RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1971
year: 1224
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Archbishop of Nicosia
text: Nov. 28. Lateran. Pope Honorius III assures the archbishop of Nicosia that he cannot be called for trial in regions subject to the count of Tripoli, who persecutes the archbishop because he obeyed the orders of Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, and published the excommunication of the count, unless a specific reference is made to this in a future papal letter.
Nov. 28. Lateran. Pope Honorius III assures the archbishop of Nicosia that he cannot be called for trial in regions subject to the count of Tripoli, who persecutes the archbishop because he obeyed the orders of Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, and published the excommunication of the... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:264-5, no. c-59; also ed. Claverie, Honorius, p. 399, no. 85
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1972
year: 1224
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Bertrannus de Cares, miles
institution: Templars
text: Dec. 15. Lateran. A papal judge had imposed on Bertrannus [de Cares], miles, penitential service in the Holy Land on account of his part in the murder of the bishop of Le Puy. [333] The late patriarch of Jerusalem had been reluctant to take responsibility for him. Pope Honorius III, therefore, has sent Bertrannus to the magister of the Knights Templar ordering that he fulfil his sentence of service for 7 years with the Order [domus].
Dec. 15. Lateran. A papal judge had imposed on Bertrannus [de Cares], miles, penitential service in the Holy Land on account of his part in the murder of the bishop of Le Puy. [333] The late patriarch of Jerusalem had been reluctant to take responsibility for him. Pope Honorius III, therefore, has... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 400-1, no. 86
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
Permission/licence/authorization
1973
year: 1224
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Suffragan bishops of the patriarchate of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 17. Lateran. Pope Honorius III orders the suffragan bishops of the patriarchate of Jerusalem to persuade the catholicos of Armenia and others with power [dominium] in [Cilician] Armenia to restore the archbishops of Tarsus and Mamstra [Tharsensis et Mamistanus archiepiscopi] and their chapters, who have been forced into exile, and to help the exiles in whatever way they can.
Dec. 17. Lateran. Pope Honorius III orders the suffragan bishops of the patriarchate of Jerusalem to persuade the catholicos of Armenia and others with power [dominium] in [Cilician] Armenia to restore the archbishops of Tarsus and Mamstra [Tharsensis et Mamistanus archiepiscopi] and their... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 401-2, no. 87
RRR: Permission/licence/authorization
1974
year: 1224
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Archbishop of Caesarea
institution: Templars
text: [Dec. 18. Pope Honorius III authorizes the archbishop of Caesarea to absolve those brothers of the Knights Templar in Antioch, Tripoli or Acre, who have given communion to the count of Tripoli. He orders the brothers to take an oath to abstain from relations as long as the excommunication of the count persists.
[Dec. 18. Pope Honorius III authorizes the archbishop of Caesarea to absolve those brothers of the Knights Templar in Antioch, Tripoli or Acre, who have given communion to the count of Tripoli. He orders the brothers to take an oath to abstain from relations as long as the excommunication of the... more
sources: Claverie, L’ordre du Temple 3:99, no. 71. Calendar entry].
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
Dispute/arbitration
1975
year: 1225
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Magister of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: Jan. 10. Lateran. The bishop of Tortosa [Anteradensis episcopus] has complained to Pope Honorius III about the behaviour of the Knights Templar. Lordship of the city of Tortosa is divided between the bishop and the Templars, but the latter, breaking the terms of division laid down a century ago, have ignored the bishop’s lordship [dominium], treating his part as their own, taking control of the city gate that belongs to the church, publicly proclaiming [bannum proclamare] that they have full rights and impeding the operation of the bishop’s meat market [becaria] and the freedom of merchants to sell his grain and wine. They have built 2 new churches in their part of the city, in which they have installed Greek priests [Greci presbyteri] in defiance of the bishop and the Holy See. They have refused to pay their dues, including tithes, to the bishopric, according to the evidence provided by their own rustici Sarraceni, and they have detained tribute paid by [the town of] Coeblum. They have denied the bishop his parochial rights at Castellum Album. The pope gravely rebukes the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar. He orders them to make satisfaction and informs them that he has ordered the archbishops of Tyre and Caesarea and the bishop of Acre to enforce his judgement.
Jan. 10. Lateran. The bishop of Tortosa [Anteradensis episcopus] has complained to Pope Honorius III about the behaviour of the Knights Templar. Lordship of the city of Tortosa is divided between the bishop and the Templars, but the latter, breaking the terms of division laid down a century ago,... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 403-5, no. 89
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
Purchase
Loan/reimbursement/debt
1976
year: 1225
initiator: King Henry III of England
recipient: Ansaldus de Genua
text: Jan. 14-17. King Henry III of England orders Ansaldus de Genua to buy 100 marcatae of scarlet cloth to give to the sultan of Damascus as a present from the king. The money will be repaid to Ansaldus when he returns.
Jan. 14-17. King Henry III of England orders Ansaldus de Genua to buy 100 marcatae of scarlet cloth to give to the sultan of Damascus as a present from the king. The money will be repaid to Ansaldus when he returns.
sources: Rotuli litterarum clausarum 2:13 b (RRH no. 969)
RRR: Grant
Confirmation/renewal of grants
1977
year: 1225
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Bishop and brothers of Mount Sinai
institution: Mount Sinai
text: Jan. 20. Pope Honorius III confirms for the bishop and brothers of Mt Sinai their privileges [of Aug. 6 1217 and Dec. 4 1223]. He adds houses in Acre to their possessions. He confirms the canonical election of the bishops and forbids laymen to possess their cemeteries and churches.
Jan. 20. Pope Honorius III confirms for the bishop and brothers of Mt Sinai their privileges [of Aug. 6 1217 and Dec. 4 1223]. He adds houses in Acre to their possessions. He confirms the canonical election of the bishops and forbids laymen to possess their cemeteries and churches.
sources: Pitra, Analecta novissima 1:589-90, no. 35 (RRH no. 897)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1978
year: 1225
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Knights Templar
institution: Templars
text: [Jan. 22. Pope Honorius III orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to readmit frater Thomas, who had left to join another order, but had found its life too severe.
[Jan. 22. Pope Honorius III orders the magister and brothers of the Knights Templar to readmit frater Thomas, who had left to join another order, but had found its life too severe.
sources: Claverie, L’ordre du Temple 3:468, no. 527. Calender entry].
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1979
year: 1225
initiator: Brancaleone di Bologna, the podestà of Genoa
recipient: Genoese potestates sive consules vel vicecomites
text: Feb. 24. Genoa. In the church of St Laurence. Brancaleone di Bologna, the podestà of Genoa, forbids the Genoese potestates sive consules vel vicecomites overseas to alienate Genoese property in any fashion in Acre, Tyre or elsewhere. Genoese witnesses.
Feb. 24. Genoa. In the church of St Laurence. Brancaleone di Bologna, the podestà of Genoa, forbids the Genoese potestates sive consules vel vicecomites overseas to alienate Genoese property in any fashion in Acre, Tyre or elsewhere. Genoese witnesses.
sources: Rovere and Puncuh, I Libri 1/1:410-12, no. 275 (RRH no. 970)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1980
year: 1225
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Queen of Cyprus, her son H., his balius, the comestabulus, barones, milites and homines of the kingdom of Cyprus, and also to the bishops of Tripoli and Valenia and the cantor of Tripoli
text: Mar. 5. Lateran. Writing to the queen of Cyprus, her son H., his balius, the comestabulus, barones, milites and homines of the kingdom of Cyprus, and also to the bishops of Tripoli and Valenia and the cantor of Tripoli, Pope Honorius III again demands that the Cypriot laity observe the terms of the agreement with the church, as an appeal they had made had not reached the Holy See on time.
Mar. 5. Lateran. Writing to the queen of Cyprus, her son H., his balius, the comestabulus, barones, milites and homines of the kingdom of Cyprus, and also to the bishops of Tripoli and Valenia and the cantor of Tripoli, Pope Honorius III again demands that the Cypriot laity observe the terms of the... more
sources: Schabel, Bullarium 1:265-6, no. c-60