RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1348
year: 1193
initiator: Gaufridus de Donjon, master of the Hospital
recipient: Frater W. de Vileruns prepositus ultramarinus
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Apr. 30. Frater Gaufridus sancta domus Hospitalis Hierusalem humilis magister and his chapter send frater W. de Vileruns prepositus ultramarinus news of the deaths of Mestoc [on 1 October], the vetus dominus Assyriorum, the sultan of Konya, and Saladin [on the Wednesday of the first week of March], among whose sons in Aleppo, Damascus and Cairo [Babylonia] there is discord. Now may be the time to recover the Holy Land.Truces still prevail, but the Latin East is short of inhabitants.
Apr. 30. Frater Gaufridus sancta domus Hospitalis Hierusalem humilis magister and his chapter send frater W. de Vileruns prepositus ultramarinus news of the deaths of Mestoc [on 1 October], the vetus dominus Assyriorum, the sultan of Konya, and Saladin [on the Wednesday of the first week of March],... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:597-8, no. 945 (RRH no. 712)
year: 1193
initiator: Bohemond III, prince of Antioch
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Sept. 1-23. [247] Bohemond, Dei gratia princeps Antiochenus, the son of Prince Raymond, records under seal that he becomes a confrater of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. If after his death his body is not buried in the [cathedral] church of St Peter in Antioch he wishes it to be buried in the Hospitaller commandery [domus]. He leaves the Order his armour [lorica, galea, caligae ferreae, gladius, scutum, lancea) his better horse, the mule that bears his saddle [sella], the mule that bears his lorica and all his pack animals [summerii]. In recognition of his confraternity he gives the Hospital an annual rent of 500 eels. Witnesses: Gervasius senescalcus; Petrus de Hasardo; Johannes de Salquino; Milo de Curlavardin; Richerius de Erminato; Hugo de Flauncurt mareschalcus; Symon Burgevin; Ricardus de Angervilla; Radulfus de Riveria dux Antiochie; Paschalis de Seona; Julianus Jalnus; Hugo de Curbulio. The charter was drawn up by Alexander cancellarius. [248]
Sept. 1-23. [247] Bohemond, Dei gratia princeps Antiochenus, the son of Prince Raymond, records under seal that he becomes a confrater of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. If after his death his body is not buried in the [cathedral] church of St Peter in Antioch he wishes it to be buried in the... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:600, no. 948 (RRH no. 714)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
1353
year: 1194
initiator: Henricus de Trecis comes pallatinus et Terre Hierusalem domnus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jan. 5. With the agreement and at the urging of his wife domna Ysabell regis Amalrici filia, and with the advice of his barones and homines, Henricus comes Trecensium palatinus makes a sealed eleemosynary grant. He gives the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, frater Gaufridus du Donion magister and its brothers the city wall of Acre over the Gate of St John and the barbacan [berbacana], and the platea that is between the wall and the barbacan, to build there a gate, together with as much of the ditch as is needed for the building. The Hospitallers, their men [homines] and all their goods may freely leave and enter the town through that gate at all hours by night and day. They may possess any tower or other structure they build over the gate. Henricus will have a porter [portator] on duty at the gate, who will have the key and preserve the rights [of the crown], but will not hinder the brothers of the Hospital or their men [homines]. Witnesses: Renaldus de Sydone; Hugo de Tyberiade; frater eius Radulphus de Tyberiade regni senescalcus; Terricus de Teremonde; Terricus Dorgue; Balduinus de Betan; Amauricus frater eius; Ioannes camerarius; Girardus de Franloc; Oto de Iovenhi; Guillelmus Cayn; Bernardus de Templo; Thomas Camerarius; Antelmus de Luca; Iohannes Burgunhun; frater Guillelmus de Marolh marescalcus Hospitalis; frater Robertus Anglicus commendator domus Hospitalis Aconensis, frater Radulphus de Lodun preceptor domus Hospitalis Tyri; frater Martinus Goceauue; frater Ferrandus; Frater Haymo Burgunhun; frater Symon. The charter was drawn up by domnus Ioscius Tyrensis archiepiscopus regnique cancellarius.
Jan. 5. With the agreement and at the urging of his wife domna Ysabell regis Amalrici filia, and with the advice of his barones and homines, Henricus comes Trecensium palatinus makes a sealed eleemosynary grant. He gives the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, frater Gaufridus du Donion magister and... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:916, 940-4, nos. 542, 571 (RRH no. 717)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
1354
year: 1194
initiator: Henricus de Trecis comes pallatinus et Terre Hierusalem domnus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jan. 1-31 1193 or 1194. Jaffa. With the agreement of his wife domna Ysabella, regis Amalrici filia, Henricus Trecensium comes palatinus makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and its brothers, represented by Gaufridus magister, to take effect when the Christians recovering the Holy Land reach Jaffa. He gives land situated next to the citadel [castellum] of Jaffa with 2 towers, houses and guastinae. The land extends from the Tower of the Hospital, which is next to the sea on the west, as far as the chancel [caput] of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, built in honour of St Peter, to the south, and in a straight line from that church by way of the house of Robertus Coquus, which is within the land, as far as the house of Renerius Calana, and following a path next to the house of Raginaldus Caruana to the east, as far as the tower in the northern part of the land, situated next to the sea. The Hospitallers can build whatever they want on the land, provided no harm comes to the port of Jaffa. Witnesses: Balianus de Ybelino; Raginaldus Sydoniensis; Hugo Tyberiadensis; Atemarus Cesariensis domnus; Balduinus de Bethan; Terricus de Teneri Monte; Milo de Prouino; Fromundus de Summesot; Galterius Durus; Milo Brebanz; Iohannes de Welues Ioppensis castellanus; Seioretus Joppensis vicecomes. The charter was drawn up by Ioscius Tyrensis archiepiscopus regnique cancellarius.
Jan. 1-31 1193 or 1194. Jaffa. With the agreement of his wife domna Ysabella, regis Amalrici filia, Henricus Trecensium comes palatinus makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and its brothers, represented by Gaufridus magister, to take effect when the Christians... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:917, 944-7, nos. 543, 572 (RRH no. 709)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
1356
year: 1194
initiator: Henricus de Trecis comes pallatinus et Terre Hierusalem domnus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Dec. 25 1192 - Dec. 24 1193 or Mar. 28 1193 - Apr. 9 1194. With the consent of his wife Ysabelle fille d’Amauri roy de Jerusalem, Anricus Trecensium comes pallatinus makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by the master, frere Geofroi de Donjon. He gives a section of the walls of Acre from the postern [posterula/poterne] that is near the Gate of Gaufredus Tortus as far as the tower that is next to the Gate of St Nicholas, together with all the land [lying alongside the wall] with the barbacan [barbacan/avantmurs] and ditches [fossata/fossés]. He also grants additional land on the right hand side of the tower [of St Nicholas] as far as the river.
*Dec. 25 1192 - Dec. 24 1193 or Mar. 28 1193 - Apr. 9 1194. With the consent of his wife Ysabelle fille d’Amauri roy de Jerusalem, Anricus Trecensium comes pallatinus makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by the master, frere Geofroi de Donjon. He gives a... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:917, 949-50, nos. 545, 574 (RRH no. 716a)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
Confirmation/renewal of grants
1360
year: 1194
initiator: Bohemond III, prince of Antioch
recipient: Commandery in Antioch of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Sept. 1-23. [249] Bohemond, Dei gratia princeps Antiochenus, the son of Prince Raymond, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the commandery [domus] in Antioch of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He confirms the gift to the Hospital of the gastina vetus by the miles Godefridus and his wife Albereda, the daughter of the late Ada de Peviers. The gastina adjoins the commandery alongside the public way and is enclosed by a wall. Bohemond also gives the commandery Georgius notarius, the son of Vassilius filii Uardi, and his legitimate heirs, in hominem peculiarem, excepting those properties [hereditates] of which he was already in possession on the day this charter is written. Any future acquisitions by Georgius will be subject to the Hospital. Witnesses: Rogerius constabularies; Rogerius de Seona; Gervasius senescalcus; Petrus de Hasart; Richerius de Erannato; Hugo de Flauncurt marescalcus; Ricardus de Angervilla; Julianus Jalnus; Nicholaus Jalnus dux Antiochie; Philippus Tirelli ; Symon Burgevini camerarius. The charter was drawn up by Alexander cancellarius.
Sept. 1-23. [249] Bohemond, Dei gratia princeps Antiochenus, the son of Prince Raymond, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the commandery [domus] in Antioch of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He confirms the gift to the Hospital of the gastina vetus by the miles Godefridus and his wife... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:613, no. 966 (RRH no. 719)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
Request
1372
year: 1196
initiator: Gaufridus de Donjon, master of the Hospital
recipient: King Sancho VII of Navarre
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Apr. 1-30. Frater Gaufridus domus Hospitalis [Iherusalem] humilis magister et Christi pauperum servus writes to King Sancho VII of Navarre. He calls for assistance, dwelling on the danger facing the Latin East, the appeals from his brothers in captivity and the absence of enough defenders. He reports that Sefedinus [al-‘Adil], ruler of Old Cairo [Babilon] and Damascus, has raided the county of Tripoli and is expected in Palestine any day. He has made his son [al-Muazzam ‘Isa], lord of Jerusalem. He adds that the Nile has flooded disastrously and that Egypt is suffering extreme famine.
Apr. 1-30. Frater Gaufridus domus Hospitalis [Iherusalem] humilis magister et Christi pauperum servus writes to King Sancho VII of Navarre. He calls for assistance, dwelling on the danger facing the Latin East, the appeals from his brothers in captivity and the absence of enough defenders. He... more
sources: Garcia Larragueta, El Gran Priorado 2:89-90, no. 87 (RRH no. 728)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
1375
year: 1196
initiator: Bohemond IV, count of Tripoli
recipient: Gaufridus de Donjon, master of the Hospital
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Aug. 8. Bohemond, the son of Prince Bohemond of Antioch, Dei gratia Tripolis comes, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to frater Gaufridus de Donjum sancte domus Hospitalis Hierusalem magister and the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He gives them the road [via] which Count Raymond of Tripoli had retained for his own use when he gave land in Tripoli. Bohemond adds the gift of a gate in the wall of Tripoli, from which he will exact no dues [consuetudo vel jus]. The road and gate are bordered on the right hand side by the aqueduct of Tripoli and on the left by the sea. Witnesses: Plebanus Botoni; Raymundus Neoni; Oto de Tiberiade; Petrus de Ravendello; Guillelmus Porceletus; Raymundus vicecomes; Bertrandus vicecomes; Gaufridus de Cusariis; Saissius; Joannes de Moneta.
Aug. 8. Bohemond, the son of Prince Bohemond of Antioch, Dei gratia Tripolis comes, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to frater Gaufridus de Donjum sancte domus Hospitalis Hierusalem magister and the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He gives them the road [via] which Count Raymond... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:627, no. 990 (RRH no. 731)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1386
year: 1197
initiator: Pope Celestine III
recipient: Bishop of Valanie
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: May 8. Lateran. Pope Celestine III writes to the Valaniensis episcopus, who has sought advice from the Holy See. The pope agrees to allow the bishop to wear on his clothes the sign of the cross, according to the custom of the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, from whom he was chosen to be bishop, and to swear an oath of security to the Hospitallers relating to an indemnification over the castle of Margatum, but he stresses that this should not create a precedent for the bishop’s successors, unless his predecessors acted similarly with respect to the lords of Margatum. The pope confirms the liberties, immunities and customs of the Valaniensis ecclesia, saving the privileges and all the rights of the bishops and of the brothers of the Hospital of Jerusalem.
May 8. Lateran. Pope Celestine III writes to the Valaniensis episcopus, who has sought advice from the Holy See. The pope agrees to allow the bishop to wear on his clothes the sign of the cross, according to the custom of the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, from whom he was chosen... more
sources: Hiestand, PTJ 2:314-6, no. 106 (RRH no. 734)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
1389
year: 1197
initiator: Bohemond IV, count of Tripoli
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *May 5 1192 - Sept. 10 1197? With the agreement of [Henry of Troyes-Champagne] Count Bohemond [IV] of Tripoli renews his grant of rents in Acre to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.
*May 5 1192 - Sept. 10 1197? With the agreement of [Henry of Troyes-Champagne] Count Bohemond [IV] of Tripoli renews his grant of rents in Acre to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:971-2, no. 585