year: 1152
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Commune of Marseille
text: †Sept. 23. Jerusalem. Baldwin, per gratia dei in sancta civitate Iherusalem Latinorum rex quartus, gives the commune of Marseille under seal a church, oven and rua in Jerusalem, Acre and all the ports of his kingdom, together with freedom to enter and leave, buy and sell without paying dues. He gives this in recognition of the assistance rendered by the commune in the taking of the territories of Jerusalem and Tripoli. In return for the contribution of 3,000 besants made by the commune to the capture of Ascalon and Jaffa, King Baldwin gives Marseille a casale [casellium] on the boundary between Ascalon and Jaffa called Ramie with all its rustici and animals. The king’s gift is reinforced by the promise of the papal legate, Patriarch G. of Jerusalem, Radulfus episcopus Bethleem and all the bishops to excommunicate all who would challenge it. Witnesses: Amalricus, frater regis; Philippus Neapolitanus; Remundus Tripoli comes; Rohardus; Balduinus de Insula; Raynaldus de Sidon; Vrricus vicecomes Neapolitanus; Balduinus filius eius; Boamundus; Constantinus frater eius; Petrus Ioppensis; Ioscelinus de Samosac; Andreas de Mirabel; Iacobus de Mont-gisardo; Galterius de Caymontis and many others. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus cancellarius.
†Sept. 23. Jerusalem. Baldwin, per gratia dei in sancta civitate Iherusalem Latinorum rex quartus, gives the commune of Marseille under seal a church, oven and rua in Jerusalem, Acre and all the ports of his kingdom, together with freedom to enter and leave, buy and sell without paying dues. He... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:416-19, no. 227; 2:505, no. 279
year: 1223
initiator: Iohannes de Ibelino Beriti dominus
recipient: Commune of Marseille
text: Sept. 22. Iohannes de Ybelino dominus Berithi makes a sealed grant to the commune of Marseille. He gives all members of the commune who arrive at the port of Beirut in their ships [naves] or in other vessels [vaiselli] from overseas or Greece [Romania] or from along the Levantine coast [riparia] the freedom to import their goods into Beirut, to sell them, and to export whatever they buy in the funda of Beirut without the payment of dues [sine iura et costuma]. He also gives them the right to have a curia, which can deal with cases involving disputes between themselves and the members of other communes, but he reserves those involving homicide or the spilling of blood. Witnesses (who are all milites): dominus Rainaldus de Mimras; dominus Thomas de Ratel; domnus Clemens castellanus Berithi; domnus Bauduinus de Gibelino; domnus Bauduinus de Rape; domnus Henricus le Pingre; domnus Huguo de Mimras. The charter was written by W. Rostaig magister puerorum domni Rainaldi de Mimars.
Sept. 22. Iohannes de Ybelino dominus Berithi makes a sealed grant to the commune of Marseille. He gives all members of the commune who arrive at the port of Beirut in their ships [naves] or in other vessels [vaiselli] from overseas or Greece [Romania] or from along the Levantine coast [riparia]... more
sources: Mayer, Marseilles Levantehandel, pp. 191-2, no. 8 (RRH no. 965)