RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1579
year: 1206
initiator: Chapter general of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jul.1204 - Late 1206. [286] Margat. In the presence of frere Anfos de Portugal maistre/frater Alphonsus de Portugali[a] magister, a chapter general of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem promulgates statutes, giving statutory authority to existing custom. They also describe the duties of the marshal and the brothers-at-arms and the equipment at their disposal, and reveal the existence of the two classes of brother knights and brother sergeants. They establish the method of election and the authority of the master and the great officers, the procedure for the holding of chapters general, the form of conventual life, internal discipline, the care of sick brethren and the provincial organization.
Jul.1204 - Late 1206. [286] Margat. In the presence of frere Anfos de Portugal maistre/frater Alphonsus de Portugali[a] magister, a chapter general of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem promulgates statutes, giving statutory authority to existing custom. They also describe the duties of the... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:31-40, no. 1193 (RRH no. 800a)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1566
year: 1206
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Church of Nicosia
text: Jan. 28. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Innocent III writes to the chapter of the church of Nicosia, taking it and its possessions under papal protection. He refers specifically to a house which belonged to the late Guillermus de Caurellis, which had been derelict and had been restored by the archbishop of Nicosia; a garden in Nicosia; and a prastia called Pallorum, granted in alms by King Aimery.
Jan. 28. Rome. St Peter’s. Pope Innocent III writes to the chapter of the church of Nicosia, taking it and its possessions under papal protection. He refers specifically to a house which belonged to the late Guillermus de Caurellis, which had been derelict and had been restored by the archbishop of... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:144-5, no. b-26
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1585
year: 1207
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
text: Jan. 31. Rome. St Peter’s. Replying to queries from the patriarch of Jerusalem, Pope Innocent III declares: (1) that priests who arrive in the East and cannot provide letters or testimony of their ordination should not be permitted to say Mass; (2) that priests and religious who have absconded and have adopted secular dress are not to be tolerated, unless they can prove that they have already been punished; (3) that he leaves the issue of clergy who have committed crime or irregularities or who, together with debtors, have sought sanctuary with the Knights Templar or Hospitallers of St John, to the patriarch, who knows the law.
Jan. 31. Rome. St Peter’s. Replying to queries from the patriarch of Jerusalem, Pope Innocent III declares: (1) that priests who arrive in the East and cannot provide letters or testimony of their ordination should not be permitted to say Mass; (2) that priests and religious who have absconded and... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 9:430-2, no. 252; Decretal 1.22.3, ‘Liber Extra’, col. 140
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1586
year: 1207
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 3. Rome. St Peter’s. At the request of the patriarch of Jerusalem, Pope Innocent III postpones the case between the patriarchs of Antioch and Jerusalem over the church of Tyre, allowing the patriarch of Jerusalem or his representatives to answer to the charges in Rome during the three years from the next octave of the Feast of Epiphany.
Feb. 3. Rome. St Peter’s. At the request of the patriarch of Jerusalem, Pope Innocent III postpones the case between the patriarchs of Antioch and Jerusalem over the church of Tyre, allowing the patriarch of Jerusalem or his representatives to answer to the charges in Rome during the three years... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 9:429-30, no. 251
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1592
year: 1207
initiator: Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem, the papal legate
recipient: Helyas, son of the late Paganus Pictaviensis, and Girardus, preceptor hospitalis Theu-tonicorum
institution: Hospital of Saint Mary of the Germans
text: Jul. 27. Acre. In the bishop’s palatium. Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem, the papal legate, rules on a dispute between Helyas, son of the late Paganus Pictaviensis, and Girardus, preceptor hospitalis Theutonicorum, over a house, situated within an enclosed group of houses of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans, which Helyas claims was his own. Accepting 25 besants from the [preceptor] Helyas renounces his claims. Witnesses: Iohannes de Ybelino baiulus regni Ierosolimitani; Radulfus de Tyberiade eiusdem regni senescalcus; comes Bertoldus Theutonicus; Andreas de Vituli vicecomes venatorum; Henricus Alamannus; Michael de Ierusalem.
Jul. 27. Acre. In the bishop’s palatium. Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem, the papal legate, rules on a dispute between Helyas, son of the late Paganus Pictaviensis, and Girardus, preceptor hospitalis Theutonicorum, over a house, situated within an enclosed group of houses of the Hospital of St Mary... more
sources: Strehlke, Tabulae, p. 34, no. 42; Mayer, UKJ 3:1351-2, no. 774 (RRH no. 821)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1600
year: 1208
initiator: Sultan of Egypt
recipient: Naval officers of the Sultan of Egypt
text: Mar. 9 1208? The sultan of Egypt orders his naval officers to respect the safe conduct of all those going with the Venetians on pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre.
Mar. 9 1208? The sultan of Egypt orders his naval officers to respect the safe conduct of all those going with the Venetians on pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre.
sources: Tafel and Thomas Urkunden 2:187-8, no. 244 (RRH no. 831)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1601
year: 1208
initiator: Ademarus Cesaree Palestine dominus, and Gautier l’evesque d’Acre, emissaries to King Philip II of France on behalf of John of Ibelin, the regent, and the leaders of the kingdom of Jerusalem
recipient: John of Brienne
text: *Before Jun. 24. Aymar de Lairon, seignor de Cesaire de par sa feme Juliane, and Gautier l’evesque d’Acre, emissaries to King Philip II of France on behalf of John of Ibelin, the regent, and the leaders of the kingdom of Jerusalem, promise conte Johan de Briene the crown of Jerusalem if he will marry Maria [of Montferrat]. When he comes to Acre they will pay homage and hand over the kingdom to him.
*Before Jun. 24. Aymar de Lairon, seignor de Cesaire de par sa feme Juliane, and Gautier l’evesque d’Acre, emissaries to King Philip II of France on behalf of John of Ibelin, the regent, and the leaders of the kingdom of Jerusalem, promise conte Johan de Briene the crown of Jerusalem if he will... more
sources: ‘L’Estoire de Eracles’, pp. 306-7; Mayer, UKJ 3:1355-6, no. 776
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1602
year: 1208
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate
text: Jul. 9. San Germano. The four-year legation of the patriarch of Jerusalem having expired, Pope Innocent III extends it for another four years.
Jul. 9. San Germano. The four-year legation of the patriarch of Jerusalem having expired, Pope Innocent III extends it for another four years.
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 11:161-2, no. 103
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1604
year: 1208
initiator: Pope Innocent III
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the papal legate
text: Jul. 12. San Germano. Pope Innocent III informs the patriarch of Jerusalem that he has heard with sadness that the patriarch of Antioch has died while imprisoned by the count of Tripoli. He orders the patriarch of Jerusalem to assist the church of Antioch and, representing the pope, to absolve any canons of Antioch from excommunication, to assist in their canonical election of a new patriarch, to resolve the issue of a new dean and to impose the excommunication of the count of Tripoli strictly until he makes satisfaction.
Jul. 12. San Germano. Pope Innocent III informs the patriarch of Jerusalem that he has heard with sadness that the patriarch of Antioch has died while imprisoned by the count of Tripoli. He orders the patriarch of Jerusalem to assist the church of Antioch and, representing the pope, to absolve any... more
sources: Innocent III, Die Register 11:164-5, no. 105 (RRH no. 827c)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1607
year: 1208
initiator: Sultan of Egypt
recipient: Pisan and Venetian merchants
text: (c.1208). [288] At their request, the sultan of Egypt orders the release of Pisan and Venetian merchants - from Beirut, Crete and Jazirat ibn ‘Umar [Gazarta/Cizre] - who, travelling from Beirut to Cyprus, were driven off course and apprehended in Alexandria, being imprisoned there for a year.
(c.1208). [288] At their request, the sultan of Egypt orders the release of Pisan and Venetian merchants - from Beirut, Crete and Jazirat ibn ‘Umar [Gazarta/Cizre] - who, travelling from Beirut to Cyprus, were driven off course and apprehended in Alexandria, being imprisoned there for a year.
sources: Amari, I diplomi arabi, pp. 70-1, no. 23 (RRH no. 836)