RRR: Agreement/treaty
2083
year: 1228
initiator: Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate
recipient: Bishop of Acre and the Hospitallers
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Mar. 4. Rome. Cardinal Pelagius of Albano rules on conflicting interpretations of his arbitration between the bishop of Acre and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of 1-31 May 1221. On the orders of the pope, who has intervened, the bishop and frater Rodericus procurator Hospitalis have sought Pelagius’s arbitration, promising to abide by his judgement. (1). The conventual prior and chaplains [prior et capellani] of the Hospital can confer penance, viaticum and extreme unction on those who at the time of their death choose burial in the Hospital, and they can say the Office of the Dead for them, but those who should choose burial with the Hospital in their lifetime are not exempted from the jurisdiction of the bishop and should receive all the sacraments from him and pay their parochial dues, except at the moment of death. The Hospitallers should take care not to persuade with promises, prayers and other means, parishioners whom they receive into confraternity to choose burial with them, but they should leave them to make their own choice freely. Nor should they receive women for Purification after childbirth. (2) The conventual prior and the chaplains of the Hospital cannot advertise in advance certain days specifically or generally on which they will preach to the people. (3) The Hospitallers are forbidden to withhold tithes if a dispute arises with the bishop. Any unresolved issue should be submitted to the judgement of arbitrators or representatives chosen by both parties. The Hospitallers have refused to pay the bishop tithes for the casalia of Beroeth and Coketh. They should not withhold them unless they can demonstrate that the tithes have been remitted by the bishop or that there is some other reason or that there is a legitimate exception allowing them to pay less. (4) The chaplains of the Hospital are accused of carrying away dead persons from the parishes for burial without proving that they had chosen burial with them, in spite of the prohibitions of the parish priests. The dead should be buried at the churches of which they were parishioners unless it can be demonstrated by the testimony of confessors or the wills of the dead, or it can be proved by other lawful witnesses, that they chose burial at the Hospital. (5) Sugar-cane is now grown on some lands which at the time of the agreement of 1221 were planted with wheat or barley. The Hospitallers have been refusing to pay tithes because, according to the tenor of the agreement and custom, tithes are not payable on sugar-cane. Pelagius rules that with respect to those lands which at the time of the agreement were sown with wheat or barley and are now sugar-plantations, the bishop should be paid the tithes he had been accustomed to receive when they were sown with wheat and barley.
Mar. 4. Rome. Cardinal Pelagius of Albano rules on conflicting interpretations of his arbitration between the bishop of Acre and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem of 1-31 May 1221. On the orders of the pope, who has intervened, the bishop and frater Rodericus... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:382-3, no. 1911 (RRH no. 987)
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2141
year: 1230
initiator: Patriarch Gerold of Jerusalem, the papal legate
recipient: Bertrand de Thessy, master of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, and T. évêque de Limisso and his chapter
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: *May 13. Patriarch Gerold of Jerusalem arbitrates in a dispute between Bertrand de Thessy, master of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, and T. évêque de Limisso and his chapter, according to which the Hospital of St John will pay the church of Limassol 120 Saracen besants a year in return from exemption from all tithes in the diocese.
*May 13. Patriarch Gerold of Jerusalem arbitrates in a dispute between Bertrand de Thessy, master of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, and T. évêque de Limisso and his chapter, according to which the Hospital of St John will pay the church of Limassol 120 Saracen besants a year in return from... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:405, no. 1959 (RRH no. 1019a)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2201
year: 1233
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Bohemond V, prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
additional institution: Templum Domini
text: Apr. 10. Lateran. At the request of the patriarchs of Antioch and Jerusalem, Pope Gregory IX writes to the prince of Antioch, lifting the excommunication imposed by Cardinal Pelagius of Albano because of the dispute between the prince and the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He confirms that the abbas of the Templum Domini will formally absolve the prince, now that the dispute has been satisfactorily resolved.
Apr. 10. Lateran. At the request of the patriarchs of Antioch and Jerusalem, Pope Gregory IX writes to the prince of Antioch, lifting the excommunication imposed by Cardinal Pelagius of Albano because of the dispute between the prince and the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. He... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 1:694-5, no. 1223 (RRH no. 1030)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2213
year: 1233
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Episcopus Vallaniensis
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Dec. 17. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX orders the episcopus Vallaniensis to investigate and end the dispute between the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the prince of Antioch and others in the dioceses of Antioch and Tripoli over the castle of Maraclea.
Dec. 17. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX orders the episcopus Vallaniensis to investigate and end the dispute between the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the prince of Antioch and others in the dioceses of Antioch and Tripoli over the castle of Maraclea.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:465, no. 2071
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2233
year: 1234
initiator: Bartholomeus Valloniensis ecclesie minister humilis
recipient: Magister and brothers of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem and Bohemond, prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Nov. 22. Margatum. In the camera of the episcopus Valloniensis. Bartholomeus Valloniensis ecclesie minister humilis records under seal that Pope Gregory IX has appointed him judge delegate in the case that has arisen between the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and Bohemond, prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli, over Maraclea and other injuries. Bohemond did not answer several summons by the bishop to appear in Antioch, nor did he provide adequate response. On a further peremptory summons, he sent to Tortosa [apud Anterandum] as his representative M. thesaurarius Anteradensis, who was not sufficiently provided with letters and denied the bishop’s authority in this case. The prince renewed the appeal [to the Holy See] he had already made in the presence of the patriarch of Antioch. Since the magister and brothers of the Hospital were demanding action, the bishop took advice in Acre and travelled to Margatum where he waited until 22 November for the prince to answer the case. He then judged that the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John, who were represented by the procurators magister Robertus de Alvernia clericus domini archiepiscopi Nicosiensis and Robertus Pisanus judex, filius quondam Maregnani cancellarii, be put in possession and into provisional lordship [quasi dominium] of the castle of Maraclea. He called on the procurators to appear before him at Margatum on 15 January next to describe the injuries suffered by the Hospital at the hands of the prince. Witnesses: Willelmus cantor Valloniensis; Willelmus Lombardus canonicus Valloniensis; Franco canonicus Valloniensis; presbiter Joannes bajulus et procurator ecclesie Valloniensis; presbiter Johannes de Laudicia; presbiter Petrus de Margato; Rainaldus miles; Beltramus miles; Symon turcopulus; frater Stephanus prior Margati; Giraudus diaconus; Raimundus diaconus Valloniensis; frater Raimundus de Mandago vicecastellanus; frater Bernardus Raimundi preceptor militum; frater Guillelmus de Cerveria; Gandulfus Boia; Petrus Saporitus notarius sacri imperii, who drew up this judgement. Signatory: Bartholomeus Valloniensis episcopus.
Nov. 22. Margatum. In the camera of the episcopus Valloniensis. Bartholomeus Valloniensis ecclesie minister humilis records under seal that Pope Gregory IX has appointed him judge delegate in the case that has arisen between the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:476-8, no. 2094 (RRH no. 1057)
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2239
year: 1235
initiator: Guérin, master of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
recipient: Archbishop Theoderic of Ravenna
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
additional institution: Templars
text: *Apr 10. Arguments presented to archbishop Theoderic of Ravenna by Guérin, master of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, with respect to the case the Order has against the Knights Templar, who are impeding the flow of water to the Hospital’s mill at Acre.
*Apr 10. Arguments presented to archbishop Theoderic of Ravenna by Guérin, master of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, with respect to the case the Order has against the Knights Templar, who are impeding the flow of water to the Hospital’s mill at Acre.
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:483, no. 2107 (RRH no.1061a)
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2334
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Bishop of Acre
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: May 10. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX remits to the patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the abbas Sancti Samuelis de Monte Gaudii Premonstratensis ordinis Jerosolimitane diocesis a dispute that has arisen between the bishop of Acre and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. The case has already been heard in Rome, where the Hospital of St John was represented by its procurator, frater Andreas de Fogia. The bishop of Acre claimed that the Hospitallers of St John were refusing to pay the full twentieth of harvests in Casale Alba and of chickens at Cabor, contributing only a payment of 5 besants instead. They had refused to pay the twentieth on their vineyards at Manuet for the last 2 years. They were refusing the bishop his rights over those who chose burial with them. These were infringements of the agreement entered into with the church of Acre and the bishop was losing 500 Saracen besants as a result.
May 10. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX remits to the patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the abbas Sancti Samuelis de Monte Gaudii Premonstratensis ordinis Jerosolimitane diocesis a dispute that has arisen between the bishop of Acre and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1039-41, no. 4387 (RRH no. 1080a)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2335
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the abbas Sancti Samuelis de Monte Gaudii Premonstratensis ordinis Jerosolimitane diocesis
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: May 16. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX draws attention to the reference made at the Holy See by the bishop of Acre, in dispute with frater Andreas de Fogia, the procurator of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to the agreement between J. episcopus Acconensis and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John, arbitrated by Cardinal Pelagius of Albano and recognized by both parties. 2 articles in this agreement, regarding exemption from tithes on the casalia commonly called Broet and Coket, and on sugar cane, as opposed to wheat and barley, at the casale of Manuet need further definition. The pope orders the patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the abbas Sancti Samuelis de Monte Gaudii Premonstratensis ordinis Jerosolimitane diocesis to decide on these issues.
May 16. Lateran. Pope Gregory IX draws attention to the reference made at the Holy See by the bishop of Acre, in dispute with frater Andreas de Fogia, the procurator of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, to the agreement between J. episcopus Acconensis and the magister and brothers of the... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:1041-2, no. 4388 (RRH no. 1080a)
RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2313
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the bishop of Beirut
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Feb. 11. Lateran. The Prince-count of Antioch-Tripoli has appealed on legal grounds for a renewal of his case against the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem over the castle of Maraclea. This was first arbitrated by the Valaniensis episcopus and then delegated by the papacy to the archbishop of Tyre, bishop-elect of Sidon and the archidiaconus Sydoniensis. The pope now orders the patriarch of Jerusalem, the archbishop of Tyre and the bishop of Beirut to terminate the case.
Feb. 11. Lateran. The Prince-count of Antioch-Tripoli has appealed on legal grounds for a renewal of his case against the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem over the castle of Maraclea. This was first arbitrated by the Valaniensis episcopus and then delegated by the... more
sources: Gregory IX, Les Registres 2:887-8, no. 4081 (RRH no. 1079a)
RRR: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2331
year: 1238
initiator: Pope Gregory IX
recipient: Church of Bethlehem
institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Apr. 17. Lateran. A dispute over property between the church of Bethlehem and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem has been heard in the papal presence. The bishop of Bethlehem has died and the Hospitallers of St John are worried lest the case should lapse. Pope Gregory IX orders the archbishop and archidiaconus of Caesarea to ensure that a procurator of the church of Bethlehem appears before the pope within 8 months.
Apr. 17. Lateran. A dispute over property between the church of Bethlehem and the magister and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem has been heard in the papal presence. The bishop of Bethlehem has died and the Hospitallers of St John are worried lest the case should lapse. Pope Gregory... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:527, no. 2196 (RRH nos. 1076, 1079b)