RRR: Eleemosynary grant
1045
year: 1179
initiator: Constance, comtesse de S Gilles
recipient: Roger de Moulins, master of the Hospital
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 25 1178 - Dec. 24 1179. [161] Constancia, daughter of King Louis VI of France, sister of King Louis VII of France and S. Egidii comitissa, is admitted in common chapter by magister R. de Molinis as a consoror of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. She chooses to be buried in the Order’s cemetery. She makes a sealed eleemosynary gift to the Hospital and the poor of the casale of Betheras on the plain of Ascalon, which she had bought with all its rights. She imposes the condition that while she remains in the East the Order will give her 500 besants a year, payable on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. If she should return to the West, the Order will provide her, in place of the 500 besants, with 12 and half marks in unadulterated silver of Troyes weight, payable each Pentecost in the Hospital’s chapter, meeting at Quierzy [Ceresers] or elsewhere. After her death the Order will bury her as a consoror and commemorate her obit every year. Witnesses: dominus R. de Sidone; dominus P[etrus]. de Creseto castellanus de Jerusalem; Willelmus de Molebech; Anselmus filius Gibelini; Rainaldus Litaldus; Amalricus de Franco Loco; Anselmus Babin; Robertus Niger; Nicolaus Manzur; Robertus de Pinkeni; Joffridus de Turs; W[illelmus] Ebraldi; Johannes Brecci; Ernulfus de Blanca Garda; Petrus de S. Lazaro; Odrez; Bernardus Proez; Robertus de casali S. Egidii; Soffridus d’Issodun; Tiebaldus de Canci; magister Lambertus, who wrote the charter.
Dec. 25 1178 - Dec. 24 1179. [161] Constancia, daughter of King Louis VI of France, sister of King Louis VII of France and S. Egidii comitissa, is admitted in common chapter by magister R. de Molinis as a consoror of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. She chooses to be buried in the Order’s... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:373-4, no. 551. See Hiestand, PTJ 2:256-9, no. 41 (RRH no. 503)
year: 1179
initiator: Nicholaus Manzur
recipient: Roger de Moulins, master of the Hospital
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Apr. 10 - Dec. 24. Jerusalem. With the agreement of his wife Stephania, Nicholaus Manzur has sold for 300 besants to magister Rogerius de Molinis and the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem a rent [censuales] of 20 besants, which he has received each year from the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem [represented by dominus] [163] Helanus parmentarius for some land with a vineyard, which is next to the road that goes to Bethlehem, is bordered on the south by the land of Greek nuns and the Armenians of St James, on the east by the old road which goes to the lacus patriarche, on the north by the cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre. It stretches as far as a cistern belonging to Nicholaus. In future the Hospitallers are to hold the land freely. The sale has been confirmed by Nicholaus and Stephania in the curia, in the presence of King Baldwin IV. It is approved by the royal castellan and at the castellan’s orders Robertus de Rancheni, acting for the king in such sales, has accepted 2 besants and 2 solidi. Witnesses: Robertus de Pinkeni; Rohardus castellanus; Willelmus Beraldi; Willelmus Patrun…; Lambertus cambitor; Joffridus Dissodinus; Johannes Briccii; Petrus de Sancto Lazaro; and others.
Apr. 10 - Dec. 24. Jerusalem. With the agreement of his wife Stephania, Nicholaus Manzur has sold for 300 besants to magister Rogerius de Molinis and the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem a rent [censuales] of 20 besants, which he has received each year from the Hospital of St John... more
sources: Prutz, Malteser Urkunden, p. 115 no. 44; [164] Mayer, UKJ 2:710-12, no. 416 (RRH no. 590)