RRR: Eleemosynary grant
190
year: 1119
initiator: Guillelmus Alpherici, his wife Nengeltada, his son Arnaldus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Sept. 7 1101 – Sept. 7 1119. Guillelmus Alpherici, who is present in Jerusalem, together with his wife Nengeltada, his son Arnaldus and all their other children, makes an eleemosynary grant for the refreshment of the poor, giving the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and lord Gerard, ‘qui est pater ipsius domus’ properties [in Europe], including the church of St Romanus in his domain, provided the archbishop agrees. Signatories: Geraldus hospitalarius; Guilelmus Alpherici; Bernardus Vilelmi; Escarbut; B [de] Livrano. (Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:12, no.7) (RRH no. 36b).
Sept. 7 1101 – Sept. 7 1119. Guillelmus Alpherici, who is present in Jerusalem, together with his wife Nengeltada, his son Arnaldus and all their other children, makes an eleemosynary grant for the refreshment of the poor, giving the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and lord Gerard, ‘qui est pater... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:12, no.7 (RRH no. 36b) [30]
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
191
year: 1119
initiator: Baldwin II
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 30. [or 1120]. Baldwin, dei gratia Iherosolimorum rex IIus, ‘quo deus per signum sancte crucis dedit victoriam sue christianitati in terra Sirie suoque regno nobis commisso’, confirms the privilege issued by his predecessor and relation [consanguineus] King Baldwin I [20 Jun. 1112] to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and further confirms all the Hospital’s possessions in his kingdom. Signatories : Paganus cancellarius ; Rotbertus vicecomes Acconis; Radulfus de Fontanellis; Vgo de Pazence; Anfredus de Toronis; Andreas de Teirall; Johannes cubicularius. In the presence of: Petrus Barchinonensis; Bertrandus frater de Monte Peregrino; Poncius presbiter; frater Aicilinus.
Dec. 30. [or 1120]. Baldwin, dei gratia Iherosolimorum rex IIus, ‘quo deus per signum sancte crucis dedit victoriam sue christianitati in terra Sirie suoque regno nobis commisso’, confirms the privilege issued by his predecessor and relation [consanguineus] King Baldwin I [20 Jun. 1112] to the... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:220-2, no. 83 (RRH no. 90a)
year: 1120
initiator: R. abbas and the monks of Mount Tabor
recipient: Wilelmus de Buris
institution: Mount Tabor
text: Late Summer/Autumn 1119 – Jan. 15 1120. R. abbas and the monks of Mt Tabor lease the casale of Castra to domnus Viellemus de Buris for a rent of 100 modii of wheat and 100 metiti of barley as measured in Acre. If Viellemus should die or give up the city of Tiberias the casale will be repossessed by the abbey. The rent in kind will be transported to Mt Tabor by the villani of Viellemus. The villani will not be required to work on the abbey’s other casalia. Witnesses: Ricardus vicecomes; Mehencot Pinquini; Herbet de la Isla; Hugo filius Iui; Gozbertus de Torre; Herbertus de Coruul; Ricoar de Gan; Heldricus; Renaldus Capron; Durandus Platearius; Petrus de Castella; Gotefridus; Iohan de Marae; Iohan Bergundio; Willemus de Columbe; Richerius de Bureia and many others
Late Summer/Autumn 1119 – Jan. 15 1120. R. abbas and the monks of Mt Tabor lease the casale of Castra to domnus Viellemus de Buris for a rent of 100 modii of wheat and 100 metiti of barley as measured in Acre. If Viellemus should die or give up the city of Tiberias the casale will be repossessed by... more
sources: Mayer, ‘Scripta Serbellonica’, pp. 455-6
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
193
year: 1120
text: Jan. 16. Nablus. A Church council assembled to legislate on the morals of churchmen and laymen. Present: Garmundus patriarcha Ierosolimitanus; Balduinus Latinitatis rex secundus Ierosolimorum; Ebremarius Cesaree archiepiscopus; Bernardus Nazarenus episcopus; Ausquitillius Betlehem episcopus; Rogerius Ramatensis episcopus; Guildoinus electus abbas Sante Marie de Valle Iosaphat; Petrus abbas de Monte Tabor; Achardus prior Templi Domini; Armaldus prior Montis Syon; Girardus prior Sepulcri Domini; Paganus regis cancellarius; Eustacius Gra[nerius]; Wilelmus de Buris; Barisanus Ioppe constabularius; Balduinus de Ramis; and many others.
Jan. 16. Nablus. A Church council assembled to legislate on the morals of churchmen and laymen. Present: Garmundus patriarcha Ierosolimitanus; Balduinus Latinitatis rex secundus Ierosolimorum; Ebremarius Cesaree archiepiscopus; Bernardus Nazarenus episcopus; Ausquitillius Betlehem episcopus;... more
sources: Kedar, ‘On the origins of the earliest Laws of Frankish Jerusalem’, Speculum 74 (1999), pp. 331-4. See Mayer, UKJ 1:222-4, no. 84 (RRH no. 89)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
194
year: 1120
initiator: Patriarch Warmund, G. prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
recipient: Archbishop Diego Gelmírez of Compostela
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: After Jan. 16. Patriarch Warmund, G. prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre write to Archbishop Diego Gelmírez of Compostela and the clergy and people of his diocese. They are grateful for the way frater R. was received. They associate the church of Compostela with their prayers and ask Compostela to reciprocate. They dwell on the dangers and hardships faced by the Latin settlements in the Levant and appeal for assistance.
After Jan. 16. Patriarch Warmund, G. prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre write to Archbishop Diego Gelmírez of Compostela and the clergy and people of his diocese. They are grateful for the way frater R. was received. They associate the church of Compostela with their prayers and ask... more
sources: Historia Compostellana, pp. 270-2
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
195
year: 1120
initiator: Baldwin II
recipient: Gelduinus, abbot-elect of Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
institution: Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
text: Jan. 31. Acre. Baldwin, dei gratia Latinitatis Ierosolimorum rex secundus, confirms for his relation [consanguineus] Gelduinus, abbot-elect of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, the gifts made by the barones of the kingdom and by King Baldwin I as follows. Lambertus gave a casale called Soesme, situated over the river [Jordan] which is popularly called the river of the Devil, with the consent of Goscelinus princeps Tyberiadis and Willelmus de Buris, who gave the casale to Lambertus. Barianus constabularius Ioppe gave lands and vineyards in the territory of Jerusalem. Wido de Miliaco made an eleemosynary gift on his behalf and that of his wife Helisabet of lands and vineyards in the territory of Jerusalem. Radulfus Aliensis gave land situated next to Mons Gaudii and a house with a garden in Jerusalem. King Baldwin I of Jerusalem gave 4 carruchae of arable land in the territory of Jaffa and an oven, a mill and houses, lands and vines at Beirut and 2 carruchae of land just outside [in suburbio] Acre. Eustachius Granerius gave a casale called Capharabra/Cafarabra in the territory of Sidon and a house in Sidon, and close to [in confinio] Caesarea a casale called Bethalla, and a house in Caesarea. Balduinus de Ramis gave 2 aratra of land in the territory of Rama. Rogerius de Roseht gave a villanus with all his possessions on Mons Betericus, with the agreement of the aforesaid Barianus. Goscelinus princeps Tyberiadis gave a casale called Cafrielme and 2 rustici with all their possessions in the territory of Tiberias. Ado de Cheresio, his wife Richoldis and his son Warmundus gave a casale called Lichorat/Lychorat. Rogerius Ramatensis episcopus gave a casale called Saphoria and a house in his castle [castrum], together with a mahumeria within the walls and outside 4 carruchae of arable land. Teobaldus/Theobaldus de Nigella gave a casale called Zebezeb/Zebezel. Tancred, prince [princeps] of Antioch gave a casale called Tymini, situated on the slopes of Mt Carmel, and in the castle of Haifa a platea in which a church has been built, and houses, an oven, a mill and lands and trees which are outside the castle. King Baldwin II’s confirmation had been agreed by Patriarch Warmund and the king’s barones during the council of Nablus. Witnesses: patriarcha Ierusalem Warmundus; Bernardus episcopus Nazaret; Acardus prior Templi Domini; Girardus/Gerardus prior Sepulchri; Paganus cancellarius regis Ierusalem; Eustachius Granerius; Willelmus de Buris; Balduinus de Ramis; Manasses de Chaiphas; Balduinus de Sancto Abraham; Radulfus de Fontenellis; Wido de Miliaco; Vlricus vicecomes Neapolis; Hugo de Ioppe filius Hugonis de Puteolo nondum miles. The charter was written by Brando, regis clericus et cancellarii consanguineus.
Jan. 31. Acre. Baldwin, dei gratia Latinitatis Ierosolimorum rex secundus, confirms for his relation [consanguineus] Gelduinus, abbot-elect of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, the gifts made by the barones of the kingdom and by King Baldwin I as follows. Lambertus gave a casale called Soesme,... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:225-30, no. 85 (RRH no. 90)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
196
year: 1120
initiator: Ansellus gloriosissimi Sepulcri cantor et presbiter
recipient: Gerbert, bishop of Paris, the archdeacons Stephen and Rainald, the dean Bernier, the precentor Adam and all the chapter of the cathedral of Paris
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: First half of year. Jerusalem. Ansellus gloriosissimi Sepulcri cantor et presbiter writes to Gerbert, bishop of Paris, the archdeacons Stephen and Rainald, the dean Bernier, the precentor Adam and all the chapter of the cathedral of Paris. Although absent for 24 years, he records how he was brought up among them and has never forgotten them. Out of love for them he persuaded dominus W. [Warmund of Picquigny], the patriarch of Jerusalem, and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to be joined in prayer to Paris. He sends a relic of the True Cross, which had belonged to King David of Georgia and was brought by David’s widow to Jerusalem when, in the pontificate of Patriarch Gibelin, she retired to a Georgian nunnery there. This nunnery came under Latin patriarchal jurisdiction.
First half of year. Jerusalem. Ansellus gloriosissimi Sepulcri cantor et presbiter writes to Gerbert, bishop of Paris, the archdeacons Stephen and Rainald, the dean Bernier, the precentor Adam and all the chapter of the cathedral of Paris. Although absent for 24 years, he records how he was brought... more
sources: Lasteyrie, Cartulaire général de Paris, pp. 171-2, no. 151; Bautier, ‘L’envoi’, pp. 387-97; Richard, ‘Quelques textes’, pp. 423-6 (RRH no. 54)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
197
year: 1120
initiator: Pope Calixtus II
recipient: Giraldus praepositus and the Hospital of Saint John in Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jun.19. Pope Calixtus II confirms the privilege of Pons Tripolitanus episcopus on Dec. 25 1114 – Dec. 24 1115 to Giraldus praepositus and the Hospital of St John.
Jun.19. Pope Calixtus II confirms the privilege of Pons Tripolitanus episcopus on Dec. 25 1114 – Dec. 24 1115 to Giraldus praepositus and the Hospital of St John.
sources: Paoli, Cod dipl 1:270, bolla no. 2 (RRH no. 78)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
198
year: 1120
initiator: Baldwin II
recipient: Patriarch Warmund and the clergy and people of Jerusalem
text: Apr. 14 - Jun. 30. Jerusalem. In the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Baldwin, secundus dei gratia rex Iherusalem/dei gratia secundus Latinorum rex Iherosolimitanus, responding to the request of Patriarch Warmund and the clergy and people of Jerusalem, and with the assent of his optimates makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, remitting the customs duty [consuetudines] which has been exacted at the gate of the city from those bringing in grain, hay and vegetables, because this has caused hardship to both pilgrims visiting the Holy Sepulchre and the residents of the city. Baldwin absolves from any exaction all those, whether Muslim [Sarraceni] or Christian, who bring grain or hay, beans, lentils and chickpeas through the gates of Jerusalem. They are to have the freedom to enter and leave and to sell where and to whomsoever they want. Baldwin also remits half of (other) customs duties (consuetudinaria). Signatories: Guarmundus patriarcha Iherusalem; Ebremarius Cesariensis archiepiscopus; Anschetinus Bethleemitanus episcopus; Bernardus Nazarenus episcopus; Rogerius Ramathensis episcopus; Gelduinus Uallis Josaphat abbas; Ricardus Latinensis abbas; Gerardus Sancti Sepulcri prior; Achardus Templi Dominici prior; Arnaldus Montis Syon prior; Laurentius Montis Oliveti, prior; other witnesses, Petrus Barchinonensis; Paganus cancellarius; Brando; Hugo Caulis con-stabularius; Willelmus de Tyberiade; Eustachius Granarius; Herbertus Pisellus; Radulfus de Fontanellis; Guido de Miliaco; Balianus; Romanus de Podio; Amalricus de Flandrello; Balduinus de Sancto Abraham; Manasses de Caypha; Roardus; Anschetinus vicecomes; Paganus pincerna; Johannes camerarius; Rainaldus de Pont; Goifridus Acus; Porcellus; Bertinus; Bachelerius; Willelmus Strabones.
Apr. 14 - Jun. 30. Jerusalem. In the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Baldwin, secundus dei gratia rex Iherusalem/dei gratia secundus Latinorum rex Iherosolimitanus, responding to the request of Patriarch Warmund and the clergy and people of Jerusalem, and with the assent of his optimates makes a... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:230-3, no. 86 (RRH no. 91)
year: 1120
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *After Sept. 3. Jerusalem. Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Tomb and epitaph of Girardus pauperibus servus et pius hospitibus [the founder of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, d. Sept. 3]. It refers to his humility, his noble heart, his care of many and his search for resources.
*After Sept. 3. Jerusalem. Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. Tomb and epitaph of Girardus pauperibus servus et pius hospitibus [the founder of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, d. Sept. 3]. It refers to his humility, his noble heart, his care of many and his search for resources.
sources: Fulcher of Chartres, p. 642