RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1235
year: 1187
initiator: Frater Terricus pauperrimae domus templi preceptor
recipient: All Christians
text: Aug. 1-31. [Frater Terricus pauperrimae domus templi preceptor] writes to all Christians. He reports the invasion of the Turci, their siege of the castle of Tiberias and the loss of the Christian army [at Hattin], the capture of the relic of the True Cross, the king and the master of the Knights Templar, the great number killed, including 230 Templars, who were beheaded, to which loss should be added the 60 who were killed on 1 May. Only the lord of Tripoli, dominus Reginaldus Sidonis, dominus Balianus and Terricus himself escaped. Saladin then advanced on Acre. Much of the land has fallen. Only Jerusalem, Ascalon, Tyre and Beirut are still in Christian hands, but the defenders of these cities have nearly all been lost and they cannot be held without divine intervention. Tyre is being constantly attacked and the land between Tyre, Jerusalem and Gaza is overrun.
Aug. 1-31. [Frater Terricus pauperrimae domus templi preceptor] writes to all Christians. He reports the invasion of the Turci, their siege of the castle of Tiberias and the loss of the Christian army [at Hattin], the capture of the relic of the True Cross, the king and the master of the Knights... more
sources: Ralph of Diceto 2:49-50 (RRH no. 660)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1236
year: 1187
initiator: Frater Terricus pauperrimae domus templi preceptor
recipient: Count Philip of Flandres
text: *Aug. 1-31. [Frater Terricus pauperrimae domus templi preceptor] reports the loss of the Christian army at Hattin to Count Philip of Flanders.
*Aug. 1-31. [Frater Terricus pauperrimae domus templi preceptor] reports the loss of the Christian army at Hattin to Count Philip of Flanders.
sources: An abbreviated variant noted by Röhricht ‘Ein Brief über die Geschichte’, p. 623 [218] (RRH no. 660)
RRR: Correspondence/envoy
1255
year: 1188
initiator: Frater Terricus pauperrimae domus templi preceptor
recipient: King Henry II of England
text: Jan. 1-31. Terricus magnus preceptor domus Templi Jerusalem writes to King Henry II of England. He reports the loss of Jerusalem. The Syrii have custody of the [church of the Holy] Sepulchre until 4 days after Michaelmas. 10 Hospitallers are allowed to care for the sick in the Hospital of St John in Jerusalem for one more year. Saladin has thrown down the cross from the Templum Domini and has cleansed the city in accordance with his religion. [221] The Hospitallers are still defending Belliverium.They have captured 2 caravans of the Sarraceni, carrying arms and provisions looted from the castrum of Faba, which the Sarraceni have destroyed. The following places are still resisting Saladin: Gragcus Montis Regalis, Mons Regalis, Saphet Templi, Gragchus Hospitalis, Margatum, Castellum Blancum, the lands of Tripoli and Antioch. Saladin besieged Tyre from the Feast of St Martin to the Feast of the Circumcision. On the vigil of the Feast of St Silvester Conradus marchio distributed milites and pedites on the walls and, assembling 17 galleys [galei] and 10 smaller ships [naviculi] with the help of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar, defeated Saladin’s fleet, capturing 11 Muslim galleys and a number of leading officers. On Saladin’s orders the surviving ships were burnt.
Jan. 1-31. Terricus magnus preceptor domus Templi Jerusalem writes to King Henry II of England. He reports the loss of Jerusalem. The Syrii have custody of the [church of the Holy] Sepulchre until 4 days after Michaelmas. 10 Hospitallers are allowed to care for the sick in the Hospital of St John... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:527, no. 847 (RRH no. 669)