RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1348
year: 1193
initiator: Gaufridus de Donjon, master of the Hospital
recipient: Frater W. de Vileruns prepositus ultramarinus
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Apr. 30. Frater Gaufridus sancta domus Hospitalis Hierusalem humilis magister and his chapter send frater W. de Vileruns prepositus ultramarinus news of the deaths of Mestoc [on 1 October], the vetus dominus Assyriorum, the sultan of Konya, and Saladin [on the Wednesday of the first week of March], among whose sons in Aleppo, Damascus and Cairo [Babylonia] there is discord. Now may be the time to recover the Holy Land.Truces still prevail, but the Latin East is short of inhabitants.
Apr. 30. Frater Gaufridus sancta domus Hospitalis Hierusalem humilis magister and his chapter send frater W. de Vileruns prepositus ultramarinus news of the deaths of Mestoc [on 1 October], the vetus dominus Assyriorum, the sultan of Konya, and Saladin [on the Wednesday of the first week of March... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:597-8, no. 945 (RRH no. 712)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1350
year: 1193
initiator: The Vetus de Monte
recipient: Duke Leopold VI of Austria
text: † mid Sept. In castello Messiac. The Vetus de Monte writes under seal to Duke Leopold VI of Austria, [246] clearing King Richard I of England of the charge that he had been involved in the murder of Conrad of Montferrat. He reports that one of his brothers, sailing from Salteleia to the land of the Assassins, was forced to land in Tyre, where Conrad killed him and took a large sum of money. The Assassins had demanded the return of the cash, but Conrad refused, blamed Reinaldus dominus Sydonis for the murder and planned to drown Edrisus, another Assassin emissary. So 2 of the Assassin brothers killed Conrad.
† mid Sept. In castello Messiac. The Vetus de Monte writes under seal to Duke Leopold VI of Austria, [246] clearing King Richard I of England of the charge that he had been involved in the murder of Conrad of Montferrat. He reports that one of his brothers, sailing from Salteleia to the land of the... more
sources: Ralph of Diceto 2:127-8 (RRH no. 715)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1359
year: 1194
initiator: Pope Celestine III
recipient: Guy of Lusignan
text: *Apr. 14 1191 - Sept. 3 1194. Pope Celestine III writes to King Guy of Jerusalem.
*Apr. 14 1191 - Sept. 3 1194. Pope Celestine III writes to King Guy of Jerusalem.
sources: Hiestand, PK, p. 348, no. 170
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1369
year: 1196
initiator: Pope Celestine III
recipient: Clergy, magnates and people of Cyprus
text: Feb. 20. Lateran. Pope Celestine III writes to the clergy, magnates and people of Cyprus. A[imericus] dominus Cipri has sent magister B. archidiaconus Laodicensis to Rome to express his desire to bring the church there into conformity. The pope appoints magister B. archidiaconus Laodicensis and A[lanus] cancellarius Cypri his representatives, with legatine authority on the issue of the payment of tithes and church property.
Feb. 20. Lateran. Pope Celestine III writes to the clergy, magnates and people of Cyprus. A[imericus] dominus Cipri has sent magister B. archidiaconus Laodicensis to Rome to express his desire to bring the church there into conformity. The pope appoints magister B. archidiaconus Laodicensis and A[... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:95-7, no. a-1
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1372
year: 1196
initiator: Gaufridus de Donjon, master of the Hospital
recipient: King Sancho VII of Navarre
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Apr. 1-30. Frater Gaufridus domus Hospitalis [Iherusalem] humilis magister et Christi pauperum servus writes to King Sancho VII of Navarre. He calls for assistance, dwelling on the danger facing the Latin East, the appeals from his brothers in captivity and the absence of enough defenders. He reports that Sefedinus [al-‘Adil], ruler of Old Cairo [Babilon] and Damascus, has raided the county of Tripoli and is expected in Palestine any day. He has made his son [al-Muazzam ‘Isa], lord of Jerusalem. He adds that the Nile has flooded disastrously and that Egypt is suffering extreme famine.
Apr. 1-30. Frater Gaufridus domus Hospitalis [Iherusalem] humilis magister et Christi pauperum servus writes to King Sancho VII of Navarre. He calls for assistance, dwelling on the danger facing the Latin East, the appeals from his brothers in captivity and the absence of enough defenders. He... more
sources: Garcia Larragueta, El Gran Priorado 2:89-90, no. 87 (RRH no. 728)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1382
year: 1197
initiator: Pope Celestine III
recipient: Chapter of the cathedral of Nicosia
text: Jan. 2. Lateran. Referring to his reform of the church of Cyprus, the election of A[lanus] cancellarius regis to the archbishopric of Nicosia and of magister B. archidiaconus Laudicensis to the bishopric of Paphos, and their consecration by the archbishop of Nazareth and the bishops of Bethlehem and Acre, Pope Celestine III informs the chapter of the cathedral of Nicosia that he has sent the pallium, requested by the chapter, through the bishop of Paphos and Leonardus and Radulphus, canonici Nicosienses. He encourages the chapter to be obedient to the archbishop.
Jan. 2. Lateran. Referring to his reform of the church of Cyprus, the election of A[lanus] cancellarius regis to the archbishopric of Nicosia and of magister B. archidiaconus Laudicensis to the bishopric of Paphos, and their consecration by the archbishop of Nazareth and the bishops of Bethlehem... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:104-5, no. a-4
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1383
year: 1197
initiator: Pope Celestine III
recipient: Alanus Nicosiensis archiepiscopus
text: Jan 13. Lateran. Pope Celestine III writes to A[lanus] Nicosiensis archiepiscopus, who had been cancellarius regis Cypri, referring again to his reform of the church on Cyprus at the request of King Aimery, to the election of Alanus and of B. magister B. archidiaconus Laudicensis to the bishopric of Paphos and their consecration by the archbishop of Nazareth and the bishops of Bethlehem and Acre, to his sending of the pallium, to the obligation of the clergy to obey their new archbishop and to the archbishop’s duties.
Jan 13. Lateran. Pope Celestine III writes to A[lanus] Nicosiensis archiepiscopus, who had been cancellarius regis Cypri, referring again to his reform of the church on Cyprus at the request of King Aimery, to the election of Alanus and of B. magister B. archidiaconus Laudicensis to the bishopric... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:105-8, no. a-5
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1415
year: 1198
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Count of Tripoli, the prince of Antioch and the magistri and brothers of the Temple [militiae Templi] and the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
text: Nov. 20, Dec. 2. Lateran. Lateran. Hearing that Aimery has been chosen king [of Jerusalem], Pope Innocent III encourages the count of Tripoli, the prince of Antioch and the magistri and brothers of the Temple [militiae Templi] and the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to defend the kingdom of Cyprus, which can provide assistance to the kingdom of Jerusalem.
Nov. 20, Dec. 2. Lateran. Lateran. Hearing that Aimery has been chosen king [of Jerusalem], Pope Innocent III encourages the count of Tripoli, the prince of Antioch and the magistri and brothers of the Temple [militiae Templi] and the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to defend the kingdom of... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 1:661-2, no. 438; Schabel, Bullarium 1:113-16, nos. b-2, b-4 (RRH no. 747d)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1421
year: 1198
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Aimery of Cyprus
text: Dec. 21. Lateran. Pope Innocent III informs King Aimery of Jerusalem that he has received the cleric J., the king’s emissary, who will now return with the pope’s reply. The pope exhorts the king to be virtuous and promises him assistance.
Dec. 21. Lateran. Pope Innocent III informs King Aimery of Jerusalem that he has received the cleric J., the king’s emissary, who will now return with the pope’s reply. The pope exhorts the king to be virtuous and promises him assistance.
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 1:716-17, no. 487; Schabel, Bullarium 1:116-18, no. b-5 (RRH no. 763)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1425
year: 1198
initiator: Patriarch Aymar Monachus of Jerusalem and the chapter of the Holy Sepuchre
recipient: All the faithful, clergy and laity, in the duchy of Poland
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1197 - Dec. 24 1198. Patriarch [Aymar] Monachus of Jerusalem and the chapter of the Holy Sepuchre write to all the faithful, clergy and laity, in the duchy of Poland. They recount how the late dominus Iaczo visited the church of the Holy Sepulchre and asked that canons should return with him to Poland. A canon went back with him. With the agreement of the dukes, the canons of the Holy Sepulchre were given many properties and liberties, which are listed. They appeal for more alms-giving.
Dec. 25 1197 - Dec. 24 1198. Patriarch [Aymar] Monachus of Jerusalem and the chapter of the Holy Sepuchre write to all the faithful, clergy and laity, in the duchy of Poland. They recount how the late dominus Iaczo visited the church of the Holy Sepulchre and asked that canons should return with... more
sources: Nakielski, Miechovia, pp. 83-6 [260] (RRH no. 749)