RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
442
year: 1144
initiator: Pope Lucius II
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Sept. 14. Rome. Writing to Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Lucius II takes them under apostolic protection and confirms the rights and properties granted by Duke Godfrey, King Baldwin [I] and Patriarch Arnulf [of Chocques]: half of all oblations offered to the Holy Sepulchre; oblations to the relic of the True Cross, except on Good Friday or when the patriarch has some need of them; the tithes of the city of Jerusalem and the lands around, except for the tithes of the funda and of half of the benefice handed by the king in exchange for the bishopric of Bethlehem; the church of St Peter in Jaffa.
Sept. 14. Rome. Writing to Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Lucius II takes them under apostolic protection and confirms the rights and properties granted by Duke Godfrey, King Baldwin [I] and Patriarch Arnulf [of Chocques]: half of all oblations offered to the Holy Sepulchre... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 177-8, no. 55 (RRH no. 225)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
459
year: 1145
initiator: Patriarch William of Jerusalem
institution: Saint John in Sebaste
text: Dec. 25 1144 – Sept. 27 1145. Patriarch William of Jerusalem informs the Church at large of the discovery at Sebastea [Samaria] of relics of St John the Baptist, the prophet Elisha and Abdias. He grants under seal an indulgence of 40 days to all visiting Sebastea on the Feasts of the Discovery of the Relics, the Nativity and the Decollation of St John the Baptist and to all contributing to the restoration of the church there.
Dec. 25 1144 – Sept. 27 1145. Patriarch William of Jerusalem informs the Church at large of the discovery at Sebastea [Samaria] of relics of St John the Baptist, the prophet Elisha and Abdias. He grants under seal an indulgence of 40 days to all visiting Sebastea on the Feasts of the Discovery of... more
sources: Le Roux de Lincy et Bruel, ‘Notice historique et critique’, pp. 492-3, no. 1 (RRH no. 235)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
484
year: 1148
initiator: Council of war of crusaders and settlers
text: Jun. 24. Palmarea, near Acre. Council of War of crusaders and settlers. Among those present are: Conradus Theutonicorum rex; Otto Frisinguensis episcopus; Stephanus Metensis episcopus; Henricus Tullensis episcopus; Theotinus episcopus Portuensis, apostolicie sedis legatus; Henricus dux Austrie; Guelfus dux; Fredericus Suevorum et Vindelicorum dux; Hermannus provincie Veronensis marchio; dominus Bertoldus de Andes; Willelmus marchio de Monte Ferrato; Guido comes de Blandrada; Ludovicus Francorum rex; Godefridus Lingonensis episcopus; Arnulfus Luxoviensis episcopus; Guido de Florentia presbiter cardinalis tituli Sancti Grisogoni, apostolice sedis legatus; Robertus comes Percensis; Henricus comes Trecensis; Theodericus Flandrensium comes; Ivo de Neella [comes] Suessionensis; Balduinus Ierosolimorum rex; Fulcherus patriarcha; Balduinus Cesariensis archiepiscopus; Robertus Nazarenus archiepicopus; Rorgo/Rogerus Acconensis episcopus; Bernardus Sydoniensis episcopus; Willelmus Beritensis episcopus; Adam Paneadensis episcopus; Geraldus/Girardus Bethleemita episcopus; Robertus magister Templi; Raimundus magister Domus Hospitalis; Manasses regius constabularius; Philippus Neapolitanus; Elinandus Tyberiadensis; Girardus Sydoniensis; Galterus Cesariensis; Paganus dominus regionis que est trans Iordanem; Balianus senior; Hunfredus de Torono; Guido of Beritensis, Guillelmus comes Banethensis and many others.
Jun. 24. Palmarea, near Acre. Council of War of crusaders and settlers. Among those present are: Conradus Theutonicorum rex; Otto Frisinguensis episcopus; Stephanus Metensis episcopus; Henricus Tullensis episcopus; Theotinus episcopus Portuensis, apostolicie sedis legatus; Henricus dux Austrie;... more
sources: William of Tyre, pp. 760-1; ‘Gesta Ludovici VII Regis’, pp. 403-4; Otto of Freising, Gesta Frederici, p. 264 (RRH no. 250)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
506
year: 1150
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Vassals in Melisende's portion of the kingdom
text: *c. May 15 – c. Jun. 30. King Baldwin III sends letters summoning the vassals in his mother’s portion of the kingdom to his army.
*c. May 15 – c. Jun. 30. King Baldwin III sends letters summoning the vassals in his mother’s portion of the kingdom to his army.
sources: William of Tyre, p. 780; William Tyre, ‘Old French Chronicon’, pp. 783-4; Mayer, UKJ 1:410, no. 223
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
515
year: 1151
initiator: Queen Melisende
recipient: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus in Jerusalem
institution: Leprosary of Saint Lazarus
text: Dec. 25 1150 – Sept. 23 1151. Melisende, dei providentia Ierosolimorum regina, has ordered the demolition of a mill that was obstructing entrance to the gate of the Tower of David. To compensate the leprosary of St Lazarus, which owned the mill, she makes a sealed eleemosynary gift to St Lazarus of a 5 terre carruatae of vines on the plain of Bethlehem on condition that Georgius and Salomon, the cultivators of the vineyard, receive half the produce of their labour. Witnesses: Andreas militum Templi dapifer; Gilbertus de Lisuncort; Radulfus Strabo Ierusalem vicecomes; Nicholaus camerarius; Bencellinus.
Dec. 25 1150 – Sept. 23 1151. Melisende, dei providentia Ierosolimorum regina, has ordered the demolition of a mill that was obstructing entrance to the gate of the Tower of David. To compensate the leprosary of St Lazarus, which owned the mill, she makes a sealed eleemosynary gift to St Lazarus of... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:362-3, no. 180 (RRH no. 269)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
532
year: 1152
initiator: Guillelmus Tortosanus episcopus
recipient: Ebrardus magister templi
institution: Templars
text: Feb. - Sept. 23. Tripoli. In the presence of Raymond II, comes Tripolitanus Poncii comitis filius, Guillelmus Tortosanus episcopus, having spoken to his chapter and to Count Raymond, together with the barones and burgenses of his curia and others, has asked Ebrardus magister templi and his brothers to build and occupy a new castle in Tortosa, which was taken by the Turks [Turci] and burnt, and remains deserted and destroyed with its holy places profaned, in order to assure more security and to ensure that the cathedral church of Mary, the holy mother of God and perpetual virgin, can be renewed. On the Templars’ agreement, episcopus Guillelmus and his chapter give them a part of the town in the bishop’s possession where burgenses used to live. They will build a castle there, from the entrance to the Gate as far as the house of Guillelmus de Tiberiade and as far as the Gate of St Helena. All the churches in the city with the parish rights, whether within or without in the port, are to be subject to the church of Tortosa and its bishop, except for the Templars’ own chapel in the castle of Tortosa. The churches the Templars have or will acquire in their castles and elsewhere in the diocese will be held by them freely with all parochial rights, except for those at Marraclea, Camelum, Exerc, Colea, Castrum Novum, Cratum and Lacum. Tithes of the Templar churches will be shared between the bishop and canons of Tortosa and the Templars, except for tithes of demesne [proprius laboris fratrum templi], of spoil gained in military expeditions and of those levied on animals and gardens, all of which the brothers will keep, and except for the tithes of Cratum, which have been wholly given by the bishop to magister Raimundus and the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. All returns from villani and milites will be tithed and shared, except for all those of Castrum Album, which will go to Templars and all those of Marraclea, which will go to the see of Tortosa. Both sides swear to maintain this agreement, saving the rights of the pope and the patriarchs of Antioch and Jerusalem. Witnesses: Guillelmus Tripolitanus episcopus; Florentius preceptor Tripolis; Raymundus Tripolis comes Poncii comitis filius; Arnaldus de Crest constabularius Tripolis; Guillelmus Embriacus; Guillelmus Porcelletus; Guillelmus de Lunell marescalcus; Ugo Sine Censu; Silvius Robberti; Arbertus de Cabreria; Guillelmus Rainoardi; Rainoardus; Bertrannus de Muntpetros; Guillelmus vicecomes Tripolis; Fasianus; Ugo de Liziniaco; Joselinus de Chaumunt; Pipinus de Vinoch; Gaufridus de Sydone; Guillelmus de Corniol; Poncius de Siura; Petrus de Muntferrer; Guillelmus Rotlandi; Raymundus Lamberti; Raymundus Arnaudi; Petrus Paschalis: Raymundus Cathalanus; Petrus de Sancto Germano; Petrus Galic; Bonetus; Maurus; Petrus de Castro Novo; Raymundus Fortis; of the canons of Tortosa, Guillelmus Ugonis, Poncius Cathalanus sacristes; Heliyas.
Feb. - Sept. 23. Tripoli. In the presence of Raymond II, comes Tripolitanus Poncii comitis filius, Guillelmus Tortosanus episcopus, having spoken to his chapter and to Count Raymond, together with the barones and burgenses of his curia and others, has asked Ebrardus magister templi and his brothers... more
sources: Riley-Smith, ‘The Templars and the castle of Tortosa’, pp. 284-7
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
541
year: 1153
initiator: Raymond du Puy, master of the Hospital
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: c. 1125 – Jul. 8 1153 (prob.c. 1130). Raimont serf des povres de Crist et garde de l’Ospital de Jerusalem/Raymundus servus pauperum Christi et custos Hospitalis Jerosolimitani promulgates a Rule for his Order.
c. 1125 – Jul. 8 1153 (prob.c. 1130). Raimont serf des povres de Crist et garde de l’Ospital de Jerusalem/Raymundus servus pauperum Christi et custos Hospitalis Jerosolimitani promulgates a Rule for his Order.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:62-8, no. 70; 4:242, no. 70 (RRH no. 111a)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
586
year: 1155
initiator: Pope Adrian IV
recipient: Rainald of Châtillon, prince of Antioch
text: Nov.- Dec. Benevento. Pope Adrian IV writes to Prince [Rainald] of Antioch. He reports the complaints of the Genoese, orders the restitution of their rights and threatens excommunication.
Nov.- Dec. Benevento. Pope Adrian IV writes to Prince [Rainald] of Antioch. He reports the complaints of the Genoese, orders the restitution of their rights and threatens excommunication.
sources: Hiestand, PK, p. 217, no. 77 (RRH no. 312)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
587
year: 1155
initiator: Pope Adrian IV
recipient: Patriarch Aimery of Antioch
text: Nov.- Dec. Benevento. Pope Adrian IV writes to Patriarch [Aimery] of Antioch. He reports the complaints of the Genoese and orders the excommunication of the prince of Antioch if he does not restore their rights.
Nov.- Dec. Benevento. Pope Adrian IV writes to Patriarch [Aimery] of Antioch. He reports the complaints of the Genoese and orders the excommunication of the prince of Antioch if he does not restore their rights.
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 217-18, no. 78 (RRH no. 312)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
573
year: 1155
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Usamah ibn Munqidh
text: *Jun. 19 1154 – May/Jun. 1155. Baldwin III, at the request of Nur ad-Din, grants a safe-conduct on land and by sea to Usamah ibn Munqidh and his family.
*Jun. 19 1154 – May/Jun. 1155. Baldwin III, at the request of Nur ad-Din, grants a safe-conduct on land and by sea to Usamah ibn Munqidh and his family.
sources: Usamah ibn Munqidh, p. 60; Mayer, UKJ 1:432-3, no. 235