1683

Mar. 1. [296] Acre. In the presence and with the authority of Patriarch Albert of Jerusalem, the papal legate, John, dei gratia Latinorum Ierusalem rex decimus et comes Brene, makes a sealed exchange with frater Adam ecclesie beate Marie Uallis Iosaphat prior, who has the agreement of his brother monks. The king acquires houses, a garden and all the land that St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat had in Tyre near the Sidon Gate [porta Sydoniensis] and next to the new castle which the king has begun to build and for which the land is needed. In the return the abbey is granted an annual rent of 30 Saracen besants, drawn from the piscaria of Tyre. Any shortfall will be made up from other royal rents in Tyre. Witnesses: Aymarus de Cesarea; Garnerius Alemannus; Rohardus dominus Cayphe; Herardus de Durnay; Aymericus Chenart; Thomas de Malgastel castellanus Tyre; Amion Days; Daniel de Malenbec; Iohannes Tortus Accon vicecomes; Gaufridus de Cafran; Adam Coste; Iohannes Flori. The charter was drawn up dominus Radulfus Sydoniensis episcopus regnique cancellarius.