year: 1251
text: . *August 29. Pierre de la Tour declares before Adam, archdeacon of Acre and Jean de Bucea de Manzo, notary and juge du Saint-Siège apostolique, that he has reached a compromise with Hugh, Hospitaller commander in Acre, over the rights he claims against the Hospital in return for 50 Saracen besants.
. *August 29. Pierre de la Tour declares before Adam, archdeacon of Acre and Jean de Bucea de Manzo, notary and juge du Saint-Siège apostolique, that he has reached a compromise with Hugh, Hospitaller commander in Acre, over the rights he claims against the Hospital in return for 50 Saracen besants...
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, ‘Invent’, p. 88, no. 272; RRH 1197a
year: 1251
text: . *August 31. Genoa. Bergognone, son of the noble man Filippo Embriaco, in the presence of Bishop Corrado of Nebbio in Corsica, names as his procurators [another] Bergognone Embriaco, Pietro Stralleria and Ingone Embriaco to present to Archbishop [Niccolò Lercari] of Tyre a letter of Pope Innocent IV by which a canonry is granted to Bergognone in the province of Tyre, and at the same time ask the archbishop of Genoa to strengthen it with his seal.
. *August 31. Genoa. Bergognone, son of the noble man Filippo Embriaco, in the presence of Bishop Corrado of Nebbio in Corsica, names as his procurators [another] Bergognone Embriaco, Pietro Stralleria and Ingone Embriaco to present to Archbishop [Niccolò Lercari] of Tyre a letter of Pope Innocent... more
sources: Ferretto, ‘I Genovesi in Oriente nel carteggio di Innocenzo IV’, pp. 364-65, no. XLVIII
year: 1251
text: . August 31. Genoa. Bonifazio, son of the noble man Bergognone Embriaco, names as his procurators Bonvassallo and Oberto Embriaco and Cicalino Cigala to present to the patriarch of Jerusalem [Robert de Nantes] the bull of Pope Innocent IV that grants Bonifazio a benefice in a church in the province of Jerusalem.
. August 31. Genoa. Bonifazio, son of the noble man Bergognone Embriaco, names as his procurators Bonvassallo and Oberto Embriaco and Cicalino Cigala to present to the patriarch of Jerusalem [Robert de Nantes] the bull of Pope Innocent IV that grants Bonifazio a benefice in a church in the province... more
sources: Ferretto, ‘I Genovesi in Oriente nel carteggio di Innocenzo IV’, p. 365, no. XLIX
year: 1251
text: . August 1-31. Caesarea. King Louis of France writes to the prudentibus viris, consilio et communitati civium Januensium present on this side of the sea. His magister balistariorum [Thibaud de Montliard] has passed to him 120 paria litterarum (letters of exchange) made out to various members of their commune, recovered from a pirate vessel recently captured by his galleys. Having taken advice the king has retained 55 as being ‘vana’ and is forwarding the rest that are worthy of credence to the commune.
. August 1-31. Caesarea. King Louis of France writes to the prudentibus viris, consilio et communitati civium Januensium present on this side of the sea. His magister balistariorum [Thibaud de Montliard] has passed to him 120 paria litterarum (letters of exchange) made out to various members of... more
sources: Claverie ‘Un nouvel éclairage’, p. 634
year: 1251
text: . September 1-30. Nazareth. Statutes of the church of Nazareth, the product of an agreement between the archbishop of Nazareth, brother Henry, on the one hand, and Archdeacon G. [William?], Prior Peter, and Canons Nicholas, Geoffrey, A[rnold] (priests) and Brother Sancho (Sanctius). The preamble refers to the general loss of the territory of Jerusalem from the victory of Saladin against the Christians more than 64 years earlier and afterwards from the war with the Saracens and hostile invasions against the Christians, which left the holy places of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, especially Nazareth, derelict and destitute of ministers, causing great and irreparable spiritual and temporal damage because of the negligence and even lack of canons until now. Still one rarely or never finds anyone willing to serve the Lord there, or if there were occasionally those following the rule of St Augustine there, there was often discord between them and their prelate, since there is no memory of a fixed number of canons or of a clear division of goods between the canons and the prelate. In order to prevent any future disputes, the above renounce all earlier customs and statutes and agree to obey and observe the following, which will be valid from now on: (1) There shall be six canons and one prior following the rule of St Augustine, they shall live there communally and they shall strive to serve and live according to that rule, although never before were more or even this many canons there. (2) The rule of St Augustine shall thrive there for the salvation of souls, and all canons along with the prior shall sleep in one dormitory and eat in one refectory in common and communally. (3) Whoever is prior shall automatically have and receive annually from the archbishop and his successors (a) 60 modia (almuds) of wheat and 60 modia of barley from the goods and produce of the church; (b) 60 Saracen besants, four camel loads of wine and two cartloads of [olive] oil; (c) 4 modia of beans, 4 modia of chickpeas and 4 modia of lentils; (d) the prior shall have and receive for himself and his canons half of the church’s offerings in candles and in money (denariis). (4) The archbishop grants from now to Prior P[eter]* and the canons the casal called Ilut (Ayloth) with the feed for animals, vines, olive trees, houses, rights and appurtenances to be possessed perpetually. (5) The prior shall receive automatically from the archbishop and his successors annually for each canon of the fixed number who serves and resides in the church (a) 30 modia of wheat, 30 modia of barley and 30 Saracen besants; (b) 2 modia of beans, 2 modia of chickpeas, 2 modia of lentils, 2 camel loads of wine and 1 cartload of [olive] oil. With the above the prior shall live communally with the canons and in common and deal with all other common expenses that are necessary for him and the canons, with the chapter asking nothing else and renouncing all other rights over all other goods and produce of the church of Nazareth, while the archbishop does the same for what has been given to the chapter. (6) With the remaining goods and incomes and produce of the church of Nazareth, the archbishop will (a) pay for all other expenses inside and outside for roofing, lighting and the fabric of the church; (b) provide the daily food and drink and the salary of the priests, chaplains, stipendiary clerics and others hired to assist the canons with the divine offices, according to the circumstances and the quality of these chaplains. (7) The archdeacon of Nazareth shall be a secular cleric, either a deacon or a priest, as was established in old times in the church, to carry out the business of the church, as is the case in most regular churches, and with the consent of the chapter the archbishop shall pay him annually as a prebendal benefice (a) 50 modia of wheat and 50 modia of barley from the goods, incomes and produce of the church of Nazareth; (b) 50 Saracen besants and a house in Nazareth to live in; (c) as a special grace the right to eat his daily meals at the archbishop’s table along with two servants; (d) barley and hay for two mounts. The archbishop and chapter swear on the Gospels to observe the above from now on forever, except in time of war or when they cannot receive their goods or produce because of the war or invasion of the Saracens, or some other just cause, with only the prior remaining in Syria with his daily meals from the archbishop, in which case the other canons will be provided for as well as can be done or will be sent overseas to govern priories and churches belonging to the church of Nazareth, with the archdeacon and canons having and receiving nothing of the goods of that church. Done in Nazareth, in the month of September 1251, signed by Archbishop Henry, Archdeacon G (William?), Prior Peter, the priest Canon Nicholas, the priest Canon Geoffrey, and Brother Sancho (a canon) [who cannot write and asks another to sign for him].
. September 1-30. Nazareth. Statutes of the church of Nazareth, the product of an agreement between the archbishop of Nazareth, brother Henry, on the one hand, and Archdeacon G. [William?], Prior Peter, and Canons Nicholas, Geoffrey, A[rnold] (priests) and Brother Sancho (Sanctius). The preamble... more
sources: Innocent IV, Les registres, 3:18-20, no. 5538; RRH 1198
year: 1251
text: . *Before September(?). Summary of letter read out at the General Chapter of the Cistercian Order (? September) in which King Louis and his wife reported on their wretched state, adding that the war between the sultan of Egypt (Babiloniae) and the sultan of Aleppo (Halapiae) is a source of hope.
. *Before September(?). Summary of letter read out at the General Chapter of the Cistercian Order (? September) in which King Louis and his wife reported on their wretched state, adding that the war between the sultan of Egypt (Babiloniae) and the sultan of Aleppo (Halapiae) is a source of hope.
sources: Matthew Paris, Chronica maiora 5:257. The Chapter General responded by ordering prayers throughout the Order for the French royal family. ‘Statuta selecta’ ed. Martène and Durand, 1243-1646, at cols. 1394-95
year: 1251
text: . October 31. Château Pèlerin. The knights Guillelmus de Salione (Saulx) and Hugo de Burdigala (Bordeaux) write to Louis, king of the French, requesting 520 livres tournois as payment for wages of the garrison at Athlit (in Castro Peregrinorum) for the period up to 17 October.
. October 31. Château Pèlerin. The knights Guillelmus de Salione (Saulx) and Hugo de Burdigala (Bordeaux) write to Louis, king of the French, requesting 520 livres tournois as payment for wages of the garrison at Athlit (in Castro Peregrinorum) for the period up to 17 October.
sources: Claverie, L’Ordre du Temple, 2:422-23
year: 1251
text: . *December 5. Caesarea. Cardinal Eudes of Tusculum, the papal legate, records that Nicolas de Manueth, engaged for a long time in litigation against the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem over goods he claimed to own [at Manueth], has withdrawn his case in the presence of John of Ibelin (Jean d’Ybelin) seigneur d’Arssur, connéstable et bailly du royaume de Hierusalem, and has asked the papal legate to expedite the conclusion of the matter.
. *December 5. Caesarea. Cardinal Eudes of Tusculum, the papal legate, records that Nicolas de Manueth, engaged for a long time in litigation against the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem over goods he claimed to own [at Manueth], has withdrawn his case in the presence of John of Ibelin (Jean d’... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1389-90, no. 798; RRH 1198a
year: 1251
text: . *December 5. Robert, patriarch of Jerusalem, issues a statement repeating that of Eudes of Tusculum [as in his document RRR 2837 of the same date].
. *December 5. Robert, patriarch of Jerusalem, issues a statement repeating that of Eudes of Tusculum [as in his document RRR 2837 of the same date].
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:716, no. 2577; RRH 1198a
year: 1251
text: . December 20. Perugia. Pope Innocent IV writes to the Greek bishops of Cyprus, relating that they sent envoys who told him that when Archbishop [Neophytos] died, their archiepiscopal see was vacant for a long time and obstacles prevented them from freely arranging for a successor as the Greek bishops had done from ancient times. The pope responds favourably to their entreaties, allowing them to elect a successor, notwithstanding the uncanonical delay.
. December 20. Perugia. Pope Innocent IV writes to the Greek bishops of Cyprus, relating that they sent envoys who told him that when Archbishop [Neophytos] died, their archiepiscopal see was vacant for a long time and obstacles prevented them from freely arranging for a successor as the Greek... more
sources: Acta Innocentii IV, pp. 141-42, no. 79; Schabel et al. [eds.], Bullarium, 1:391, no. e-50