year: 1135
initiator: Hysimbardus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 19. Caesarea. In the archbishop’s camera. Hysimbardus, with the agreement of his wife Roarda, sells the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by Raimundus magister, a casale called Arthabec for 500 besants. The casale is situated between the casalia of Kalensua to the east, Calodia to the south, Castellare Rogerii Longobardi to the west and Casale Latina to the north. The sale is authorized by Gualterius Cesariensis dominus, in whose territory the casale is situated, in exchange for 150 besants, and by Arnulfus de Haynis, the lord of Hysimbardus, in exchange for 60 besants. Witnesses: Gaudentius Cesariensis archiepiscopus; Gualterius Cesarie dominus; Harnulfus de Haynes; Heustachius Eschoflel; Georgius miles; Rainerius Fornerius; Petrus Bassus; Gerardus Bucxus; Petrus drogomannus de Chaquo; Gualterius vicecomes de Chaquo; Ricardus Faber; of the brothers of the Hospital, Raimundus Thesaurarius; Geraldus Kalensue; Thomas; Hayricus and many others. Petrus scriba wrote the charter.
Dec. 19. Caesarea. In the archbishop’s camera. Hysimbardus, with the agreement of his wife Roarda, sells the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by Raimundus magister, a casale called Arthabec for 500 besants. The casale is situated between the casalia of Kalensua to the east, Calodia to... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:97, no. 115 (RRH no. 159)
year: 1136
initiator: Gualterius, lord of Caesarea
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Feb. 29. Gautier Granier seigneur de Césarée sells a casale called Betherias to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem for 180 besants.
*Feb. 29. Gautier Granier seigneur de Césarée sells a casale called Betherias to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem for 180 besants.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp. 1:99, no. 118 (RRH no. 162b)
year: 1160
initiator: Gilles
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *(c. 1160). Gilles sells the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem a house in the rue de David [in Jerusalem] for 900 besants.
*(c. 1160). Gilles sells the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem a house in the rue de David [in Jerusalem] for 900 besants.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:209, no. 283 (RRH no. 365a)
year: 1163
initiator: Agnes and Osmunde daughters of Bertrand Pons
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Dec. 25 1162 - Dec. 24 1163. Agnes and Osmunde sisters, the daughters of Bertrand Pons, with the consent of their husbands and brothers, give the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem a piece of land which is before the Gate of St Stephen and is between 2 cisterns. In consideration of this the master of the Hospital gives them 50 Saracen besants. The gift is confirmed by Hugues seigneur de Césarée.
*Dec. 25 1162 - Dec. 24 1163. Agnes and Osmunde sisters, the daughters of Bertrand Pons, with the consent of their husbands and brothers, give the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem a piece of land which is before the Gate of St Stephen and is between 2 cisterns. In consideration of this the master... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:227, no. 314 (RRH no. 391a)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
706
year: 1163
initiator: Eustachius and Agnes his wife, Adam Niger and Osmunda his wife, together with their sons, Bertinus and Robertus, and their daughter Maholde the wife of Stephanus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 18 - Sept. 23. Eustachius and Agnes his wife, Adam Niger and Osmunda his wife, together with their sons, Bertinus and Robertus, and their daughter Maholde the wife of Stephanus, make a sale, masked as an eleemosynary gift, placing their hands on the altar of St John and solemnly investing the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and domnus Gibertus magister with a land near [the church of] St Stephen, which adjoins the land of the Hospital and 2 roads, one of which, running through the Gate of St Stephen, is the one by which people enter and leave of the city of Jerusalem. The other, going to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, is next to a cistern [cisterna] attached to the land, which is used by travellers. The vendors receive 500 besants for this investiture. Witnesses: of the brothers of the Hospital of St John, donnus Petrus magister clericorum et sacerdos; frater Perusinus sacerdos; frater Wyllermus diaconus; frater Guido de Moun preceptor; frater Giraldus de Sancto Andrea thesaurarius, who made the payment of the besants; frater Piota custos infirmorum; frater Bernardus de Asinaria; frater Albertus Lombardus; of the knights [milites], dominus Rohardus castellanus de turre David et vicecomes Ierusalem; Balduinus Bubalus; Babinus; Petrus Armenus; Thomas Patricius; Eustachius frater eius; Brahinus; Fulco Niger frater prefati Adam; of the jurats [jurati] of Jerusalem, Petrus Bordinus; Rinaldus li Sachir; Iofridus de Tors; Iohannes Ramundus; Lambertus Cambiator; Wyllelmus Norman; Robertus de Bagencei; Hugo de Tolosa; Petrus Salomon; Petrus de Sancto Lazaro; Petrus de Sancto Iacobo; Stephanus Humberti; Rodulfus de Sancto Petro; Roardus filius Toseti; Manasses frater eius; Willelmus Patrun.
Feb. 18 - Sept. 23. Eustachius and Agnes his wife, Adam Niger and Osmunda his wife, together with their sons, Bertinus and Robertus, and their daughter Maholde the wife of Stephanus, make a sale, masked as an eleemosynary gift, placing their hands on the altar of St John and solemnly investing the... more
sources: Mayer, Von der Cour des Bourgeois, pp. 222-5, no. 2 (RRH no. 391)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
761
year: 1166
initiator: Hugo, Cesaree Palestine dominus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 25 1165 - Apr. 29 1166. [106] Hugo dominus Cesaree Palestine, with the agreement of his wife Isabella and his homines, makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by Girbertus prior Hospitalis magister. He gives a casale called Hadedun and 2 guastinae. The boundaries are as follows: to the west dunae….. of dominus Hugo Feustellus; to the north the land stretches as far as the river [flumaria] by way of an old berchile and ends [at] S. Michaelis… casale…of Engelbertus; to the east the boundary ends, by way of a bechile, with the casale of the [canons of the] Templum Domini; to the south by way of the turon Bufali it ends….with the land of Seraphia belonging to the archbishop, as far as a large lake [lacus]. Hugo adds to his gift a curtile that had belonged to Urricus Tendilla and the salt pans [salina] of Gervasius, with as much land as is needed to produce salt fully and to build houses for colonists [incolae]. In return for Hadedun he receives from the Hospital 2000 besants in charity. Petrus Perrez, his wife Maria and his children Paganus and Mathalia surrender the casale of Hadedun, in exchange for a rent [assisia] given by Hugo de Cesarea, and confirm the grant. Witnesses: Petrus Costi vicecomes Cesaree; dominus Robertus de Cozi; dominus Bertinus; dominus Rainerius de Galenie; dominus Carlus; dominus Rogerius Gualez; dominus Ernaldus filius Heri; Petrus de Fossato vicecomes Calenzun; dominus Paganus de Calenzun; dominus Gervasius Cesaree; Rohardus Rufus; Petrus de S. Germano and many others; and dominus Johannes Costi, who was absent at first, but was afterwards a witness.
Dec. 25 1165 - Apr. 29 1166. [106] Hugo dominus Cesaree Palestine, with the agreement of his wife Isabella and his homines, makes an eleemosynary grant to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by Girbertus prior Hospitalis magister. He gives a casale called Hadedun and 2 guastinae. The... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:243-4, no. 350 (RRH no. 426)
year: 1167
initiator: Robertus Medicus
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Mar. 1-31. Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem approves under seal the sale by Robertus Medicus of houses, situated in the patriarchal quarter [of Jerusalem] over the Lacus [Balneorum], to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, who will pay the patriarch a rent [censualiter] of 1 besant a year on the Feast of the Liberation of Jerusalem. Neither the Hospital, nor any possessor of the houses thereafter, will have any right to draw water from the lacus Balneorum. The deed was made in the time of Girbertus magister Hospitalis, Guigo preceptor, Castus thesaurarius, Raimundus Tyberiadis marescalcus, Piotus custos infirmorum and with the agreement of all the chapter. Witnesses: of clerics, Rainaldus de Cappellis; Rotbertus de Lochis diaconus; of laymen, Petrus Lombardus; Gaufridus Turonensis; Rotbertus de Piquegni; Willelmus Normannus;Willelmus Ebraut; Petrus de S. Jacobo; Lambertus Cambitor; Pelerinus; Petrus de S. Lazaro; Petrus Porchet; Johannes Turonensis. The charter was drawn up by Amalricus cancellarius.
Mar. 1-31. Patriarch Amalric of Jerusalem approves under seal the sale by Robertus Medicus of houses, situated in the patriarchal quarter [of Jerusalem] over the Lacus [Balneorum], to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, who will pay the patriarch a rent [censualiter] of 1 besant a year on the... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:257, no. 375 (RRH no. 430)
year: 1167
initiator: Baldwin of Mirabel
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 25 1166 - Dec. 24 1167 [late in 1167]. [112] Balduinus de Mirabel, with the consent of his brother and lord [dominus] Ugo de Ibelino, Ugo’s wife domina Agnes comitissa, his brother Barisanus and his wife Richoldis, together with the agreement of domina Stephania, sells to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, represented by Gibertus Hospitalis Jerusalem magister, the casale called S. Marie, adjoining the territory of [castrum] Bellifortis for 3000 besants. Excluded is the land of S. Maria de Bethleem which lies within the territory of the casale. The Hospital will pay an annual rent [censuales] of 200 besants to Balduinus and his heirs. Ugo de Ibelino, Balduinus and Barisanus promise to guarantee the sale and Ugo de Ibelino seals the charter. Witnesses: Guillelmus Tullensis miles; Radulfus miles de Esenguia; Isaac de Naalein filius Johannis Vacharii; of the burgenses of Rama, Bernardus Parmentarius; Guillelmus Arnaldi; Tancredus; Gerardus de Esenguia; of the burgenses of Jerusalem, Johannes Raimundi; Guillelmus Patronus; Guillelmus de Ponz; Petrus Magnus de Calenzone; Luvellus miles de Serre; Ansaldus de Brie; Balduinus de Rohaz; Johannes de Valencenes; Fulco Niger; Guido Dauratus; Balduinus de Lisabona and others.
Dec. 25 1166 - Dec. 24 1167 [late in 1167]. [112] Balduinus de Mirabel, with the consent of his brother and lord [dominus] Ugo de Ibelino, Ugo’s wife domina Agnes comitissa, his brother Barisanus and his wife Richoldis, together with the agreement of domina Stephania, sells to the Hospital of St... more
sources: Delaville le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:255-6, no. 371 (RRH no. 433)
RRR: Eleemosynary grant
949
year: 1175
initiator: Gila
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 25 1174 - Dec. 24 1175. With the agreement of her son Petrus, Gila makes an eleemosynary gift, masking the sale for 850 besants to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of her house with a cistern in vico David [in Jerusalem], which is bordered on the east by the house of Stephanus Umbertus, on the west by the house of Robertus de Baugencio, and on the south by the public way, the vicus David. The Hospitallers receive Gila and Petrus into confraternity. They pay Gila 450 besants and in place of remaining 400 besants they give either the house of Petrus Tornator, which once belonged to Karsia Bocharia and is bordered by the house of Albertus patriarche pincerna, the public way which is the vicus Templi and the royal slaughterhouse [regis excorticatio], or half of the taberna the Hospitallers own in vico David. Should Gila and Petrus die without heirs, all their property will pass to the Order and they will be buried with the rites of a brother and sister of the Hospital. Should Petrus have heirs, he and his part of the inheritance will nevertheless belong to the Hospital. Should Gila and Petrus fall into poverty in their lifetimes, they will be provided with the 400 besants in cash, in exchange for the taberna. Witnesses: Johannes Bricius; W. Beraudi; Johannes Dators; Pizellus li Rei; Simon Judex; Jofridus Bocherius; Petrus de S. Lazaro; frater Stephanus tesaurarius, who negotiated this agreement; Frater Garnerius castellanus Gibelini; frater Bernardus de Asinaria; frater Godescalcus; frater Droes; frater Blomus; Josbertus candelarius.
Dec. 25 1174 - Dec. 24 1175. With the agreement of her son Petrus, Gila makes an eleemosynary gift, masking the sale for 850 besants to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of her house with a cistern in vico David [in Jerusalem], which is bordered on the east by the house of Stephanus Umbertus, on... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:321-3, no. 469 (RRH no. 535)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
1000
year: 1178
initiator: Thomas Robert, son of Mancel
recipient: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *Aug. 20. Thomas Robert, son of Mancel, sells the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and Master Roger de Molins, represented by frère Nicolas hospitalier, a casale called Beaude for 1500 besants and an annual cense of 200 besants, assigned on houses in Latakia and Antioch. The sale is confirmed by Rainaud seigneur de Margat, from whom the casale is held, and by Prince Bohemond III of Antioch, on condition that the casale will be occupied by frère Nicolas hospitalier and that after his death it will belong to the Order. Bohemond’s confirmation is accompanied by the gift of [a rent of] 200 besants, to be drawn from the commercium [commerce] at Latakia.
*Aug. 20. Thomas Robert, son of Mancel, sells the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and Master Roger de Molins, represented by frère Nicolas hospitalier, a casale called Beaude for 1500 besants and an annual cense of 200 besants, assigned on houses in Latakia and Antioch. The sale is confirmed by... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:370, no. 545 (RRH no. 559b)