text: Mar. 15. Leon, Dei gratia rex Armenie, makes a sealed grant to all who call themselves Genoese, represented by Ugo Ferrarius vicecomes Ianuensium. He gives them the right to a free court [libera curia] throughout his land, which will be managed according to the customs of Genoa and will judge all cases and offences involving Genoese, except major theft and homicide. He grants the Genoese the right to buy and sell, come and go by sea or land, without the payment of any dues [drictura et passagium], whether their ships are wrecked or arrive safely or not. Excluded from this grant are the land now held by dominus Ottho de Thabaria, [the land now held by dominus Adam de Gaston], the land called Corc held by dominus Vaharan marescalcus, and the crossing duty [passagium] payable to dominus Leo de Cabban over the river called Iahan. Leon also gives the Genoese a vicus, a church and land in the city of Tarsus, on which to build a bathhouse and oven and plant a garden.Mar. 15. Leon, Dei gratia rex Armenie, makes a sealed grant to all who call themselves Genoese, represented by Ugo Ferrarius vicecomes Ianuensium. He gives them the right to a free court [libera curia] throughout his land, which will be managed according to the customs of Genoa and will judge all... more
sources: Rovere and Puncuh, I Libri 1/2:168-71, no. 346 (RRH no. 875)
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Privilege/exemption
1822
year: 1219
initiator: Ugo comes Empularum
recipient: Genoese
text: May 1. Acre. On board the ship [navis] called Sanctus Mauricius in the port. Ugo [comes] Empularum gives all Genoese living in the region of Genoa, represented by Obertus Ferrarius de Castello and Idonus Lercarius privileges in his county [of Empurias]. Witnesses: Bermustus Lercarius; Rogerius de Insulis; Marchisius Dalmatius; Bernardus de Palaciolo; magister Petrus; Marchisius Berengarius de Ripolo.May 1. Acre. On board the ship [navis] called Sanctus Mauricius in the port. Ugo [comes] Empularum gives all Genoese living in the region of Genoa, represented by Obertus Ferrarius de Castello and Idonus Lercarius privileges in his county [of Empurias]. Witnesses: Bermustus Lercarius; Rogerius de... more
sources: Rovere and Puncuh, I Libri 1/2:265-7, no. 369 (RRH no. 922)
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