RRR: Eleemosynary grant
809
year: 1168
initiator: King Amalric
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Oct. 11. Jerusalem. Amalric, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex quintus, makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Gibertus venerabilis magister and his successors. He gives Bilbais [Bulbesium] with everything the inhabitants of the city and its territory possess, all its inhabitants and as much of the cultivated and uncultivated land extending towards Syria and the sea that with Bilbais itself will return 100000 old besants [bisantii vetera] a year. He adds a further grant of 50000 old besants a year, to be raised in 10 Egyptian cities: 5000 each from Old Cairo [in Babylone], Thanes, Damietta, the insula Mall., Alexandria, Chus, Suana, Whe, Ahideph and Fun. In each of these cities the Hospital is to have one of the better houses or palatia after the king has made his choice. And if the treasure of the mulanus and those in other cities and ville come into the king’s hands without the use of force, he gives a tithe of the treasure of Cairo [Caharium], other cities and the land. If, on the other hand, force has to be employed, the Hospital will receive a tithe only after the half owing to the king according to the law of war [secundum militares iusticias] has been subtracted, although the magister and brothers will also have their due share of the spoils of war [per militias partes]. In return the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, its magister and brothers, will provide 500 milites and the same number of well armed turcopoli for the expedition. They will muster at Larriz and will report to the marescalcus or the comestabulus. If the troops provided are more or less than those specified, the rewards for the Hospital mentioned above will be adjusted proportionately. In whatever future expedition the brothers of the Hospital display their banner [vexillum] they will enjoy all the spoil, unless the king is himself present in person. This applies to future [expeditions], if [Egypt] is not taken and restored to Christianity. Witnesses: Fridericus Tyrensis archiepiscopus; Aitardus Nazarenus archiepiscopus; Rodulfus Bethleemiticus expiscopus; Willermus Aconensis episcopus; Gualterus princeps Galilee; Hugo domnus Ibelini; [domnus Vn]fredus de Torone; Willelmus marescalcus; domnus Milo de Plancei; domnus Gormundus de Tyberiade; Guago de Noua Uilla; Godefridus de Bremai; Gui de Maneriis. The charter was written by Radulfus episcopus Bethleemiticus regisque cancellarius.
Oct. 11. Jerusalem. Amalric, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex quintus, makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Gibertus venerabilis magister and his successors. He gives Bilbais [Bulbesium] with everything the inhabitants of the city and its... more
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
1446
year: 1199
initiator: Bohemond IV, count of Tripoli
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jun. 15. With the agreement of his wife Placen[tia] tripolis comitissa and his homines, Bohemond, son of Prince Bohemond of Antioch, Dei gratia Tripolis comes makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by frater Gaufridus de Donjon ejusdem domus magister. He gives all the rights he and his predecessors had at …... [261] In return the magister and brothers of the Hospital give Bohemond from the alms of their Order 6000 Saracen besants and absolve him from the debt of 300 besants he owed them. Witnesses: Petrus de Ravendellis; Girardus constabularius Tripoli; Raimundus de Scandalione; Gaufridus de Cusantiis; of the brothers of the Hospital, frater Petrus de Mirmanda castellanus Crati; frater Petrus Descurai castellanus Margati; frater Hylarius capellanus; frater Gaufirdus Ratus bajulus domus Antiochie; frater Rogerius de Campania; frater Fortunus olim castellanus Emposte; frater Rolandus Burgundiensis; frater Santius Alverniensis; frate W. de Morent; frater Simon senescalcus.
Jun. 15. With the agreement of his wife Placen[tia] tripolis comitissa and his homines, Bohemond, son of Prince Bohemond of Antioch, Dei gratia Tripolis comes makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by frater Gaufridus de Donjon ejusdem domus magister... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:674-5, no. 1085 [262] (RRH no. 757)