RRR: Eleemosynary grant
977
year: 1177
initiator: Sibilla comitissa Ioppe et Ascalone
recipient: Rodricus comes and the professed brothers of his Order Montjoie
institution: Order of Montjoie
text: Dec. 25 1176 - Jun. 30 1177. Sibilia, daughter of King Amalric, Ioppes et Ascalonis comitissa, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, to benefit particularly her soul and the soul of her husband Guillelmus comes. She gives Rodricus comes and the professed brothers of his Order [Montjoie] the turris puellarum in the city of Ascalon, a garden beside it, and 2 other towers on the walls of the city, situated between the turris puellarum and the church of St Mary, and another tower towards the sea on the other side of the turris puellarum. She also gives an annual rent of 100 besants, payable from the revenues of the city gate in 4 instalments: in the octave of Christmas, at Easter, at the Nativity of St John the Baptist and on the Feast of St Remigius on 1 October. Witnesses: Rainaldus princeps Antiochenus; Iocelinus comes regius senescaldus; domnus Balduinus de Rames; Iocelinus de Semunsac; Balduinus frater eius; Guillelmus Rufus vicecomes; Gerardus de Rumeilei; Guillelmus Tyriensis.
Dec. 25 1176 - Jun. 30 1177. Sibilia, daughter of King Amalric, Ioppes et Ascalonis comitissa, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, to benefit particularly her soul and the soul of her husband Guillelmus comes. She gives Rodricus comes and the professed brothers of his Order [Montjoie] the turris... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:843-5, no. 493 (RRH no. 553)
year: 1177
initiator: Rainald of Châtillon, lord of Hebron and Montreal
recipient: Rodricus comes and the professed brothers of his Order Montjoie
institution: Order of Montjoie
text: *Dec. 25 1176 - Jun. 30 1177. Guillaume comte d’Ascalon et de Joppé and comtesse Isabelle/Sibille his wife agree to a gift made to the military order of Montjoie and its master comes Rodericus by Reinaudus quondam Antiochie princeps [Rainald de Châtillon, by now lord of Montréal and Hebron].
*Dec. 25 1176 - Jun. 30 1177. Guillaume comte d’Ascalon et de Joppé and comtesse Isabelle/Sibille his wife agree to a gift made to the military order of Montjoie and its master comes Rodericus by Reinaudus quondam Antiochie princeps [Rainald de Châtillon, by now lord of Montréal and Hebron].
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:845-6, no. 494
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
980
year: 1177
initiator: Baldwin IV
recipient: Rodricus comes and the professed brothers of his Order Montjoie
institution: Order of Montjoie
text: *Dec. 25 1176 - Jul. 31 1177. Acre. King Baldwin IV confirms the gift made to comes Roderico/Rodriguès of the religio Montis Gaudii or Cisterciensis [Avia in 1 ms] by Raynaud cy-devant prince d’Antioche et seigneur de Montreal et d’Ebron, with the agreement of his wife Estiennete, his [step]children Hunfroy/Honfroi and Isabelle, Guillaume comte d’Ascalon et de Joppé and his wife the comtesse Isabelle [Sibylla], of a great stretch of land with the casalia in it, on condition that if the Order ceases to engage in warfare against the Sarrasins the properties will be returned to their original owners. The king will have the right to part of all booty gained from the infidels, on the same terms as those that apply to the Hospitallers. The charter was drawn up by Lambertus.
*Dec. 25 1176 - Jul. 31 1177. Acre. King Baldwin IV confirms the gift made to comes Roderico/Rodriguès of the religio Montis Gaudii or Cisterciensis [Avia in 1 ms] by Raynaud cy-devant prince d’Antioche et seigneur de Montreal et d’Ebron, with the agreement of his wife Estiennete, his [step]... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:675-7, 764-5, nos. 394, 450 (RRH no. 553a)
year: 1178
initiator: Petrus prior Dominici Sepulcri
recipient: Rodricus comes and the professed brothers of his Order Montjoie
institution: Holy Sepulchre
additional institution: Order of Montjoie
text: Sept. 8. With the agreement of his chapter and in the presence of Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem, P. Ecclesie Dominici Sepulchri Prior leases under seal to Magister Rotericus and his brothers, milites, committed to the Cistercian profession, who wish to reside in the land of Jerusalem, some land, situated next to the tolum Patriarche to the left of the road at magna Mathomaria, for a rent [censualiter] of 10 besants, payable annually on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. The land is bounded on the east by the land of Sanctus Helias, on the west and south by the road beween it and the land of the patriarch, and on the north by the rotunda [tolum] of the patriarch and the land of Nicolaus Scriba and Willelmus Megeleus. Without the payment of additional rent, the canons add another pecia terre with a cistern to the west, which used to be occupied by a man called Angeler. Witnesses: of the canons who are priests, Constantinus; Arnulphus Subprior; Balduinus; Bartholomeus Cantor; of the canons who are deacons, Rogerius; Gaufridus de novo vico; Bonifacius; of the canons who are subdeacons, Petrus; Guido; Matheus; of the laymen, Gaufridus Turonensis; Robertus de Ping.; Iohannes Raimundi; Willelmus Beraudi; Willelmus de Pontz.
Sept. 8. With the agreement of his chapter and in the presence of Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem, P. Ecclesie Dominici Sepulchri Prior leases under seal to Magister Rotericus and his brothers, milites, committed to the Cistercian profession, who wish to reside in the land of Jerusalem, some land,... more
sources: Paoli, Cod dipl 1:247-248, no. 205 (RRH no. 561)