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April 30. With the agreement of his wife Marguerite dame de Cesaire and his sister Heilehuis, John l’Aleman (Johan l’Aleman) sire de Cesaire makes a sealed sale of his lands near Acre, consisting of the casalia of Beitegen, returning 400 Saracen besants a year, Seisor, returning 700 besants, Nef, returning 600 besants, la Haseinie, returning 100 besants, Mergecolon, returning 2,000 besants, and Gelon, returning 200 besants, to the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans, represented by frere Everart de Saine, grant comandeor de l’ospitau de nostre dame des Alemans et en leu de maistre. In exchange for these revenues, totalling 4,000 Saracen besants a year, Johan is granted Nabatige, which returns 1,600 Saracen besants a year, together with a rent of 2,400 Saracen besants of Acre weight, which will be paid to him annually by the Order’s treasury in Acre or in its castle of Monfort, payable in sums of 600 Saracen besants 4 times a year. Payments can only be suspended in times of pestilence, invasion of the kingdom (la terre dou seingnor dou reiaume de Jerusalem ou de celui qui sereit son bail ou reaume et en lue de lui) and destruction of these particular lands in warfare. The penalty for a delay in these payments, promised by the brothers of St Mary of the Germans on their arms and habit (sur luer ames et par luer habit) will be 1,000 Saracen besants, guaranteed by the pledging of the Order’s casale of La Bace, which adjoins Casal l’Inbert. Johan will still owe service to the crown of Jerusalem (la seignorie dou reaume de Jerusalem) of 3 and a third chevaliers. Guarantors: of his homes, Hayme l’Aleman his cousin; Jaque Vidau; Michel le fiz sire Raou de Bazele; and some (unnamed) homes of the lordship of his cousin, Garnier l’Aleman.