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RRR: 3186
year: 1257
text: February 22. Lateran. Pope Alexander IV writes to Patriarch [Jacques Pantaléon] of Jerusalem, papal legate, and the chapter of the church of Jerusalem, responding to their requests by granting that they cannot be forced to receive or provide anyone with an office, prebend, or other benefice belonging to their collation or presentation via a papal or legatine letter not making full and express mention of this indulgence.
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 2:537-38, no. 1750
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RRR: 3187
year: 1257
text: February 27. Lateran. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and convent of the hospital of St Mary of the Teutonics of Jerusalem, relating that the divine office that is observed in their order, as he has learned, out of concession of the Apostolic See, following the way of the Order of Friars Preacher, has been redacted with great diligence and vigilance in a form fitting and healthy for their religion according to God, by some of their cleric brothers who are devout, provident, and circumspect in spiritual things. Responding to their requests, the pope ratifies, confirms, and strengthens what they have done, strictly forbidding anyone from changing from now on what is presently observed in their order without the consent of the majority or wiser portion of the brothers, and declaring null and void anything done against this confirmation and prohibition.
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 2:536, no. 1743
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RRR: 3188
year: 1257
text: March 1. Lateran. Pope Alexander IV writes to the prior of the Holy Cross of Nicosia (Nimotiensis) and Treasurer [Jordanus] Beritensis, relating that he was read the petition of Philippus de Paxano, his subdeacon, that claimed that on the authority of a letter of Pope I[nnocentius IV] Philippus was long ago received as a canon and brother in the church of Nicosia (Nicosiensis). But because Pope Alexander declared null and void receptions of those expecting prebends to be vacated in all churches, except for four, Philippus lost his reception and asked the pope to provide for him. The pope wants to give Philippus a special grace and grants him back his reception, notwithstanding the constitution the pope published on this, and he orders the prior and/or the treasurer to provide Philippus with the next vacant prebend in the church of Nicosia (Nicosiensis).
sources: Schabel et al. [eds.], Bullarium, 1:489-90, no. f-27
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RRR: 3189
year: 1257
text: March 1. Lateran. Alexander IV writes to the abbot of the monastery of St Mary of the Valley of Josaphat residing in Acre, ordering him to support the Hospital in its possession of all the goods and rights of the monastery of Mt Tabor against all who contradict, using excommunication if necessary.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:840, no. 2859; RRH 1257c
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RRR: 3190
year: 1257
text: March 5. Lateran. Pope Alexander IV writes to Patriarch Jacobus [Pantaléon] of Jerusalem, papal legate, responding to his request by granting that Bishop Florentinus of Acre (Acconensis) cannot with any excuse or cause promulgate a sentence of excommunication, interdict, or suspension against or exercise any jurisdiction on his person, his clerics, or his other familiars because of any infraction, as long as they are not otherwise subject to the bishop, declaring null and void anything attempted by the bishop against this indulgence.
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 2:547-48, no. 1775
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RRR: 3191
year: 1257
text: March 9. Lateran. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers of the house of the knighthood of the Temple of Jerusalem, praising their role in support of the Holy Land in the arenga, and responding to their requests by granting that archbishops, bishops, and other prelates of churches shall be content with the right that they and their predecessors are known to have had hitherto with respect to them and the churches they have and hold, saving a fee (procuratio) if any is owed to them. If they try to seek or extort more, the addressees can refuse on apostolic authority.
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 2:560, no. 1814
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RRR: 3192
year: 1257
text: March 11. Lateran. Pope Alexander IV writes to Archbishop [Florentius] of Caesaria (Cesariensis), Bishop [Ioscelinus] of Acre (Acconensis), and the prior of the Friars Preacher (Dominicans) Acre (Acconenses), relating that the rector, council, and commune of the city Marseille (Massiliensis) had him informed that the late kings of Jerusalem (Ierosolimitani) Fulk (Fulco) and his wife Melisende (Melixenda), Baldwin (Balduinus), Amaury (Amalricus), Aimery (Aymericus), and Iohannes granted the commune freedom, liberty, and immunity throughout the Kingdom of Jerusalem (Ierosolimitanum) and certain possessions in the kingdom belonging to the kings, this was afterwards confirmed by the Apostolic See, and the commune enjoyed this freedom, liberty, and immunity for a long time and possessed those possessions in peace and quiet. Then the bailiffs of the kingdom, the noble man [Iohannes] the count of Jaffa (Ioppensis), lords John of Ibelin (Iohannes de Ibellino), [lord] of Beirut (Beriti), and Philippus de Monteforti de Thoron and Sidon (Sidoniensis), and several other barons and knights of the kingdom in Acre (Accon) and other places of the kingdom unduly extorted taxes and other exactions from the citizens of Marseille (Massilienses) against those grants and still extort them at their will, nor are they content with this, but they occupy their possessions. Thus the rector, counsel, and commune asked the Apostolic See to provide for them. The pope orders the addressees, if the aforesaid is true, to warn and induce the bailiffs, nobles, barons, and knights to cease this exaction and restore the possessions to the rector, counsel, and commune. Otherwise they shall summon the parties, hear the case, and decide it suitably, appeal removed, informing the pope of what they do, various obstacles notwithstanding. If not all three are able, then two can carry it out, etc.
sources: Mayer, Marseilles Levantehandel, pp. 208-9, no. 23
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RRR: 3193
year: 1257
text: March 17. Lateran. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers and houses of the knighthood of the Temple of Jerusalem, relating that some time ago he heard that they and other religious having a privilege of exemption were constructing chapels and oratories without the consent and authority of the diocesans and, damnably holding in contempt the sentences that the ordinaries pronounced against persons and places subject to those ordinaries, the addressees rashly had the divine offices celebrated in those places and chapels and oratories that they constructed, without showing that this was allowed by a papal privilege or indulgence. With the advice of the cardinals the pope ordered established that they and other exempt religious shall not dare to construct oratories or chapels in places that are not exempt without permission from the diocesans nor celebrate or have celebrated the divine offices in places so constructed or in places that are not exempt when they are under interdict by the ordinaries. If they dare do this, the ordinaries of the places shall restrain them, and if their conservators pronounce sentences to the contrary, the pope orders them completely revoked, prohibiting the addressees from daring to do this without papal permission or special papal privilege. Since the addressees do have special papal privileges and indulgences for these things, however, they humbly asked the pope to provide for them. So the pope wants them to know that it was not his intention with this constitution to diminish these privileges and indulgences granted them by the Apostolic See, as can be gathered clearly from the constitution.
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 2:596-97, no. 1926
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RRR: 3194
year: 1257
text: March 17. Lateran. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers of the Hospital of Jerusalem in the same way as in the previous letter (RRR 3193) to the Templars.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cartulaire général, 2:842-43, no. 2863
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RRR: 3195
year: 1257
text: March 18. Lateran. Pope Alexander IV writes to the master and brothers of the knighthood of the Temple of Jerusalem, relating that, since he established some things because he wanted the concession or collation of priories to be done purely and cleanly according to God, he was asked on their behalf to explain his intention to them more fully. The pope explains that a while ago he learned that abbots with priors whom they install in their priories, before or after this installation, were accustomed to receiving a certain sum of money or a certain portion of the income of those priories, such that, with these priors paying this money or portion or perhaps an annual pension or a rent to the abbots, the customary hospitality or alms was thereby taken away in those priories and the number of those serving was reduced, and the business of those priories was less carefully dealt with, since it happened that less worthy priors were installed or ordained in them. The pope then describes the measures he took on the advice of the cardinals, without saying that it applies to the addressees or Jerusalem.
sources: Bourel de La Roncière, Les registres, 2:596, no. 1925
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