RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
69
year: 1103
initiator: Patriarch Evremar of Jerusalem
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Oct 1 1102 – Mar. 24 1103. In the reign of Baldwin, rex inclitus et christianissimus regnum Babiloniᶒ atque Asiᶒ disponens, Evremar, who has succeeded to the patriarchate, rules on the prebends of the canons of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Each canon is to be provided with 150 besants a year. This sum will be received by the cantor, the primicherius or magister scholasticus, the treasurer and sacristan, over and above any other prebend customarily enjoyed by them. King Baldwin has provided the succentor with 150 besants and after the death of Arnulfus archidiaconus, who has been funding the subdeacon with 100 besants a year, the patriarch will provide the same sum for the subdeacon. The patriarch gives the canons 2 altars – the high altar in the choir by which is the patriarchal cathedra, and the parochial altar, immediately behind the Tomb [ad capud Sepulcri], although the church ornaments on the altars will remain the property of the church. All offerings made during Mass, even when celebrated by the patriarch or another bishop, will be enjoyed by the canons. This gift does not apply to offerings made outside the church of the Holy Sepulchre. The patriarch also gives the canons the church of St Peter Major at Jaffa, together with its cemetery and all customs belonging to the metropolitan church. The patriarch grants the canons the privilege of translating clergy to benefices in churches in the kingdom of Jerusalem.
Oct 1 1102 – Mar. 24 1103. In the reign of Baldwin, rex inclitus et christianissimus regnum Babiloniᶒ atque Asiᶒ disponens, Evremar, who has succeeded to the patriarchate, rules on the prebends of the canons of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Each canon is to be provided with 150... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 72-4, no. 19. See Mayer, UKJ 1:128-30, no. 24 (RRH no. 40)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
228
year: 1125
initiator: Baldwin II
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1124 – Sept. 23 1125 (1125). Tyre. In the royal palatium. Baldwin per dei gratiam rex Iherusalem Latinorum secundus makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, confirming for the church and canons of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem their possession of a casale called Derina, situated near Tyre [in terminis Tyri] close to the great spring [fons] that feeds the aqueduct. The territory of the casale, situated on the hillside, comprises 4 carrucates [tantum terrᶒ, quantum quatuor paria boum poterunt excolere de anno ad annum]. Baldwin excludes from the confirmation another unnamed casale, on which he recognizes the Holy Sepulchre has claims, and a garden [ortus] situated between the sea wall and sea forewall of the city. Signatories: Gelduinus Sanctᶒ Mariᶒ Vallis Iosaphat abbas; Paganus regis cancellarius; Gualterius Brisebarre; Paganus de Mineriis; Willelmus de Sancto Bertino; Sado marescallus.
Dec. 25 1124 – Sept. 23 1125 (1125). Tyre. In the royal palatium. Baldwin per dei gratiam rex Iherusalem Latinorum secundus makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, confirming for the church and canons of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem their possession of a casale called Derina, situated near Tyre [in... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:247-9, no. 94 (RRH no. 109)
year: 1132
initiator: Mabilia, a consoror of the church of the Holy Sepulchre
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Jun. 25. Mabilia, a consoror of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, makes an eleemosynary grant, giving the canons of the Holy Sepulchre [dominis meis] her garden. She also leaves them her house on her death. The canons compensate her with 170 besants. They have built a wall round the garden and have spent 40 besants building a cistern there. They also give her for her lifetime a daily allowance of a loaf, half a litra of wine and a salver of cooked food, together with a piece of meat and the same drink as the canons on Sundays and Solemnities. Witnesses: dominus Willelmus patriarcha; and of the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Petrus prior; Petrus de Barcilona; Hugo prepositus; Gaufridus de Constantinopoli; Radulfus Parisiacensis; Petrus Bernardus; Garnerius de Cenomanne; Guido; Giraldus; Petrus Clementis; Evrardus and other canons; Anschetinus vicecomes, Rainaldus de Pontibus; Gaufridus Acus; Tosetus; Hildredus.
Jun. 25. Mabilia, a consoror of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, makes an eleemosynary grant, giving the canons of the Holy Sepulchre [dominis meis] her garden. She also leaves them her house on her death. The canons compensate her with 170 besants. They have built a wall round the garden and have... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 214-15, no. 97 (RRH no. 141)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
313
year: 1133
initiator: Bernardus Bituricensis and his wife Ahoys
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: 1130 – Aug. 31 1133. Bernardus Bituricensis and his wife Ahoys make an eleemosynary grant to the canons and church of the Holy Sepulchre. They give their house and whatever else they have, including a piece of land near the gate of St Stephen in Jerusalem, which they acquired in return for the payment of a census of 2 besants. They will remain in possession of the house and their other property for their lives. After their deaths a third part of the property is to pass to the canons, although if one of them survives a further third part can pass to the canons in return for support for the rest of the survivor’s life. A third part will go to their daughter and her heirs, if she marries, although it can be exchanged with the canons for 100 besants and if she dies childless it will also pass to the canons. Petrus prior Sancti Sepulchri takes Bernardus and Ahoys into confraternity, in recognition of which Bernardus and Ahoys will give the the church a justa of wine and 2 loaves three times a year: at Christmas, Easter and on the 15 July [Festum Jherusalem]. Witnesses: patriarcha WilIelmus; Fulcherius capellanus ejus; Amelius diaconus; Aschetinus vicecomes; Umbertus aurifaber; Herbertus Cum barba; Giraldus Sancti Sepulchri diaconus, who drew up the charter; W. de Babilonia.
1130 – Aug. 31 1133. Bernardus Bituricensis and his wife Ahoys make an eleemosynary grant to the canons and church of the Holy Sepulchre. They give their house and whatever else they have, including a piece of land near the gate of St Stephen in Jerusalem, which they acquired in return for the... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 215-16, no. 98 (RRH no. 183)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
322
year: 1134
initiator: King Fulk
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1133 – Aug. 31 1134. Antioch. In the palacium. Fulk, dei gratia tercius rex Latinorum Iherusalem nec non et rector ac bajulus Antiocheni principatus filiᶒque Boamundi iunioris, confirms and seals the eleemosynary grant made by Osmun-dus de Monte Garou, canon of St Peter [of Antioch] to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. Osmundus gave them a house, with a bordellus adjacent, situated next to the Bath House of Tancred. Witnesses: The barones Rainaldus Masuerius constabularius; Leo dux Maopoli; Wido de Merlon/Merlou; Thomas vicecomes; Godofredus filius Renbauth. The charter is written by Franco cancellarius.
Dec. 25 1133 – Aug. 31 1134. Antioch. In the palacium. Fulk, dei gratia tercius rex Latinorum Iherusalem nec non et rector ac bajulus Antiocheni principatus filiᶒque Boamundi iunioris, confirms and seals the eleemosynary grant made by Osmun-dus de Monte Garou, canon of St Peter [of Antioch] to the... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:298-300, no. 129 (RRH no. 149)
year: 1134
initiator: Patriarch William of Jerusalem
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
additional institution: Sancta Quarantena
text: Dec. 25 1133 – Aug. 31 1134. Patriarch William of Jerusalem has given Sancta Quarantena, with all that belongs to it, to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. With the advice and consent of Patriarch William and Petrus prior, the canons have chosen Rainaldus, one of themselves, to be prior of Sancta Quarantena. He is to remain a canon of the Holy Sepulchre and will be subject to the prior and canons there. His successors will be appointed by the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. Rainaldus has the right to enlarge the priory and increase the size of the community at Sancta Quarantena. The deed is confirmed and sealed by Patriarch William. Auctores and witnesses: Guillelmus patriarcha; Petrus prior; Petrus subprior; Gillebertus; Anselmus precentor; Petrus Bernardi; Goffridus thesaurarius; Fulcherius; magister Robertus; Guillelmus; Osbertus; Aimericus; Balduinus; of the deacons, Galterius; Moyses; Rogerius; Petrus; Geraldus, who drew up the charter; of the subdeacons, Geraldus; Petrus Clementis; Evrardus; Gervasius.
Dec. 25 1133 – Aug. 31 1134. Patriarch William of Jerusalem has given Sancta Quarantena, with all that belongs to it, to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. With the advice and consent of Patriarch William and Petrus prior, the canons have chosen Rainaldus, one of themselves, to be prior of Sancta... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 77-8, no. 21 (RRH no. 152)
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
334
year: 1135
initiator: King Fulk
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Aug. 2. Antioch. Fulk, dei gratia rex Iherusalem tercius Latinus nec non baiulus et tutor Antiocheni principatus, records that the canons of the Holy Sepulchre had sought in the court of Antioch [curia Antiochiᶒ] properties in the territory of Antioch that they had lost a long time ago. Having investigated through officials of the secrete [secretarii] and witnesses, with reference to the principality and the patriarchate, Fulk judges in favour of the Holy Sepulchre. Out of reverence for the relic of the True Cross, which he has brought with him to Antioch to help free the Christians, he makes an eleemosynary grant, restoring to the Holy Sepulchre the possessions it had under Byzantine rule [in tempore Grecorum], as recorded by the officials of the secrete [a secretariis nostris]. Witnesses: Bernardus Antiochenus patriarcha; Radulfus Mamistranus archiepiscopus; Stephanus Tarsensis, archiepiscopus; S. Arthasiensis episcopus; Anselmus Bethleemita episcopus; A. archidiaconus; Johannes Bethleem canonicus; of the barones, Rainaldus Masuerius; Guido de Merlo; E. de Moszon; Gaufridus de Guirchia; W. de Uerno; Leo dux; Thomas vicecomes; of the burgenses, Godefridus filius Raimbaldi; Willelmus Aversanus; B. Berriensis. The charter was drawn up by Franco cancellarius.
Aug. 2. Antioch. Fulk, dei gratia rex Iherusalem tercius Latinus nec non baiulus et tutor Antiocheni principatus, records that the canons of the Holy Sepulchre had sought in the court of Antioch [curia Antiochiᶒ] properties in the territory of Antioch that they had lost a long time ago. Having... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:300-2, no. 130 (RRH no. 157)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
338
year: 1135
initiator: Adalais, widow of Hugo Ebriacus
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1134 – Dec. 24 1135. Adalais, widow of the late Hugo Ebriacus, with the consent of her son Willelmus Ebriacus, makes an eleemosynary grant to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. She has been made a consoror of the Holy Sepulchre. She gives the canons a rent of 12 besants or 120 rotula of oil a year on condition that they commemorate the obit of her husband Hugo Ebriacus each year on 5 October. Witnesses: Guidofressus; Guiniguisus; Stephanus; Bertrandus Segnoretus; Paganus ferrarius. Peregrinus wrote the charter and sealed it on the orders of his lord and his son Willelmus Ebriacus.
Dec. 25 1134 – Dec. 24 1135. Adalais, widow of the late Hugo Ebriacus, with the consent of her son Willelmus Ebriacus, makes an eleemosynary grant to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. She has been made a consoror of the Holy Sepulchre. She gives the canons a rent of 12 besants or 120 rotula of oil... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 193-4, no. 84 (RRH no. 161)
year: 1138
initiator: Riso, capellanus to Bohemond I and Bohemond II of Antioch
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1137 –Aug. 31 1138. In the presence of Patriarch William of Jerusalem, who seals the charter, Riso, capellanus to Bohemond I and Bohemond II of Antioch, gives the canons of the Holy Sepulchre his houses with an apple orchard [pomerium], which he had bought from Willelmus medicus for 64 besants. They are to hold it under the same terms as he held it from Bohemond II. The houses are situated next to those of Pontius Antiocheni thesaurarius on the other side of the public way [via publica]. Riso reserves for himself one camera, to provide a small living place [habitaculum] for his servus, whom he has had baptized, for as long as he lives and serves him faithfully. He surrenders the charter from Bohemond granting him the houses. Witnesses: from the patriarch’s clergy, Humbertus capellanus; Amelius diaconus; Balduinus cancellarius; Johannes and several others.
Dec. 25 1137 –Aug. 31 1138. In the presence of Patriarch William of Jerusalem, who seals the charter, Riso, capellanus to Bohemond I and Bohemond II of Antioch, gives the canons of the Holy Sepulchre his houses with an apple orchard [pomerium], which he had bought from Willelmus medicus for 64... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 174-5, no. 75 (RRH no. 182)
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
391
year: 1140
initiator: Raymond of Poitiers, prince of Antioch
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Apr. 19. Antioch. Raymond [of Poitiers], Dei nutu princeps Antiochenus, records how in the third year of his principate [1139] he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. While visiting the Holy Sepulchre, he was informed by Patriarch William, by Petrus Dominici Sepulcri prior, and by the whole community there of injuries long suffered by the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Antioch. They asked for the restoration of their rights. Raymond promised justice in his curia. On his return from Jerusalem, the prior of the Holy Sepulchre, accompanied by Wlgrinus prepositus and some brothers, came to Antioch on 1 February [1140] and accused the community of the abbey of St Paul of depriving the Holy Sepulchre of a garden and some land a long time ago. The complaint was put to Robertus cenobii Sancti Pauli abbas and his community, who unanimously declared that this was a case for the patriarch of Antioch, since it was an ecclesiastical, not a secular one, particularly as the garden had been exchanged by Patriarch Bernard for a house belonging to Stephanus thesaurarius ęcclesię Sancti Pauli. The abbey had in its possession a charter of exchange, confirmed by Prince Bohemond II. The authenticity of the document was questioned when it was presented. It was decided that the case could be held in the prince’s curia. The court was summoned for 30 March at Pons Ferri, outside Antioch, where Raymond was encamped [in castris] and again on 2 April in the prince’s palatium in Antioch. The canons of the Holy Sepulchre were present, but the monks of St Paul were not. Raymond took advice from his barones and reconvened the court for 13 April. On that occasion Guiterius de Mozo and Ricardus de Belmont, standing among the barones, solemnly summoned the abbot and monks of St Paul. Since they refused to appear before the court and plead, the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, whose case had been proved by the evidence of elderly Greek [Greci] witnesses called Gregorius ᶒcclesiᶒ Sanctᶒ Mariᶒ cantor, Thomas subcantor, Michael filius Molkim/Molkem and Abraham filius Sucar, were invested with the disputed property on 15 April. The ruling is confirmed by Prince Raymond and his wife Constantia principissa. Witnesses: Gaudinus Mamistanus archiepiscopus; Hugo Gabulensis episcopus; Aymericus decanus Antiochiᶒ; Willelmus Brachetus capellanus palatii; Aimericus capellanus palatii; Willelmus Pictaviensis capellanus palatii; Willelmus Petri clericus; Petrus canonicus Templi; Godefridus canonicus Sancti Abrahe; Drogo miles Templi; Goisbertus miles Templi; Rogerius de Montibus constabularius; Galterius de Surdavalle; Garento de Saone; Fulco de Boino; Willelmus Fraisnelli; Leo Maiopolus dux Antiochiᶒ; Gaufridus de Guirchia; Petrus de Armoini castellanus; Guiterius de Mozo; Ricardus de Belmunt; Robertus filius Gaufridi; Paganus de Fai; Garnerius de Burgo; Hugo de Boleira; Abo de Molins; Chalo de Masiaco/Masiago; Basilius camerarius; Oliverius frater ejus; Garinus Malmuz marescalcus; Raimundus marescalcus; Godefridus vicecomes; Theodorus notarius; Georgius, magister secretᶒ. The charter was drawn up by Odo cancellarius.
Apr. 19. Antioch. Raymond [of Poitiers], Dei nutu princeps Antiochenus, records how in the third year of his principate [1139] he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. While visiting the Holy Sepulchre, he was informed by Patriarch William, by Petrus Dominici Sepulcri prior, and by the whole community... more
sources: Bresc-Bautier, Cart St-Sépulcre, pp. 178-83, no. 77 (RRH no. 194)