year: 1154
initiator: Hugo, Cesaree Palestine dominus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Dec. 25 1153 – Dec. 24 1154. Hugues seigneur de Césarée gives the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem part of the land where the Suriens were accustomed to thresh wheat. The land adjoins the Order’s garden at Caco.
*Dec. 25 1153 – Dec. 24 1154. Hugues seigneur de Césarée gives the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem part of the land where the Suriens were accustomed to thresh wheat. The land adjoins the Order’s garden at Caco.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:171, no. 223 (RRH no. 298a)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
560
year: 1154
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jul. 30. Acre. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Ierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, with the agreement of his mother Melisende, gratia eiusdem eorundem reginᶒ, makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, confirming under seal the gifts of his predecessors and others. He lists them as follows. Duke Godfrey gave a casale called Hessilia and 2 ovens in Jerusalem. King Baldwin I gave the 2 casalia of Bethtafava and Montana and lands and houses around Jerusalem and a garden that had belonged to Anfredus presbiter; a rich villanus living in Nablus and houses and a mill in that city; a good oven in Jaffa and lands and houses in that city and outside; and many houses in Acre. Gualterus Bafumeth gave a casale called Sussia. The viscount gave a casale called Bethtamis. Hugo de Puzath gave a casale called Casale Melius in the territory of Ascalon. Anselmus de Turre David gave a casale in terra de Azoto near the mills. Eustachius gave a casale in the territory of Caesarea and lands next to Cacho and he confirmed the gifts of villani by his milites. Petrus de Lens gave a casale in terra de Soeth called Dirberham. Arnulfus Loferencus gave another casale called Capharmazre. Hugo and Gervasius gave lands and villani in the district of Tiberias. The bishop of Nazareth gave 3 villani. Guillelmus de Tenchis, Paganus Uacca, Drogo, Dominicus and Girbertus de Salinis gave 1 villanus each. Paganus de Cayphas gave 1 villanus, together with lands and houses in Haifa and in Capharnaum. Romanus de Podio gave 1 villanus. Balduinus gave another, with lands and houses in the city of Ramla. The bishop of Lydda gave lands and houses in Sanctus Georgius [Lydda]. Gaudemarus Carpinellus gave 2 villani, 1 in Hebron and the other in Jericho. Hugo in Bethan, Bouus in Roma and Azio de Cirseth gave 1 villanus each. King Baldwin confirms the following: gifts in the territory of Jerusalem of 4 partes of land at Beccafaba by Godefridus de Parentea, who also gave a garden with cisterns near the Tower of David, surrounded by the road to Bethlehem; the gift by Adam de Ramis of a house with a cistern in the city of Jerusalem facing the house of Guido de Miliaco and situated next to the gate of the Temple that leads to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; the gift by Elanus Bocherius of a house in Jerusalem; the gift by Bernardus de Tolosa and his wife Rufa of a house in Jerusalem facing the church of St Martin; the gift of Alfanus of all his wealth, including houses in the Platea Nummulariorum [of the money-changers]. King Baldwin also confirms the gift of Barda Harmenus and his wife of their casale of Coketum in the territory of Acre; the exchange made by Galo and his wife Agnes, with the agreement of Baldwin himself, Phylippus Neapolitanus and his brothers, resulting in the acquisition of the casale called Recordana with its mills; the gifts of Airaldus Barba and Aldeburgis, the sister of Lambertus cambiator, who each donated half of the casale of Iebethza; the gift of Gofridus de Flaiaco, together with Johannes de Bezan and his brother Hugo, of the casale of Calanzon in the territory of Caesarea; the gift of Hugo de Ramis, with the consent of Hugo Ioppensis dominus, of the 2 casalia of Bethiben and Gendas in the territory of Lydda; the sale of the casale of Adera in the territory of Caesarea by Johannes de Bezan, with the agreement of Hugo de Bezan, who promised restitution if the sale was challenged. Witnesses: Petrus archiepiscopus Tyrensis; Balduinus archiepiscopus Cᶒsariensis; Letardus archiepiscopus Nazarenus; Fredericus episcopus Achonensis; Osbertus episcopus Tyberiadensis; Amalricus frater regis; Henfredus constabularius; Guido Berythensis; Girardus Sydoniensis; Guillelmus Tyberiadensis; Symon Tyberiadensis; Guormundus Tyberiadensis; Hugo Cᶒsariensis; Mahengotus Tyberiadensis; filius eius Radulfus. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus cancellarius.
Jul. 30. Acre. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Ierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, with the agreement of his mother Melisende, gratia eiusdem eorundem reginᶒ, makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, confirming under seal the gifts of his predecessors and others. He... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:369-70, 424-7, nos. 185, 232; 2:506, no. 280 (RRH no. 293)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
565
year: 1154
initiator: Alexander filius Bernardi Scutiferi
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: 1154. [70] Alexander filius Bernardi Scutiferi, with the agreement of his wife Muriella, makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He gives mills, which are situated between the mills of the prince of Antioch and of the [abbey] of St Paul. Rainald, Dei gratia Antiochenorum princeps and domina Constancia themselves make their sealed confirmation an eleemosynary grant. Witnesses: Gaufridus Jordanis constabularius; Gauterius de Surdavalle; Robertus filius Gaufridi; Petrus camerarius; Martinus de Margat; W. Tyrellus; Symon frater ejus; Boneth, qui fuit vicecomes; Leo Maiopuli dux; W. Martini; Petrus Panitarius.
1154. [70] Alexander filius Bernardi Scutiferi, with the agreement of his wife Muriella, makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He gives mills, which are situated between the mills of the prince of Antioch and of the [abbey] of St Paul. Rainald, Dei gratia... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:170-1, no. 222 (RRH no. 298)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
579
year: 1155
initiator: Agnes, the wife of Galius miles
recipient: Hospital of Saint John
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Aug. 1-31. Agnes, the wife of Galius miles, who is now a brother of the Hospital of St John [frater et humilis servus pauperum Iherusalem], makes an eleemosynary grant, giving the Hospital of St John her houses [in Acre], although the Hospitallers allow her to retain for her own use one of them, consisting of a palacium, stables [stabularia], cistern and court [curia]. She presents the gift to Clarembaldus vicecomes Acconensis and [through him] to frater Giraldus Hugonis preceptor totius domus Hospitalis Iherusalem, frater Giraldus magister de Accon and other brothers, including Petrus Amelius capellanus, Antelmus, Berengarius, Pons custos infirmorum and Petrus de Limoges. The Hospitallers promise her in return a life rent of 80 besants a year, payable on the Feast of St Peter at the beginning of August. [72] They add a worked samite cloth [unum samittum ad opus] for her daughter Laureta. If she should wish to leave Acre to live in Jerusalem or in any place in the Latin East, the Hospitallers will add another 10 besants a year according to her station in life, although they will then take possession of all her properties [in Acre]. If she should wish to reside overseas [in Europe] the Hospitallers will give her a life rent of 80 besants or 10 silver marks [marcae argenti] a year. Witnesses: Clarembaldus vicecomes de Accon; Dorez Herevicus; Giraldus de Cunilz; Petrus Hugonis; Petrus Morezin; Bernardus Turpin; Rodlandus de Luches; Radulfus de Troia; Petrus de Chaureia; Petrus de Nimes; Andreas Genuensis; Willelmus Peeuge; Arnulfus de Corbeinni; Raimundus de Nefinsi.
Aug. 1-31. Agnes, the wife of Galius miles, who is now a brother of the Hospital of St John [frater et humilis servus pauperum Iherusalem], makes an eleemosynary grant, giving the Hospital of St John her houses [in Acre], although the Hospitallers allow her to retain for her own use one of them,... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:179-180, no. 237 (RRH no. 311)
year: 1155
initiator: Amalricus comes Ascalonis
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Dec. 25 1154 – Sept. 23 1155. With the agreement and on the advice of his mother Queen Melisende and his brother King Baldwin III, Amalricus comes Ascallone gives the Hospital of St John in Jerusalem and the poor in its care, represented by frater Garinus castellanus de Gebelino, the 4 casalia of Bethtafe/Beptasse, Habde, Bethamanin/Bethamamin and Faluge/Phaluge in exchange for 3 casalia that the Hospital of St John had in the territory of Ascalon. The charter was drawn up by magister...
*Dec. 25 1154 – Sept. 23 1155. With the agreement and on the advice of his mother Queen Melisende and his brother King Baldwin III, Amalricus comes Ascallone gives the Hospital of St John in Jerusalem and the poor in its care, represented by frater Garinus castellanus de Gebelino, the 4 casalia of... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:373, 443, nos. 189, 240; 2:516-18, no. 289 (RRH no. 315b)
year: 1155
initiator: Rainald of Châtillon, prince of Antioch, and his wife Constance
recipient: Domina Adelina, widow of Tostannus Parvus
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: 1155. [73] Rainald, Dei gratia Antiochenorum princeps, and domina Constantia principissa confirm under seal the eleemosynary gift of a casale called Soloria with its waters, its waste and cultivated places [herema loca et laborativa], made to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem by domina Adelina, the widow of Tostannus Parvus. Rainald presents his confirmation to Frater Raimundus Rane and Frater Willelmus, Antiochene domus Hospitalis preceptor. Witnesses: Bucardus cancellarius; Gua… de Laona; Robertus de Surdis Vallibus; Hugo de Boleria; Robertus filius Gaufridi; Eschivardus dapifer; Petrus camerarius; Gaufridus Falsardus dux.
1155. [73] Rainald, Dei gratia Antiochenorum princeps, and domina Constantia principissa confirm under seal the eleemosynary gift of a casale called Soloria with its waters, its waste and cultivated places [herema loca et laborativa], made to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem by domina Adelina,... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:177, no. 231 (RRH no. 314)
year: 1156
initiator: Raymond du Puy, master of the Hospital
recipient: Agnes, wife of Robertus de Frandolio
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Dec 25 1155 – Dec 24 1156. Raymond DuPuy, master of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, exchanges vineyards with Agnes, the wife of Robert de Frandols.
*Dec 25 1155 – Dec 24 1156. Raymond DuPuy, master of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, exchanges vineyards with Agnes, the wife of Robert de Frandols.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:181, no. 241 (RRH no. 323a)
year: 1157
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Humfredus de Torono constabularius regis
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Oct. 4. Acre. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Hierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, with the agreement of his mother Queen Melisende and his brother Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus, confirms under seal the gift made by Humfredus de Torono constabularius regis to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, in the service of Christ’s poor. With the agreement of his son Humfredus and his daughters, and of Gualterius Berythensis, in whose feodum it had been, and of Gualterius’s brothers Guido and Bernard, Humfredus de Torono gave half of the castellum of Paneas. Humfredus also gave the Hospital half of Castellum Novum, houses belonging to domna Albereha de Torono, 2 vineyards in the territory of Toron, which Guido de Scandalione had given, and a hospitale in Toron. Witnesses: Petrus archiepiscopus Tyrensis; Fredericus episcopus Achonensis; Adam episcopus Paneadensis; Girardus Sydoniensis; Guillelmus Tiberiadensis; Philippus Neapolitanus; Hugo Cęsariensis; Guormundus Tyberiadensis; Guido Francigena; Henricus Bubalus. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus Bethleemitę episcopus regisque cancellarius.
Oct. 4. Acre. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Hierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, with the agreement of his mother Queen Melisende and his brother Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus, confirms under seal the gift made by Humfredus de Torono constabularius regis to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem,... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:374, 450-2, nos. 192, 244; 2:521, no. 293 (RRH no. 325)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
610
year: 1157
initiator: Raymond du Puy, master of the Hospital
recipient: Brothers of the Hospital in Aragon
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 7 1137 - c. 1157. Raymundus pauperum Christi servus [magister Hospitalis] thanks the brothers of his Order [conffratres] in Aragon for the good works they have done. He promises them, on the authority of the pope and patriarch, a share in all the benefits gained by the Hospital of St John and informs them that that the pope has granted the Hospitallers the right to bury confratres in their cemeteries.
Feb. 7 1137 - c. 1157. Raymundus pauperum Christi servus [magister Hospitalis] thanks the brothers of his Order [conffratres] in Aragon for the good works they have done. He promises them, on the authority of the pope and patriarch, a share in all the benefits gained by the Hospital of St John and... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:102-3, no. 123 (RRH no. 173a)
year: 1157
initiator: Rogerius Clericus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 25 1156 - Dec. 24 1157. Agreement on an exchange between Rogerius Clericus and the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by Amoramus thesaurarius and Willelmus de Bellomonte, and with the consent of Geraldus Ugonis preceptor Hospitalis. Rogerius gives small houses [medias domos] situated next to the voltae of the Hospital in ruga Sancti Stephani, before which the new stationes of the Holy Sepulchre stand. These houses were left to Rogerius by his mother Fraxenda when she died. They are given in exchange for the house of Goffridus de Karitate which is situated in ruga Coquinati, bordering on the house of Pons Gaanna, which is behind it, the house of Willelmus Palmerius which is to the right and is in ascensu ruge Parmenteriorum, and the house of Aimericus Guittardus de Maumeria, which is to the left. The agreement is sealed with the seal of the Hospital. Witnesses: Stephanus Rufus; frater Johannes presbiter; frater Petrus de Opere; Ugo de Asinaria; Umbertus de Bar; Petrus Salomon; Guibertus Papais; Uldredus Aurifex; Willelmus de Bethleem; Willelmus de Palmerio; Palais Galicus.
Dec. 25 1156 - Dec. 24 1157. Agreement on an exchange between Rogerius Clericus and the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by Amoramus thesaurarius and Willelmus de Bellomonte, and with the consent of Geraldus Ugonis preceptor Hospitalis. Rogerius gives small houses [medias domos]... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:188-9, no. 249 (RRH no. 329)