RRR: Correspondence/envoy
583
year: 1155
initiator: Mainfred, an emissary from Genoa
recipient: Pope Adrian IV
text: Nov.- Dec. Benevento. Mainfred, an emissary from Genoa, complains to Pope Adrian IV of the treatment of the Genoese, who have contributed so much in equipment, blood and expense to the conquest of the Levantine coast, by the king of Jerusalem, the count of Tripoli and the prince of Antioch, who have abolished and diminished the privileges granted to the Genoese by their predecessors. In particular, he complains about the actions of men [homines] of the king of Jerusalem, who have unjustly confiscated galleys [galea] and money belonging to the Genoese. He also complains of the actions of Bernardus Atto and his companions in Provence.
Nov.- Dec. Benevento. Mainfred, an emissary from Genoa, complains to Pope Adrian IV of the treatment of the Genoese, who have contributed so much in equipment, blood and expense to the conquest of the Levantine coast, by the king of Jerusalem, the count of Tripoli and the prince of Antioch, who... more
sources: Hiestand, PK, pp. 214-15, no. 74 (RRH no. 312)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
604
year: 1157
initiator: Knights Templar
recipient: Pope Adrian IV
institution: Templars
text: Before Nov. 13. The Knights Templar write to Pope Adrian IV, reporting events in the Holy Land. The son of Sanguineus [Nur ad-Din, son of Zengi] besieged Bellinas with a large army and defeated King B[aldwin III] and the Knights Templar. B[ertrandus] magister and 87 Templar brothers were captured. 300 other milites, who were with them, were killed after capture. Large quantities of horses and arms were lost. King Baldwin, together with T[heodericus] Flandriae comes and Rainaldus de Sancto Walerico, collected an army, counter-attacked and relieved Bellinas. The Templars surprised 230 pagani, who were attending a wedding, and killed or captured them. The pope praises the Templars and encourages the archbishop of Reims to recruit suitable men to go to the aid of the Holy Land or to provide horses and arms.
Before Nov. 13. The Knights Templar write to Pope Adrian IV, reporting events in the Holy Land. The son of Sanguineus [Nur ad-Din, son of Zengi] besieged Bellinas with a large army and defeated King B[aldwin III] and the Knights Templar. B[ertrandus] magister and 87 Templar brothers were captured.... more
sources: Bouquet, Recueil 15:681-2, no. 34 (RRH no. 326)