initiator: Maharabali, abbot of the Georgian monastery of the Holy Cross
recipient: Jirjis ibn Abu l-Muna ibn B_m_b_l_h ( ?), his brother Abu l-Majd and his mother Samus
institution: Holy Cross
text: Mar.-Apr. [The month Nisan of the year 564]. Maharabali, abbot of the Georgian monastery of the Holy Cross and his monastic community record that they have purchased a vineyard called al-Qatamun from Jirjis ibn Abu l-Muna ibn B_m_b_l_h ( ?), his brother Abu l-Majd and his mother Samus for 33 besants [royal gold dinars of full weight], half of which, coming to 16 and a half besants, is provided as a down payment and the rest is promised. The vineyard stretches to the north as far as the .... of the Hospital and on the south as far as the Hospital. It is bordered on the west by the vendors’ property, on the east by the garden [fruit-bearing land] of Abbot Maharabali and his monks of the Georgian monastery of the Holy Cross. The charter was written by Ishaq ibn.... with the acknowledgement of Abu l-Majd and Gabriel, a priest of the monastery. Witnessing signatories: Anastasis; Salam, the son of the priest Mufarrij. The charter was copied by M_h(h/g ?)_s( ?)_l_i ibn Quril.Mar.-Apr. [The month Nisan of the year 564]. Maharabali, abbot of the Georgian monastery of the Holy Cross and his monastic community record that they have purchased a vineyard called al-Qatamun from Jirjis ibn Abu l-Muna ibn B_m_b_l_h ( ?), his brother Abu l-Majd and his mother Samus for 33... more
sources: Pahlitzsch, Graeci und Suriani, pp. 314-18
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RRR:
Grant
911
year: 1174
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Guillelmus Louellus
institution: Chapel of the Holy Cross in Jaffa
2nd institution: Saint Laurence in Jaffa
text: *Dec. 25 1150 - Jul. 11 1174. Either as count of Jaffa or as king of Jerusalem, Amalric gives Guillelmus Louellus the chaplaincy of the chapels of the Holy Cross and St Laurence in the castle of Jaffa for lifetime in assisia as a reward for his service.*Dec. 25 1150 - Jul. 11 1174. Either as count of Jaffa or as king of Jerusalem, Amalric gives Guillelmus Louellus the chaplaincy of the chapels of the Holy Cross and St Laurence in the castle of Jaffa for lifetime in assisia as a reward for his service.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:635, no. 365
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RRR:
Confirmation/renewal of grants
966
year: 1176
initiator: Baldwin IV
recipient: Guillelmus Louellus
institution: Chapel of the Holy Cross in Jaffa
2nd institution: Saint Laurence in Jaffa
text: Sept. 24 - Nov. 9. Jaffa. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex sextus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant. He confirms the gift made by King Amalric as a reward for service to Guillelmus Louellus of the chaplaincy of the royal chapels of the Holy Cross and of St Laurence in the castle of Jaffa, to be held for life in assisia. The annual income provided for Guillelmus is specified as: 30 besants, payable in three instalments, and 24 modii of wheat. In addition he receives 9 denarii a week, to meet the cost of oil and wax to illuminate [the relic of] the Holy Cross and 2 candles, 1 besant at each of the feasts of Easter, the Exaltation of the Cross and Christmas, and [the proceeds of] parochial rights within the castle. And he has an honoured place at their table whenever the lord or lady [domnus vel domna] resides in the castle. Witnesses: Gaufridus de Blois Ioppensis decanus; Rohardus castellanus Ierusalem; Henricus castellanus in Ioppen; Petrus de Creseca; Gauterus Malpini; Rannulfus dapifer. The charter was drawn up by Lambertus regis capellanus.Sept. 24 - Nov. 9. Jaffa. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex sextus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant. He confirms the gift made by King Amalric as a reward for service to Guillelmus Louellus of the chaplaincy of the royal chapels of the Holy Cross and of St... more
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