RRR: Privilege/exemption
17
year: 1099
initiator: Godfrey of Bouillon
recipient: Genoese
text: *†Jul. 22 – Autumn. Godfrey of Bouillon grants the Genoese the privileges of paying no levy in Jerusalem and of having their own consul and court, reserving to himself only justice of blood. Wherever the Genoese have assisted the king with 40 or more men they will enjoy half of all rights.
*†Jul. 22 – Autumn. Godfrey of Bouillon grants the Genoese the privileges of paying no levy in Jerusalem and of having their own consul and court, reserving to himself only justice of blood. Wherever the Genoese have assisted the king with 40 or more men they will enjoy half of all rights.
sources: Francesco Amadi, pp. 25-6; Mayer, UKJ 3:1462-3, no. App. II/3
RRR: Privilege/exemption
58
year: 1101
initiator: Baldwin I
recipient: Genoese
text: *c. Apr. 25. Jaffa. King Baldwin I promises the Genoese a third part of monetary spoil taken from the Muslims [Saraceni] and a street/quarter [vicus] in every city they help to conquer.
*c. Apr. 25. Jaffa. King Baldwin I promises the Genoese a third part of monetary spoil taken from the Muslims [Saraceni] and a street/quarter [vicus] in every city they help to conquer.
sources: Fulcher of Chartres, pp. 396-7; UKJ 1:125-7, no. 21
year: 1104
initiator: Baldwin I
recipient: Genoese
text: *†Apr. 28 – May 6. King Baldwin I grants the Genoese a third part of the cities of Acre and Tyre with jurisdictional immunity. (Mayer, UKJ 3:1470, no. App. II/9)
*†Apr. 28 – May 6. King Baldwin I grants the Genoese a third part of the cities of Acre and Tyre with jurisdictional immunity. (Mayer, UKJ 3:1470, no. App. II/9)
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1470, no. App. II/9 [14]
year: 1105
initiator: Baldwin I
recipient: Genoese
text: †Apr. 22. Because of the assistance the Genoese gave to the First Crusade in the seizure of Jerusalem, Antioch, Latakia and Dertusia, and their help in taking the cities of Caesarea, Ascalon, Solinum and Biblium, King Baldwin I [rex invictus], with the approbation of Patriarch Daibert, grants them one third of the territories and revenues of Caesarea, Acre and Assur, and vici in Jerusalem and Jaffa with jurisdictional immunity
†Apr. 22. Because of the assistance the Genoese gave to the First Crusade in the seizure of Jerusalem, Antioch, Latakia and Dertusia, and their help in taking the cities of Caesarea, Ascalon, Solinum and Biblium, King Baldwin I [rex invictus], with the approbation of Patriarch Daibert, grants them... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1471-3, no. App. II/11 (RRH no. 45)
RRR: Confirmation/renewal of grants
254
year: 1127
initiator: Bohemond II, prince of Antioch
recipient: Genoese
text: †Dec. 1-31. Antioch. [40] In the patriarch’s camera. Bohemond, magni Boamundi filius, Dei gratia princeps Antiochenus, confirms everything given to the Genoese by his father Bohemond [of Taranto], saving patriarchal jurisdiction [salva iusticia Beati Petri], in Antioch, Portus Sudinum and Latakia. He specifies a ruga in Antioch, running between 2 watercourses, and a funditia; a ruga and a third part of the port revenues in Latakia; and in Suidinum a third part of the port revenues. He promises his protection in law. If he conquers anywhere with Genoese assistance he promises the same rights as in Latakia. Any legal dispute will be settled within 15 days. He exempts the Genoese from the payment of comercium throughout his domain and he extends the privileges of the Genoese to the inhabitants of Savona and Nola. Witnesses: Bernardus patriarcha Antiochenus; Pontius archidiaconus; Radulfus cancellarius; Rainaldus Masuerius constabularius; Hugo de Angerivilla; Osmundus dux; Willelmus vicecomes; Nicolaus Embriacus; Willelmus Brunus; Anfossus Faitavant; Willelmus Bonusfancellus; Otto Murtius.
†Dec. 1-31. Antioch. [40] In the patriarch’s camera. Bohemond, magni Boamundi filius, Dei gratia princeps Antiochenus, confirms everything given to the Genoese by his father Bohemond [of Taranto], saving patriarchal jurisdiction [salva iusticia Beati Petri], in Antioch, Portus Sudinum and Latakia.... more
sources: Rovere and Puncuh, I Libri Iurium 1/2:152-4, no. 337 (RRH no. 119)
year: 1187
initiator: Raymond III, count of Tripoli
recipient: Genoese
text: *Jul. 4 - Aug. 6. Tyre. Count Raymond III of Tripoli, together with the barones gives the Genoese freedom in Tyre; a third part of the cathena there; casale sancti Georgii; and many other possessions.
*Jul. 4 - Aug. 6. Tyre. Count Raymond III of Tripoli, together with the barones gives the Genoese freedom in Tyre; a third part of the cathena there; casale sancti Georgii; and many other possessions.
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1345-6, no. 771
year: 1187
initiator: Barones of the kingdom of Jerusalem
recipient: Genoese
text: Jul. 4-7 or Jul. 10 - Aug. 6. Tyre. In the archbishop’s palacium. The barones of the kingdom of Jerusalem, established in Tyre with the archbishops and the preceptores of the Temple and the Hospital after sorrowful warfare [lacrimabile bellum] with the Turci above [supra] Manescalcia Tyberiadis, and seeing the loss of the Land, by common counsel concede to the Genoese, represented by Willelmus Piperata consul et vicecomes Genuensium Tyri, freedom of entry and departure from Tyre, so that they will pay no duty [consuetudo] on the goods and merchandise they bring in our take out of Tyre by sea or by land, because they have come speedily to the defence of the city and are willing to serve the king and queen faithfully. The barones and other homines of the king and queen promise to persuade the king and queen to assent to this. The barones concede to the Genoese a free curia and and a courtyard [curtis], which is a meat market [macellum] with 3 houses attached to it, a platea and 2 blocks of houses [insulae domorum], which are in front of the market and are bounded on one side by the public way [via publica] and on the other side by a lane [commeatus vel semita]. The [quarter] stretches from the house of Theobaldus aurifex to the house of the late magister Petrus Genuensis. The concession will be guaranteed in respect of the king and queen by 3 archbishops. [The grantors of this privilege are:] domnus Iocius Tyrensis, who appended his seal to the charter, domnus Letardus Nazarenus; domnus Monachus Cesariensis; and the following barones, comes Tripolitanus; comes Ioscelinus regni senescalcus; Rainaldus domnus Sydoniensis; Balianus; Galterius Cesaree; and by many other homines of the king and queen, together with frater Terricus preceptor Templi; and frater Borrellus preceptor Hospitalis. Witnesses: domnus Raimundus Biblii; domnus Willielmus Tyberiadis; domnus Robertus de Pinkehnec.
Jul. 4-7 or Jul. 10 - Aug. 6. Tyre. In the archbishop’s palacium. The barones of the kingdom of Jerusalem, established in Tyre with the archbishops and the preceptores of the Temple and the Hospital after sorrowful warfare [lacrimabile bellum] with the Turci above [supra] Manescalcia Tyberiadis,... more
sources: Mayer, UKJ 3:1339-43, no. 769 (RRH no. 659)
year: 1201
initiator: King Leon I of Cilician Armenia
recipient: Genoese
text: Mar. 1-31. Leon, Dei gratia rex Armeniorum, filius Stephanus et de potenti genere Rupinorum, postquam divina clementia promotus sum ad regalem dignitatem et sublimatus regali corone per manus Romani Imperii, wishes to encourage the Genoese to come to his kingdom. And so he makes a grant, signed in both Armenian and Latin, to Ogerius de Pallo, representing the Genoese. He gives freedom to come and go and sell throughout his land, entering and leaving through his ports. He gives the Genoese and their goods and merchandise safe conduct thoughout his land and those of his barones, so that the Genoese are freed on their purchases and sales from all servitium, drictura, pactum, exactio, angaria tributi vectigalis. Their goods are to be safe in shipwrecks. He gives land in his cities of Sisum, Mamista and Tharsus, so that in each the Genoese may build a church, a fundum, houses and a curia, in which they will have jurisdiction over Genoese, although if a Genoese has a claim against a man of another nationality the case will be decided in the royal curia. The Genoese are held to defend the rights of the king and men [of Cilician Armenia]. The charter was drawn up by Iohannes archiepiscopus Sisensis, Trium Arcium abbas, totius regni Armenie legatus et cancellarius.
Mar. 1-31. Leon, Dei gratia rex Armeniorum, filius Stephanus et de potenti genere Rupinorum, postquam divina clementia promotus sum ad regalem dignitatem et sublimatus regali corone per manus Romani Imperii, wishes to encourage the Genoese to come to his kingdom. And so he makes a grant, signed in... more
sources: Rovere and Puncuh I Libri 1/2:164-6, no. 344 (RRH no.781)
year: 1215
initiator: King Leon I of Cilician Armenia
recipient: Genoese
text: Mar. 15. Leon, Dei gratia rex Armenie, makes a sealed grant to all who call themselves Genoese, represented by Ugo Ferrarius vicecomes Ianuensium. He gives them the right to a free court [libera curia] throughout his land, which will be managed according to the customs of Genoa and will judge all cases and offences involving Genoese, except major theft and homicide. He grants the Genoese the right to buy and sell, come and go by sea or land, without the payment of any dues [drictura et passagium], whether their ships are wrecked or arrive safely or not. Excluded from this grant are the land now held by dominus Ottho de Thabaria, [the land now held by dominus Adam de Gaston], the land called Corc held by dominus Vaharan marescalcus, and the crossing duty [passagium] payable to dominus Leo de Cabban over the river called Iahan. Leon also gives the Genoese a vicus, a church and land in the city of Tarsus, on which to build a bathhouse and oven and plant a garden.
Mar. 15. Leon, Dei gratia rex Armenie, makes a sealed grant to all who call themselves Genoese, represented by Ugo Ferrarius vicecomes Ianuensium. He gives them the right to a free court [libera curia] throughout his land, which will be managed according to the customs of Genoa and will judge all... more
sources: Rovere and Puncuh, I Libri 1/2:168-71, no. 346 (RRH no. 875)
RRR: Privilege/exemption
1822
year: 1219
initiator: Ugo comes Empularum
recipient: Genoese
text: May 1. Acre. On board the ship [navis] called Sanctus Mauricius in the port. Ugo [comes] Empularum gives all Genoese living in the region of Genoa, represented by Obertus Ferrarius de Castello and Idonus Lercarius privileges in his county [of Empurias]. Witnesses: Bermustus Lercarius; Rogerius de Insulis; Marchisius Dalmatius; Bernardus de Palaciolo; magister Petrus; Marchisius Berengarius de Ripolo.
May 1. Acre. On board the ship [navis] called Sanctus Mauricius in the port. Ugo [comes] Empularum gives all Genoese living in the region of Genoa, represented by Obertus Ferrarius de Castello and Idonus Lercarius privileges in his county [of Empurias]. Witnesses: Bermustus Lercarius; Rogerius de... more
sources: Rovere and Puncuh, I Libri 1/2:265-7, no. 369 (RRH no. 922)