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Nov. 9. In the Hospital, Jerusalem. Rogerius, pauperum Christi servus et domus Hospitalis Jerusalem magister, together with his chapter, clerical and lay brothers, records under seal an agreement he has reached with dominus Guerricus Petracensis archiepiscopus at Cratum. In return for the tithes owed on all the Hospital’s properties in the diocese the Order will pay the archbishop 40 besants each year on the Feast of the Holy Cross in September. If it acquires properties in future, it will owe half tithes, with exemptions for animal fodder, vineyards and gardens in which the fruits are harvested at the Hospitallers own expense, although if it acquires vineyards and gardens from which the church of Petra was accustomed to receive tithes, it will pay half of these. Witnesses: frater Garnerius preceptor Hospitalis; frater Bernardus prior clericorum Hospitalis; frater Garinus de Melnis; frater Willelmus de Acerio; frater Petrus Galterii thesaurarius; frater Stephanus hospitalarius; frater Willelmus elemosinarius; frater Jacob de Asinaria; and many other brothers of the convent; of the canons of the church of Petra, Stephanus decanus; Godefridus archidiaconus; Lidinus cantor; Arnoldus sacerdos; Engelricus sacerdos; Bernardus sacerdos; Willelmus subdiaconus.