1410

Aug. 21-31. Tyre. At the request of Count Bohemond of Tripoli, the son of Prince Bohemond [III] of Antioch, his wife Plaizencia and his homines, and with the agreement of their barones, Aimery, dei gratia Latinorum Ierusalem rex nonus et rex Cipri, and his wife the Lady Queen Isabella, the daughter of King Amalric, confirm that the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, frater Gaufridus de Donion magister, and its brothers are to receive 1000 Saracen besants a year, subtracted from Bohemond’s assisia of 4000 Saracen besants drawn from the revenues of the cathena of Acre. which Count Bohemond holds and for which he had become a homo ligius of the king. Bohemond has given this rent to the Hospital of St John in repayment of the debt of 37000 Saracen besants owed by Count Raymond [III] of Tripoli, for which the assisia of 4000 Saracen besants held by Bohemond had been pledged, with the agreement of previous kings of Jerusalem. The Hospitallers will receive payment in 4 instalments of 250 besants each, payable [by royal officials] each 3 months. Witnesses: Rainaldus Sydonis; Radulphus Tyberiadis senescalcus regni; Iohannes conestabulus regni; Iohannes marescalcus regni; Roardus domnus Cayphe; Terricus de Orca; Terricus de Terremonde; Raimundus de Gibelet; Balduinus de Bethan; Guermundus de Bethan. The charter was drawn up by Ioscius Tyrensis archiepiscopus regisque cancellarius.