RRR:
2747
YEAR:
1249
text:
July 14. Acre. In the presence of Iohannes Castanea, Petrus Straleria, Guillielmus Gabernia, Guillielmus Panzanus, Bonus Iohannes Schachetus, Iacobus de Porta, Sorlionus de Grimaldo, Faravellus Cicade, Iohannes Detesalve, Lanfranchus Botarius, Enricus de Vivaldo, Marchisius de Rodoano, Grimaldus Bancherius, Thomas Carbonus, [...], Guido de Finemundo and Fulco de Logia, the consules et vicecomites Januensium, Guillielmus de Burgaro and Simon Mallocellus, list the possessions, houses and revenues owned by the commune of Genoa in the city of Acre. I. PROPERTIES leased [for short terms] when the fleet arrived (ad passagium) during the consulate of Guillielmus de Burgaro and Simon Mallocellus. The commune’s house, situated before the commune’s new tower, next to the house of Iohannes Feto, together with a warehouse (magazenum), and another warehouse, returning 30 and 15 besants. The commune’s old tower, adjoining the church of St Laurence and next to the said house of the commune, together with an apotheca, returning 60 and 8 besants. The commune’s old palacium, below which is the courtroom, returning 15 besants. The commune’s house which once belonged to Bonivicinus is not let, but its warehouse returns 12 besants. The commune’s house next to the house of the Capelleti and before the street (carrubium) with its warehouse, returning 127 besants. The commune’s third palacium in the Ruga Cooperta, next to the house of Thomas Carbonus and his brother, returning 100 besants, together with its 2 warehouses, returning 20 besants 12 karati and 10 besants respectively. The commune’s second palacium in the Ruga Cooperta and its warehouse, returning 65 besants and 15 besants 12 karati respectively. The palacium at the commune’s logia with its warehouse, returning 90 besants. The commune’s Palacium Griffi with a mezanum and 2 warehouses, returning 21 besants 12 karati, 24 besants and 10 besants respectively. The commune’s third palacium in the direction of the ordamer close to [penes] the house of Thomas Carbonus, together with its warehouse, returning 18 and 9 besants respectively. The commune’s house situated at lordamer next to the wall of the Hospital, returning 10 besants, although visitors are exempt. Total: 250 besants 12 karati, of which 476 besants have been collected. The previous consuls collected 264 besants 12 karati, of which 10 besants was missing. II. YEAR-LONG leases during the consulate of Guillielmus de Burgaro and Simon Mallocellus. The commune’s house that was held by Iohannes Volans before the commune’s platea and on one side of the street (carrubium), returning 144 besants. The commune’s house next to it, with a warehouse and stalls (stalla), that belonged to Pignataria, returning 105 besants. 2 houses of the commune, placed close to the pork butchers (bacconerii) and across the road from the darsana, each returning 12 besants. The commune’s volta next to the pork butchers in the direction of ordamer, returning 6 besants. The commune’s house by the street next to the [quarter of] the Pisans, returning 8 besants. The commune’s house in the Ruga de Tribus Meagiis, behind the houses of Grimaldus Bancherius, returning 10 besants. The sum of these rents comes to 297 besants, but nothing has been received by the consuls. III. Properties auctioned publicly (in publica calega) for lease [for short terms] to be occupied when the fleet should arrives (ad passagium) during the succeeding consulate of Simon Malocellus and Ogerius Ricius. The commune’s house, situated before the commune’s new tower, together with a mezanum and warehouse (magazenum), and another warehouse, returning 76 and 20 besants. The commune’s old tower, adjoining the church of St Laurence, returning 70 besants. The tower’s volta, situated by the commune’s platea, returning 8 besants and 6 karati. The commune’s old palacium, below which is the courtroom, returning 125 besants. The commune’s house, which once belonged to Bonivicinus, is not let, but its warehouse returned 16 besants. The commune’s house next to the house of the Capelleti with its warehouse, returning 90 besants. The commune’s third palacium in the Ruga Cooperta, next to the houses of Thomas Carbonus and Iacobus, soap makers (Sabonerii), returning 76 besants, together with its 2 warehouses, returning 25 besants. The commune’s second palacium in the Ruga Cooperta and its 2 warehouses, returning 20 besants, 29 besants and 21 besants respectively. The palacium at the commune’s logia with its warehouse, returning 60 besants 18 karati. The commune’s Palacium Griffi with its warehouse, returning 61 besants. The commune’s palacium next to the palacium Grifi and its warehouse, returning 75 besants 12 karati. The commune’s third palacium in the street, together with its warehouse, returning 44 besants. Another warehouse in the same street, returning 21 besants 12 karati. The total sum of short-term leases in the consulship of Simon Malocellus and Ogerius Ricius is 839 besants. III. HOUSES leased out through public auction (in publica calega) in the consulship of Simon Mallocellus and Ogerius Ricius. A warehouse (magasenum) with a money-changer’s stall (bancum) at the old tower of the Genoese commune, returning 57 besants. A second money-changer’s stall with an apotheca, returning 60 besants. A third money-changer’s stall with a warehouse at the same tower, and an apotheca situated towards the platea of the commune, returning 60 besants. The house of the commune which belonged to Ademar, next to the commune’s house that belonged to Pignataria, returning 80 besants. 3 apothecae at the commune’s old palacium, returning 23 besants. Warehouses (magasena) at the same palacium and the volta of the house that belonged to Bonusvicinus, returning 20 besants. 2 of the commune’s houses that belonged to Schiveta, below and above, returning respectively 19 and 26 besants. A house of the commune next to those houses, above and below, returning 36 besants 18 karati. A house of the commune next to the new tower beside the pork butchers, above and below, returning 28 besants. A house of the commune that belonged to Iohannes Osbergerius, returning 8 besants. A house next to the above house and next to the pork butchers, returning 12 besants. A house of the commune that was held by Ugo Calderarius, in front of the new tower of the Pisans, returning 10 besants. A house of the commune, returning 8 besants. A house of the commune situated at ordamer next to the wall of the Hospital, returning 32 besants. A contract (apautus) for meat with the commune, returning 20 besants. 2 money-changers’ stalls (banca) before the church of St James, returning 21 besants. The commune’s oven, licenced in the usual way (more solito licitatus), returning 366 besants. The commune’s garden in the city of Acre, licenced in the usual way (more solito licitatus), returning 116 besants. The total sum of the leases is 1,003 besants, 18 karati, concerning which they received 510 besants, 5 karati, which are not included in this account (non positis in hiis solucione), and were returns from the house of Iohannes Antelmus. IV. AUDIT of the commune’s possessions outside Acre and rented for a year. The commune’s bath house in Nicosia, returning 241 besants. The commune’s house in Famagusta, returning 57 besants. The mill at Tyre, returning 310 besants. The total sum is 608 besants, of which they have collected 452 besants, 16 karati. V. ANNUAL RENTS paid to the commune on the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary for houses and buildings situated over the burgesia and in the ruga of the commune of Genoa, and also recognoscimenta paid to the commune and mentioned below. For the house of Fulco de Logia and the inheritance of the late Lambertus his brother, 32 besants. For the house of Jacobus de Porta, 30 besants. For the house of Bonavia de S. Laurencio, 30 besants. For the house of Iohannes Curnuda, 29 besants. For the house of Durant Bancherius, which was previously held by Iohannes Malfitanus, 13 besants, 12 karati. For the house of Johannes Malfitanus, adjoining the said house, 13 besants, 12 karati. For the house of Laurencius de Guillielmo, 17 besants. For the house of the late Petrus de Varagine, 18 besants. For the house of Iacobus de Varagine, 17 besants. For the house of Iohannes Feto, 25 besants. For the house of Cavallarotus, 12 karati. For the gastina (guastina) of the admiratus Bonus Johannes, 18 karati. For the house of the admiratus Bonus Johannes, 8 besants. For the house of Laurencius de Vintimillio, 18 karati. For the house of Grimaldus Bancherius, 3 besants, 12 karati. For the house of Bonaventura, which was held by the late Egia, his mother, 3 besants. For the old tower which was held by Marchisius de Rodoano and is now held by Johannes Castanea, 3 besants. For the house of the heirs of Guillielmus de Petra, 2 besants. For the 2 houses held by the heirs of the late Johannes Galianus, 3 besants, 12 karati. For the house of the church of St Laurence, 8 besants. For the house of Guillielmus de Lagneto that used to be held by Cataldus, 10 besants. For another 2 houses held by the said Guillielmus de Lagneto, 9 besants. For the house of Durant Bancherius that used to be held by the late Clara, 4 besants. For the house that used to be held by Donadeus Angelerius and is now held by Petrus Bornius, Bedonia and companions, 2 besants. For the house of Iacobus de Mazarina, 1 besant. For the house of Nicola de S. Siro that used to be held by Philipus Maniavacha, 2 besants, 12 karati. For the house of Capelles (domus Capelletis), 22 besants. For the house of the heirs of Jacobus de Rodoano, 2 besants. For the house of the late Iacobus de Saboneris and the brothers of Thomas, 11 besants. For the house of Iohannes Canzelerius that used to be held by Piper draperius, 3 besants. For the house of Laurencius de Guillielmo that used to be held by the said Piper, 1 besant. For the house of Enricus Guercius that used to be held by Marchisius de Rodoano, 1 besant. For the house which used to be held by the said Marchisius and is now held by Benvenutus Tossicus, 1 besant. For the house of the heirs of the late Beltramus Pilletus, 12 besants. For the house of the daughter of Guillielmus de Pagana, 4 besants. For the house of Iacobus de Levanto as an annual recognoscimentum, 7 besants. For the house of Obertus Filator, as a recognoscimentum, 4 besants. For the house of Iohannes Filator, 3 besants. For the house of Grimaldus Bancherius in the darsana, 2 besants. VI. FREED from rent. The following houses used to return rent and are now free. The houses of Iohannes Valantis, Sibilia Pignataria, Ademar, Alexander miles, Ugo Calderarius, Palmerotus [which is now longer inhabited on account of the war]. The following houses are in the burgensia and in the ruga of the Genoese, but are nevertheless freed from rent. The houses of Guillielmus Grassus, which used to be held by the late Fantinus de S. Laurencio, Iohannes Castanea, which used to be held by Marchus Oliva, Isabella de Tyri, Grimaldus, next to the house of Iacobus de Mazarina. The total sum gained annually from rents is 358 besants, 12 karati, of which they collected 245 besants, 21 karati. VII. AT THE ORDER of the consuls the accounts have been rendered in writing by Castellinus de Paxano sacri imperii notarius.
Sources:
Desimoni, ‘Quatre titres’, pp. 215-21, no. 2; RRH 1182

