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Grant
Privilege/exemption
1277
year: 1190
initiator: Corradus, son of the marquess of Montferrat
recipient: Commune of Genoa
text: Apr. 11. Tyre. In the hospitium of Bernardus de Templo Tyrensis vicecomes. Mindful of the magnificent contribution the city of Genoa made to the liberation of the eastern regions, its defence [of Tyre] and now the part its consul, nobles and citizens, with milites, pedites, balistarii and sagittarii, and siege engines, are playing in the siege of Acre, Conradus, marchionis Montisferrati filius, Tyri atque Sydonis et Berithi domnus, makes a sealed grant to the commune of Genoa and its citizens, represented by Guido de Spinula Ianuensium consul. He gives them a free curia in the city of Tyre, freedom to come and go by sea or land, to buy and sell in the fundicum of Tyre without the payment of any dues, and freedom from prosecution for any crime except homicide, theft and rape, and from imprisonment. He grants them the freedom to use their own weights and measures [cantarii, buzae et modii] in Tyre. He gives them casale Sancti Georgii, Oraca, a large garden belonging to the queen and small gardens situated under the castelletum and within the city wall near the castellum, and a large mill that belonged to the king; a bath house before the house of Fulco de Falesia, in which both men and women bathe, the oven in the burgus novus with a volta adjacent to it, a macellum with 3 houses, a platea that stretches as far as the house of Habraha piscator, and all the houses in 2 insulae which are in front of the macellum, extending on one side as far as the house of Tebaldus aurifex and on the other to the house of magister Petrus Ianuensis, as contained in the charter from Count Raymond [III] of Tripoli; a third part of the proceeds of the cathena of Tyre, after expenses have been deducted; and the house of Opicio Lumbardus situated over the port of Tyre, which is bounded by the house of Obertus de Sandala, the house of Gandulfus Saonensis, the public way and a private road [via privata], together with all the houses and tenement held by Opicius behind his house and beyond the private road. Witnesses: Ansaldus Boniuicini castellanus Tyri; Balduinus frater eius; Guillelmus de Olcimiano; Azo de Sancto Saluatore; Azo de Valentia; Iohannes Stralera; Balduinus Comes; Ogerius Panis; Hugo Lercarius; Belmustus frater eius. Apr. 11. Tyre. In the hospitium of Bernardus de Templo Tyrensis vicecomes. Mindful of the magnificent contribution the city of Genoa made to the liberation of the eastern regions, its defence [of Tyre] and now the part its consul, nobles and citizens, with milites, pedites, balistarii and... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:888-94, no. 526 (RRH no. 691)
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Privilege/exemption
1333
year: 1192
initiator: Corradus, son of the marquess of Montferrat and his wife Isabella
recipient: Commune of Genoa
text: Apr. 6-28. Tyre. Mindful of the magnificent contribution the city of Genoa made to the liberation of the eastern regions, its defence [of Tyre] and now the part its milites, pedites, balistarii and sagittarii, and siege engines have played in the siege of Acre, and with the consent of his wife Hysabella regis Amalrici filia, Conradus Montisferrati marchio et Tyri dominus makes a sealed grant to the commune of the city of Genoa, represented by Guillelmus Ricius Ianuensium consul in Syria. He confirms its possession of a curia and ruga in the city of Acre, just as it held them before, and whatever it had outside Acre. He also gives a third part of the entry charges [introitus] of the cathena of Acre, together with freedom to enter and leave by sea or land and to buy and sell in the fundicum and catena, and throughout the city, without paying any charge [redditus]. He gives the Genoese the right to a curia, house, bath house and oven, and to entry and departure and to buy and sell in Jaffa, Ascalon and Jerusalem, and in all the territory he should acquire, with the same freedom they have in Tyre and Acre. He promises to restore the golden Genoese inscription in the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Witnesses: Dominus Balianus de Ybelino; dominus Rainaldus Sydonię; dominus Gualterius Durus maurescalcus; of the Genoese, Hengo dominę Galianę; Ansaldus Guaraccus; Symon Bufferius; Arlotus Vicecomes; Rollandus Picius; Guilielmus Bechus Rubeus. The charter was drawn up by magister Oddo domini marchionis notarius. Apr. 6-28. Tyre. Mindful of the magnificent contribution the city of Genoa made to the liberation of the eastern regions, its defence [of Tyre] and now the part its milites, pedites, balistarii and sagittarii, and siege engines have played in the siege of Acre, and with the consent of his wife... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:907-19, 915 nos. 533, 538 (RRH no. 704)
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Confirmation/renewal of grants
1366
year: 1195
initiator: Henricus de Trecis comes pallatinus et Terre Hierusalem domnus
recipient: Commune of Genoa
text: Sept. 1-30. Acre. Mindful of the magnificent contribution the city of Genoa made to the liberation and defence of the eastern regions and the siege of Acre with milites, pedites, balistarii and sagittarii, and siege engines, and with the consent of his wife domna Ysabella regis Amalrici filia, Henricus, Trecensium comes palatinus Tyri et Accon domnus, makes a sealed grant to the commune of Genoa and its citizens, represented by Gafforius victoriosi stolii Ianuensium amiratus. He confirms their free curia in the city of Acre. They are confirmed in their freedom from prosecution in any curia or in the cathena of Acre for any crime except homicide, theft and rape, and from imprisonment. They are free to come and go by sea or land, to buy and sell in the fundicum or the cathena without the payment of dues. Henricus confirms the Genoese possession of the ruga beati Laurentii in Acre and the freedom of the inhabitants from prosecution. He licenses the Genoese to build a tower in their ruga, should they wish to do so. He gives them the right to complete the building of the church of St Laurence in Tyre and he confirms all their rights in Tyre described in their charter. He promises to return the possessions of Ellena, the daughter of the late Rogerius de Insula, and her husband Ansaldus Bonivicinus within the next 8 days. Henricus, Ysabella, domnus Radulfus de Tabaria regni Ierosolimorum senescalcus, domnus Hugo de Tabaria and domnus Raginaldus Sydoniensis swear to be guarantors of this grant, as do the senescalcus domus militie [Templi] and the magister domus Hospitalis and their chapters. Witnesses: Radulfus Tyberiadensis regni senescalcus; Terricus de Orca; Terricus de Tenero Monte; Iohannes de Guelinie. The charter was drawn up by domnus Ioscius Tyrensis archiepiscopus regnique cancellarius. Sept. 1-30. Acre. Mindful of the magnificent contribution the city of Genoa made to the liberation and defence of the eastern regions and the siege of Acre with milites, pedites, balistarii and sagittarii, and siege engines, and with the consent of his wife domna Ysabella regis Amalrici filia,... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:919, 955-60, nos. 549, 578 (RRH no. 724)
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