year: 1164
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Great laura of Saint Sabas
institution: Saint Sabas
text: *Feb. 18 1163 - Jul. 16 1164. King Amalric sells the casale of Thora to the great laura of St Sabas under Meletus abbas.
*Feb. 18 1163 - Jul. 16 1164. King Amalric sells the casale of Thora to the great laura of St Sabas under Meletus abbas.
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, p. 260, no. 133; Mayer, UKJ 2 :535-6, no. 309
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
731
year: 1164
initiator: Vivianus dominus de Cayfa
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Before Jul. 16. [101] Vivianus dominus de Cayfa, with the consent of his wife Beatrica, his son Paganus, and Hodierna the wife of Paganus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, giving them a locus in a deserted villa, situated between Cayfa and Palmarea. The property [extends] next to the upper road [superior via] from the ancient gate of the villa facing Palmarea as far as a stone, establishing a boundary beyond the middle of the villa [ultra mediatatem ville pro termino fixum], and from that stone as far as a stone, inscribed with a cross, over the carob tree plantation [carublerium]. It then runs from the stone with the cross over a hill as far as a cava [per collem usque ad fundum cave]. There are ancient tombs within these boundaries. He gives all the land and its level ground from the villa along the public road as far as 2 carob trees, recognizing that the land has been ill-used and is invaded by thorns and denser carob thickets, as far as the large cava from which water flows into Palmarea. His gift is bounded in a straight line from the great cava to the other cava in the deserted villa near the canons’ building, and as far as the top of the mountains. Vivianus adds the gift of a garden within Palmarea, which contains 2 cisterns. His gifts will be freed from all exactions and customs. The canons are free to buy or sell moveables or take out or bring in necessities for their house wherever they are without the payment of customs or tax [consuetudinaria aut premium], but they cannot buy houses and lands without the lord’s licence and they must retain gifts ‘for a year and a day’. Witnesses: Amalricus patriarcha; Hernesius Cesariensis archiepiscopus; Bonefacius Cayfe capellanus; Rogerius de Cayfa; Johannes frater ejus; Willelmus, regis marescalcus; Giraudus de Conins; Henricus de Gilebelet; Balduinus consanguineus Rogerii; Clemens Rufus dapifer domini Cayfe; Vivianus vicecomes.
Before Jul. 16. [101] Vivianus dominus de Cayfa, with the consent of his wife Beatrica, his son Paganus, and Hodierna the wife of Paganus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, giving them a locus in a deserted villa, situated between Cayfa and Palmarea. The... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 268-9, no. 137 (RRH no. 418)
year: 1164
initiator: Rogerius de Caifa and his brother Johannes
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Before Jul. 16. Rogerius de Caifa and his brother Johannes give the canons of the Holy Sepulchre 6 carucate terre, 3 on this side of the river of Haifa [flumen de Cayfa] near the springs [fontanae] and the other 3 across the river and situated on its bank. They are freed from all exactions and customs. The carucatae are defined in terms of the capabilities of pairs of oxen in a system of 2-year rotation [quantum sex paria boum laborare et excolere poterint per omnes sationes, scilicet tres ad seminandum et alias tres ad garantandum]. Witnesses: Hernesius Cesariensis archiepiscopus; Bonefacius Cesaree canonicus et Cayphe capellanus; Willelmus regis marescalcus; Willelmus de Montegisart; Johannes frater ejus; Henricus de Gilebeleth; Kogh filius Manasse; Hunbertus miles Pagani; Vivianus vicecomes; Clemens dapifer domini Cayfae.
Before Jul. 16. Rogerius de Caifa and his brother Johannes give the canons of the Holy Sepulchre 6 carucate terre, 3 on this side of the river of Haifa [flumen de Cayfa] near the springs [fontanae] and the other 3 across the river and situated on its bank. They are freed from all exactions and... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 260-1, no. 134 (RRH no. 377)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
733
year: 1164
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Church and canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Jul. 16. Ascalon. Amalric, per gratiam dei in sancta civitate Ierusalem rex quintus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the church and canons of the Holy Sepulchre, confirming the gifts of Duke Godfrey and Kings Baldwin I, Baldwin II, Fulk and Baldwin III. Godfrey dux gave 21 casalia: Ainquine, Armotie, Keffrecá, Kefredil, Bubin - these two with the gastina of Bethchamzir being given by the canons to the Knights Templar [militia Templi] in return for the remission of the rent of 150 besants they had paid for the defence of the land - Hubim, Haram, Kalendrie, Bentiligel, Birra - now called Mahomeria Maior - Subahiét, Ataraberét, Vrniét, Zenún, Lemûle, Beutelamus, Aineseins - now called Ual de Curs - Barmita, Beitiumen, Beitfoteire and Betsuric, in the territory of which the villa called Parua Mahomeria has been founded. Godfrey also gave all the ovens in Jerusalem, except for 1 belonging to the Hospital of St John and 1 belonging to St Mary of the Latins. King Baldwin I gave villani and their families at Sanctus Lazarus [Bethany] and the 4 casalia above Sanctus Lazarus of Benehatie, Benehabeth, Ragabam and Roma; 1000 modii of wheat each year in the territory of Nablus, in return for which King Baldwin II gave a casale in the territory of Nablus called Cafarmelich. With the agreement of Queen Melisende and King Baldwin III, King Fulk gave the casale of Thecua in exchange for Sanctus Lazarus in Bethania and the aforesaid 4 casalia. The canons of the Holy Sepulchre exchanged the 2 casalia, called Capharmalich and Ainquiná, for 2 of the casalia of Iohannes Patricius, called Megina and Mezera. King Amalric confirms the possession by the Holy Sepulchre of half of that property given by King Baldwin I in an exchange relating to the bishopric of Bethlehem. King Baldwin II also gave a casale called Derina, situated in the territory of Tyre close to the great spring [fons] that feeds the aqueduct. The territory of the casale, situated on the hillside, comprises 4 carrucatae [quantum terrę quatuor paria boum de anno in annum excolere possunt]. King Baldwin II gave a garden situated between the wall and forewall of the city beside the sea. He confirmed the gift of half of the casale of Fieisse, now called Casale Sancti Sepulchri, by Eustachius Granerius, and all the land that Galterius, the son of Eustachius gave around the same casale, beyond the river as far as the designated boundaries that are recognized today. King Amalric confirms the church and the possessions in Acre given by Lambertus Als and his wife Agnes and conceded by King Fulk together with the casale of Mimas with 2 carrucate terrę plenarie; the garden owned by Mainardus de Portu, which his son Raimundus gave on becoming a brother [confrater] of the Holy Sepulchre; the gift of Guillelmus de Buris of 2 casalia called Gebúl and Helcár with their lands and the use of their fisheries [piscariae] for 8 days each year, the angaria [of his own fisherman] for one day a year and the use of a boat [navis] in the way specified by Guilelmus de Buris; houses, within the walls of the city of Jerusalem, occupied by Bernardus canonicus, Eurardus canonicus, alterius Eurardus canonicus, Mainardus, Garsio, Galterius Tronaior, Bernardus Bursarius, Herluinus, Mabilia, Rogerius de Sancto Lazaro, the statio of Guillelmus Bastardus, together with the share that the same Guillelmus had in the tables of the money changers [in mensis nummulariorum], and the house of Martinus Carauana; the land situated within the walls [septa] of Jerusalem with permission to build houses and stationes - a privilege otherwise enjoyed only by the king - and the right to settle in them money changers, merchants and artisans of all kinds [cambiatores sive mercatores sive cuiuscumque operis aut artificii actores]. Among other confirmations, there were 3 casalia called Capharuth, Gith and Porphiria, which Rogerius Liddensis episcopus gave out of the possessions of [the church of ] Sanctus Georgius [Lydda], and a fourth casale called Kefrescilta, which, together with half the tithes of harvests and a remission of all other tithes relating to the aforesaid casalia, were given by Rogerius [Liddensis episcopus] in exchange for the recognition of his right to the tithes of Castellum Arnaldi and of a casale of the Hospital of St John called Bulbul; the resolution of the disputes between King Baldwin III and the canons over Suriani and between Queen Melisende and the canons over the boundaries of Bethsuri; the casalia of Bethél, Odemamel, Dehyrsabeth, Corteis, Deirmusim and Huetdebes with their villani, which the canons bought from Hugo de Hybelino; the casale of Geladia which Amalric himself had given in recompense for the expenses and activity [pro expensa et missione] of the canons with respect to the capture of Ascalon; the casale of Bettatap, which the canons bought from Iohannes Gomannus and his son Ancherius; 2 casalia called Cafaruth and Uetus Bethor and the gastina of Derfres, given in alms by Queen Melisende to the abbot of monks of St Sabas, which the canons of the Holy Sepulchre bought from St Sabas; the land within and outside the city of Uetus Caypha given by Vivianus dominus Cayphe, with the assent of his son Paganus; the land given by 2 brothers, the milites Rogerius and Iohannes, next to the river of Haifa [flumen Cayphe]. King Amalric confirms Patriarch Arnulf’s concession of half of the oblations of the faithful to the Holy Sepulchre; two-thirds of candle money; all oblations to the relic of the True Cross, which was in the canons’ custody, on all days except Good Friday and those occasions when the patriarch needs to carry the relic with him; the tithes of the whole of the city of Jerusalem and its environs, except for those from funda; the church of St Peter in Jaffa, conceded by the patriarch to the canons, and the church of Quarantene. Witnesses: Iohannes Paneadensis episcopus; Ricardus Andriensis episcopus; Radulphus prior Sebastenus; Galterius princeps Galilee; Humfredus de Torono constabularius; filius eius Humfredus; Girardus Sydoniensis; Philippus Neapolitanus; Hugo Cesariensis domnus; Guido Francigena senescalcus; Fulco Tyberiadensis; Gormundus Tyberiadensis; Henricus Bubalus; Odo de Sancto Amando pincerna; Guillelmus marescalcus; Rohardus Neapolitanus; Balduinus vicecomes Neapolitanus; Anselmus de Brie; Rohardus Ioppensis; Paganus de Uoh; Iocelinus Pesellus; Ottho de Risberge. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus Bethlehemite episcopus regisque cancellarius.
Jul. 16. Ascalon. Amalric, per gratiam dei in sancta civitate Ierusalem rex quintus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the church and canons of the Holy Sepulchre, confirming the gifts of Duke Godfrey and Kings Baldwin I, Baldwin II, Fulk and Baldwin III. Godfrey dux gave 21 casalia: Ainquine,... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:536-41, no. 310 (RRH no. 400)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
734
year: 1164
initiator: Bohemond III, prince of Antioch
recipient: King Louis VII of France
text: Aug. 1163 - Aug. 1164. B[ohemond III] the son of Raymond who was once prince of Antioch, writes to King Louis VII of France, referring to himself as the French king’s homo et famulus. He informs the king of the dire state of Antioch, the capture of the prince [Rainald] and other men, the destruction caused by invaders and by an earthquake that destroyed fortifications and castles.
Aug. 1163 - Aug. 1164. B[ohemond III] the son of Raymond who was once prince of Antioch, writes to King Louis VII of France, referring to himself as the French king’s homo et famulus. He informs the king of the dire state of Antioch, the capture of the prince [Rainald] and other men, the... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 16:27-28, no. 91 (RRH no. 392)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
735
year: 1164
initiator: Maria Beriti domina
recipient: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus in Jerusalem
institution: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus
text: Aug. 16. Maria Beriti domina makes an eleemosynary grant, giving a rent of 10 besants a year in royal money [regalis monete], to be taken from the revenues [redditus] of the casale called Musecaqui, to the leprosary of St Lazarus of Jerusalem. Witnesses: dominus Maynardus presul Beritensis ecclesie; Helias precentor; Petrus canonicus; Paganus Cum Testa; Baldwinus de Maraant; Robertus de Ancort; Letius miles; Gauterius Hardel miles.
Aug. 16. Maria Beriti domina makes an eleemosynary grant, giving a rent of 10 besants a year in royal money [regalis monete], to be taken from the revenues [redditus] of the casale called Musecaqui, to the leprosary of St Lazarus of Jerusalem. Witnesses: dominus Maynardus presul Beritensis ecclesie... more
sources: Marsy, ‘Cart St Lazare’, p. 141, no. 23 (RRH no. 401)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
736
year: 1164
initiator: Frater Gaufredus Fulcherii Hierosolymitanae domus Templi preceptor
recipient: King Louis VII of France
institution: Templars
text: Late Aug. Frater G. Fulcherii domorum pauperis militiae Templi procurator informs King Louis VII of France of the dire state of the land of Antioch and the kingdom of Jerusalem. In July King Amalric, together with the master of the Temple and other leaders of the Holy Land, invaded Egypt and besieged Syraco [Shirkuh] the conestabulus of Nur ad-Din in Berbesium [Bilbais]. Nur ad-Din responded by laying siege to Harenc, situated on the frontier between Antioch and Aleppo, with siege engines and petraries, reducing the garrison to starvation. Prince Bohemond decided to [march in] support, together with the count of Tripoli, dominus Torosius, the dux Marmistensis and brothers of the Temple. So many milites, Turcopoli and pedites were involved that there had never in modern times been such a fair army. In a battle on 12 August the prince and the count were captured. Of 600 milites and 12000 pedites, few survived. The infideles have taken Harenc and besieged Antioch. Frater G. appeals to King Louis for assistance.
Late Aug. Frater G. Fulcherii domorum pauperis militiae Templi procurator informs King Louis VII of France of the dire state of the land of Antioch and the kingdom of Jerusalem. In July King Amalric, together with the master of the Temple and other leaders of the Holy Land, invaded Egypt and... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 16:60-61, no. 195 (RRH no. 403)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
737
year: 1164
initiator: Frater Gaufredus Fulcherii Hierosolymitanae domus Templi preceptor
recipient: King Louis VII of France
institution: Templars
text: Late Aug. Frater Gaufredus Fulcherii Hierosolymitanae domus Templi preceptor informs King Louis VII of France how Nur ad-Din crossed the Euphrates and with a huge army, including Persae, Turcomani and Ninivitae, and laid siege to Herennium on the borders of Antioch. Prince Bohemond of Antioch was captured and, together with the count of Tripoli, the dux Mamistrae, dominus Ugo de Leziniaco and many others, was incarcerated in Aleppo. 60 Templar milites were killed, together with fratres clientes and Turcopoli. Only 7 escaped. Frater Gaufredus fears for Antioch, which is short of arms, men and victuals; it has food supplies for only 2 months. The patriarch has taken over leadership. Antioch will resist the Turci, but cannot hold off the emperor of Constantinople without assistance. On 1 August King Amalric, who had invaded Egypt carrying with him the relic of the True Cross [sanctae crucis vexillum], besieged Syraco [Shirkuh], the conestabulus of Nur ad- Din in the city of Herbesium [Bilbais]. In Jerusalem the defenders are few when compared to the vast numbers of Turci. Assistance is badly needed. Frater Gaufredus warns King Louis not to expect other messengers from him, because with the king and master absent he dare not send more probi homines.
Late Aug. Frater Gaufredus Fulcherii Hierosolymitanae domus Templi preceptor informs King Louis VII of France how Nur ad-Din crossed the Euphrates and with a huge army, including Persae, Turcomani and Ninivitae, and laid siege to Herennium on the borders of Antioch. Prince Bohemond of Antioch was... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 16:62-63, no. 197 (RRH no. 404)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
738
year: 1164
initiator: Patriarch Aimery of Antioch
recipient: King Louis VII of France
text: Late Aug. Patriarch Aimery of Antioch writes to King Louis VII of France. He describes the misfortunes of the Latin East and appeals to the king to come to its assistance. Nur ad-Din, who now rules Damascus, invaded Egypt with a great army of Turci. The king of Egypt [Aegyptus], who is called the sultan of Cairo [Soldanus Babyloniae], appealed to King Amalric for assistance, offering annual tribute and the liberation of captives. Committing his kingdom to the care of his relation Prince Bohemond of Antioch and to the patriarch of Antioch, Amalric led a large army to Egypt and made a truce with the sultan, involving the payment of annual tribute [by the sultan] and the release from Egypt of Christians held in captivity. Ignoring offers of truce, Nur ad-Din besieged the castle of Harenc. The defenders - around 7000 persons, fighters, women and children - appealed for help. Bohemond left Antioch on 10 August to relieve Harenc. In the battle that ensued Prince Bohemond, the count of Tripoli, a Graecus called Calamannus Dux Mamistiensis, Hugo de Lesiniaco, and brothers of the Temple and the Hospital, who had come from Tripoli with the count, were captured. Others were killed or captured. Harenc fell to the Turci, although women, children and the wounded were allowed to withdraw to Antioch. The countryside is now open to the enemy. The clergy have taken over the defence of the city of Antioch.
Late Aug. Patriarch Aimery of Antioch writes to King Louis VII of France. He describes the misfortunes of the Latin East and appeals to the king to come to its assistance. Nur ad-Din, who now rules Damascus, invaded Egypt with a great army of Turci. The king of Egypt [Aegyptus], who is called the... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 16:61-62, no. 196 (RRH no. 405)
year: 1164
initiator: Vitalis Michael, the doge of Venice
recipient: Church of Saint Mark in Venice
institution: Saint Mark in Tyre
text: Aug. 1-31. Rialto, Venice. Vitalis Michael, the doge of Venice, with the agreement of the people of Venice, gives the church of St Mark [in Venice], the operis procurator of which [in the East] is Leonardus Fradellus, the Venetian ruga in Tyre. This ruga was given to Venice for the lodging [pro hospitatione] of Venetians when they went there but was released [to pay for] the building of the church of St Mark in Tyre. The ruga is situated next to the porta magistra of the port on the left side. Its head is on the ruga Magistra and it extends as far as the boundary of the royal section of the city [ad divisionem Regis]. The doge also gives the church of St Mark the Venetian [house called] darus and an oven in Tripoli, together with their revenues [redditus]. He confirms the gift of a rent of 300 besants, drawn by the Venetians annually from the royal funda, which King Baldwin gave to Doge Dominicus Michael and which was afterwards drawn from the revenues of the catena of the port of Acre, although it was confiscated by King Fulk in the time of Doge Rolandus Contarenus and is still withheld. Leonardus Fradellus is given authority to regain this rent. There follows a long list of Venetian witnesses.
Aug. 1-31. Rialto, Venice. Vitalis Michael, the doge of Venice, with the agreement of the people of Venice, gives the church of St Mark [in Venice], the operis procurator of which [in the East] is Leonardus Fradellus, the Venetian ruga in Tyre. This ruga was given to Venice for the lodging [pro... more
sources: Tafel and Thomas, Urkunden 1:140-4, no. 59 (RRH no. 402)