RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1670
year: 1212
initiator: Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospital of Saint John and the Knights Templar
recipient: Pope Innocent III
text: (c. 1212). [293] The patriarch of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospital of St John and the Knights Templar write to Pope Innocent III, in response for his request for reports on the situation there. They provide a dynastic history of the Ayyubids and focus on the domestic life of the sultan al-‘Adil, but also suggest that the Muslims are prepared to surrender the Holy Land to the pope.
(c. 1212). [293] The patriarch of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospital of St John and the Knights Templar write to Pope Innocent III, in response for his request for reports on the situation there. They provide a dynastic history of the Ayyubids and focus on the domestic life of the sultan al... more
sources: Richard of San Germano, pp. 34-7 (RRH no. 864)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1688
year: 1213
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem
text: After Apr. 26. Pope Innocent III informs Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem that he has written to al-‘Adil. He asks the patriarch to provide encouragement to King John of Jerusalem, the Hospitallers of St John and the Knights Templar in their defence of the Holy Land. He invites the patriarch to attend the Fourth Lateran Council.
After Apr. 26. Pope Innocent III informs Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem that he has written to al-‘Adil. He asks the patriarch to provide encouragement to King John of Jerusalem, the Hospitallers of St John and the Knights Templar in their defence of the Holy Land. He invites the patriarch to attend... more
sources: Innocent III, ‘Register’ 216:830-1, no. 36
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1721
year: 1215
initiator: Abbot Gervase of Prémontré
recipient: John of Brienne
institution: Saint Samuel of Montjoie
text: (1215). [303] Abbot Gervase of Prémontré thanks King John of Jerusalem for his letter and rejoices in the good health of the king and his daughter. He and his chapter are saddened by the state of the Holy Land. He encourages the king and assures him of the prayers of all the Premonstratensians, especially at Mass, with particular reference to John and his daughter. He asks John to favour the Premonstratensian brothers of St Samuel now residing in Acre and to restore them to their old abbey once it is recovered.
(1215). [303] Abbot Gervase of Prémontré thanks King John of Jerusalem for his letter and rejoices in the good health of the king and his daughter. He and his chapter are saddened by the state of the Holy Land. He encourages the king and assures him of the prayers of all the Premonstratensians,... more
sources: Gervase of Prémontré, pp. 37-8, no. 37 (RRH no. 884)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1773
year: 1217
initiator: Abbot Gervase of Prémontré
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
text: (1217 ). Abbot Gervase of Prémontré reminds the patriarch of Jerusalem how on papal orders Frater Hellinus abbas Floreffiae had accompanied the bishop of Acre on his journey to the East and how Hellinus, who had full powers to represent their Order, asked the patriarch to assist the Premonstratensians. Gervase asks the patriarch to bear in mind especially the restoration of the possessions of the Premonstratensians, [the abbeys of] Sanctus Samuel and Sanctus Abacuc, the first being a daughter of Prémontré, the second a daughter of Floreffe. [311]
(1217 ). Abbot Gervase of Prémontré reminds the patriarch of Jerusalem how on papal orders Frater Hellinus abbas Floreffiae had accompanied the bishop of Acre on his journey to the East and how Hellinus, who had full powers to represent their Order, asked the patriarch to assist the... more
sources: Gervase of Prémontré, pp. 38-9, no. 38 (RRH no. 906)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1803
year: 1218
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: John of Brienne, the archbishop of Nicosia, the bishops of Acre and Bethlehem, the duke of Austria, the magistri of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar and the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans, and all the clergy and laity laying siege to Damietta
text: Aug. 13. Lateran. Pope Honorius III informs King John of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Nicosia, the bishops of Acre and Bethlehem, the duke of Austria, the magistri of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar and the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans, and all the clergy and laity laying siege to Damietta that he has received their letters and knows how hard is their task. He has exhorted the crusaders at Genoa, Venice and elsewhere in Italy to come quickly to their aid and that he hopes that enough help will reach them.
Aug. 13. Lateran. Pope Honorius III informs King John of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Nicosia, the bishops of Acre and Bethlehem, the duke of Austria, the magistri of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar and the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans, and all the clergy and laity... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:207-9, no. c-22
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1859
year: 1220
initiator: P. Cesariensis archiepiscopus, H. Nazarenus archiepiscopus, R. Bethlemitanus episcopus, M. abbas Templi Domini, J. abbas Montis Sion, R. abbas Vallis Josaphath, D. abbas Montis Oliveti, A. abbas Montis Thabor and F. abbas Sancte Marie de Latina
recipient: King Philip II of France
text: Oct. 1. Acre. P. Cesariensis archiepiscopus, H. Nazarenus archiepiscopus, R. Bethlemitanus episcopus, M. abbas Templi Domini, J. abbas Montis Sion, R. abbas Vallis Josaphath, D. abbas Montis Oliveti, A. abbas Montis Thabor and F. abbas Sancte Marie de Latina inform King Philip II of France of the poverty and desolation of the Holy Land. The Christians hold only the cities of Tyre and Acre, outside which Corradinus is cutting down trees and vines and destroying casalia and houses, so that nothing remains but a few viridaria close to the walls of Acre and Tyre. Milites, citizens [cives] and people are reduced to such misery that many are fleeing to Cyprus, [Cilician] Armenia and other countries to beg for help. The city of Tyre is deserted and only the king and his army maintains custody of it and Acre, but the expenses of this obligation are so great that he is himself reduced to poverty. The city revenues have declined to nothing, because the merchants are no longer coming with their merchandise. The pilgrim traffic has dried up. Nearly every one has gone to Damietta, but it has been poverty that has forced the king to leave the army [in Egypt] and return to Acre. All the revenues of the cities are pledged to creditors and the king cannot find any one to change his money. They appeal to the king of France for assistance.
Oct. 1. Acre. P. Cesariensis archiepiscopus, H. Nazarenus archiepiscopus, R. Bethlemitanus episcopus, M. abbas Templi Domini, J. abbas Montis Sion, R. abbas Vallis Josaphath, D. abbas Montis Oliveti, A. abbas Montis Thabor and F. abbas Sancte Marie de Latina inform King Philip II of France of the... more
sources: Delaborde, Chartes, pp. 123-5 (RRH no. 937)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
2013
year: 1225
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Abbas et conventus Sancti Pauli Antiocheni
institution: Saint Paul in Antioch
text: Dec. 17. Rieti. The papacy has been accustomed to provide benefices for clerics in the abbey of St Paul of Antioch. The abbas et conventus Sancti Pauli Antiocheni have petitioned the pope to limit this practice, because the abbey cannot provide for secular clerics in the regular life. Pope Honorius III assures the abbey that it is dispensed from accepting papal provisions unless a specific mention is made in a papal letter.
Dec. 17. Rieti. The papacy has been accustomed to provide benefices for clerics in the abbey of St Paul of Antioch. The abbas et conventus Sancti Pauli Antiocheni have petitioned the pope to limit this practice, because the abbey cannot provide for secular clerics in the regular life. Pope Honorius... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 437-8, no. 120
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
2435
year: 1243
initiator: Emperor Frederick II
recipient: Thomas de Aquino regis Iherosolimitani balius et sacri imperii in partibus transmarinis legatus
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Aug. 31. Melfi. Frederick, dei gracia Romanorum imperator semper augustus Iherusalem et Sicile rex, records under seal that frater Goffridus Balianus, representing the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, came into his presence and asked that the castle of Ascalon be committed to the Order’s care and that it be repaid any necessary expenses. Mindful of the support the Order has given him overseas, Frederick agrees to this request. He has written to Thomas de Aquino regis Iherosolimitani balius et sacri imperii in partibus transmarinis legatus, ordering him to estimate first, by means of the testimony of one or two suitable subjects, what the expenses are, and then to commit the custody of the castle to the magister and brothers, with the commitment to repay the expenses, on his behalf and on that of his son Conrad, Romanorum in regem electus semper augustus et regni Iherosolimitani heres. If the Hospitallers of St John should lose the castle after an assault and long siege, and not through blame or negligence, their costs will be repaid.
Aug. 31. Melfi. Frederick, dei gracia Romanorum imperator semper augustus Iherusalem et Sicile rex, records under seal that frater Goffridus Balianus, representing the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, came into his presence and asked that the castle of Ascalon be... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1180-4, nos. 691-2 (RRH no. 1112)