RRR: Eleemosynary grant
928
year: 1174
initiator: Baldwin IV
recipient: Balduinus Ramarum domnus
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 13. Jerusalem. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex sextus, records under seal that in his presence and in his curia Balduinus Ramarum domnus had made an eleemosynary grant [masking a sale] to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and Iosbertus magister Hospitalis, remitting for ever the census of 200 besants a year, which they had paid him for the casale called Sancta Maria. In return Iosbertus magister and the brothers of the chapter of the Hospital had given Balduinus in charity [caritative] 1700 Saracen besants. Witnesses: Odo magister Templi; frater Berengarius Templi senescalcus; Raimundus comes Tripolitanus; Heinfridus constabularius; Balianus de Hibelino; Aimericus de Lisenian; Petrus de Cresecca; Anselmus de Pas; Atto de Marla; Roardus de Ioppe; Amalricus de Cesarea; Robertus de Pinkeni. The charter was drawn up by Guillelmus Tyrensis et Nazarenus archidiaconus regisque cancellarius.
Dec. 13. Jerusalem. Baldwin, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex sextus, records under seal that in his presence and in his curia Balduinus Ramarum domnus had made an eleemosynary grant [masking a sale] to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and Iosbertus magister Hospitalis... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 2:655-7, 977, nos. 381, 588 (RRH no. 518)