year: 1164
initiator: Vitalis Michael, the doge of Venice
recipient: Church of Saint Mark in Venice
institution: Saint Mark in Tyre
text: Aug. 1-31. Rialto, Venice. Vitalis Michael, the doge of Venice, with the agreement of the people of Venice, gives the church of St Mark [in Venice], the operis procurator of which [in the East] is Leonardus Fradellus, the Venetian ruga in Tyre. This ruga was given to Venice for the lodging [pro hospitatione] of Venetians when they went there but was released [to pay for] the building of the church of St Mark in Tyre. The ruga is situated next to the porta magistra of the port on the left side. Its head is on the ruga Magistra and it extends as far as the boundary of the royal section of the city [ad divisionem Regis]. The doge also gives the church of St Mark the Venetian [house called] darus and an oven in Tripoli, together with their revenues [redditus]. He confirms the gift of a rent of 300 besants, drawn by the Venetians annually from the royal funda, which King Baldwin gave to Doge Dominicus Michael and which was afterwards drawn from the revenues of the catena of the port of Acre, although it was confiscated by King Fulk in the time of Doge Rolandus Contarenus and is still withheld. Leonardus Fradellus is given authority to regain this rent. There follows a long list of Venetian witnesses.
Aug. 1-31. Rialto, Venice. Vitalis Michael, the doge of Venice, with the agreement of the people of Venice, gives the church of St Mark [in Venice], the operis procurator of which [in the East] is Leonardus Fradellus, the Venetian ruga in Tyre. This ruga was given to Venice for the lodging [pro... more
sources: Tafel and Thomas, Urkunden 1:140-4, no. 59 (RRH no. 402)