year: 1178
initiator: Amalricus vicecomes Neapolitanus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Sept. 24 - Nov. 17. With the agreement of Baldwin, in civitate sancte Iherusalem Latinorum rex sextus, Queen Maria, Balianus dominus Neapolis, his [Amalricus] wife Stefania, her father dominus Balduinus de Rames, his mother Hysabella, his brothers Rainaldus, Johannes, Ramundus, Rogerius and Balianus and his sisters Mellisent, Gilla and Agnes, Amalricus vicecomes Neapolis, the son of the late Baldevinus vicecomes, sells under seal to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and its brothers, represented by frater Rogerius de Molinis magister, all his Bedevini, who are of the family [de genere] of Benekarkas and all others living in tents whether inside or outside the kingdom of Jerusalem, with all their families and with all the rights of possession enjoyed by him and his father, for 2500 besants. [151] Witnesses: dominus Balduinus de Rames; dominus Balianus frater ejus; dominus Balduinus Francigena; dominus Reinerus de Neapoli; dominus Hugo Meinars; Guido Raicius; Gislebertus Radix; Bernardus Parmentarius.
Sept. 24 - Nov. 17. With the agreement of Baldwin, in civitate sancte Iherusalem Latinorum rex sextus, Queen Maria, Balianus dominus Neapolis, his [Amalricus] wife Stefania, her father dominus Balduinus de Rames, his mother Hysabella, his brothers Rainaldus, Johannes, Ramundus, Rogerius and... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:362-3, no. 530; corr. Mayer, UKJ 2:647-8, 687-8, nos. 376, 404 (RRH no. 567)
RRR: Grant
Confirmation/renewal of grants
1009
year: 1178
initiator: Baldwin IV
recipient: Roger de Moulins, master of the Hospital
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Nov. 17. At Vadum Jacob. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex sextus, confirms under seal the possession by Rogerius de Molinis sancte domus Hospitalis Ierusalem magister and his brothers of a casale called Sileta in the territory of Nablus with its villani and especially of all the Beduini whose names are recorded and their heirs. These were possesssed by Amalricus vicecomes Neapolitanus and his father Baldoinus. They had been given them by Queen Melisende and had owned them for a long time. Amalricus, with the agreement of Queen Maria and Balianus de Ibelino Neopolitanus domnus, of Stephania, the wife of Amalricus, of her father Baldoinus Ramatensis domnus, of Ysabella the mother of Amalricus and his brothers Renaldus, Iohannes, Raimundus, Rogerius and Balianus, and his sisters Milissendis, Gisla and Agnes, had sold under seal the casale and the Beduini to the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem for 5500 besants. King Baldwin confirms the Hospital’s ownership of any of the heirs of these Beduini who migrate from Muslim to Frankish territory [de terra Sarracenorum ad terram Francorum]. The names of the Beduini are as follows. Of the descendants [de genere] of Benicarquas: Saraf, Hamet filius Homet, Turqui filius Nohel, Mahomot filius Homet, Hahata filius Caimem, Nede filius Haun, Geber filius Gerar, Semes filius Mefereh, Hathaya, Cauam, Rumma - these are descendants [de genere] of Benicelge, comprising 10 tents; Ozia filius Holihan, Ozi filius Hahazi, Salem filius Cahalil, Salmen filius Cahalil, Mensor filius Menaheb, Sacre filius Hyahis, Fehet filius Hassen, Bedre filius Haub, Heuz filius Hassen, Haneb filius Hassen, Hahanob filius Assen, Hassen filius Hous, Hataye filius Gemil, Gemma, Mansor filius Gemma, Solta filius Hassen, Zyede filius Aneb, Rahafe filius Sereta, Syble filius Hahassen, Hahata filius Gemil, Hahassen radix - these are descendants [de genere] of Nahassen filius Mahan, comprising 21 tents; Sarquam filius Rafa, Sahatlahabil, Hali filius Zet, Marahob, Haatem filius Sarquam - these are descendants [de genere] of Marahob, comprising 5 tents; Ziede filius Zyede, Hiessir filius Zyede, Zeyet, Mefereg filius Matar, Hali filius Lahantar, Salta filius Aloy, Meissor filius fratris Bedre, Hahamer filius Secleb, Socre filius Mehelec, Bedre filius Cossa, Mobesser filius Zyede - these are descendants [de genere] of Bedre filius Cossa, comprising 11 tents; Nasser filius Haloen, Guatfel, Rodaem filius Cab, Tergem filius Maumet, Sebib - these are descendants [de genere] of Sebib Lahagerse, comprising 7 tents; Saleme filius Elforsie, Soar filius Senen, Sora filius Soar, Fela filius Senen, Hahamer filius Mofatzar, Selmen filius Selim, Guadir filius Hahazis, Turqui filius Fazale, Gzace filius Olien, Bedre filius Habie, Haisse filius Bedre, Hermes, Fahazel frater Belfadle - these are descendants [de genere] of Beniflel of the root [radix] of Beilfbzle, comprising 14 tents; Cahnus filius Mahazer, Sem, Mathar filius Mothaer, Haris filius Motaer, Sale filius Mothaer, Haamede filius Seair, Hali filius Mefareg, Selmen filius Ali, Targem filius Selmen, Sehel filius Sehem, Selim filius Messellem - these are descendants [de genere] of Mothaer filius Mathar, comprising 12 tents; Mere filius Hamt, Guahli filius Hamt, Sauar filius Hamt, Sehebet filius Hamt, Sacra filius Gebil, Saraf filius Gemil, Mahumet filius Gemil, Hazem filius Socre, Solta filius Metcol, Rabia filius Zafar - these are descendants [de genere] of Serif, above all of Serif radix, comprising 11 tents; Nasser filius Ennoine, Fazle filius Ali, Haloi filius Almen, Nahale filius Olien, the men [homines] of Olien, Merdes filius Sohea, Haamer filius Ha, Obet filius Assaquer, Aloi filius Assaquer, Solta radix, Gatfel filius Alaha - this lineage also generated Sept filius Camis - these are the descendants [de genere] of Solta, comprising 12 tents. Two others - Albi filius Cap and Nede filius Mahumet - are of the aforesaid descendants [de genere] of Sebib Lahagerse. The total of all these tents is 103. Witnesses: Iaucelinus Edessani comitis filius regius senescalcus; Reinaldus Sydoniensis domnus; Baldoinus Ramatensis domnus; Balianus Abiline domnus; Gualterius de Beryto; Hugo Mimarz; Baldoinus Francigena; Iohannes de Belesme; Pretrus de Creseca castellanus Ierusalem. The charter was drawn up by Wilelmus Tyrensis archiepiscopus regisque cancellarius.
Nov. 17. At Vadum Jacob. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex sextus, confirms under seal the possession by Rogerius de Molinis sancte domus Hospitalis Ierusalem magister and his brothers of a casale called Sileta in the territory of Nablus with its villani and... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:688-91, no. 405 (RRH no. 562)
RRR: Exchange
Renounciation/surrendering of properties
1010
year: 1178
initiator: Raymond de Montolieu and his brothers
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Nov. 1-30. In exchange for 400 besants, Raymond de Montolieu and his brothers surrender all the rights they have at Châteaurouge, which had been given to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem by Count Raymond III of Tripoli.
*Nov. 1-30. In exchange for 400 besants, Raymond de Montolieu and his brothers surrender all the rights they have at Châteaurouge, which had been given to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem by Count Raymond III of Tripoli.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:371-2, no. 549 (RRH no. 562a)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
1014
year: 1178
initiator: Amalricus vicecomes Neapolitanus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 25 1177 - Dec. 24 1178. Amalricus vicecomes Neapolitanus, the son of the late Balduinus Neapolitanus vicecomes, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, to benefit particularly his father’s soul, for the use of the poor at the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to its brothers and its magister Rogerius de Molinis. He gives a petia terre lying between the Hospital’s casalia of Tare and Seletes and his casale of Loie. Witnesses: Bernardus Parmentarius; Henricus filius domini Dodonis; Suelardus ejus frater; Amicus frater domini Guidonis; Henricus Muschet; Johannes Anglicus.
Dec. 25 1177 - Dec. 24 1178. Amalricus vicecomes Neapolitanus, the son of the late Balduinus Neapolitanus vicecomes, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, to benefit particularly his father’s soul, for the use of the poor at the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to its brothers and its magister... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:364, no. 532 (RRH No. 566)
year: 1178
initiator: Guillaume Fort and his wife
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Dec. 25 1177 - Dec. 24 1178. With the agreement of Count Raymond III of Tripoli and his wife Eschive, Guillaume Fort and his wife sell a garden to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem for 200 Saracen besants.
*Dec. 25 1177 - Dec. 24 1178. With the agreement of Count Raymond III of Tripoli and his wife Eschive, Guillaume Fort and his wife sell a garden to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem for 200 Saracen besants.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:362, no. 529 (RRH no. 569b)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
Request
1016
year: 1178
initiator: Roger de Moulins, master of the Hospital
recipient: Christian faithful
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jan 1 - Dec. 24. [152] Rogerius [in ms. Raimundus] in hospitio sancti Johannis dictus magister imo humilis minister writes a general letter to the Christian faithful, commending its bearer, who has been gravely wounded in the fighting that surrounded the Battle of Mont Gisard. Rogerius describes the participation of Flandrie comes Philippus in the siege of the castle called Hermgen, Saladin’s investment of castrum beati Georgii with an army of 75000 and the resulting victory [at Mont Gisard] by a Christian army of 3000, who were aided by the presence of the relic of the True Cross, carried by the bishop of Bethlehem. Rogerius puts the Christian dead at 1100 men and the wounded at 750. The injured were admitted to the Hospital of St John in Jerusalem, which already contained 900 patients. The Sarraceni lost 30000 killed and 15000 made captive. He begs assistance for the bearer, who was so badly wounded that he can no longer bear arms.
Jan 1 - Dec. 24. [152] Rogerius [in ms. Raimundus] in hospitio sancti Johannis dictus magister imo humilis minister writes a general letter to the Christian faithful, commending its bearer, who has been gravely wounded in the fighting that surrounded the Battle of Mont Gisard. Rogerius describes... more
sources: Röhricht, Beiträge 2:127- 128, not. 45 (RRH no. 564)
year: 1179
initiator: Baldwin IV
recipient: Roger de Moulins, master of the Hospital
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Feb. 23. At Vadum Jacob. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Iherusalem Latinorum rex sextus, grants frater Rogerius de Molinis magister Hospitalis sancti Iohannis Iherusalem an annual rent of 40 besants, taken from the assisia held by Guido de Scandaleone and drawn on the funda/la loge of Tyre. The rent, which had been owed to Guido by the Venetians in return for casale Baffelle, had been returned to the king by Guido, with the consent of his sons Raymond and Gautier.
*Feb. 23. At Vadum Jacob. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Iherusalem Latinorum rex sextus, grants frater Rogerius de Molinis magister Hospitalis sancti Iohannis Iherusalem an annual rent of 40 besants, taken from the assisia held by Guido de Scandaleone and drawn on the funda/la loge of... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:692-3, no. 406 (RRH no. 590a)
year: 1179
initiator: Baldwin IV
recipient: Iohannes marescalcus et camerarius regis
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: May 1. Acre. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta [civitate Ierusalem Latinorum] rex sextus, confirms under seal a gift made by Iohannes marescalcus et camerarius regis to Rogerius de Molinis, Hospitalis [magi]ster and the brothers serving the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of 1 quintardus of sugar, to be received annually at Lanahia in the territory of Acre. Comes Joscelinus senescalcus, from whom the Hospitallers will receive sugar, agrees to this charter of confirmation. Witnesses: Comes Ioscelinus senescalcus; Petrus de [Crese]ca; Gerardus de Pugeio; Gislebertus de Floriaco vicecomes Acconensis; Goscuinus Boccus. The charter was drawn up by Willelmus Tyrensis archiepiscopus regisque cancellarius.
May 1. Acre. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta [civitate Ierusalem Latinorum] rex sextus, confirms under seal a gift made by Iohannes marescalcus et camerarius regis to Rogerius de Molinis, Hospitalis [magi]ster and the brothers serving the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of 1 quintardus of... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:704-5, no. 412 (RRH no. 582)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
1035
year: 1179
initiator: Pope Alexander III
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: May 15. In a reissue of the privilege Quam amabilis Deo for the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem Pope Alexander III recognizes the Order’s military role.
May 15. In a reissue of the privilege Quam amabilis Deo for the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem Pope Alexander III recognizes the Order’s military role.
sources: Hiestand, PTJ 2:159-62; and see pp. 136-59
RRR: Sale
Renounciation/surrendering of properties
1036
year: 1179
initiator: Gauterius Tiberiadis vicecomes
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: May 1-31. Raymond III [Tripo]litanorum comes records how Gauterius Tiberiadis vicecomes came into his presence and that of domina Eschiva comitissa and her son dominus Hugo de Tiberiade to surrender the rights to 3 casalia [in the territory of Nablus] called Azatil, Eiucheilem and Eincanephis, which he had sold to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem for 1000 besants. Raymond, Eschiva and Hugo confirm the sale under seal and invest the Hospital, represented by magister Rogerius de Molendinis, with the casalia. Witnesses: Fulco Tiberiadis constabularius; Raimundus de Assur; Simon Cheberon; Robertus de Hobecort; Helias de Robore; Gaufridus de Vendosma; Mattheus cancellarius, who drafted the charter.
May 1-31. Raymond III [Tripo]litanorum comes records how Gauterius Tiberiadis vicecomes came into his presence and that of domina Eschiva comitissa and her son dominus Hugo de Tiberiade to surrender the rights to 3 casalia [in the territory of Nablus] called Azatil, Eiucheilem and Eincanephis,... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 4:256-7, no. 563 (RRH no. 583)