RRR: Correspondence/envoy
53
year: 1100
initiator: Baldwin of Bourcq
recipient: Correspondent in the West
text: *Aug.–Sept. Antioch. Baldwin of Bourcq informs a correspondent in the West of an exploit by Godfrey of Bouillon near Morocoria on 9 October 1099. Baldwin adds news of his lordship in the north and of his intention to make war on Aleppo.
*Aug.–Sept. Antioch. Baldwin of Bourcq informs a correspondent in the West of an exploit by Godfrey of Bouillon near Morocoria on 9 October 1099. Baldwin adds news of his lordship in the north and of his intention to make war on Aleppo.
sources: Guibert of Nogent, Dei gesta, p. 338 (RRH no. 33)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
22
year: 1100
initiator: Patriarch Daibert of Jerusalem
recipient: Henricus Castellanus episcopus and Johannes Michael
text: *Early Feb. [Jerusalem]. Patriarch [Daibert] of Jerusalem [together with Godfrey of Bouillon, Raymond of St Gilles and Bohemond of Taranto] replies to Henricus Castellanus episcopus and Johannes Michael.
*Early Feb. [Jerusalem]. Patriarch [Daibert] of Jerusalem [together with Godfrey of Bouillon, Raymond of St Gilles and Bohemond of Taranto] replies to Henricus Castellanus episcopus and Johannes Michael.
sources: Monachus anonymi Littorensis, p. 257. See Riant, ‘Inventaire critique’, p. 210, no. 152 (RRH no. 30)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
27
year: 1100
initiator: Pope Paschal II
recipient: Clergy and laity of the Chrsitian army in Asia
text: Apr. 28. Rome. Pope Paschal II writes to all the clergy and laity of the Christian army in Asia, the pilgrimage of which was initiated by Pope Urban II. He gives thanks for their victories in the East and commends his legate a latere Maurice, bishop of Porto.
Apr. 28. Rome. Pope Paschal II writes to all the clergy and laity of the Christian army in Asia, the pilgrimage of which was initiated by Pope Urban II. He gives thanks for their victories in the East and commends his legate a latere Maurice, bishop of Porto.
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 90-2, no. 4 (RRH no. 29)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
28
year: 1100
initiator: Patriarch Daibert of Jerusalem
recipient: Catholic churchmen and laymen in the German region
text: May or Jun. Daibert, patriarch of Jerusalem and S. Sepulcri adiutorum servus, sends Brother Arnulfus to appeal for assistance from all Catholic churchmen and laymen in the German region. He reports that many crusaders have returned home after the capture of Jerusalem. Others, who stayed until Easter, have left in Pisan and English ships. Mercenaries, who have to be very well rewarded, are defending Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jaffa, Tiberias, Samaria, the castle of Hebron, Ramla, beati martyris Georgii sacratae, and other fortified places until financial help comes from Germans and Latins.
May or Jun. Daibert, patriarch of Jerusalem and S. Sepulcri adiutorum servus, sends Brother Arnulfus to appeal for assistance from all Catholic churchmen and laymen in the German region. He reports that many crusaders have returned home after the capture of Jerusalem. Others, who stayed until... more
sources: Hagenmeyer, Die Kreuzzugsbriefe, pp. 176-7, no. 21, corr. Kedar, ‘Ein Hilferuf aus Jerusalem vom September 1187’, pp. 113-14 (RRH no. 30a)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
46
year: 1100
initiator: Comes Garnerius de Gres
recipient: Baldwin of Boulogne, count of Edessa
text: *Late Jul. Jerusalem. Comes Garnerius de Gres sends a message to Baldwin of Boulogne, count of Edessa, informing him of the death of Godfrey of Bouillon.
*Late Jul. Jerusalem. Comes Garnerius de Gres sends a message to Baldwin of Boulogne, count of Edessa, informing him of the death of Godfrey of Bouillon.
sources: William of Tyre, p. 457
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
47
year: 1100
initiator: Geldemarus Carpenel, Robertus filius Gerardi, Rodolphus de Monzon, Iosfridus camerarius ducis, Wiricus Flandriensis, Matheus dapifer ducis, Wicherus Alemannus and Arnulfus prelatus Templi Domini
recipient: Baldwin of Boulogne, count of Edessa
text: *Late Jul. Jerusalem. Geldemarus Carpenel, Robertus filius Gerardi, Rodolphus de Monzon, Iosfridus camerarius ducis, Wiricus Flandriensis, Matheus dapifer ducis, Wicherus Alemannus and Arnulfus prelatus Templi Domini send Robertus episcopus Ramnes vel Rama, Robertus miles, and Gunterus to inform Baldwin of Boulogne, count of Edessa, of Godfrey of Bouillon’s death and to invite him to accede to the government of Jerusalem.
*Late Jul. Jerusalem. Geldemarus Carpenel, Robertus filius Gerardi, Rodolphus de Monzon, Iosfridus camerarius ducis, Wiricus Flandriensis, Matheus dapifer ducis, Wicherus Alemannus and Arnulfus prelatus Templi Domini send Robertus episcopus Ramnes vel Rama, Robertus miles, and Gunterus to inform... more
sources: Albert of Aachen, p. 528
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
49
year: 1100
initiator: Patriarch Daibert of Jerusalem
recipient: Bohemond of Taranto
text: *End of Jul. Jerusalem. Patriarch Daibert of Jerusalem, with the agreement of Tancred Marchisius sends his secretarius called Morellus to Bohemond of Taranto to inform him of the gifts made by Godfrey of Bouillon to the Church of Jerusalem and himself; of Godfrey’s subsequent death; of the seizure of the Tower of David by Count Garnerius and of a message sent to Baldwin of Boulogne, count of Edessa; of the death of Garnerius and the continued occupation of the Tower of David on Baldwin’s behalf. He appeals to Bohemond, as a supporter of Church reform, to write to Baldwin forbidding him to come to Jerusalem without Daibert’s agreement; to hinder him by force if need be; and to reply speedily.
*End of Jul. Jerusalem. Patriarch Daibert of Jerusalem, with the agreement of Tancred Marchisius sends his secretarius called Morellus to Bohemond of Taranto to inform him of the gifts made by Godfrey of Bouillon to the Church of Jerusalem and himself; of Godfrey’s subsequent death; of the seizure... more
sources: William of Tyre, pp. 456-8; Albert of Aachen, p. 522 (RRH no. 32)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
54
year: 1101
initiator: Bishop Ivo of Chartres
recipient: Patriarch Daibert of Jerusalem
text: Spring 1100 – Mar. 1101. Bishop Ivo of Chartres writes to Patriarch Daibert, congratulating him on his election. He commends to him the men bringing his letter and asks for a reply.
Spring 1100 – Mar. 1101. Bishop Ivo of Chartres writes to Patriarch Daibert, congratulating him on his election. He commends to him the men bringing his letter and asks for a reply.
sources: Ivo of Chartres, ‘Epistolae’, pp. 113-14, no. 93
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
59
year: 1101
initiator: Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury
recipient: Baldwin I
text: c. Summer. Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury congratulates Baldwin dei gratia rex Ierusalem, on his accession to the kingship. He remembers with gratitude the kindness shown to him by Baldwin’s parents and their children. He urges Baldwin to submit his will to that of God and to protect the Church, stating that God loves nothing more in this world than the liberty of his Church. He sends Reinerius, who knew Baldwin from his childhood.
c. Summer. Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury congratulates Baldwin dei gratia rex Ierusalem, on his accession to the kingship. He remembers with gratitude the kindness shown to him by Baldwin’s parents and their children. He urges Baldwin to submit his will to that of God and to protect the Church,... more
sources: Anselm of Canterbury, ‘Epistolae’, ed. Schmitt in Opera Omnia 4:142-3, no. 235 (RRH no. 37) [10]
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
60
year: 1101
initiator: Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury
recipient: Baldwin I
text: c. Autumn. Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury urges King Baldwin I to consider Jerusalem’s history and to recognize how gracious God has been to make him king. Baldwin, a successor of David, should study how to rule according to God’s will.
c. Autumn. Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury urges King Baldwin I to consider Jerusalem’s history and to recognize how gracious God has been to make him king. Baldwin, a successor of David, should study how to rule according to God’s will.
sources: Anselm of Canterbury, ‘Epistolae’, ed. Schmitt in Opera Omnia 5:255, no. 324 (RRH no. 37)