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Dec. 25 1141 [or 1143] – Aug. 31 1142 [or 1144]. Raymond II, Poncii comitis filius, Dei gratia comes Tripolis, records that he has become a confrater of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to which he makes a sealed eleemosynary grant. He gives the Hospital Raphania and Mons Ferrandus with all feudal rights [feodales], with liege lordship [dominatio et ligietas] over all men, knights and burgesses [burgenses], having property there, together with full rights of lordship over Mardabech and in the fisheries [piscaria] of Chamele from Chades to Resclausa. He also gives full lordship over Cratum, castellum Bochee, Felitum and Lacum. He makes the gift of Cratum with the agreement of Willelmus de Crato, his wife Adelasia and son Bertrandus Hugo, to whom he has given in exchange, in the presence of all his curia, the Cavea Davidis Siri with the full powers of a Ra’is in the mountain district [cum omni raisagio montanee] [53] and the feodum of Pons Willelmus, consisting of 2 knights’ fiefs [caballariae] of land and 600 besants, provided by himself, his barones and the bishop of Tripoli, who have each given 200 besants. In addition Willelmus de Crato will be able to draw 7 besants year for 10 years, starting this August, from each knight’s fee [caballaria] in the mountain district. Raymond bought Felicium and Lacum from Gislebertus de Podio Laurentii and his wife Dagolth for 1,000 besants. With the agreement of his mother Cecilia comitissa, his wife Hodierna, his son Raimundus and his brother Philippus, Raymond adds that in military engagements booty will only be shared with him when he is present. He allows the Suriani of Cratum exemption from taxation [jura et consuetudines] on all they buy and sell throughout his county. Witnesses: Geraldus episcopus Tripolis; Willelmus episcopus Tortose; B. archiepiscopus Albarie; Rainerius constabularius; Fulcrandus marescalcus; Willelmus Embriacus; Willelmus Rainoardus; Joscelinus de Cavo Monte; Silvius Rotbertus; Willelmus Porcelletus; Radulfus de Fontanellis; Raimundus de Fonte Erecto; Radulfus Viridis; Pipinus et others, all barones; of the burgenses, Pontius de Sura; G. Isnelli; P. Geraldi; S. Monacus; R. Lamberti; Willelmus Rotllandi; P. Girbaldi; B. Aurifex; Ph. Burgensis; P. Andreae and many others. If necessity leads Count Raymond or his men to take refuge in any Hospitaller castles they will do not damage to them or challenge Hospitaller ownership. With the agreement of Hodierna his wife, his son Raimundus, his brother Philippus and his barones and men, Raymond makes another eleemosynary grant, confirming the gift by Galterius de Margato and his wife Gisla of a walled garden, together with a quarry [spatia locorum ad trahendos lapides apta]. The gifts are made into the hands of Frater Raimundus Hospitalis magister and the brothers Rotbertus comes Alverniensis; Gislabertus Malemannus; Petrus Montis Peregrini prior and other brothers. Raymond, per Deum Tripolis comes, confirms, that he will not enter into truces with the Muslims without the advice and agreement of the Hospitallers. The charter was drawn up by Petrus comitis cancellarius.