year: 1255
text: April 22. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the prior of St Lawrence in Acre (Acconensis) and the cantor of Tyre (Tyrensis) concerning the above, relating that, if the abbot and convent fail to carry out the pope's instructions, he orders the addressees to warn and induce them to do so. If they do not wish to acquiesce to these warnings, the addressees are to force them via ecclesiastical censure, appeal removed, with the proviso that the monastery suffers no loss and they use the sale price to purchase another and for nothing else.
April 22. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the prior of St Lawrence in Acre (Acconensis) and the cantor of Tyre (Tyrensis) concerning the above, relating that, if the abbot and convent fail to carry out the pope's instructions, he orders the addressees to warn and induce them to do so. If they... more
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:116-17, no. 391
year: 1255
text: April 27. Acre. Domina Agnes de Ronay, mother of Guido and Nicholaus, confirms their gift to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in a charter of 19 March 1255 [to which this statement is a codicil] and renounces any rights she may have there by gift or dower and the Auxilium Velleianum. Witnesses: presbiter Fridericus, Matheus de Pignano and Petrus Frogerius. Her confirmation is made with the advice of Aliottus judex et notarius.
April 27. Acre. Domina Agnes de Ronay, mother of Guido and Nicholaus, confirms their gift to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in a charter of 19 March 1255 [to which this statement is a codicil] and renounces any rights she may have there by gift or dower and the Auxilium Velleianum. Witnesses... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Les Archives, pp. 186-87, no. 83; RRH 1232
year: 1255
text: *April 1 – 30. John l'Aleman (Jean Laleman), lord of Caesarea, and Marguerite his wife, the daughter of the late Jean lord of Caesarea sells the Hospitallers the casal of Châtillon – it takes its name from a former owner: Gautier de Châtillon – for an annual rent of 50 besants. Known in Arabic Le Meseraa it is in the territory of Caesarea: to the east is the Hospitaller casal of Hautefié, to the west it extends to the sea except for the road de la marine; to the north is the Templar casal named Caferlet and to the south it is bordered by the river Saluh. Jean appends his seal; witnessed by the homes of the lordship: Guillaume de Pinqueigni, Symon de Treies, Amauri de S. Bertin, André del Bez, Elyes Charles, Johan Oquede.
*April 1 – 30. John l'Aleman (Jean Laleman), lord of Caesarea, and Marguerite his wife, the daughter of the late Jean lord of Caesarea sells the Hospitallers the casal of Châtillon – it takes its name from a former owner: Gautier de Châtillon – for an annual rent of 50 besants. Known in Arabic Le... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:776, no. 2725 – partial edition only; RRH 1233
year: 1255
text: May 1. Ind. XIII. Acre. John l’Aleman (Johannes Alemannus), lord of Caesarea, in the presence of Jocelinus, archbishop of Caesarea, ecclesiae Hierosolymitanae vicarius, in recognition of the Order’s charitable work and for the salvation of his soul and those of his relatives, grants in free alms to the Hospitallers as represented by Hugo Revel magni praeceptor his entire heritage – lands, houses, oven, mill, and other buildings and all the associated revenues – which he has in Acre in the place called Rabattum within these borders: to the south it abuts the houses of S. Margarite Graecorum and Johannes scriba and the houses of Belfar scriba which he rents from the Hospital; to the north is the street which is called ‘de Furno’ or ‘Rabbato’, the house of Mercorus who sells beans, and the house of Johannes son of Amicus; to the north are the house of Theodore the Greek, a road, my houses and the houses of Johannes Barba, Ayse chiamellator, Maria Maygotte, Constantine frater Mangiantis, Johannes Barberius, Johannes Rahu, and the house that was Michael de Cantone’s which the lady Benevenuta now holds; to the west is the main road. John, lord of Caesarea, transfers to Hugo all rights to be held in perpetuity. Each year the Hospitallers are to pay a priest 40 Saracen besants to celebrate mass in the church of St Nicholas in the Acre cemetery; another priest 40 Saracen besants to celebrate mass in the chapel of St Mary in the Church of the Holy Cross in Acre; and a further 40 Saracen besants for a priest to celebrate mass at the altar of St Peter in the Holy Sepulchre when the city of Jerusalem shall be in the hands of Christians. Each year there shall be a further 20 besants paid annually for the anniversary, 10 besants the clergy of the Holy Cross of Acre, 5 to the clergy of the Holy Sepulchre and 5 to the clergy of St Nicholas in the Acre cemetery. In addition, the Hospitallers are to pay Ysabella de Adelone 600 Saracen besants for as long as she shall live, just as the lord of Caesarea had paid her. Both parties requested Aliottus, judex et notarius publicus to draw up this document at the request of the archbishop of Caesarea and vicar of the Church of Jerusalem who added his seal. Witnesses: Jacobus Vitalis knight; Guarnerius and Rainerius, juris periti; Symon, the archbishop’s chaplain; Fr. Henry hospitalarius; Fr. Johannes de Malienc, Fr. Petrus Begas, Fr. Vitalis.
May 1. Ind. XIII. Acre. John l’Aleman (Johannes Alemannus), lord of Caesarea, in the presence of Jocelinus, archbishop of Caesarea, ecclesiae Hierosolymitanae vicarius, in recognition of the Order’s charitable work and for the salvation of his soul and those of his relatives, grants in free alms to... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:779-81, no. 2732; RRH 1234
year: 1255
text: *May 1. Mathieu du Bourg, knight, assigns to Hugues Revel, grand commander of the Hospital, the half of a house that he shares with the Order.
*May 1. Mathieu du Bourg, knight, assigns to Hugues Revel, grand commander of the Hospital, the half of a house that he shares with the Order.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:781, no. 2733; RRH 1234a
year: 1255
text: May 11. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers of the house of the knighthood of the Temple of Jerusalem, in a long arenga praising their efforts for the Holy Land and emphasizing their subordination to the pope alone. Answering their prayers, following the example of Pope I[nnocentius IV], the pope grants that no prejudice or loss can be generated for them or their subjects via graces, indulgences, or letters to be granted by the Apostolic See to any churches or individuals in any form if they do not mention the addressees' house, their subject houses, their brothers, and their order.
May 11. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers of the house of the knighthood of the Temple of Jerusalem, in a long arenga praising their efforts for the Holy Land and emphasizing their subordination to the pope alone. Answering their prayers, following the example of Pope I[... more
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:142, no. 482
year: 1255
text: May 11. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to Petrus Vigerii (Vigier), canon Xanctonensis (Saintes), professor of civil law, relating that since, as he has learned, the addressee's devotion to study renders him worthy for a grace, and because of the pope's affection for the late Patriarch R[obert de Nantes] of Jerusalem, whose nephew he is known to have been, the pope responds to his requests by allowing him to receive and keep two ecclesiastical benefices even if they have care of souls and one of them is a dignity or office, the constitution of the General Council notwithstanding.
May 11. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to Petrus Vigerii (Vigier), canon Xanctonensis (Saintes), professor of civil law, relating that since, as he has learned, the addressee's devotion to study renders him worthy for a grace, and because of the pope's affection for the late Patriarch R[obert de... more
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:242-43, no. 799
year: 1255
text: May 14. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the bishop and archdeacon of Acre (Acconenses), relating that Archbishop [Hugo] of Nicosia (Nicosiensis) complained to him that the late King H[enry] of Cyprus had withheld some tithes and other ecclesiastical incomes from him, his church in Nicosia, and other churches of the diocese of Nicosia (Nicosiensis), and otherwise caused them serious damage and harm. The king left as executors of his will the noble men Guy of Ibelin (Guido de Ibellino), Philippus de Novaria, and Robertus de Monte Gisartio of the city and diocese of Nicosia (Nicosienses), but so far they have refused to calculate these tithes and incomes and to make satisfaction for them and the damages to the archbishop and the churches. Instead they maintain the frivolous excuse that the king calculated what he owed while he was alive. Although for some things the king made an insufficient calculation and for others he did none at all, he ordered his executors to make satisfaction for the rest of the damages caused on his account, even applying to this the goods that had come into the executors' own hands. Therefore the pope is sending a letter to these nobles ordering them, if it is so, to make a complete calculation of the tithes and incomes that were withheld and to make complete satisfaction for them and the damages to the archbishop and churches. The pope orders the addressees to force the nobles to carry this out. Otherwise, they shall first warn them and then use ecclesiastical censure, without appeal, various obstacles notwithstanding.
May 14. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the bishop and archdeacon of Acre (Acconenses), relating that Archbishop [Hugo] of Nicosia (Nicosiensis) complained to him that the late King H[enry] of Cyprus had withheld some tithes and other ecclesiastical incomes from him, his church in Nicosia, and... more
sources: Coureas and Schabel, The Cartulary, pp. 252-53, no. 96; Schabel et al. [eds.], Bullarium, pp. 466-67, no. f-12
year: 1255
text: May 14. Tripoli. B[ohemond VI] by the grace of God prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli appeals to King Henry III of England for his urgent assistance. He reminds Henry of the achievements of his uncle, King Richard I who strove to redeem the funiculus haereditatis Domini. He describes the desperate condition of the principality of Antioch, the invasions of the Turkomen (Turcumanii) and the destruction of lands and settlements (villae, casalia, manerii) and the wretched state of the city of Antioch itself. He is sending the nobilis vir Conradus de Duce, miles et fidelis principis and Gwarennus, the prince’s priest and chaplain, who will provide more information.
May 14. Tripoli. B[ohemond VI] by the grace of God prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli appeals to King Henry III of England for his urgent assistance. He reminds Henry of the achievements of his uncle, King Richard I who strove to redeem the funiculus haereditatis Domini. He describes the... more
sources: ‘Annales monasterii Burtonensis’, pp. 369-71; RRH 1235
year: 1255
text: May 18. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers of the Hospital of Jerusalem, relating that, since the senses of humans are prone to evil from adolescence and the flesh always pushes one toward sin, despite the splendour of their religious observance, because of human frailty it happens sometimes that clerics and laymen among them go to excess in cases whereby they incur sentences of excommunication and for clerics the mark of irregularity. Since having to obtain absolution and dispensation may provide an occasion for them to wander and for others to murmur, the pope answers their prayers by allowing their priors, who are priests, to give such absolution and dispensation to those of the Hospital who require it, whether the infractions were done before or after they joined the order, provided that fitting satisfaction is done for injury and loss – unless they are so difficult or serious that the perpetrators should be sent to the Apostolic See. Valid for one year after this letter is received.
May 18. Naples. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers of the Hospital of Jerusalem, relating that, since the senses of humans are prone to evil from adolescence and the flesh always pushes one toward sin, despite the splendour of their religious observance, because of human frailty it... more
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 1:152, no. 522