year: 1195
initiator: Aimery of Cyprus
recipient: Petrus abbas Dominici Templi and his canons
institution: Templum Domini
text: Sept. 29. With the agreement of his wife Eschiva, Aimery, Dei gratia dominus Cipri, makes a sealed grant to Petrus abbas Dominici Templi and his canons of a curtis in Nicosia, within which is built the chapel [capella] of St Mary, and a prestia built by his late brother King Guy near the river in the direction of casale Vuillelmi de Balma, with 10 carucate terre around the prestia. The Templum Domini can freely send the wheat [bladum] harvested by the canons’ own labour to the land of Jerusalem. In return the abbot has given Aimery a beautiful ruby [rubinus], weighing 2 and a half besants. Witnesses: Balduinus Bethsam comestabulus; Hugo Martini mareschalcus; Aymericus de Riveth; Raynaldus Betlay; Reynerius de Biblio; Vualterius le Bel; Alanus de le Bel; Baldoynus de Novavilla; Balduinus Hostiarius; magister Petrus Vuasco; magister Bernardus medicus. The charter was drawn up by Alanus Liddensis archidiaconus.
Sept. 29. With the agreement of his wife Eschiva, Aimery, Dei gratia dominus Cipri, makes a sealed grant to Petrus abbas Dominici Templi and his canons of a curtis in Nicosia, within which is built the chapel [capella] of St Mary, and a prestia built by his late brother King Guy near the river in... more
sources: Coureas and Schabel, The Cartulary, pp. 142-3, no. 46 (RRH no. 723)