrand de Thessy, master of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, and T. évêque de Limisso and his chapter, according to which the Hospital of St John will pay the church of Limassol 120 Saracen besants a year in return from exemption from all tithes in the diocese.
*May 13. Patriarch Gerold of Jerusalem arbitrates in a dispute between Bertrand de Thessy, master of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, and T. évêque de Limisso and his chapter, according to which the Hospital of St John will pay the church of Limassol 120 Saracen besants a year in return from... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:405, no. 1959 (RRH no. 1019a)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2142
year: 1230
initiator: Patriarch Gerold of Jerusalem, the papal legate
recipient: All prelates in the province of Antioch and Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jul. 11. Acre. Patriarch Gerold of Jerusalem, papal legate, informs all the prelates in the provinces of Antioch and Jerusalem that on the orders of the pope he has imposed the sentences of excommunication, suspension and interdict on the count of Tripoli, his supporters and lands, on account of his treatment of the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.
Jul. 11. Acre. Patriarch Gerold of Jerusalem, papal legate, informs all the prelates in the provinces of Antioch and Jerusalem that on the orders of the pope he has imposed the sentences of excommunication, suspension and interdict on the count of Tripoli, his supporters and lands, on account of... more
sources: Delaville Le Roux, Cart Hosp 2:409-10, no. 1965 (RRH no. 817)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
2167
year: 1231
initiator: Bohemond IV, prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli
recipient: Johan Nichefore
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Oct. 27. Acre. With the consent of his sons Boemund and Henri and all his heirs, Bohemond, per la grace de Deu prince d’Antioche et coens de Triple, confirms under seal the sale made by his home Johan Nichefore to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of the gastina called Cellorie. Witnesses: P. arcevesque de Cesaria; H. arcevesques de Sur; Hugues arcevesques de Nazareth; B. sires de Saesta; O. de Monbelyart conestables del reaume de Jerusalem; Garners Lalamans; B. sires del Botron; Thomas mareschals d’Antioche; Raols sire del Pui; Jacques de Monteigni.
Oct. 27. Acre. With the consent of his sons Boemund and Henri and all his heirs, Bohemond, per la grace de Deu prince d’Antioche et coens de Triple, confirms under seal the sale made by his home Johan Nichefore to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of the gastina called Cellorie. Witnesses: P.... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:429-30, no. 2003 (RRH no. 1031)
RRR: Renounciation/surrendering of properties
2166
year: 1231
initiator: Bohemond IV, prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Oct. 27. With the agreement of his children Raimond and Henry, Bohemond, prince-count of Antioch-Tripoli, renounces all the demands he has made against the Hospital of St John of Jerualem on the grounds of the damage he claimed it had done.
*Oct. 27. With the agreement of his children Raimond and Henry, Bohemond, prince-count of Antioch-Tripoli, renounces all the demands he has made against the Hospital of St John of Jerualem on the grounds of the damage he claimed it had done.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:427, no. 1999 (RRH no. 1033a)