text: Mar. 16. During the siege of Blahasent/Belhasam [Qal‘at Abu’l-Hassan]. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Iherusalem Latinorum rex, with the agreement of his wife Theodora Iherosolimorum regina and his brother Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus, confirms under seal an agreement with Rainaldus Falconarius. Rainaldus allows the king to create as many canals as he likes to draw off water from the River of Acre, called Belus, to irrigate his sugar cane plantations. In return the king will give Rainaldus one fifth of the profits from the sale of sugar, after expenses have been deducted. The king permits Rainaldus to exact the same dues [talis exactio et talis consuetudo] from all mills inside and outside Acre as he took formerly from his mills on the River Belus. He promises Rainaldus and his wife domina Luciana, that his heirs will have the same rights. Witnesses: Humfredus de Torono constabularius; Galterius dominus Tiberiadensis; Philippus Neapolitanus; Hugo Cesariensis dominus; Gormundus Tiberiadensis; Guido Francigena; Henricus Bubalus; Rohardus Neapolitanus. The charter was drawn up by Stefanus, acting on behalf of dominus Radulfus Bethleemite episcopus regisque cancellarius. Mar. 16. During the siege of Blahasent/Belhasam [Qal‘at Abu’l-Hassan]. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Iherusalem Latinorum rex, with the agreement of his wife Theodora Iherosolimorum regina and his brother Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus, confirms under seal an agreement with Rainaldus... more
text: Jul. 25. Acre. At the request of Hugo de Hybelino, Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Iherusalem Latinorum rex quartus confirms under seal the sale made to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre by Hugo of 2 casalia called Deirmusim and Huetdebes, which had been surrendered to him by Muisse Arrabit and his son Georgius, with the consent of the the comes Ascalonitanus, to whose feodum they belonged. The casalia, together with their villani, were sold for 3000 besants and were freed from all servitium dominium. Witnesses: Letardus archiepiscopus Nazarenus; Ricardus Andriensis episcopus; Arnulfus canonicus Nazarenus; Philippus domni regis capellanus; Stephanus regię cancellarię secretarius; Radulfus Anglicus Nazareni archiepiscopi clericus; of the barones and homines of the king, Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus; Henfredus de Torono constabularius; Guido Francigena; Guillelmus marescalcus; Abraham vicecomes Nazarenus; Otto de Risberge; Guido de Maneriis; Arbertus de Retesth; Godescalcus; Petrus foresterius. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus Bethleemitę episcopus regisque cancellarius. Jul. 25. Acre. At the request of Hugo de Hybelino, Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Iherusalem Latinorum rex quartus confirms under seal the sale made to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre by Hugo of 2 casalia called Deirmusim and Huetdebes, which had been surrendered to him by Muisse Arrabit and... more
text: Jul. 25. Acre. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Iherusalem rex quartus, resolves a dispute between himself and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre over Suriani. He confirms under seal that they are subject to the Holy Sepulchre. The Suriani are listed as follows. In the casale of Ramatha: Cosmas, filius eius Barachet, Hubeit frater Cosmae, Theodros frater eius, Ysaac frater Cosmae, Yuset, filius eius Petros, Vbeit, frater eius Helias, Meneia venator, Salem senex, filius eius Vbeit, Ianna, filius eius Saac, alius filius eius Helias, Samuhel filius Georgii, frater eius Faet, Ianna filius Munsor, Petros filius Phara, frater eius Samuhel; in the casale of Bethelegel: Salem filius Aazar, frater eius Ianna, Saba filius Sarsor, frater eius Aaron, alius frater eius Jacob, Elias filius Coer, Brahyn filius eius, Oies, Georgius filius Zorech, frater eius Feeth, alius frater eius Hetnon, Aias, Pharas frater eius, Georgius filius Sayth, Thodros filius Brayn, frater eius Vbeit, alius frater eius Basilius, Helias Moniculus, Helias filius Iuniel, Ianna filius Rofehe, frater eius Salem, Petros filius Georgii, frater eius, Georgius filius Iaphar, filius eius Brahin, Saac frater eius, Georgius, filius eius Saba, Elias cimentarius, Helias filius Iaphar; in Aithara: Salem filius Messalem, Saac, frater eius Elias, Braym filius Georgii, Martinus filius Aiza, Salomon, filius eius Cosmas, Thodros, Iaanna filius ejus, Saac; in Calandria: Cosmas, Semaan, filius eius Georgius, Braym filius Cosme, Samuel filius Baraquet, frater eius Fimi, alius frater eius Nichola, Meferrut filius Chame, Saac filius Georgii, frater eius Geuseth, Ianna, filius eius Geuseth, alius filius eius Georgius, alius filius eius Elias, Camis filius Bolpharage, Elias frater eius, Serget filius Antoni, Belcaira filius Monsor, Braim filius Georgii, Georgius frater Salomonis, de Bolferage filius, soror et fratres eius, Braym, Iacob, Elias, Braym filius Georgii, frater eius Botros, Munferreth, et frater eius. King Baldwin also confirms the boundaries of the casale of the Holy Sepulchre called Bethsuri, over which Queen Melisende and the canons have been in dispute. Witnesses: Letardus, archiepiscopus Nazarenus; Ricardus, Andriensis episcopus; Arnulfus canonicus Nazarenus; Philippus domni regis capellanus; Stephanus regię cancellarię secretarius; Radulfus archiepiscopi Nazareni clericus; of the barones and homines of the king, Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus; Henfredus de Torono constabularius; Guido Francigena; Guillelmus marescalcus; Abraham vicecomes Nazarenus; Oitho de Risberge; Guido de Maneriis; Arbertus de Retesth; Godescalcus; Petrus foresterius. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus Bethleemitus episcopus regisque cancellarius. Jul. 25. Acre. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Iherusalem rex quartus, resolves a dispute between himself and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre over Suriani. He confirms under seal that they are subject to the Holy Sepulchre. The Suriani are listed as follows. In the casale of Ramatha: Cosmas,... more
text: Jul. 26. Acre. Baldwin per gratiam dei in sancta Iherusalem Latinorum rex quartus makes an eleemosynary grant, repeating for the Holy Sepulchre his earlier confirmations. Godfrey dux [of Bouillon] gave 21 casalia: Ainquinę, Armotię, Kefreachab, Kefredil, Bubil, Hubin, Aram, Kalendię, Betdigge, Birra, Subahiet, Ataraberet, Vrniet, Zenu, Helmule, Beittelamus, Aineseins, Barithmeta, Beitumen, Beitfuteire and Bethsurie; and all the ovens in Jerusalem, except for 2 belonging to the Hospital of St John and 1 belonging to St Mary of the Latins. King Baldwin I gave villani and their families at Sanctus Lazarus [Bethany] and the 4 casalia above Sanctus Lazarus of Benehatię, Benehabeth, Ragabani and Roma; 1000 modii of wheat each year in the territory of Nablus; half of that property which the king gave the Holy Sepulchre in the exchange relating to the bishopric of Bethlehem. King Baldwin II gave a casale called Derina, situated in the territory of Tyre close to the great spring [fons] that feeds the aqueduct. The territory of the casale, situated on the hillside, comprised 4 carrucates [quantum terrę quatuor paria boum de anno in annum excolere possunt]. He excluded from the confirmation another unnamed casale, if indeed it had been subtracted from the territory of the Holy Sepulchre. King Baldwin II also gave a garden situated between the sea wall and sea forewall of the city; a casale named Cafermelec in the territory of Nablus; half of the casale of Fieisse now called Casale Sancti Sepulchri, which was given by Eustachius Granerius, and all the land that Galterius, the son of Eustachius gave around the same casale, beyond the River [Jordan] as far as the designated boundaries that are recognized today. With the agreement of Melisende, King Baldwin III’s mother, and his brother Amalricus, King Fulk gave the casale of Thecua in exchange for Sanctus Lazarus in Bethania. King Fulk confirmed the gift by Lambertus Alfus of 2 carrucate terrę plenarie situated in the territory of the casale of Mimas; the gift of Guillelmus de Buris of 2 casalia called Gebul and Helchar with their lands and the use of their fisheries [piscariae] for 8 days each year, the angaria [of his own fisherman] for one day a year and the use of a boat [navis] in the way specified by Guilelmus de Buris; houses, within the walls of the city of Jerusalem, occupied by Bernardus canonicus, Eurardus canonicus, alterius Eurardus canonicus, Mainardus, Garsio, Galterius Lo Tornaor, Bernardus Bursarius, Herluinus, Mabilia, Rogerius de Sancto Lazaro, a confrater of the canons, and the statio of Guillelmus Bastardus together with the share that the same Guillelmus had in the tables of the money changers [in mensis nummulariorum] - this confirmation was an eleemosynary grant; a house at Acre given by Lambertus Als and Agnes his wife on condition that the king would not lose servicium if it was sold or disposed of in any way. Among other confirmations, there were 3 casalia called Capharuth, Gith and Porphiria, which Rogerius Liddensis episcopus gave out of the possessions of [the church of] Sanctus Georgius [Lydda], and a fourth casale called Kefrescilta, which, together with half the tithes of harvests and a remission of all other tithes relating to the aforesaid casalia, were given by Rogerius [Liddensis episcopus] in exchange for the recognition of his right to the tithes of Castellum Arnaldi and of a casale of the Hospital of St John called Bulbul; an exchange made between the canons of the Holy Sepulchre and Iohannes Patricius of 2 casalia, called Caphermelich and Ainquina, for 2 of the casalia of Iohannes, called Megina and Mezera. King Baldwin III also confirmed the resolution of the disputes between himself and the canons over Suriani and between Queen Melisende and the canons over the boundaries of Bethsuri; the casalia of Bethel, Odemamel, Dehyrsabeth, Corteis, Deirmusim and Huetdebes with their villani, which the canons bought from Hugo de Hybelino; Patriarch Arnulf’s concession of half of the oblations of the faithful to the Holy Sepulchre; two-thirds of candle money; all oblations to the relic of the True Cross, which was in the canons’ custody, on all days except Good Friday and those occasions when the patriarch needed to carry the relic with him; the tithes of the whole of the city of Jerusalem and its environs, except for those from funda; half the beneficium King Baldwin I gave in an exchange relating to the bishopric of Bethlehem; the church of St Peter in Jaffa, conceded by the patriarch to the canons. Witnesses: Petrus archiepiscopus Tyrensis; Arnesius archiepiscopus Cesariensis; Letardus archiepiscopus Nazarenus; Constantinus Sancti Georgii episcopus; Rainerius Sebastensis episcopus; Osbertus Tyberiadensis episcopus; Fredericus Achonensis episcopus; Adam episcopus Paneadensis; Amalricus episcopus Sydoniensis; Mainardus episcopus Berythensis; Gaufridus abbas Templi Domini; Rainaldus abbas de Latina; Gunterius prior Montis Syon; Aimericus prior Montis Oliveti; Guillelmus commilitonum Templi senescalcus; frater Gaufridus Fulcherii; of the barones and homines of the king, Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus; Henfredus de Torono constabularius; filius eius Henfredus; Galterius Tiberyadensis domnus; Guormundus Tyberiadensis; Girardus Sydoniensis; Hugo Cesariensis; Philippus Neapolitanus; Galterius Berithensis; Guido Francigena; Henricus Bubalus; Hugo de Hybelino; frater eius Balduinus; Guillelmus marescalcus; Odo de Sancto Amando castellanus Iherosolimitanus. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus Bethleemitus episcopus regisque cancellarius. Jul. 26. Acre. Baldwin per gratiam dei in sancta Iherusalem Latinorum rex quartus makes an eleemosynary grant, repeating for the Holy Sepulchre his earlier confirmations. Godfrey dux [of Bouillon] gave 21 casalia: Ainquinę, Armotię, Kefreachab, Kefredil, Bubil, Hubin, Aram, Kalendię, Betdigge,... more
text: *Aug. 12 1153 - Nov. 29 1160. King Baldwin III confirms an exchange [made by his brother Count Amalric of Ascalon] with the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, in which after the capture of Ascalon the canons were given a mahumeria there, called by the Sarraceni Cathara and by the Latins ‘Green’. *Aug. 12 1153 - Nov. 29 1160. King Baldwin III confirms an exchange [made by his brother Count Amalric of Ascalon] with the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, in which after the capture of Ascalon the canons were given a mahumeria there, called by the Sarraceni Cathara and by the Latins... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:474-5, no. 259
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Eleemosynary grant
659
year: 1160
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Nov. 29. Jerusalem. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Hierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, giving the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, which cares for the poor each day under the rule of dominus Otegerius Hospitalis venerabilis magister, 50 tents of Beduini, who have never been subject to the king, for the use and service [ad usum et servitium] of the poor. Witnesses: Bertrannus de Blancaforti militie Templi magister; Guillelmus de Guerchia commilitonum Templi senescalcus; frater Gaufridus Fulcherii; Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus; Humfredus de Torono constabularius; Galterius dominus Tiberiadensis; Girardus Sydoniensis; Galterius dominus Berytensis; Philippus Neapolitanus; Hugo Cesariensis dominus; Guormundus Tyberiadensis; Guido Francigena; Henricus Bubalus; Guillelmus marescalcus; Odo de Sancto Amando vicecomes Ierosolimitanus; Simon de Hosdenc. The charter was drawn up by Stephanus, acting on behalf of Radulfus Bethleemite episcopus regisque cancellarius. Nov. 29. Jerusalem. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Hierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, giving the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, which cares for the poor each day under the rule of dominus Otegerius Hospitalis venerabilis magister, 50 tents of Beduini, who... more
recipient: Balduinus Hulrici vicecomitis Neapolitani filius
text: *Early Summer. King Baldwin III exchanges [for lordships in Samaria] all the land in Transjordan [trans fluvium Iordanem] that Balduinus Hulrici vicecomitis Neapolitani filius had inherited from his father Hulricus, including the castellum Vallis Moysis, together with all villani, Suriani or Sarraceni, on either side of the River Jordan, except for those villani that Balduinus had settled on his land ‘ad ignem et focum hospitatos locatos et manentes in die illa’. *Early Summer. King Baldwin III exchanges [for lordships in Samaria] all the land in Transjordan [trans fluvium Iordanem] that Balduinus Hulrici vicecomitis Neapolitani filius had inherited from his father Hulricus, including the castellum Vallis Moysis, together with all villani, Suriani or... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:477-8, no. 262
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Exchange
670
year: 1161
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Philipus Neapolitanus
text: Jul. 31. Nazareth. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Hierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, with the agreement of Theodora, illustris Hierosolimorum regina, his brother Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus, Count Raymond III of Tripoli, domna Melisende, Raymond’s sister and the future empress of Constantinople, her mother and King Baldwin’s maternal aunt domna Hodierna Tripolitana comitissa, and all those concerned, gives under seal to Philipus Neapolitanus and his heirs in perpetuity Mons Regalis, Crach castellum and Ahamanh with all their dependencies, land and honor, covering an area stretching from Zerca to the Red Sea [Mare Rubrum] and even beyond, which had been held by Paganus pincerna regius in his lifetime. The king also gives castellum Vallis Moysis with all the land in Transjordan [trans fluvium Iordanem] with all its villanni, Suriani or Sarraceni, on either side of the River Jordan held by Balduinus, the son of Hulricus vicecomes Neapolitanus, which Hulricus had held in his lifetime before Balduinus. The king had obtained this in an exchange with Balduinus, although excluded from the exchange were the villanni settled by Balduinus ‘ad ignem et ad focum hospitatos locatos et manentes’ on the day the agreements were made. The king transfers to Philippus the fief held in-chief across the River Jordan that Iohannes Gomannus held, together with the servicium previously owed to the king. Henceforward Iohannes Gomannus will owe hominium and servicium to Philippus. The gift is made, ‘salve regie maiestati servicio’. Philippus will hold all future conquests of the king. Excluded from the gift are all the king’s Beduini who were not born in the land of Mons Regalis and all caravans [caravani] crossing the territory on journeys between Alexandria or Egypt and Baghdad [Baldach]. In return Philippus, with the agreement of his wife Helisabet, his son Reynerius and his daughters, his brothers Guido Francigena and Henricus Bubalus, gives the king in exchange the entire feudum that came to him from domnus Rohardus and his wife domna Gisla, which Rohardus and Gisla had held for a year and a day, except for a casale called Adelemia and whatever he has in Montanis Bassis. Philippus gives the king the entire feudum of his father Guido de Mile, which Guido de Mile and Philippus held for a year and a day. Philippus gives the king the feudum in montanis Neapolitanis of Guido Francigena, which Guido held from domnus Rohardus and afterwards from Philippus himself, the feudum of Henricus Bubalus his brother and the feudum of Gaufridus Tortus together with Maron and all that Philippus had in lordship [dominium] in the mountains of Tyre and Toron. All these will now be held of the king, in the same terms as they were held of Philippus and will owe the king servicium. Witnesses: Petrus archiepiscopus Tyriensis; Fredericus episcopus Acconensis; Girardus episcopus Laodicensis; Humfredus de Torono constabularius; filius ejus Humfredus; Gualterius de Sancto Audemaro castellanus et Tyberiadis domnus; Gormundus Tyeriadensis, dominus de Bezans; Hugo Cesariensis domnus; Gualterius Berithi dominus; Arnaldus de Crest; Hugo Sine Censu constabularius Tripolis; Guillelmus Porcelet; Viuianus de Caypha; filius ejus Paganus; Guillelmus marescalcus; Odo de Sancto Amando castellanus et vicecomes Hierosolimitanus; Clarembaldus vicecomes Acconensis; Paganus de Uoch; Girardus de Pogi; Gaufridus Tortus; Gocellinus Pessellus; Rohardus Neapolitanus; Bauduinus de Gebal; Iohannes de Valentinis; Gomerius de Neapoli; Hibertus. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus Bethleemite episcopus rcgisque cancellarius. Jul. 31. Nazareth. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Hierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, with the agreement of Theodora, illustris Hierosolimorum regina, his brother Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus, Count Raymond III of Tripoli, domna Melisende, Raymond’s sister and the future empress of... more
recipient: Iohannes Gothmannus and his son Ancherius
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Nov. 21. Acre. At the request of Iohannes Gothmannus and of his son Ancherius and out of fraternal love for the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Iherusalem Latinorum rex quartus, confirms under seal the sale to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre of the casalia of Bathaatep/Bethahatap, Derhassen, Derxerip, Culi and Uastinam Leonis for 1400 besants by Iohannes Gothmannus, with the agreement of his wife Amandala, his son Ancherius, Stephania the wife of Ancherius, and Helisabeth, the daughter of Iohannes and wife of Hugo dominus Cesariensis. The Holy Sepulchre will hold the casalia free of all servicium and dominium. Witnesses: Amalricus comes Ascalonitanus; Humfredus de Torono constabularius; Philippus Neapolitanus; Hugo de Ybelino; Hugo Cesariensis; Balduinus de Insula; Galterius de Sancto Audemaro castellanus et Tyberiadensis domnus; Guormundus Tyberiadensis; Clarembaldus vicecomes Acconensis; Guillelmus de Hursa; Guido de Maneriis. The charter was written by Stephanus, acting on behalf of Radulfus Bethleemite episcopus regisque cancellarius. Nov. 21. Acre. At the request of Iohannes Gothmannus and of his son Ancherius and out of fraternal love for the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Iherusalem Latinorum rex quartus, confirms under seal the sale to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre of the casalia of... more
text: *Nov 11 1100 - Aug. 21 1131 or Dec. 25 1143 - Feb. 10 1163. King Baldwin I, or King Baldwin II, or King Baldwin III grants or restores properties to the church of Jerusalem. *Nov 11 1100 - Aug. 21 1131 or Dec. 25 1143 - Feb. 10 1163. King Baldwin I, or King Baldwin II, or King Baldwin III grants or restores properties to the church of Jerusalem.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1311-12, no. 753
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