year: 1143
initiator: Raymond II, count of Tripoli, his wife Hodierna and their son Raimundus
recipient: Wlgrinus, canon of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1142 – Aug. 31 1143. In an eleemosynary grant, Raymond II, Dei gratia comes Tripolitanus, together with Countess Hodierna and their son Raimundus, confirm the purchase by Wlgrinus, canon of the Holy Sepulchre, of houses in Tripoli from Willelmus de Sira for 81 besants. Out of love for Wlgrinus, Raymond, Hodierna and Raimundus give the Holy Sepulchre a piece of land attached to the comital stables [frustrum terre de stabulo nostro] and the vault of a tower and they confirm another vault bought by Wlgrinus from Guido. Witnesses: Rainerius constabularius with his mother; Radulfus Caslan frater Templi Salomonis; Petrus de Podio Laurentii; Willelmus Rainoardi; Saxus filius ejus; Raimundus frater ejus; Goscelinus de Calvo Monte; Robertus Silvii; Poncius de Sira; Brunellus dapifer; Giraldus Isnelli; Stephanus monachus; Ponctius Giraldi; Hermengardus Pellicius; Albertus camerarius; Willelmus capellanus comitissᶒ; Otrannus cancellarius, who drew up the charter.
Dec. 25 1142 – Aug. 31 1143. In an eleemosynary grant, Raymond II, Dei gratia comes Tripolitanus, together with Countess Hodierna and their son Raimundus, confirm the purchase by Wlgrinus, canon of the Holy Sepulchre, of houses in Tripoli from Willelmus de Sira for 81 besants. Out of love for... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 192-3, no. 83 (RRH no. 217)
year: 1143
initiator: Raymond II, count of Tripoli
recipient: Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1142 – Aug. 31 1143. At the request of Patriarch William of Jerusalem, P[etrus] Dominici Sepulcri prior and the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre, Raymond, Dei gratia comes Tripolitanus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, stresssing the freedom from service that ensues. He confirms all possessions given to the Holy Sepulchre in his county by Count Raymond of St Gilles, Counts William Jordan, Bertrand and Pons, and all barones and others. He lists them as follows: the church of the Holy Sepulchre on Mont Pèlerin, with its houses and curia; an oven with houses attached to it where the canons can cook whatever they need, given by Cecilia comitissa; houses on Mont Pèlerin and in Tripoli on the slopes of the mountain on either side of the old road, from the wall to the aqueduct; a garden; freedom to import and export whatever the canons need through the port of Tripoli without the payment of dues; free transit through the gates of Tripoli and throughout the county; the church of Sanctus Georgius in Montanis with its casalia, if it can be proved that Count Raymond of St Gilles gave the canons this church; the casale of Bivola with its villani and an olive grove, which Count William Jordan gave at the time of the dedication of the church of the Holy Sepulchre on Mont Pèlerin; 3 casalia called Abdin, Bebula and Benehara in the mountains with their villani, which Count Bertrand gave; the casale of Medera, on the other side of the mountain, with its vill[an]i, given by W[illelmus] Ermengardus; a gastina called Loisan given by Raimundus de Raisac; the casale of Helniedel, with its villani, situated near Guibelacard, which was given by Ribod; the casale of Cafarsequel in the territory of Gibelet, which is also called Casale Pontis Sici, given by Stephanus de Brolo; 1 villanus with 1 carratata terre in the casale of Bocumbe, given by Raimundus de Narbona ; 1 villanus with 1 carrucata terre in the casale called Aer given by Bernardus Derat; 1 villanus with 1 carrucata terre in the casale of Derie and 10 jarrae of oil to be taken annually from the casale, given by Petrus de Podio Laurentii with the agreement of his wife; 1 villanus with 1 carrucata terre in the casale of Ardin given by Petrus nepos Rogerii constabularii; 1 villanus with 1 carrucata terre in the casale of Buissera given by Adalardus; 1 villanus with 1 carrucata terre in the casale of Sorbe given by Gaufridus de Pennis; an annual rent of 12 besants or 120 littrae of oil in the territory of Nephis given by Adalaxia and her son W[illelmus] Ebriacus, for the soul of her husband Ugo Ebriacus; 1 villanus with all belonging to him and the lands of another villanus given by W[illelmus] de Boschet. Witnesses: Rainerius constabularius; Petrus de Podio Laurentii; Gocelinus de Cavomonte; Saxo; Giraldus Isnel; Brunellus dapifer; Raimundus Lamberti; Pontius Giraldi; Stephanus monacus; Otrannus cancellarius.
Dec. 25 1142 – Aug. 31 1143. At the request of Patriarch William of Jerusalem, P[etrus] Dominici Sepulcri prior and the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre, Raymond, Dei gratia comes Tripolitanus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, stresssing the freedom from service that ensues. He confirms all... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 194-7, no. 85 (RRH no. 218)
year: 1145
initiator: Petrus Dominici Sepulcri prior
recipient: Andreas, son of Odierda
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Mar. 11 1144 – Aug. 13 1145. Petrus Dominici Sepulcri prior records that when an inhabitant of Mahumeria, a woman called Odierda, became a consoror of the Holy Sepulchre, she gave the community a vineyard. When she died her son Andreas held on to it for a long time against the canons’ will. Robertus Nazarenus archiepiscopus, Fulcherius Tyrensis archiepiscopus, Bernardus Sydoniensis episcopus, Rorgo Ptolomaidensis episcopus, Helias of Tiberiadensis episcopus, Rogerius Ramathensis episcopus and others judged that the fruits of the vineyard should be enjoyed by the canons, but the canons, moved by charity, have remitted the fruits to Andreas and have conceded the vineyard to him for life on condition that they receive a third of the harvest and the tithe, and the vineyard itself on his death. Witnesses: Lambertus subprior; Godefridus thesaurarius; Nicholaus cellararius; Obertus Joppensis; Robertus de Acchon; Alexander; Bertrandus; Ademarus; Willelmus prepositus; Lambertus Flandrensis; Aimericus; Fulco; Bertoldus; Johannes Anglicus; of the deacons, Eurardus; Giraldus; Hugo; of the subdeacons, Willelmus Berytensis; Johannes Pictavensis; Willelmus de Yspania.
Mar. 11 1144 – Aug. 13 1145. Petrus Dominici Sepulcri prior records that when an inhabitant of Mahumeria, a woman called Odierda, became a consoror of the Holy Sepulchre, she gave the community a vineyard. When she died her son Andreas held on to it for a long time against the canons’ will.... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 163-4, no. 67 (RRH no. 229)
year: 1151
initiator: Amalricus Sepulcri prior
recipient: Nemes, a Surianus
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: (1151). [65] Amalricus gloriosi Sepulcri prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre concede under seal to Nemes, a Surianus, his sons and the sons of his brother Antonius, lands and vines they hold at Calandria, together with those they might acquire in future, on condition that they pay the Holy Sepulchre each year half of the fruits of the land in harvest [annonae] and the vines and trees they plant. Witnesses: Aimericus subprior; Giraldus precentor; Raul; Willelmus Normannus; Balduinus; Godefridus; Nicholaus; Ademarus; Petrus Sepulcri; Willelmus de Baruth; Hugo; Johannes; Hulricus; Willelmus Yspanus; Petrus de Latina; Petrus Boloniensis. (Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 166-7, no. 69) (RRH no. 267)
(1151). [65] Amalricus gloriosi Sepulcri prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre concede under seal to Nemes, a Surianus, his sons and the sons of his brother Antonius, lands and vines they hold at Calandria, together with those they might acquire in future, on condition that they pay the Holy... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 166-7, no. 69 (RRH no. 267)
year: 1152
initiator: Martinוs Caroana and his first wife Teiza
recipient: Chruch of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1151 – Aug. 31 1152 Martinus Caroana, with the consent of his son Bonnetus, confirms the donation made by his first wife Teiza of all their property to the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Martinus will have usefruct in his lifetime, but cannot dispose of the property; nor will any heirs of his second marriage inherit it. Witnesses: Petrus Peregorc; Petrus Bernardi; Brictius; Rainaldus Sicherius; W[illelmus] Normannus; Petrus Salomon; Constantinus frater ejus; Radulfus Burgensis.
Dec. 25 1151 – Aug. 31 1152 Martinus Caroana, with the consent of his son Bonnetus, confirms the donation made by his first wife Teiza of all their property to the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Martinus will have usefruct in his lifetime, but cannot dispose of the property; nor will any heirs of... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 233-4, no. 113 (RRH no. 280)
year: 1154
initiator: Amalricus Sepulcri prior and the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre
recipient: Benscelinus and his wife Goda
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1153 – Dec. 24 1154. In the presence of Patriarch Fulcher, Amalricus prior and the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre give Benscelinus and his wife Goda the house which Rogerius and Maria Sancti Lazari held of the Holy Sepulchre. The house is situated between the house[s] of Leodegarius molendinarius and the aforesaid Goda on the right side of the platea from which one goes to the Temple. Half the house will be held freely, the other half bearing a rent of 4 besants, to be paid annually to the Holy Sepulchre at Easter. That half will pass to the Holy Sepulchre on non-payment of rent for 15 days. Benscelinus and Goda can sell the property to anyone except the Templars and Hospitallers and other religious. In the case of a sale the Holy Sepulchre will exercise preemption rights, paying 1 silver marca less than the asking price. Witnesses: Of the canons, Amalricus prior; Arnaldus subprior; Giraldus precentor; Godefridus thesaurarius; Nicholaus elemosinarius; Beltoldus; Petrus sepulcrarius; Stephanus prepositus; Constantinus; Petrus de Golgota; Petrus de Nazareth; Bernardus; Barduinus; Willelmus de Baruth; Hugo de Nigella; Johannes Pict[avus]; Willelmus de Yspania; Rainaldus; Petrus de Bolonie; of the laity, Oto de Verdun; Rainaldus Secher; Petrus de Peregorc; Willelmus Patronus; Benedictus; Albertus Lombart.
Dec. 25 1153 – Dec. 24 1154. In the presence of Patriarch Fulcher, Amalricus prior and the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre give Benscelinus and his wife Goda the house which Rogerius and Maria Sancti Lazari held of the Holy Sepulchre. The house is situated between the house[s] of Leodegarius... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 234-5, no. 114 (RRH no. 295)
year: 1158
initiator: Amalricus comes Ascalonis
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Nov. 14. Ascalon. Amalricus comes Ascalonis makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, confirming for the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, represented by Hugo dictus de Tharso, decanus Joppensis, the sale for 52 besants to Hugo of a pecia, consisting of two parts of a vineyard, by a Surianus called Naym. Amalricus gives the third part of the vineyard, which had belonged to him, to the decanus and brothers of the Holy Sepulchre, to which he adds whatever belonged to him in the vineyard of the Surianus Menferretus. The 2 pecię were next to the vineyard of the Holy Sepulchre on the eastern side. In return for this Hugo makes a counter-gift to Amalricus of 100 besants. Witnesses: Jocelinus de Samusac; frater eius Balduinus; Garcio; Iordanus Bestia; Raphael; Poncius; Thomas Turchię; sororius eius Herbertus; Lambertus Galiota. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus cancellarius.
Nov. 14. Ascalon. Amalricus comes Ascalonis makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, confirming for the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, represented by Hugo dictus de Tharso, decanus Joppensis, the sale for 52 besants to Hugo of a pecia, consisting of two parts of a vineyard, by a Surianus called Naym.... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:523-4, no. 296 (RRH no. 334)
year: 1158
initiator: Hugo de Hybelino
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Sept. 24 - Dec. 24. Jerusalem. In capitulo Sancti Sepulcri. Hugo de Ybelino, with the consent of his brothers Balduinus and Barisanus, his sister Hermengardis, his mother Alois and his uncles Philippus de Neapoli, Guido Francigena and Henricus Bubalus, sells to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre Huetdebes with its villani and Deirmugsin with its villani, which Hugo’s father Barisanus had given to Muisse Arrabit and his son Georgius and which had then been willingly exchanged by Muisse Arrabit and Georgius. Hugo, forced by the need to pay ransom for his release from captivity, sells the casalia, freed from all servitium dominium, for 3000 besants. Hugo’s brothers Balduinus and Barisanus, his mother Alois, his sister Hermengardis and his uncles Philippus de Neapoli, Guido Francigena and Henricus Bubalus, together with his relations [cognati] Philippus de Cafran and his brother, and Petrus de Teillei agree to the sale. On behalf of minors, Hugo’s sister Stephania and the heirs of Arrabit and his son Georgius, Hugo de Hybelino, his brother Balduinus, and Hugo’s homines, Muisse Arrabit and his son Georgius, Symon de Haia, Ordelet and his son Stephanus, Adam de Orgeol, Nicholaus de Hybelino, Hosmundus, his brother Radulfus, Lebertus, Paganus de Rohais and Philippus de Cafran swear to be guarantors and will go to the chapter of the Holy Sepulchre to confirm the sale within a year. If there is any reduction in what is due Hugo will answer to the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem within 15 days of a summons to remain as hostages. The sale is agreed by Amalricus comes Ascal[onis], in whose feodum the casalia lie, and who has sealed it, because Hugo has no seal. Witnesses: Constantinus Liddensis episcopus; Absalon episcopus; Gaufridus abbas Templi; Rainaldus prior Latinę; Petrus de Calvario; Petrus Bertrandi frater Hospitalis; Willelmus Acer frater Hospitalis; Azo capellanus casalis Balneorum; Radulfus capellanus Ramarum; Paletel vicecomes Ybelini; of the burgenses of the king, Humbertus de Bar; Symon Ruffus; Bricius; Gaufridus Turonensis; Willelmus Normannus; Johannes Raimundi; Guibertus Papais; Petrus Burdinus; Petrus de Sancto Jacobo; Hugo Saliens in bonum; Radulfus Burgensis; Petrus de Sancto Lazaro; Johannes Vitrarius; Evervvinus; Anschetinus; Johannes, filius Rainaldi; Pictavus.
Sept. 24 - Dec. 24. Jerusalem. In capitulo Sancti Sepulcri. Hugo de Ybelino, with the consent of his brothers Balduinus and Barisanus, his sister Hermengardis, his mother Alois and his uncles Philippus de Neapoli, Guido Francigena and Henricus Bubalus, sells to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 136-8, no. 51; UKJ 2:524-5, no. 297 (RRH no. 333)
year: 1159
initiator: Arnaldus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
recipient: Balduinus de Tornaco
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: 1155 - 1159. A. prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre receive Balduinus de Tornaco into confraternity, and promise to give him a prebenda, drawn on [the revenues of] either Jerusalem or Mahumeria and payable at Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, the feast of St Augustine and the feast of All Saints. Balduinus renounces claims he had unjustly made against the Holy Sepulchre over the inheritance of his brother Robertus Porcarius. He wills to the Holy Sepulchre that after his death the canons should have the quartus et decima of the vineyard, which is on the land [he has inherited from] R. Porcarius, consisting of 6 jugera, and the terraticum et decima of his vineyard next to Gabaon, although he can give or sell the vineyard to whomsoever he pleases.
1155 - 1159. A. prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre receive Balduinus de Tornaco into confraternity, and promise to give him a prebenda, drawn on [the revenues of] either Jerusalem or Mahumeria and payable at Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, the feast of St Augustine and the feast of All Saints... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 243-4, no. 120 (RRH no. 271)
year: 1159
initiator: Arnaldus Dominici Sepulcri prior
recipient: Burgenses of Mahumeria
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: 1158 - 1159. Arnaldus Dominici Sepulcri prior, with the agreement of his chapter, records exchanges made at Mahumeria with certain burgenses of the village [villa]. (1). An agreement made with Guibertus Papasius, with the consent of his wife Usanna, in which he exchanges the vineyard next to the cemetery and church of Mons Gaudii, inherited by Usanna, for a part [pars] at the far end [extrema pars] of the great vineyard that is next to the upper road [via superior] and adjoins another vineyard belonging to Guibertus on which he owes decima et terraticum. Tithes will be owed on Guibertus’s acquisition. [2]. An agreement with Gauterius Carpentarius, who exchanges a vineyard adjoining the one that had belonged to Guibertus Papasius for a vineyard in another part of the great vineyard, next to the high road [magna via], for which he will owe tithes. (3). An agreement with Ainardus Cavallom, who exchanges part of a vineyard, next to that which had belonged to Gauterius Carpentarius for another part of a vineyard in the great vineyard, this also being next to that of Gauterius Carpentarius. Tithes will be paid. Ainardus, impelled by poverty and having nothing with which to feed and bring up his wife and children, has sold this part to Martinus Carpentarius of Mons Gaudii for 26 besants with the consent of his lord and the court [curia]. (4). An agreement with the daughters of Pontius Faverius and their husbands. They exchange 30 jugera of cultivated land in the territory of Kalandria, owing decima et terraticum, for 2 petiae of a vineyard in valle Sancte Marie, one of 4 jugera, the other of 2 jugera, which had belonged to frater Petrus de Rametis, for which they will give tertia et decima. (5). The prior gives Stephanus Pastinace the vineyard that had belonged to frater Arnaldus on condition that he cultivates the wasteland and pays medietas et decima annually. (6) An agreement made with Helyas and Amicus, his relation [gener], in which they exchange part of their garden which is next to the berquilium, for a pars of uncultivated land that had come to the canons in their agreement with Robertus de Retest and adjoins land belonging to Helyas. (7). An agreement with the hospitale at Mahumeria in which the hospitale exchanges part of a garden that stretches between the berquilia of the Holy Sepulchre and the hospitale for 2 jugera of the vineyard that had belonged to frater Stephanus Ortalis. Tithe will be owed for this. (8). Frater Robertus Porcarius gave himself and all his possessions to the Holy Sepulchre [on becoming a confrater]. This was confirmed at Mahumeria by domnus A. prior, assisted by the burgenses of the village [villa] in plenarie curie, to whom Robertus handed a staff [baculum], giving everything to the Holy Sepulchre. Robertus enumerated his possessions, specifying land next to that of Robertus Ungarus, which had been given by Prior Giraldus to him and his wife, previously married to Umbertus, but which he had abandoned because he had not been able to cultivate it; some adjoining land given by Prior Petrus, who later became archbishop of Tyre, to Robertus in an exchange for land he had bought from Galterius Bela; and land nearby which Prior P. had given and on which was owed terraticum et decimam. (9). Prior Arnaldus and domnus Robertus de Retest came to Mahumeria and agreed on the boundaries of their respective territories. They chose an elderly Sarracenus called Pes Tortus, a homo rusticus of Robertus, to provide evidence of the boundary. This survey took place in the presence of the following canons of the Holy Sepulchre: domnus Petrus elemosinarius; domnus Bernardus Antiochenus; frater Pisanus; Petrus Judaeus; Johannes interpres; Arbertus; Stephanus. The son of the aforesaid Robertus [de Retest] was also present.
1158 - 1159. Arnaldus Dominici Sepulcri prior, with the agreement of his chapter, records exchanges made at Mahumeria with certain burgenses of the village [villa]. (1). An agreement made with Guibertus Papasius, with the consent of his wife Usanna, in which he exchanges the vineyard next to the... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 244-7, no. 121 (RRH no. 340)