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Mar. 1-31. Raymond III, Dei gratia Tripolitanorum comes and a confrater of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the Hospital, frater Rogerus de Molendinis sancte domus magister and its brothers. He gives a stretch of territory from the foot of the mountains on which is situated the castle [castellum] of Melechin as far as the cavea of Memboa and from the cavea in a straight line to the river commonly called Fer and from the river stream back to Bochea, and from there by way of the borders of the territory of the castle [castellum] of Tuban back to the river again. He includes in the gift all his rights, including his lordship over the territory, with its casalia and inhabitants. He specifies, however, that the banks of the river should be shared by him and the Hospital, with any profits divided between them. Witnesses: Ugo dominus Biblii; Ugo ejus filius; Raimundus de Biblio constabularius Tripolis; and present at the time of the original donation, Plebanus dominus Botroni; Ugo Mimars: Seherius de Pontet; Raimundus de Aquileriis; and afterwards, Albericus Sarramannus; Raimundus de Nefinis; Astafortis; Melioretus de Marreclea; Engelerius; Ugo Arveus; Raimundus de Montoliuo; Girardus frater ejus, Tripolis vicecomes; Albericus de Rancorolis; Guillelmus Berengerii; GuiIlelmus Fortis; Johannes de Suura; Ugo Sine Censu; Saisus; Raimundus Constantini; Johannes de Moneta; Ugo Moresini; Matheus cancellarius, who drew up this charter.