RRR: Eleemosynary grant
228
year: 1125
initiator: Baldwin II
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1124 – Sept. 23 1125 (1125). Tyre. In the royal palatium. Baldwin per dei gratiam rex Iherusalem Latinorum secundus makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, confirming for the church and canons of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem their possession of a casale called Derina, situated near Tyre [in terminis Tyri] close to the great spring [fons] that feeds the aqueduct. The territory of the casale, situated on the hillside, comprises 4 carrucates [tantum terrᶒ, quantum quatuor paria boum poterunt excolere de anno ad annum]. Baldwin excludes from the confirmation another unnamed casale, on which he recognizes the Holy Sepulchre has claims, and a garden [ortus] situated between the sea wall and sea forewall of the city. Signatories: Gelduinus Sanctᶒ Mariᶒ Vallis Iosaphat abbas; Paganus regis cancellarius; Gualterius Brisebarre; Paganus de Mineriis; Willelmus de Sancto Bertino; Sado marescallus.
Dec. 25 1124 – Sept. 23 1125 (1125). Tyre. In the royal palatium. Baldwin per dei gratiam rex Iherusalem Latinorum secundus makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, confirming for the church and canons of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem their possession of a casale called Derina, situated near Tyre [in... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:247-9, no. 94 (RRH no. 109)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
322
year: 1134
initiator: King Fulk
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Dec. 25 1133 – Aug. 31 1134. Antioch. In the palacium. Fulk, dei gratia tercius rex Latinorum Iherusalem nec non et rector ac bajulus Antiocheni principatus filiᶒque Boamundi iunioris, confirms and seals the eleemosynary grant made by Osmun-dus de Monte Garou, canon of St Peter [of Antioch] to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre. Osmundus gave them a house, with a bordellus adjacent, situated next to the Bath House of Tancred. Witnesses: The barones Rainaldus Masuerius constabularius; Leo dux Maopoli; Wido de Merlon/Merlou; Thomas vicecomes; Godofredus filius Renbauth. The charter is written by Franco cancellarius.
Dec. 25 1133 – Aug. 31 1134. Antioch. In the palacium. Fulk, dei gratia tercius rex Latinorum Iherusalem nec non et rector ac bajulus Antiocheni principatus filiᶒque Boamundi iunioris, confirms and seals the eleemosynary grant made by Osmun-dus de Monte Garou, canon of St Peter [of Antioch] to the... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:298-300, no. 129 (RRH no. 149)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
443
year: 1144
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
additional institution: Saint Lazarus in Bethany
text: Mid Apr. – Sept. 23. Baldwin, dei gratia sanctᶒ Iherusalem rex Latinorum quartus, confirms the exchange made by King Fulk and Queen Melisende with the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to establish temporalities for the church of St Lazarus at Bethania. He confirms the canons’ possession of the casale of Thecua, with all its lands, villani and Beduini, and the right of the residents of Thecua to collect bitumen, vulgarly called catran, from the Dead Sea and salt from its shores. He confirms under seal the gifts made by Patriarch William of Jerusalem, Petrus prior and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to Abbess Matilda and the nuns at St Lazarus of Bethany of buildings [ędificia], beneficia and houses outside and in Jerusalem and of the following casalia with their villani, Beduini and other appurtenances: Benehatiᶒ, Benehabeth, Ragabani and Romah. Witnesses: Guillelmus Iheruslem patriarcha; Balduinus archiepiscopus Cesariensis; Robertus archiepiscopus Nazareth; Helias episcopus Tyberiadensis; Rogerius Ramathensis episcopus; Reinerius Sebastensis episcopus; Gaufridus abbas Templi Domini; Sehebrandus abbas Sanctᶒ Mariᶒ Latinᶒ; Petrus Dominici Sepulcri prior; Henricus Montis Oliveti prior; Raimundus Hospitalis magister; Petrus Guillelmi; Stephanus de Capella; Guillelmus Fauco; Gaufridus Fulcherii frater Templi Salomonici; Godefridus thesaurarius ᶒcclesiᶒ Sepulcri Domini; Guillelmus prepositus; Petrus Bernardi; Petrus Barchinonensis; Nicholaus; Lambertus Grossus; Bertrandus de Podio; magister Bᶒda; Obertus; Gamaliel; Giraldus Bastardus; Moyses; Bonefacius; Eurardus; Robertus Achconensis; Guillelmus Berithensis; Guillelmus Anglicus; and of the barones, Balianus; Rainerius Ramathensis; Ioscelinus de Cortenai; Galterius Berithensis; Rohardus vicecomes; Sado marescalcus; Bernardus Uacherius; Gaufridus Acus; Tosetus; Imbertus de Bar.
Mid Apr. – Sept. 23. Baldwin, dei gratia sanctᶒ Iherusalem rex Latinorum quartus, confirms the exchange made by King Fulk and Queen Melisende with the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to establish temporalities for the church of St Lazarus at Bethania. He confirms the canons’ possession of the casale... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:390-3, no. 210 (RRH no. 226)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
524
year: 1152
initiator: Queen Melisende
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Apr. 1 - 20. Melisende, divina largiente clementia Iherosolimorum regina, with the consent of her sons King Baldwin III and Amalricus Ioppensium comes, renounces under seal her claims against the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, with respect to the villani of Bethsuric, namely Selmen filius Maadi; Habderahmen; Selim; Hasem; Nasen; Mekedem/Melpedem/Melpeclem; Seleemen; Sade; Brahin; Kannet; Nasser; Ariz; Mahmut; Zafer; Demsis; Resselem; Tameh; Rosec; Sahe; Salem filius Sade and the others, and the land in the casale. The canons are to have these as freely as they did in the time of Duke Godfrey [of Bouillon]. Melisende confirms the canons’ rights over the Suriani of Kalandria called Cosmas, Semhan/Seimahian, Samuel, Ihanna, Meferreg and Gerges, in exchange for a statio, which had belonged to Willelmus Bastardus, and the shares the canons had in 2 tables of money-changers [mensae nummulariorum] so that Melisende could construct a new ruga in Jerusalem. Melisende also renounces claims she had had on Suriani of Ramathes, called Bolferag, Jacob, Brahim and Ysaac, and on a vineyard that domna Geltidis, the wife of the lord Rohardus had left as an eleemosynary gift on her death. Witnesses: of those who had assembled to consider the case, Rohardus; nepos ejus Radulfus; Johannes de Ualencienes; Babinus; Fulco; Salem; Bencelinus; Tosetus; of others, Rorches de Nazareth; Ermenaudus; Helias frater ejus; Nicolaus camerarius; Odo de Turcame/Turcarme; Radulfus Le Fanchenirs; Herbertus de Regiteste.
Apr. 1 - 20. Melisende, divina largiente clementia Iherosolimorum regina, with the consent of her sons King Baldwin III and Amalricus Ioppensium comes, renounces under seal her claims against the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, with respect to the villani of Bethsuric, namely Selmen filius Maadi;... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:366-9, 412, nos. 184, 225; 2:505, no. 278 (RRH no. 278)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
581
year: 1155
initiator: Queen Melisende
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Jan. 14 – late summer/autumn. Nablus? At the request of Hugo de Hybelino, of his brother Balduinus and of Aimery [of Limoges] patriarch of Antioch, Melisende, per dei gratiam Iherosolorum regina, confirms under seal the sale by Hugo to Melisende’s brothers, the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, of Vuetmoamel, Dersabeb and Corteis with their villani, and other properties, as contained in the charters of her sons King Baldwin III and Amalric Ascalonis comes. The properties are sold for 7,000 besants and are freed from all servicium dominium. Witnesses: Rainerius Sebastiensis episcopus; Gaufridus abbas Templi; Philippus Neapolitanus; Henricus, frater ejus; Rohardus de Neapoli and many others. The charter was drawn up by Guido reginę clericus.
Jan. 14 – late summer/autumn. Nablus? At the request of Hugo de Hybelino, of his brother Balduinus and of Aimery [of Limoges] patriarch of Antioch, Melisende, per dei gratiam Iherosolorum regina, confirms under seal the sale by Hugo to Melisende’s brothers, the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, of... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:371-3, 443, nos. 188, 239; 2:516, no. 288 (RRH no. 313)
year: 1158
initiator: Amalricus comes Ascalonis
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Nov. 14. Ascalon. Amalricus comes Ascalonis makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, confirming for the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, represented by Hugo dictus de Tharso, decanus Joppensis, the sale for 52 besants to Hugo of a pecia, consisting of two parts of a vineyard, by a Surianus called Naym. Amalricus gives the third part of the vineyard, which had belonged to him, to the decanus and brothers of the Holy Sepulchre, to which he adds whatever belonged to him in the vineyard of the Surianus Menferretus. The 2 pecię were next to the vineyard of the Holy Sepulchre on the eastern side. In return for this Hugo makes a counter-gift to Amalricus of 100 besants. Witnesses: Jocelinus de Samusac; frater eius Balduinus; Garcio; Iordanus Bestia; Raphael; Poncius; Thomas Turchię; sororius eius Herbertus; Lambertus Galiota. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus cancellarius.
Nov. 14. Ascalon. Amalricus comes Ascalonis makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, confirming for the canons of the Holy Sepulchre, represented by Hugo dictus de Tharso, decanus Joppensis, the sale for 52 besants to Hugo of a pecia, consisting of two parts of a vineyard, by a Surianus called Naym.... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:523-4, no. 296 (RRH no. 334)
year: 1160
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
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
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:465-6, no. 255; 2:528-9, no. 301 (RRH no. 352)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
660
year: 1160
initiator: Amalricus comes Ascalonis
recipient: Canons of the Holy Sepulchre
institution: Holy Sepulchre
text: Nov. 30. Jaffa. Amalricus comes Ascalonis, with the consent of his brother King Baldwin and the agreement of his mother Queen Melisende, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to his confratres the canons of the Holy Sepulchre in return for their contribution to the expense of capturing Ascalon. He gives the Holy Sepulchre a casale called Geladia/Geliadia with 16 carrucatę terrę, marked out by his homines, and a house in Ascalon. With the agreement of Patriarch Amalric, he also gives 2 carrucatę terrę in the casale called Baineolbederan in exchange for the mahumeria called by the Sarraceni Cathara and the Latins ‘Green’, which had been given to the Holy Sepulchre after the capture of Ascalon. He confirms the alms-gift to his confratres the canons of 4 carrucatę terrę over [super] the river before Jaffa, a garden before Jaffa, a vineyard next to it and another vineyard, together with whatever the canons hold legitimately in the territories of Ascalon and Jaffa. Witnesses: Gunterius prior Montis Syon; Aimericus prior Montis Oliveti; Rainerus cancellarius; Radulfus archidiaconus Iherusalem; Symon de Osdenc/Hosdenc; Iocelinus de Samusac; Bertrandus marescalcus; Rohardus de Ioppe; frater eius Barisanus; Rainaldus de Ioppe; Gerbertus; Albertus; Lambertus; Pylatus; Guillelmus Rufus; Gillebertus castellanus. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus cancellarius.
Nov. 30. Jaffa. Amalricus comes Ascalonis, with the consent of his brother King Baldwin and the agreement of his mother Queen Melisende, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to his confratres the canons of the Holy Sepulchre in return for their contribution to the expense of capturing Ascalon. He... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:385, 477, nos. 203, 261; 2:530-2, no. 305 (RRH no. 356)