recipient: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate
text: Jul. 24. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III informs cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, of the sums of money he is sending out, drawn from the redemption of vows and the crusade tax levied on the church. He specifies very large sums, carried, or to be carried, by the following named individuals: [321] Cardinal Pelagius, himself, the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar, the bishop of Bethlehem, the brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans, Matheus de Sancta Cecilia scriptor papae et camerarius Pelagii, the patriarch of Antioch, comes Iacobus marescalcus papae, Otto de Machilon, Iohannes de Gizo canonicus Sancti Petri Romae, frater Octo domus sancta Marie Theotonicorum Ierosolimitane, Hugo de Sancto Georgio, Iohannes de Novill, Gerardus de Soturririo frater militie Templi, Rogerius Anglicus de vico Angli frater militie Templi, magister Accontius capellanus papae and the bishop of Lausanne. The pope hopes that the emperor Frederick II, to be crowned at Michaelmas, will leave for the East soon afterwards.Jul. 24. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III informs cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, of the sums of money he is sending out, drawn from the redemption of vows and the crusade tax levied on the church. He specifies very large sums, carried, or to be carried, by the following named individuals:... more
sources: Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:88-91, no. 124
comments: [321] The sums of money, destined for the Fifth Crusade rather than the Holy Land, are not included here, but the names are listed, because most of the individuals concerned must have also visited the Latin East.
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
1849
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Genoese
text: Jul. 27. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III writes to the Genoese, reporting that King John of Jerusalem and others have complained about the Genoese behaviour at Damietta.Jul. 27. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III writes to the Genoese, reporting that King John of Jerusalem and others have complained about the Genoese behaviour at Damietta.
sources: Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:91, no. 125
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
1850
year: 1220
initiator: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate
recipient: Pope Honorius III
text: Jul. 28. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III reports the reception of a letter from Cardinal Pelagius, the papal legate, informing him of Muslim reinforcements from Baghdad [Baldac] and the weakness of the crusade army.Jul. 28. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III reports the reception of a letter from Cardinal Pelagius, the papal legate, informing him of Muslim reinforcements from Baghdad [Baldac] and the weakness of the crusade army.
sources: Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:91-2, no. 126
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RRR:
Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1851
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: John of Brienne
text: Aug. 11. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III has heard that King John of Jerusalem has left Damietta and returned to Acre because of the threat to his dominions, but he has also heard that John intends to attack the kingdom of [Cilician] Armenia. Honorius forbids John to take this step, with the threat of excommunication. John should work for that Christian unity in the East, for which Cardinal Pelagius has argued strongly.Aug. 11. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III has heard that King John of Jerusalem has left Damietta and returned to Acre because of the threat to his dominions, but he has also heard that John intends to attack the kingdom of [Cilician] Armenia. Honorius forbids John to take this step, with the threat of... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 358-9, no. 49
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RRR:
Confirmation/renewal of grants
Request
1852
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Prior and brothers of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Aug. 19. Orvieto. At the request of the prior and brothers of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Honorius III takes their church and its possessions under papal protection. He refers especially to churches of the Holy Sepulchre at Acre, Tyre and Antioch, and those in the Latin empire, southern Italy, Sicily, Iberia, Poland, Bohemia, Hungary, Croatia [Sclavonia], Germany, France, Lombardy, Tuscany and England; and to tenements [tenimenta] at Tripoli and Gibelech, and a casale on Cyprus, together with a possession in Moravia. He confirms liberties acquired before the Fourth Lateran Council; the right to obtain chrism and holy oils from Latin diocesan bishops, or even from others; the ban on any brother leaving the community without licence from the patriarch or the prior; and freedom from the consequences of interdict.Aug. 19. Orvieto. At the request of the prior and brothers of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Honorius III takes their church and its possessions under papal protection. He refers especially to churches of the Holy Sepulchre at Acre, Tyre and Antioch, and those in the Latin empire, southern Italy, Sicily,... more
sources: Claverie, Honorius, pp. 360-1, no. 50 (RRH no. 935)
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RRR:
Correspondence/envoy
1853
year: 1220
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Magistri and brothers of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
2nd institution: Templars
text: Aug. 24. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III informs the magistri and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar that some inhabitants of Gaeta, sailing to Damietta, were driven by the winds to Alexandria and imprisoned. He asks them to arrange for their freedom either by ransoming or by the exchange of prisoners.Aug. 24. Orvieto. Pope Honorius III informs the magistri and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar that some inhabitants of Gaeta, sailing to Damietta, were driven by the winds to Alexandria and imprisoned. He asks them to arrange for their freedom either by... more
sources: Rodenberg, Epistolae 1:98, no. 135
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RRR:
Grant
1854
year: 1220
initiator: Bonifacius and Baruffaldinus, capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium
recipient: Magister Robertus Medicus
text: Aug. 27. Damietta. In the house on the shore in which dominus Bonifacius resides. Bonifacius and Baruffaldinus capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium concede to Magister Robertus Medicus, son of the late Petrus Judex and notarius de Lucca, and his heirs all the portion of the city of Damietta granted to the citizens of Bologna and bounded by towers, the residence of the household of the archbishop of Milan, the house of [the church of] Bethlehem], excepting the houses given to the emissary of the Crutched Friars of Bologna [cruciferi Bononienses] and the Franciscans, for a rent of 50 besants in the first year and 100 in each of the next 4 years. Witnesses: Benatus clericus de Ferraria; Salatinus; Fuscolus de Zesena; Rivolus; Johannes Faber; Raynerius; Magister Janellus Predarius; Bastardus [de Bononia]; Archetinus de Faventia; Jacobus de Ulziano, who wrote the deed.Aug. 27. Damietta. In the house on the shore in which dominus Bonifacius resides. Bonifacius and Baruffaldinus capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium concede to Magister Robertus Medicus, son of the late Petrus Judex and notarius de Lucca, and his heirs all the portion of the city of Damietta... more
sources: Röhricht, Studien, pp. 72-3, no. 49
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RRR:
Grant
Confirmation/renewal of grants
1855
year: 1220
initiator: Bonifacius and Baruffaldinus, capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium
recipient: Presbyter Ostexanus, son of the late Azo Malelonze and brother of the Hospital of St Mary of the Crutched Friars of Bologna
text: Sept. 8. Damietta. In the house of dominus Bonefatius. Bonifatius Guidonis Guizzardi and Baruffaldinus, capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium, confirm for the presbyter Ostexanus, son of the late Azo Malelonze and brother of the Hospital of St Mary of the Crutched Friars of Bologna [cruciferi Bononienses], all the houses at Damietta consigned to him by the citizens of Bologna. The presbyter promises not to alienate them. Witnesses: Magister Marinus Bolog. canonicus; Guido clericus de Pollicino; Landulfus judex; Petrus Uberti; Ubertus Armanni; Ugolinus Attecontis; Zaccaria Rolandini de Galiana; Aldobrandinus de Riosto; Guido Capella; Rolandinus Bronzola; Jacomellus Aderani; Jacobus de Ulgino notar. who wrote the deed; and other citizens of Bologna.Sept. 8. Damietta. In the house of dominus Bonefatius. Bonifatius Guidonis Guizzardi and Baruffaldinus, capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium, confirm for the presbyter Ostexanus, son of the late Azo Malelonze and brother of the Hospital of St Mary of the Crutched Friars of Bologna [cruciferi... more
sources: Röhricht, Studien, p. 73, no. 50
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RRR:
Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1856
year: 1220
initiator: Bonifacius and Baruffaldinus, capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium
recipient: Commendator, who represents the magister of the Knights Templar, and magister Johannes, procurators of the commune of Bologna
institution: Knights Templar
text: Sept. 8. Damietta. In the palatium occupied by the papal legate. Bonifacius and Baruffaldinus, capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium, appoint the commendator, who represents the magister of the Knights Templar, and magister Johannes procurators of the commune of Bologna. They will receive from magister Robertus de Lucca the revenues [from Damietta] and will divide them among the citizens of Bologna. Witnesses: Fillocarus; Petrus Ubertus; Landulfus; Deutacorra Albertini de Pine; Bonromeus; Albertinus Bolnissi; Munsarinus; Ubaldinus Pascipoueri; Jacobinus de Ulgiano quondam Othonis imperatoris notar., who also wrote the deed.Sept. 8. Damietta. In the palatium occupied by the papal legate. Bonifacius and Baruffaldinus, capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium, appoint the commendator, who represents the magister of the Knights Templar, and magister Johannes procurators of the commune of Bologna. They will receive from... more
sources: Röhricht, Studien, p. 73, no. 51
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RRR:
Council/ruling decisions/legislation
1857
year: 1220
initiator: Bonifacius and Baruffaldinus, capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium
recipient: Landulfus judex, Albertus Cattaneus and Fillocarus procurators of the commune of Bologna
text: Sept. 19. Damietta. Bonifacius and Baruffaldinus, capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium, appoint Landulfus judex, Albertus Cattaneus and Fillocarus procurators of the commune of Bologna, with the responsibility of collecting from magister Robertus de Lucca 50 besants, of receiving from the papal legate the great tower that has been apportioned to the men of Bologna and Lucca, in the same way as towers have been granted to other Italians, and of the part of a smaller tower assigned to the men of Bologna and Lucca. Witnesses: Adrianus; Petrobona de Rodaldis; Campigliolus; Faffus de Faffis; Jacomus de Megliocinis; Deutacorra Albertini de Pine; Jacobus de Ulgiano, who wrote the deed.Sept. 19. Damietta. Bonifacius and Baruffaldinus, capitanei crucesignatorum Bononensium, appoint Landulfus judex, Albertus Cattaneus and Fillocarus procurators of the commune of Bologna, with the responsibility of collecting from magister Robertus de Lucca 50 besants, of receiving from the papal... more
sources: Röhricht, Studien, pp. 73-4, no. 52
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