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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.