RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1748
year: 1217
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Western prelates
text: Jul. 24. Ferentino. Pope Honorius writes to western prelates, telling them that he has informed the patriarch of Jerusalem, the king of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar that the king of Hungary, the duke of Austria and other crusaders are planning to muster in Cyprus on the following Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary [8 September], where they should meet them and decide what to do. Cardinal Pelagius of Albano has been appointed papal legate. He will act on the advice of the Hospitallers and Knights Templar on matters such as the redemption of vows. No crusader is to visit the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, because this involves making payments to the Sarraceni.
Jul. 24. Ferentino. Pope Honorius writes to western prelates, telling them that he has informed the patriarch of Jerusalem, the king of Jerusalem and the magistri of the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar that the king of Hungary, the duke of Austria and other crusaders... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:183-5, no. c-3