RRR: Dispute/arbitration
2039
year: 1226
initiator: Pope Honorius III
recipient: Doge and citizens of Venice
institution: Saint Mark in Acre
text: Jun. 1. Lateran. Pope Honorius III suggests to the doge and people of Venice that the visit of the bishop of Acre to the West provides a chance for an amicable settlement of their differences over the case of the plebanus of the church of St Mark in Acre.
Jun. 1. Lateran. Pope Honorius III suggests to the doge and people of Venice that the visit of the bishop of Acre to the West provides a chance for an amicable settlement of their differences over the case of the plebanus of the church of St Mark in Acre.
sources: Claverie, Honorius, p. 460, no. 134
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: Council/ruling decisions/legislation
2110
year: 1229
initiator: Emperor Frederick II
recipient: Seigneor de Seete, mesire Balean, the baill dou empereor
institution: Hospital of Saint Mary of the Germans
text: *Sept. 7 1228 - Apr. 30 1229. Rejecting a decision by the High Court [la haute cort], which after hearing a case between the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans and the princece Aalis [of Armenia] had decided in favour of the latter, the emperor Frederick forbids the seigneor de Seete, mesire Balean, the baill dou empereor, to invest Aalis with the seignorie dou Thoron.
*Sept. 7 1228 - Apr. 30 1229. Rejecting a decision by the High Court [la haute cort], which after hearing a case between the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans and the princece Aalis [of Armenia] had decided in favour of the latter, the emperor Frederick forbids the seigneor de Seete, mesire Balean... more
sources: John of Ibelin, p. 454; Mayer, UKJ 3:1114-15, no. 663
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: Dispute/arbitration
2192
year: 1232
initiator: P. Cesariensis archiepiscopus, H. Nazarenus archiepiscopus, R. Luddensis episcopus, frater A. Petragoricensis magister Templi and frater G. magister Hospitalis sancti Iohannis Ierlimitani
recipient: E. Nicosiensis archiepiscopus and his suffragans, and King Henry and the barones, milites and other homines of Cyprus
text: Oct. 4. Outside the city of Acre. In the vineyard called Mahomerie, belonging to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. The arbitrators P. Cesariensis archiepiscopus, H. Nazarenus archiepiscopus, R. Luddensis episcopus, frater A. Petragoricensis magister Templi and frater G. magister Hospitalis sancti Iohannis Ierlimitani record their judgement in the dispute between E. Nicosiensis archiepiscopus and his suffragans on one side and King Henry and the barones, milites and other homines of Cyprus on the other, represented by I. de Ybellino dominus Berithi, over the payment of tithes and other things contained in the agreements mediated by the late Cardinal Pelagius of Albano [1220, 1222] and confirmed by Pope Honorius III. Failure to observe this judgement will result in a fine of 2000 marchae argenti. The arbitrators decree that to cover the period of non-payment from the date of the agreements to the middle of the following June, the king, barones and other homines of Cyprus, excluding those exiled and disinherited [as a result of the civil war], Queen Alice and those who originally abided by the agreements, will pay the archbishop of Nicosia and his suffragans within 5 years from 1 October 2000 marchae argenti in instalments of 400 marchae a year, paid quarterly. The king will pay a further 1000 white besants [byzantii albi]. The king will give the archbishop of Nicosia and his church the casale or prestria called Mendias with its rustici. The casale will be freed from service [sine servitio aliquo]. After the death of Iohannes Raynel, the church of Famagusta is to be absolved from paying his annual life-rent of 700 white besants, drawn from the casale called Coboche, but will continue to pay 350 white besants to his wife, since this was her dowry [doarium]. The king, barones, milites and other homines of the kingdom of Cyprus are absolved from the payment of other arrears, which had been demanded by the archbishop of Nicosia and his suffragans. The king and the archbishop of Nicosia should seal their copies of Pope Honorius III’s confirmation of the original agreement and exchange them. The archbishop’s copy will be in the care of the magistri of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the Knights Templar until the king’s transcript is delivered. Witnesses: dominus Odo conestabulus regni Ierlimitani; J. dominus Cesarie; J. de Ybellino filius quondam domini Philippi de Ybellino; frater A. de Monte Bruno domus Hospitalis mareslcus; frater G. de Broge; frater B. de Benraiges domus Templi prior Sancte Katharine; A. cantor Cesariensis; G. thesaurarius Cesariensis; Iacobus canonicus Cesariensis; B., cantor Tripolitanus; B. cancellarius regni Cipri; Maineboef miles; and others. The arbitration is sealed by Petrus Cesariensis archiepiscopus; Hunc [Hugo] archiepiscopus Nazarenus; Raoulf Lidoensis episcopus; Frater Girinus custos.
Oct. 4. Outside the city of Acre. In the vineyard called Mahomerie, belonging to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. The arbitrators P. Cesariensis archiepiscopus, H. Nazarenus archiepiscopus, R. Luddensis episcopus, frater A. Petragoricensis magister Templi and frater G. magister Hospitalis... more
sources: Coureas and Schabel, The Cartulary, pp. 226-9, no. 87 (RRH no, 1039)
RRR: Agreement/treaty
2205
year: 1233
initiator: Patriarch Albert of Antioch, the papal legate
recipient: Hermannus, master of the Knights Templar, and Guérin, master of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
institution: Templars
additional institution: Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
text: Jun. 18. Tyre. In the house of the archbishop of Tyre. Patriarch Albert of Antioch, the papal legate, records under his seal and under those of the magistri of the Orders, his arbitration in a number of disputes between frater Hermannus domus Templi magister and frater Garinus domus Hospitalis sancti Johannis magister, with the agreement of their brothers and under threat of a penalty of 1000 marchae argenti. The patriarch records how agreement was reached in the presence of the magistri, making use of a commission consisting of 3 Knights Templar and 3 brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. (1). The Knights Templar should also enter into the truce which the Hospital of St John has with the sultan of Aleppo in relation to Gabulum. The Knights Templar will receive half of the [revenues] gained as long as the truce lasts, although this will not apply to the lands the Hospital already hold on either side of the River of Belna. These will be respected by the Templars. (2). When the truce ends the Knights Templar should hold Gabulum and its land, paying the Hospital of St John 1100 Saracen besants annually in 2 instalments, at Christmas and on the Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist. (3). In order to defend Gabulum, the Knights Templar and their men will be free to come and go through the gate the Hospital has in the wall that stretches towards the sea near the port of Margatum, by sea, by the road, which runs between the cistern [barquile] and the ravine [ravina] that extends to the sea, and by all the roads nearby. (4). In relation to a truce made with Saona, neither the brothers of the Hospital nor the Knights Templar are held to assist one another if one of the Orders is at war with Saona. (5). The Hospitallers of St John are held to to assist the Knights Templar with costs when they are at war at Gabulum, as is contained in agreements made between frater Gaufridus de Donzon and frater Philippus de Pleseiç, the late magistri of the Hospital of St John and the Knights Templar. (6). Each Order will observe truces made by the other Order with the Saraceni with respect to Gabulum. (7). Should Gabulum come into Christian hands, this agreement will end and the city and its territories will be divided between the Knights Templar and the Hospital of St John in the proportions held by each before it was lost, in the same terms as was laid down in an arbitration undertaken by the late Cardinal Pelagius of Albano with respect to Maraclea. Witnesses: archiepiscopus Tyrensis; episcopus Tripolitanus; episcopus Sydoniensis; episcopus Beritensis; magistri scolarum; magister Obertus canonicus Antiochenus; and others.
Jun. 18. Tyre. In the house of the archbishop of Tyre. Patriarch Albert of Antioch, the papal legate, records under his seal and under those of the magistri of the Orders, his arbitration in a number of disputes between frater Hermannus domus Templi magister and frater Garinus domus Hospitalis... more
sources: Delaville Le Roulx, Cart Hosp 2:455-7, no. 2058 (RRH no. 1043)
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: 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: 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)