626

RRR: 
626
RRH: 
338
Mayer: 
196, 250
YEAR: 
1159
INSTITUTION RECIPIENT: 
Leprosary of Saint Lazarus
text: 
Dec. 25 1158 - Sept. 23 1159 (Dec. 24?). Melisende, dei gratia Ierosolimorum regina, with the agreement of her son Baldwin, dei providentia Latinorum Ierusalem rex quartus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, giving the leprosary of St Lazarus of Jerusalem [conventus leprosorum Ierusalem] the gastina called Bethanan, the boundaries of which were established by domnus Rohardus Ierosolimitanus. It is between that part of Mahomeria held by Geraudus cognomine Regis, and that part held by frater Angerannus, and it stretches along the road [via] as far as the cava. Witnesses: Gerardus Laodicensis episcopus; Rainaudus de Sancto Valerio; Philippus Neapolitanus; Hugo Cesariensis; Gwermundus Tyberiadensis; Baldwinus Bubalus vicecomes Neapolitanus; Gerardus Passerellus; Robertus Rigitestensis; Fulco Niger; Hugo Dominici Templi prior; Marinus canonicus; Gwillelmus Normannus; Symon Iudex; Herbertus Tortus; Geraudus Rex de Mahomeriola.

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INSTITUTION NUMBER: 
328
Sources: 
Mayer, UKJ 1:378-80, 459, nos. 196, 250 (RRH no. 338)
GRANTOR: 
Queen Melisende
RECEPIENT: 
Leprosary of Saint Lazarus in Jerusalem

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