RRR: Eleemosynary grant
579
year: 1155
initiator: Agnes, the wife of Galius miles
recipient: Hospital of Saint John
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Aug. 1-31. Agnes, the wife of Galius miles, who is now a brother of the Hospital of St John [frater et humilis servus pauperum Iherusalem], makes an eleemosynary grant, giving the Hospital of St John her houses [in Acre], although the Hospitallers allow her to retain for her own use one of them, consisting of a palacium, stables [stabularia], cistern and court [curia]. She presents the gift to Clarembaldus vicecomes Acconensis and [through him] to frater Giraldus Hugonis preceptor totius domus Hospitalis Iherusalem, frater Giraldus magister de Accon and other brothers, including Petrus Amelius capellanus, Antelmus, Berengarius, Pons custos infirmorum and Petrus de Limoges. The Hospitallers promise her in return a life rent of 80 besants a year, payable on the Feast of St Peter at the beginning of August. [72] They add a worked samite cloth [unum samittum ad opus] for her daughter Laureta. If she should wish to leave Acre to live in Jerusalem or in any place in the Latin East, the Hospitallers will add another 10 besants a year according to her station in life, although they will then take possession of all her properties [in Acre]. If she should wish to reside overseas [in Europe] the Hospitallers will give her a life rent of 80 besants or 10 silver marks [marcae argenti] a year. Witnesses: Clarembaldus vicecomes de Accon; Dorez Herevicus; Giraldus de Cunilz; Petrus Hugonis; Petrus Morezin; Bernardus Turpin; Rodlandus de Luches; Radulfus de Troia; Petrus de Chaureia; Petrus de Nimes; Andreas Genuensis; Willelmus Peeuge; Arnulfus de Corbeinni; Raimundus de Nefinsi.
Aug. 1-31. Agnes, the wife of Galius miles, who is now a brother of the Hospital of St John [frater et humilis servus pauperum Iherusalem], makes an eleemosynary grant, giving the Hospital of St John her houses [in Acre], although the Hospitallers allow her to retain for her own use one of them,... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 1:179-180, no. 237 (RRH no. 311)