year: 1129
initiator: Baldwin II
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Mar. 1 – Sept. 23. Jerusalem. In the royal palatium. Baldwin, dei gratia rex Ierusalem Latinorum secundus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He confirms under his seal everything given in the reigns of his predecessors to the Hospital. He confirms those gifts made during his reign, specifying the following. In the territory of Jerusalem, Gosfridus de Parentea gave 4 partes terre at a place called Beccafaba. Gosfridus also gave a garden with cisterns next to the Tower of David, with roads on either side, one of which runs to Bethlehem. Adam de Ramis gave a house with a cistern inside, situated in front of the house of Guido de Miliaco and next to the Gate of the Temple, from where the road goes to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. Witnesses of Adam’s gift were: Aschetinus vicecomes; Vgo de Ramis; Gosfridus de Acula; Alfanus; Siherius de Beritto; Porcellus; Rancoldus de Ponzo. Alanus Boccerius gave a house in Jerusalem, before the witnesses: Aschetinus vicecomes; Guerricus; Hanricus Burgundio. Bernardus de Tolosia and his wife Rufa gave a house in Jerusalem situated before the church of St Martin. Alfanus gave himself and all his property and houses in the piazza of the money-changers [platea nummulariorum] in the presence of the witnesses: Paganus Cesariensis electus, olim cancellarius tantum; Vgo comes Trescensis; Gosfridus de Parentea; Aschetinus vicecomes; Rodulfus camerarius; Rainaldus de Ponzo; Gosfridus Acula; Siherius de Beritto; Porcellus. In the territory of Acre, Barda Armenus and his wife, with the agreement of their children, gave their casale called Coketum. In the territory of Acre, Airaldus cognomine Barba gave half of a casale called Iebethza and Aldeburgis, the sister of Lambertus cambiator, gave the other half. In the territory of Caesarea Gosfridus de Flaiaco, together with Johannes de Bethsam and his brother Vgo de Bethsam gave a casale called Calansue. In the territory of Lydda Vgo de Rammis gave 2 casalia called Bethiben and Gendas in a grant confirmed by Vgo Ioppensis domnus. The charter was drawn up by Hemelinus vicecancellarius noster.
Mar. 1 – Sept. 23. Jerusalem. In the royal palatium. Baldwin, dei gratia rex Ierusalem Latinorum secundus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He confirms under his seal everything given in the reigns of his predecessors to the Hospital. He confirms those... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:270-3, no. 111 (RRH no. 130)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
560
year: 1154
initiator: Baldwin III
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jul. 30. Acre. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Ierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, with the agreement of his mother Melisende, gratia eiusdem eorundem reginᶒ, makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, confirming under seal the gifts of his predecessors and others. He lists them as follows. Duke Godfrey gave a casale called Hessilia and 2 ovens in Jerusalem. King Baldwin I gave the 2 casalia of Bethtafava and Montana and lands and houses around Jerusalem and a garden that had belonged to Anfredus presbiter; a rich villanus living in Nablus and houses and a mill in that city; a good oven in Jaffa and lands and houses in that city and outside; and many houses in Acre. Gualterus Bafumeth gave a casale called Sussia. The viscount gave a casale called Bethtamis. Hugo de Puzath gave a casale called Casale Melius in the territory of Ascalon. Anselmus de Turre David gave a casale in terra de Azoto near the mills. Eustachius gave a casale in the territory of Caesarea and lands next to Cacho and he confirmed the gifts of villani by his milites. Petrus de Lens gave a casale in terra de Soeth called Dirberham. Arnulfus Loferencus gave another casale called Capharmazre. Hugo and Gervasius gave lands and villani in the district of Tiberias. The bishop of Nazareth gave 3 villani. Guillelmus de Tenchis, Paganus Uacca, Drogo, Dominicus and Girbertus de Salinis gave 1 villanus each. Paganus de Cayphas gave 1 villanus, together with lands and houses in Haifa and in Capharnaum. Romanus de Podio gave 1 villanus. Balduinus gave another, with lands and houses in the city of Ramla. The bishop of Lydda gave lands and houses in Sanctus Georgius [Lydda]. Gaudemarus Carpinellus gave 2 villani, 1 in Hebron and the other in Jericho. Hugo in Bethan, Bouus in Roma and Azio de Cirseth gave 1 villanus each. King Baldwin confirms the following: gifts in the territory of Jerusalem of 4 partes of land at Beccafaba by Godefridus de Parentea, who also gave a garden with cisterns near the Tower of David, surrounded by the road to Bethlehem; the gift by Adam de Ramis of a house with a cistern in the city of Jerusalem facing the house of Guido de Miliaco and situated next to the gate of the Temple that leads to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; the gift by Elanus Bocherius of a house in Jerusalem; the gift by Bernardus de Tolosa and his wife Rufa of a house in Jerusalem facing the church of St Martin; the gift of Alfanus of all his wealth, including houses in the Platea Nummulariorum [of the money-changers]. King Baldwin also confirms the gift of Barda Harmenus and his wife of their casale of Coketum in the territory of Acre; the exchange made by Galo and his wife Agnes, with the agreement of Baldwin himself, Phylippus Neapolitanus and his brothers, resulting in the acquisition of the casale called Recordana with its mills; the gifts of Airaldus Barba and Aldeburgis, the sister of Lambertus cambiator, who each donated half of the casale of Iebethza; the gift of Gofridus de Flaiaco, together with Johannes de Bezan and his brother Hugo, of the casale of Calanzon in the territory of Caesarea; the gift of Hugo de Ramis, with the consent of Hugo Ioppensis dominus, of the 2 casalia of Bethiben and Gendas in the territory of Lydda; the sale of the casale of Adera in the territory of Caesarea by Johannes de Bezan, with the agreement of Hugo de Bezan, who promised restitution if the sale was challenged. Witnesses: Petrus archiepiscopus Tyrensis; Balduinus archiepiscopus Cᶒsariensis; Letardus archiepiscopus Nazarenus; Fredericus episcopus Achonensis; Osbertus episcopus Tyberiadensis; Amalricus frater regis; Henfredus constabularius; Guido Berythensis; Girardus Sydoniensis; Guillelmus Tyberiadensis; Symon Tyberiadensis; Guormundus Tyberiadensis; Hugo Cᶒsariensis; Mahengotus Tyberiadensis; filius eius Radulfus. The charter was drawn up by Radulfus cancellarius.
Jul. 30. Acre. Baldwin, per gratiam dei in sancta Ierusalem Latinorum rex quartus, with the agreement of his mother Melisende, gratia eiusdem eorundem reginᶒ, makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, confirming under seal the gifts of his predecessors and others. He... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 1:369-70, 424-7, nos. 185, 232; 2:506, no. 280 (RRH no. 293)
year: 1163
initiator: Hugo Magister de Asinaria
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: (June/Dec. 24 1156 - Nov. 20) 1157 - (Feb. 10 - Dec. 24) 1163. [92] Record of the rents (census) owed for the houses belonging to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem drawn up (edita) by Hugo Magister de Asinaria. Guido de Beteran owes 12 besants for the house of Baro, payable each year at Christmas. Boamundus de Podio owes 16 besants for the houses that are situated behind the olive mill [molendinum olivarum] in ruga Sancti Stephani, payable each year in three instalments: 6 at the beginning of May, 5 at the end of August, 5 at the start of Lent.The daughter of the domina Cabreriae owes 10 besants for a property in ruga subtus Roman de Podio, payable each year in two instalments: 5 at Christmas [Nael] and 5 on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Iacob Surianus owes 6 besants for a property in ruga de Iosaphat below [de subtus] the house of domina Stephania, payable each year in two instalments: 3 at Easter and 3 at the Feast of the Holy Cross in September. Iacopinus Tesceranus owes 2 besants on the curtile of Belvehir, payable each year on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. A certain widow pays the 2 besants less 1 rabuinus on the same date for a property below [de subtus] Iacopinus Tesceranus. Helias owes 8 besants for a property in front of the house of Philippus de Neapoli near [the church of] St Martin, payable at the end of April. Anschitinus owes 3 besants for a property over [desuper] the house of Brahin, situated near [the church of] St Martin, payable each year on the Feast of All Saints. Rainaldus filius Arduini owes 1 besant for a property over [desuper] the house of the aforesaid Anschitinus, payable each year at Candlemas [ala Candelur]. 2 Suriani living in the same house of Rainaldus owe 1 besant at Candlemas [ala Candelur]. Roardus Rufus owes 4 besants for a property over [desuper] the aforesaid Rainaldus, payable in two instalments: 2 at Christmas [Nael] and 2 at Easter. Joan Barata owes 1 besant for a property behind [de retro] the house of Anschetinus, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Arnaldus de Sancto Martino owes 5 besants for a property before the house belonging [to the church of] St Martin, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Willelmus Campaner owes 6 besants on the curtile next to [the church of] St Martinus, payable on the Feast of St Hilary. A certain woman [mulier] owes half a besant for a property in the city wall at Belcaire, next to a curtile belonging to Sansaba [the monastery of St Sabas?], payable on the Feast of St John. Ugo Campium owes 7 besants for a curtile in the Armenian Quarter [in herminaria], payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Gunsulin Mazun owes 6 besants for a house with a curtile in the Armenian Quarter [in herminaria], payable each year in two instalments: 3 at Christmas [Nael] and 3 on the Nativity of St John of Baptist. Rogerius Anglicus owes 8 besants for a volta in ruga Templi next to Iulianus Corveser, payable at Pentecost. Petrus Cabrarius owes 8 besants for a house ante Buflariam, payable in two instalments: 4 at Christmas [Nael] and 4 on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Pelai owes 8 besants for a house before that of Raul Burges, payable in two instalments: 4 at Christmas [Nael] and 4 on the Feast of St Augustine. Raul Burges owes 5 besants for a property in ruga S. Stephani, payable at at Christmas [Nael]. Guiber Papas owes 7 besants for a property before the oven belonging to St Mary of the Latins, payable at Easter. Fortis Guascun owes 24 besants for the houses of Alfanus in ruga Parmentariorum, payable in two instalments: 12 at the end of May and 12 on the Feast of All Saints. Constantinus owes 7 besants and 1 rabuinus for a property in the Parmentaria next to a statio belonging to the nunnery of St Anne, payable on the Feast of St Hilary. The abbess of St Mary Major/The Less [Abbatissa Sancte Marie Pitittae] owes 4 besants for a volta in the Parmentaria below [de subtus] the house of Robertus Galatina, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Guido de Sancto Cosma owes 5 besants for the houses which used to belong to Rainerius Lombardus next to [the church of] St Cosmas, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. 2 voltae, which belonged to Robertus, the husband of Aluis Baptizata, situated before the house of Arnaldus Sancti Martini, return 3 besants, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Henricus de Legi owes 3 besants in rent for a property in una ruella below [de subtus] the Parmentaria, payable on the Feast of St Andrew. Richerius Corveser owes rent of 3 and a half besants for a property next to the house of Helias Templi, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Gaufridus Beruer similarly owes rent of 3 beants and 1 rabuinus for a property next to the house of Helias Templi, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Azelinus owes rent of 6 besants for a property next to the Gate of the Temple [porta Templi] and the road to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Petrus de Hospitali owes rent of 3 besants for a property in ruga Iosaphat, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Giraldus Belver owes rent of 5 besants for a property in ruga Iosaphat, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist and he will owe 5 and a half besants, payable on the Feast of St John for a petia terre and a cistern behind his house, although in the first year he will pay nothing. Giraldus de Paris owes rent of 6 besants for a property in ruga Iosaphat, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Guarnerius de Paris owes 3 besants and 1 rabuinus for a property before the old berchile of the Temple, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Herbertus owes rent of 3 besants for a property before the probatica piscina, payable on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Amilina uxor Petri Mazonis owes 2 and a half besants for a property before the probatica piscina, payable on the Feast of St John. Erbertus Lombardus owes 2 besants for the curtile situated before the Parmentaria and another two-thirds of a besant, payable at Candlemas [ala Candelyur]. Durant Carpenter owes rent of 1 besant on the same curtile and the remaining third of the other besant, payable similarly at Candlemas [ala Candelur]. A statio before the house of Gilibertus de Pinkigni returns a rent of 1 and a half besants on the Nativity of St John the Baptist. Henricus owes a rent of 5 besants on a property in the statio of Anselmus in ruga de Lauremer, payable at the beginning of April. The canons of Mt Sion owe rent of 1 besant on land which is on Mons Gaudii, payable on the Feast of the Holy Cross in September.
(June/Dec. 24 1156 - Nov. 20) 1157 - (Feb. 10 - Dec. 24) 1163. [92] Record of the rents (census) owed for the houses belonging to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem drawn up (edita) by Hugo Magister de Asinaria. Guido de Beteran owes 12 besants for the house of Baro, payable each year at... more
sources: Paoli, Cod dipl 1:235-6, no. 190 (RRH no. 483)