year: 1168
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Templars
institution: Templars
text: *Apr. 28 1165 - Apr. 2 1168. King Amalric gives the castle [castrum] of Saphet to the Templars [milicia Templi].
*Apr. 28 1165 - Apr. 2 1168. King Amalric gives the castle [castrum] of Saphet to the Templars [milicia Templi].
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:562-3, no. 325
year: 1168
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Byzantine Empire
text: *Summer. King Amalric concludes a draft treaty with the Byzantine empire relating to the subjugation of Egypt.
*Summer. King Amalric concludes a draft treaty with the Byzantine empire relating to the subjugation of Egypt.
sources: William of Tyre, p. 916; Mayer, UKJ 2:572-3, no. 331
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
800
year: 1168
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Willelmus Tyrensis archidiaconus
text: *Summer. King Amalric sends Willelmus Tyrensis archidiaconus to Constantinople with the returning Byzantine embassy, carrying the text of the draft treaty.
*Summer. King Amalric sends Willelmus Tyrensis archidiaconus to Constantinople with the returning Byzantine embassy, carrying the text of the draft treaty.
sources: William of Tyre, p. 916; Mayer, UKJ 2:573, no. 332
year: 1168
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Commune of Pisa
text: May 18. Acre. Amalric, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex quintus, makes a sealed grant to the commune of Pisa, in return for the good service it gave him during the siege of Alexandria. He gives a piece [petia] of land, above the port of Acre and next to the church of St Anne, on which to build a house and a church. In length, the land follows the road for 16 canne [in longitudine secus viam cannas XVI]. In width it stretches towards the port more than 1 canna beyond the rest of the houses of the port [in latitudine autem versus portum plus une canna quam relique domus portus]. The king also concedes to the Pisans the right to have a court [curia], to which all Pisans are answerable, with the exception of the king himself and those who are king’s homines and have permanent mansiones, revenues and immoveable possessions in the kingdom. These are justiciable by the king and his judges. Amalric gives the Pisan court the right to judge in all cases except homicide, killing [mortidatio], treason, theft, rape [raptus] and such misdemeanours [forisfactiones] that incur the judgements of dismemberment or death, which are royal prerogatives. Witnesses: Fredericus archiepiscopus Tyri; Guillelmus Acconensis episcopus; Bertrandus militie Templi magister: Gilbertus magister Hospitalis; frater Philippus de Neapoli; frater Gaufridus Fulcherii; Galterius princeps Galilee; Henfridus constabularius; Hugo de Cesarea; Milo dapifer; Hugo de Hibellino; Balduinus frater eius; Barisanus frater eius; Gormundus de Tyberiade; Guillelmus marescalcus. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus episcopus Bethleem regisque cancellarius.
May 18. Acre. Amalric, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex quintus, makes a sealed grant to the commune of Pisa, in return for the good service it gave him during the siege of Alexandria. He gives a piece [petia] of land, above the port of Acre and next to the church of St... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:564-8, no. 327 (RRH no. 449)
year: 1169
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Pisan commune
text: Sept. 16. Acre. Amalric, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem rex quintus, grants under the seal to the Pisan commune commercial freedom in all the land he conquers in Egypt [Egyptum] and a curia in Old Cairo [Babillonia], together with a church, house, oven, mill and bath house next to the funda mercatorum. He grants a curia, church, oven, mill and bath house in the platea Belbecant in Cairo [Caharia], and in Rassit. He also grants a rent of 1000 besants to be drawn from his funda in Old Cairo [Babilonia] or Cairo [Caharia], freed from servitium, until he can give the commune commercial rights in Alexandria, Damietta and Tamnis. Witnesses: Bernardus Liddensis episcopus; Guillelmus Acconensis episcopus; Philippus militie Templi magister; Gilebertus magister Hospitalis; Galterius princeps Galilee; Hemfridus constabularius; Milo dapifer; Guillelmus marescalcus; Gaufridus Tortus. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus episcopus Bethleem regisque cancellarius.
Sept. 16. Acre. Amalric, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem rex quintus, grants under the seal to the Pisan commune commercial freedom in all the land he conquers in Egypt [Egyptum] and a curia in Old Cairo [Babillonia], together with a church, house, oven, mill and bath house next to... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:596-9, no. 343 (RRH no. 467)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
840
year: 1169
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Petrus abbas of Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
institution: Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
text: Sept. 2. Acre. Amalric, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Hierusalem Latinorum rex quintus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, giving Petrus abbas and the monks of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat a rent of 1500 besants to be drawn from the land of Egypt [Aegyptum], when the country falls into the king’s hands. Witnesses: Ernesius Caesariensis archiepiscopus; Letardus Nazarenus, archiepiscopus; Bernardus Liddensis espiscopus; Guillelmus Acconensis episcopus; Henfridus constabularius; Milo dapifer; Guillelmus marescalcus; Rohardus de Ioppe. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus episcopus Bethleem regisque cancellarius.
Sept. 2. Acre. Amalric, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Hierusalem Latinorum rex quintus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, giving Petrus abbas and the monks of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat a rent of 1500 besants to be drawn from the land of Egypt [Aegyptum], when the country falls into... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:595-6, no. 342 (RRH no. 451a)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
839
year: 1169
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Aug. 20. Acre. With the agreement of his prelates and barones, Amalric, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex quintus, confirms under seal his eleemosynary grant, to benefit especially the souls of his father, mother and brother King Baldwin [III], to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and Gibertus magister of Bilbais [Bulbesium], the possessions of its inhabitants, the inhabitants themselves, and as much of the cultivated and uncultivated land, extending from the neighbourhood of Bilbais towards Siria and the sea, that with Bilbais itself will return 150000 old besants [bizantii vetera] a year. But excluded from this gift will be all Christians, of whatever nation, whom Amalric has freed from their servile condition. [119] Witnesses: Radulfus episcopus Bethleem; Philippus magister Templi; Gualterius senescallus Templi; frater Radulfus Boch; frater Ermio de Asio; Unfredus comestabilus regis; Milo de Planci senescallus regis; Willelmus marescallus regis; Gormundus de Tyberiade; Guido de Scandalione; Gerardus de Pogeio; Rohardus tunc temporis castellanus Ierusalem; and others. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus episcopus Bethleem regisque cancellarius.
Aug. 20. Acre. With the agreement of his prelates and barones, Amalric, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex quintus, confirms under seal his eleemosynary grant, to benefit especially the souls of his father, mother and brother King Baldwin [III], to the Hospital of St John of... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:591-5, no. 341 (RRH no. 466)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
838
year: 1169
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Paganus de Caypha
text: Aug. 13. Nablus. Amalric, per gratiam dei in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex quintus, confirms under seal for Paganus de Caypha and his heirs, born of his marriage to the daughter of Iozelinus/Iozellinus/Iocelinus Pesellus whatever his brother King Baldwin III gave to Iozelinus and his heirs. The gift consisted of a [money fief of] 1200 Saracen besants, to be received each year from the cathena of Acre, in return for the servitium of 2 milites, and the first feodum in the kingdom [carrying the service] of 20 milites - or less should Iozellinus or his heirs require it - that would come into the king’s hands, in which case the money fief of 1200 besants would revert to the king. In addition, Baldwin gave Iocelinus and his heirs a feodum [carrying the service] of 100 milites in Egypt [Babylonia] when it was conquered by the Christians. Amalric confirms for Paganus de Caypha and his heirs [a money fief of] 600 besants, to be received annually in 4 instalments from the funda of Acre, which King Baldwin had given to Iocelinus Pesellus in augmentation of his feodum, in return for the servicium of 1 miles. Amalric also confirms the rent of 500 besants, received annually from the macellum of Acre in 4 instalments, which Amalric had given Fulco Tiberiadensis as part of the arrangement underlying the gift by Amalric of the castle [castrum] of Saphet to the Templars [milicia Templi]. This rent of 500 besants was given by Fulco to Paganus in exchange for Giboseuart. Witnesses: Humfredus de Torono constabularius; Galterius de Sancto Audemaro castellanus et domnus Tyberiadensis; Philippus Neapolitanus; Baldoinus de Insula; Guillelmus marescalcus; Clarambaldus vicecomes Acconensis; Gaufridus Tortus; Paganus de Voh; Odo de Sancto Amando. The charter was drawn up by Stephanus, acting on behalf of Radulfus Bethleemite episcopus regisque cancellarius.
Aug. 13. Nablus. Amalric, per gratiam dei in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex quintus, confirms under seal for Paganus de Caypha and his heirs, born of his marriage to the daughter of Iozelinus/Iozellinus/Iocelinus Pesellus whatever his brother King Baldwin III gave to Iozelinus and his... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:588-90, no. 340 (RRH no. 465)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
837
year: 1169
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Archbishop Henry of Reims
text: May. 1-31. Amalric, per Dei gratiam Jerosolymorum Rex, writes to Archbishop Henry of Reims. He describes the dangers facing the Latin East, the threat to Antioch from the Turci and the reaction of the Turci to his initial success in Egypt [Aegypti regnum]. He was sending the patriarch of Jerusalem, together with the archbishop of Caesarea, the bishop of Acre and brothers of the Temple and the Hospital, to the West, but their ship [navis] was wrecked. So he is sending instead F. archiepiscopus Tyrensis, second to the patriarch in status, the bishop of Paneas, the miles A. de Landast and brothers of the Hospital to appeal for help.
May. 1-31. Amalric, per Dei gratiam Jerosolymorum Rex, writes to Archbishop Henry of Reims. He describes the dangers facing the Latin East, the threat to Antioch from the Turci and the reaction of the Turci to his initial success in Egypt [Aegypti regnum]. He was sending the patriarch of Jerusalem... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 16:187-188, no. 120 (RRH no. 464)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
832
year: 1169
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Dominus Mauricius de Credone
text: (c. Mar.) [Amalric], per Dei gratiam Ierosolamorum rex, writes under seal to M[auricius] de Creone, informing him that he has sent him by the hands of Josbertus miles regis the fragment of the True Cross in a cross reliquary that he had promised. Mauricius should not refrain from asking for further favours.
(c. Mar.) [Amalric], per Dei gratiam Ierosolamorum rex, writes under seal to M[auricius] de Creone, informing him that he has sent him by the hands of Josbertus miles regis the fragment of the True Cross in a cross reliquary that he had promised. Mauricius should not refrain from asking for further... more
sources: Broussillon, La Maison de Craon 1:104-5, no. 145