RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
450
year: 1144
initiator: Raymond of Poitiers, prince of Antioch and his wife Constantia
recipient: Genoese
text: (1144) [56] Raymond [of Poitiers], Dei gratia princeps Antiochenus, together with his wife Constantia, confirms under seal all the rights the Genoese consuls, represented by their legate [legatus] Willelmus Brunus, ought to have throughout his principality. These rights were conceded by Bohemond I, Tancred and Bohemond II. Witnesses: Rogerius de Montibus constabularius; Leo Maiopolus dux Anth[iochenus]; Petrus Armonii castellanus; Gitterius de Moçon; Rotbertus Gaufridi filius; Martinus de Margato pincerna principis; Gillebertus eiusdem clericus, who wrote the charter; Thomas vicecomes.
(1144) [56] Raymond [of Poitiers], Dei gratia princeps Antiochenus, together with his wife Constantia, confirms under seal all the rights the Genoese consuls, represented by their legate [legatus] Willelmus Brunus, ought to have throughout his principality. These rights were conceded by Bohemond I... more
sources: Rovere and Puncuh, I Libri Iurium 1/2:154-5, no. 338) (RRH no. 228)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
438
year: 1144
initiator: Pope Celestine II
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Jan. 10. Lateran. Writing to Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Celestine II confirms all donations made to the Holy Sepulchre: half of the oblations made to the Holy Sepulchre; all oblations made to the relic of the True Cross; all oblations to altars in the church of the Holy Sepulchre, as given by the patriarchs; houses, stationes and ovens in the city of Jerusalem, except for 2, which belong to the Hospital of St John and the church of St Mary of the Latins, given by Duke Godfrey and his brother King Baldwin; all casalia and properties given by benefactors. He lists: in the territory of Jerusalem, Mahumeria, Sabaiet, Cafarcab, Calandria, Armotia, Ramitta, Beteligel, Bethsuri, Aessens; in the territory of Ramla, the casale of Gith; in the territory of Caesarea, castellum Feniculi; in the territory of Tyre the casale of Derina and a garden lying between the wall and forewall of the city of Tyre; a garden, mills and other possessions in and around Antioch; the church of Quarantena; the church of St Peter in Jaffa; the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Acre, with land and a house given by Lambertus Hals; in the territory of Acre the church of Sancta Maria de Mimas; the church of St Mary in the city of Tyre; the church of the Holy Sepulchre on Mont Pèlerin; the church of Sanctus Georgius in Montanis; and properties in southern Italy and Germany.
Jan. 10. Lateran. Writing to Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Celestine II confirms all donations made to the Holy Sepulchre: half of the oblations made to the Holy Sepulchre; all oblations made to the relic of the True Cross; all oblations to altars in the church of the Holy... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 172-4, no. 52 (RRH no. 220)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
439
year: 1144
initiator: Pope Celestine II
recipient: Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Jan. 10. Lateran. Writing to Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Celestine II notes that King Fulk of Jerusalem and Queen Melisende wished to establish a monastery for professed men or women in the church of Sanctus Lazarus at Bethania and were supported in their appeal to the Holy See by Patriarch William of Jerusalem and his hierarchy. Pope Celestine assents to this and confirms the gift to the Holy Sepulchre of the casale of Thecua by King Fulk in exchange for casalia surrendered by the canons to provide a living for the community at St Lazarus.
Jan. 10. Lateran. Writing to Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Celestine II notes that King Fulk of Jerusalem and Queen Melisende wished to establish a monastery for professed men or women in the church of Sanctus Lazarus at Bethania and were supported in their appeal to the... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 174-5, no. 53 (RRH no. 221)
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: Confirmation/renewal of grants
443
year: 1144
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
additional institution: Saint Lazarus in Bethany
text: Mid Apr. – Sept. 23. Baldwin, dei gratia sanctᶒ Iherusalem rex Latinorum quartus, confirms the exchange made by King Fulk and Queen Melisende with the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to establish temporalities for the church of St Lazarus at Bethania. He confirms the canons’ possession of the casale of Thecua, with all its lands, villani and Beduini, and the right of the residents of Thecua to collect bitumen, vulgarly called catran, from the Dead Sea and salt from its shores. He confirms under seal the gifts made by Patriarch William of Jerusalem, Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to Abbess Matilda and the nuns at St Lazarus of Bethany of buildings [ędificia], beneficia and houses outside and in Jerusalem and of the following casalia with their villani, Beduini and other appurtenances: Benehatiᶒ, Benehabeth, Ragabani and Romah. Witnesses: Guillelmus Iheruslem patriarcha; Balduinus archiepiscopus Cesariensis; Robertus archiepiscopus Nazareth; Helias episcopus Tyberiadensis; Rogerius Ramathensis episcopus; Reinerius Sebastensis episcopus; Gaufridus abbas Templi Domini; Sehebrandus abbas Sanctᶒ Mariᶒ Latinᶒ; Petrus Dominici Sepulcri prior; Henricus Montis Oliveti prior; Raimundus Hospitalis magister; Petrus Guillelmi; Stephanus de Capella; Guillelmus Fauco; Gaufridus Fulcherii frater Templi Salomonici; Godefridus thesaurarius ᶒcclesiᶒ Sepulcri Domini; Guillelmus prepositus; Petrus Bernardi; Petrus Barchinonensis; Nicholaus; Lambertus Grossus; Bertrandus de Podio; magister Bᶒda; Obertus; Gamaliel; Giraldus Bastardus; Moyses; Bonefacius; Eurardus; Robertus Achconensis; Guillelmus Berithensis; Guillelmus Anglicus; and of the barones, Balianus; Rainerius Ramathensis; Ioscelinus de Cortenai; Galterius Berithensis; Rohardus vicecomes; Sado marescalcus; Bernardus Uacherius; Gaufridus Acus; Tosetus; Imbertus de Bar.
Mid Apr. – Sept. 23. Baldwin, dei gratia sanctᶒ Iherusalem rex Latinorum quartus, confirms the exchange made by King Fulk and Queen Melisende with the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to establish temporalities for the church of St Lazarus at Bethania. He confirms the canons’ possession of the casale... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:390-3, no. 210 (RRH no. 226)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
451
year: 1145
initiator: Pope Lucius II
recipient: Patriarch William of Jerusalem and Gaudentius Cesareę archiepiscopus
text: Jan. 4. Lateran. At the request of Patriarch William of Jerusalem, originally made to Pope Innocent II who had assented, Pope Lucius II confirms an agreement made between Patriarch Warmund of Jerusalem and Ebremarus Cesariensis archiepiscopus, and renewed between Patriarch William and Gaudentius Cesareę archiepiscopus.
Jan. 4. Lateran. At the request of Patriarch William of Jerusalem, originally made to Pope Innocent II who had assented, Pope Lucius II confirms an agreement made between Patriarch Warmund of Jerusalem and Ebremarus Cesariensis archiepiscopus, and renewed between Patriarch William and Gaudentius... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 180-1, no. 58 (RRH no. 232)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
454
year: 1145
initiator: Gualterius, lord of Caesarea
recipient: Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1144 – Aug. 31 1145. Galterius Cesareę dominus confirms under seal the gift made by his father Eustachius Granerius to Girardus prior and the Holy Sepulchre of half of the casale called Defiaisse and the land adjacent to it. Galterius records that as an eleemosynary act he has supervised the marking with crosses on stones of the boundaries between the lands of Defiaisse and neighbouring casalia, listed as those belonging to St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, the church of St Peter of Caesarea and the church of St John of Sebastea; other casalia called de la Forest and Sabarim; and a casale called Bufles that belongs to Galterius himself. Witnesses: Ber-nardus Sydoniensis episcopus; Rorgo Achonensis episcopus; Hosto de S. Audemaro frater militum Templi; Radulfus de Patingis frater militum Templi; Robertus de Franco Loco; Eustachius Escoflel; Arnaldus Costa; Rainerius de Cossia; Georgius Armenius; Gaufridus de Portu; Symon de Castellione; Petrus Bassus.
Dec. 25 1144 – Aug. 31 1145. Galterius Cesareę dominus confirms under seal the gift made by his father Eustachius Granerius to Girardus prior and the Holy Sepulchre of half of the casale called Defiaisse and the land adjacent to it. Galterius records that as an eleemosynary act he has supervised... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 150-1, no. 59 (RRH no. 237)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
455
year: 1145
initiator: Raymond II, count of Tripoli
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec 25 1144 – Sept. 23 1145. Following the wishes of King Baldwin [III] and Queen Melisende of Jerusalem and Prince Raymond and Constantia principissa of Antioch, Raymond II, per Deum Tripolis comes, confirms his eleemosynary gift of 1142 to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, reiterating that the Hospital’s subjects, including the Suriani of Cratum will pay no dues [usus nec conseutudines] throughout his county. He modifies the clause that he will not enter into truces with the Muslims [Saraceni] by referring only to the need for advice and no longer to the need for the consent of the Hospitallers. Witnesses: G. Tripolis episcopus, cum omni conventu suo; W. Tortose episcopus; R. constabularius; F. malescalcus; W. Ebriaci; W. Rainoardi; G. de Cavomonte; S. Roberti; W. Porcelletus; W. de Crato; G. de Podio Laurentii; M. de Boccosello; R. de Fontanellis; R. de Fonte Erecto; R. Viridis; Pipinus, W. Arvei; W. Pandulfi; I. de Bechestino; F. de Tolone; R. de Monte Siquo; Hu. de Lidimano; B. de Rocca; R. Fortis; B. Romanus; R. de Valle Aurea; W. de Cornelione; Siggifredus; P. de Nereu; P. de S. Justo; O. de Monte Olivo; Guiringisisis; Tancredus; D. de Valriaco; P. Humberti; A. de Saurra; W. Tripolis vicecomes ; A. Tripolis raisius; P. de Cafaracha; B. de Bussarra; Hugo Senzaverz; P. de Cavomonte; B. de Terrallo; W. de Lunello; B. Petri de Iherusalem; R. Crispini regis pincerna; Humfredus de Toroni; Philippus Neapolis; of the burgenses, P. de Sura; G. Isnelli; P. Geraldi; S. Monachus; R. Lamberti; W. Rollendi; P. Gerbaldi; R. Arnaldi; Philippus Bornia; Firminus; R. Catalanus; R. Niger; A. Trun; P. Andree; P. de S. Germano; P. de Monte Ferrario; A. de Lambesco; R. Guasco; P. de Castronovo; G. Timonerius; Girbertus; P[etrus] comitis cancellarius, who drew up the charter.
Dec 25 1144 – Sept. 23 1145. Following the wishes of King Baldwin [III] and Queen Melisende of Jerusalem and Prince Raymond and Constantia principissa of Antioch, Raymond II, per Deum Tripolis comes, confirms his eleemosynary gift of 1142 to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, reiterating that... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:130, no. 160; UKJ 1:349, 395-6, nos. 170, 213 (RRH no. 236)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
456
year: 1145
initiator: Patriarch William of Jerusalem
recipient: Abbey of Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
institution: Saint Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat
text: 1130 – Sept. 27 1145. Patriarch William of Jerusalem confirms under seal the constitution of the hospital and confraternity established by the abbey of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat [Winter 1109/1110 – Apr. 6 1112].
1130 – Sept. 27 1145. Patriarch William of Jerusalem confirms under seal the constitution of the hospital and confraternity established by the abbey of St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat [Winter 1109/1110 – Apr. 6 1112].
sources: Delaborde, Chartes de Josaphat, pp. 47-9, no. 19 [57] (RRH no. 135)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
460
year: 1145
initiator: Pope Lucius II
recipient: Patriarch William of Jerusalem
text: 1144 – Nov. 15 1145. At the request of Patriarch William of Jerusalem, Pope Lucius II confirms that the boundaries of his patriarchate are to be as they were in the times of King Baldwin [II] and King Fulk of Jerusalem, together with any cities that King Baldwin [III] may recover from the hands of the pagans [pagani].
1144 – Nov. 15 1145. At the request of Patriarch William of Jerusalem, Pope Lucius II confirms that the boundaries of his patriarchate are to be as they were in the times of King Baldwin [II] and King Fulk of Jerusalem, together with any cities that King Baldwin [III] may recover from the hands of... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 178-9, no. 56 (RRH no. 230)