RRR: Eleemosynary grant
413
year: 1142
initiator: Bertoldus
recipient: Patriarch William of Jerusalem, Petrus prior Dominici Sepulcri and the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Apr. 22. Jerusalem. In the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre. Bertoldus makes an eleemosynary gift to Patriarch William of Jerusalem, Petrus prior Dominici Sepulcri and the Holy Sepulchre of all his possessions in Swabia [Germany], including a church at Denkendorf, on condition that he should enjoy these possessions during his lifetime, paying the Holy Sepulchre a census of 10 solidi [solidi publicᶒ monetᶒ] a year. Noble witnesses: Sifrit presbiter; Drutwin presbiter; Dederich presbiter; Conradus de Coronbach; Wolframus de Berenhusim; Hugo de Bliningen; Reinboldus; Hecel de Benrenhusim; Woltodo de Custordingen; Rainaldus de Custordingen; Rudolfus de Rinvelden; Rudigerus de Bodoboro; Arnoldus de Spira. The charter is sealed with the seal of the Holy Sepulchre, because Bertoldus has no seal.
Apr. 22. Jerusalem. In the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre. Bertoldus makes an eleemosynary gift to Patriarch William of Jerusalem, Petrus prior Dominici Sepulcri and the Holy Sepulchre of all his possessions in Swabia [Germany], including a church at Denkendorf, on condition that he should enjoy... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 168-70, no. 71 (RRH no. 209)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
414
year: 1142
initiator: Raymond II, count of Tripoli
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 25 1141 [or 1143] – Aug. 31 1142 [or 1144]. Raymond II, Poncii comitis filius, Dei gratia comes Tripolis, records that he has become a confrater of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to which he makes a sealed eleemosynary grant. He gives the Hospital Raphania and Mons Ferrandus with all feudal rights [feodales], with liege lordship [dominatio et ligietas] over all men, knights and burgesses [burgenses], having property there, together with full rights of lordship over Mardabech and in the fisheries [piscaria] of Chamele from Chades to Resclausa. He also gives full lordship over Cratum, castellum Bochee, Felitum and Lacum. He makes the gift of Cratum with the agreement of Willelmus de Crato, his wife Adelasia and son Bertrandus Hugo, to whom he has given in exchange, in the presence of all his curia, the Cavea Davidis Siri with the full powers of a Ra’is in the mountain district [cum omni raisagio montanee] [53] and the feodum of Pons Willelmus, consisting of 2 knights’ fiefs [caballariae] of land and 600 besants, provided by himself, his barones and the bishop of Tripoli, who have each given 200 besants. In addition Willelmus de Crato will be able to draw 7 besants year for 10 years, starting this August, from each knight’s fee [caballaria] in the mountain district. Raymond bought Felicium and Lacum from Gislebertus de Podio Laurentii and his wife Dagolth for 1,000 besants. With the agreement of his mother Cecilia comitissa, his wife Hodierna, his son Raimundus and his brother Philippus, Raymond adds that in military engagements booty will only be shared with him when he is present. He allows the Suriani of Cratum exemption from taxation [jura et consuetudines] on all they buy and sell throughout his county. Witnesses: Geraldus episcopus Tripolis; Willelmus episcopus Tortose; B. archiepiscopus Albarie; Rainerius constabularius; Fulcrandus marescalcus; Willelmus Embriacus; Willelmus Rainoardus; Joscelinus de Cavo Monte; Silvius Rotbertus; Willelmus Porcelletus; Radulfus de Fontanellis; Raimundus de Fonte Erecto; Radulfus Viridis; Pipinus et others, all barones; of the burgenses, Pontius de Sura; G. Isnelli; P. Geraldi; S. Monacus; R. Lamberti; Willelmus Rotllandi; P. Girbaldi; B. Aurifex; Ph. Burgensis; P. Andreae and many others. If necessity leads Count Raymond or his men to take refuge in any Hospitaller castles they will do not damage to them or challenge Hospitaller ownership. With the agreement of Hodierna his wife, his son Raimundus, his brother Philippus and his barones and men, Raymond makes another eleemosynary grant, confirming the gift by Galterius de Margato and his wife Gisla of a walled garden, together with a quarry [spatia locorum ad trahendos lapides apta]. The gifts are made into the hands of Frater Raimundus Hospitalis magister and the brothers Rotbertus comes Alverniensis; Gislabertus Malemannus; Petrus Montis Peregrini prior and other brothers. Raymond, per Deum Tripolis comes, confirms, that he will not enter into truces with the Muslims without the advice and agreement of the Hospitallers. The charter was drawn up by Petrus comitis cancellarius.
Dec. 25 1141 [or 1143] – Aug. 31 1142 [or 1144]. Raymond II, Poncii comitis filius, Dei gratia comes Tripolis, records that he has become a confrater of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to which he makes a sealed eleemosynary grant. He gives the Hospital Raphania and Mons Ferrandus with all... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:116-18, no. 144 (RRH no. 212)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
415
year: 1142
initiator: Baldwinus Cesarensis
recipient: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus in Jerusalem
institution: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus
text: *Mid 1134 – Dec. 24 1142. On his deathbed Baldwinus Cesarensis makes an eleemosynary grant, giving the leprosary of St Lazarus of a piece of land [between the Mt of Olives and the Red Cistern on the road to the River Jordan].
*Mid 1134 – Dec. 24 1142. On his deathbed Baldwinus Cesarensis makes an eleemosynary grant, giving the leprosary of St Lazarus of a piece of land [between the Mt of Olives and the Red Cistern on the road to the River Jordan].
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:332-3, 348, nos. 145, 165
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
416
year: 1142
initiator: King Fulk
recipient: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus in Jerusalem
institution: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus
text: Dec 25 1141 – Dec. 24 1142. Fulk, per dei gratiam tercius rex Latinus Ierusalem, with the consent of his wife Queen Melisende and his son Baldewinus, makes an eleemosynary grant, confirming the eleemosynary gift that Baldwinus Cesarensis made with his wife’s agreement in their presence to the leprosary of St Lazarus of land situated between the Mt of Olives and the Red Cistern [Rubea Cisterna] on the road to the River Jordan. The charter was drawn up by Elias cancellarius regis. Witnesses: Rohardus vicecomes; Paganus de Uoa; Willelmus de Bora; Albericus de Barbeia: domna Halois.
Dec 25 1141 – Dec. 24 1142. Fulk, per dei gratiam tercius rex Latinus Ierusalem, with the consent of his wife Queen Melisende and his son Baldewinus, makes an eleemosynary grant, confirming the eleemosynary gift that Baldwinus Cesarensis made with his wife’s agreement in their presence to the... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:333-4, 348, 389-90, nos. 146, 166, 208 (RRH no. 210)
year: 1143
initiator: Raymond II, count of Tripoli
recipient: Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1142 – Aug. 31 1143. At the request of Patriarch William of Jerusalem, P[etrus] Dominici Sepulcri prior and the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre, Raymond, Dei gratia comes Tripolitanus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, stresssing the freedom from service that ensues. He confirms all possessions given to the Holy Sepulchre in his county by Count Raymond of St Gilles, Counts William Jordan, Bertrand and Pons, and all barones and others. He lists them as follows: the church of the Holy Sepulchre on Mont Pèlerin, with its houses and curia; an oven with houses attached to it where the canons can cook whatever they need, given by Cecilia comitissa; houses on Mont Pèlerin and in Tripoli on the slopes of the mountain on either side of the old road, from the wall to the aqueduct; a garden; freedom to import and export whatever the canons need through the port of Tripoli without the payment of dues; free transit through the gates of Tripoli and throughout the county; the church of Sanctus Georgius in Montanis with its casalia, if it can be proved that Count Raymond of St Gilles gave the canons this church; the casale of Bivola with its villani and an olive grove, which Count William Jordan gave at the time of the dedication of the church of the Holy Sepulchre on Mont Pèlerin; 3 casalia called Abdin, Bebula and Benehara in the mountains with their villani, which Count Bertrand gave; the casale of Medera, on the other side of the mountain, with its vill[an]i, given by W[illelmus] Ermengardus; a gastina called Loisan given by Raimundus de Raisac; the casale of Helniedel, with its villani, situated near Guibelacard, which was given by Ribod; the casale of Cafarsequel in the territory of Gibelet, which is also called Casale Pontis Sici, given by Stephanus de Brolo; 1 villanus with 1 carratata terre in the casale of Bocumbe, given by Raimundus de Narbona ; 1 villanus with 1 carrucata terre in the casale called Aer given by Bernardus Derat; 1 villanus with 1 carrucata terre in the casale of Derie and 10 jarrae of oil to be taken annually from the casale, given by Petrus de Podio Laurentii with the agreement of his wife; 1 villanus with 1 carrucata terre in the casale of Ardin given by Petrus nepos Rogerii constabularii; 1 villanus with 1 carrucata terre in the casale of Buissera given by Adalardus; 1 villanus with 1 carrucata terre in the casale of Sorbe given by Gaufridus de Pennis; an annual rent of 12 besants or 120 littrae of oil in the territory of Nephis given by Adalaxia and her son W[illelmus] Ebriacus, for the soul of her husband Ugo Ebriacus; 1 villanus with all belonging to him and the lands of another villanus given by W[illelmus] de Boschet. Witnesses: Rainerius constabularius; Petrus de Podio Laurentii; Gocelinus de Cavomonte; Saxo; Giraldus Isnel; Brunellus dapifer; Raimundus Lamberti; Pontius Giraldi; Stephanus monacus; Otrannus cancellarius.
Dec. 25 1142 – Aug. 31 1143. At the request of Patriarch William of Jerusalem, P[etrus] Dominici Sepulcri prior and the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre, Raymond, Dei gratia comes Tripolitanus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, stresssing the freedom from service that ensues. He confirms all... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 194-7, no. 85 (RRH no. 218)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
431
year: 1143
initiator: King Fulk and Queen Melisende
recipient: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus in Jerusalem
institution: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus
text: *Mid 1134 – Nov. 10 1143. King Fulk and Queen Melisende make an eleemosynary grant, giving the leprosary of St Lazarus at Jerusalem a piece of land [terre petia], later partly planted with vines, which faced the leprosary. Fulk and Melisende had bought the land from a Surianus.
*Mid 1134 – Nov. 10 1143. King Fulk and Queen Melisende make an eleemosynary grant, giving the leprosary of St Lazarus at Jerusalem a piece of land [terre petia], later partly planted with vines, which faced the leprosary. Fulk and Melisende had bought the land from a Surianus.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:336, 348, nos. 149, 167
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
454
year: 1145
initiator: Gualterius, lord of Caesarea
recipient: Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1144 – Aug. 31 1145. Galterius Cesareę dominus confirms under seal the gift made by his father Eustachius Granerius to Girardus prior and the Holy Sepulchre of half of the casale called Defiaisse and the land adjacent to it. Galterius records that as an eleemosynary act he has supervised the marking with crosses on stones of the boundaries between the lands of Defiaisse and neighbouring casalia, listed as those belonging to St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, the church of St Peter of Caesarea and the church of St John of Sebastea; other casalia called de la Forest and Sabarim; and a casale called Bufles that belongs to Galterius himself. Witnesses: Ber-nardus Sydoniensis episcopus; Rorgo Achonensis episcopus; Hosto de S. Audemaro frater militum Templi; Radulfus de Patingis frater militum Templi; Robertus de Franco Loco; Eustachius Escoflel; Arnaldus Costa; Rainerius de Cossia; Georgius Armenius; Gaufridus de Portu; Symon de Castellione; Petrus Bassus.
Dec. 25 1144 – Aug. 31 1145. Galterius Cesareę dominus confirms under seal the gift made by his father Eustachius Granerius to Girardus prior and the Holy Sepulchre of half of the casale called Defiaisse and the land adjacent to it. Galterius records that as an eleemosynary act he has supervised... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 150-1, no. 59 (RRH no. 237)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
455
year: 1145
initiator: Raymond II, count of Tripoli
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec 25 1144 – Sept. 23 1145. Following the wishes of King Baldwin [III] and Queen Melisende of Jerusalem and Prince Raymond and Constantia principissa of Antioch, Raymond II, per Deum Tripolis comes, confirms his eleemosynary gift of 1142 to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, reiterating that the Hospital’s subjects, including the Suriani of Cratum will pay no dues [usus nec conseutudines] throughout his county. He modifies the clause that he will not enter into truces with the Muslims [Saraceni] by referring only to the need for advice and no longer to the need for the consent of the Hospitallers. Witnesses: G. Tripolis episcopus, cum omni conventu suo; W. Tortose episcopus; R. constabularius; F. malescalcus; W. Ebriaci; W. Rainoardi; G. de Cavomonte; S. Roberti; W. Porcelletus; W. de Crato; G. de Podio Laurentii; M. de Boccosello; R. de Fontanellis; R. de Fonte Erecto; R. Viridis; Pipinus, W. Arvei; W. Pandulfi; I. de Bechestino; F. de Tolone; R. de Monte Siquo; Hu. de Lidimano; B. de Rocca; R. Fortis; B. Romanus; R. de Valle Aurea; W. de Cornelione; Siggifredus; P. de Nereu; P. de S. Justo; O. de Monte Olivo; Guiringisisis; Tancredus; D. de Valriaco; P. Humberti; A. de Saurra; W. Tripolis vicecomes ; A. Tripolis raisius; P. de Cafaracha; B. de Bussarra; Hugo Senzaverz; P. de Cavomonte; B. de Terrallo; W. de Lunello; B. Petri de Iherusalem; R. Crispini regis pincerna; Humfredus de Toroni; Philippus Neapolis; of the burgenses, P. de Sura; G. Isnelli; P. Geraldi; S. Monachus; R. Lamberti; W. Rollendi; P. Gerbaldi; R. Arnaldi; Philippus Bornia; Firminus; R. Catalanus; R. Niger; A. Trun; P. Andree; P. de S. Germano; P. de Monte Ferrario; A. de Lambesco; R. Guasco; P. de Castronovo; G. Timonerius; Girbertus; P[etrus] comitis cancellarius, who drew up the charter.
Dec 25 1144 – Sept. 23 1145. Following the wishes of King Baldwin [III] and Queen Melisende of Jerusalem and Prince Raymond and Constantia principissa of Antioch, Raymond II, per Deum Tripolis comes, confirms his eleemosynary gift of 1142 to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, reiterating that... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:130, no. 160; UKJ 1:349, 395-6, nos. 170, 213 (RRH no. 236)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
466
year: 1146
initiator: Raymond II, count of Tripoli
recipient: Abbey of Mount Tabor
institution: Mount Tabor
text: Jan. 21. R[aymond] II, Dei gratia comes Tripolitanus, with the agreement of his wife Hodierna and son Raimundus, makes an eleemosynary grant to the abbey of Mt Tabor, Pontius abbas and its convent.He gives houses that had belonged to Lanfranchus Mazzucke and his wife Aldoara with all rights in and outside the city of Tripoli. Raymond, with the further consent of Hodierna and their son Raimundus, also gives the monks of Mt Tabor freedom from duty when they import or export oil or others things by land or sea. Witnesses: Hu[go] Senzaver; W. Porcellet; W. de Crato; S. Robberti; G. de Cavomonte; W. Arvei; W. Pandulfi; Herbertus de Cabriera; R. de Monte Sckivo; P. de Siura; G. Isnellus; P. Geraldi; Stephanus Monachi; R. Lamberti; Petrus Girbaldi; R. Arnaldi; Galterius de Buturran; P. de Walle; W. Rollendi ; Deusdedit capellanus; P. de Salze capellanus communis; W. Ranuardi. The charter was written by Bernardus cappellanus communis.
Jan. 21. R[aymond] II, Dei gratia comes Tripolitanus, with the agreement of his wife Hodierna and son Raimundus, makes an eleemosynary grant to the abbey of Mt Tabor, Pontius abbas and its convent.He gives houses that had belonged to Lanfranchus Mazzucke and his wife Aldoara with all rights in and... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:826, no. 2833, note 1; 2:902, no. 8 [58] (RRH no. 233)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
471
year: 1146
initiator: Baldwin III, Queen Melisende and brother Amalric
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jul. 4. Nablus. Baldwin, dei gratia in sancta Ierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, his mother Melisende, eadem gratia eorundem regina, and his brother Amalricus make a sealed eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. They give Altum Casale and they promise to give 2 casalia nearer to Altum Casale in exchange for 2 nearby casalia in valle Suech, which Gunfredus de Turre Dauid and his wife Yda gave to the Hospital. They also confirm all gifts made by Kings Baldwin I, Baldwin II and Fulk, and all made by their subjects [homines]. Witnesses: Robertus archiepiscopus Nazarenus; Gaufridus abbas Templi Domini; Elinandus Tyberiadensis; Guido Berytensis; Manasses constabularius; Reinerius Ramatensis; Henfredus de Torono; Girardus Sidoniensis; Galterus Cesariensis; Roardus vicecomes Ierosolimitanus; Phylippus Neapolitanus; Gualo vicecomes Tyberiadensis; Geruasius Burgundio; Gualterus Maledoctus; Johannes Geroman; Robertus de Frandolio; Maingodus de Gemuino; Paganus de Uoh; Tebaldus Nazarenus; Hubertus de Legione; Hugo de Bethsan; Adalardus Recestensis; Giraldus vicecomes Achonensis; Mainardus.... The charter was drawn up by Radulfus regius cancellarius.
Jul. 4. Nablus. Baldwin, dei gratia in sancta Ierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, his mother Melisende, eadem gratia eorundem regina, and his brother Amalricus make a sealed eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. They give Altum Casale and they promise to give 2 casalia nearer to... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:350, 402-4, nos. 173, 216; 2:504, no. 274 (RRH no. 245)