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Apr. 21-30. Acre. Frederick, dei gratia Romanorum imperator semper augustus, Ierusalem et Sicilie rex, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant to frater Hermannus magister and the brothers of the Hospital of St Mary of the Germans. He confirms their purchase of a house [in Acre] from Iohannes de Conchi for 620 marchae argenti and another house, given by Iohannes, which is situated next to the church of the Holy Sepulchre, together with licence to build a vault stretching from a house Iohannes already has, so long as the platea publica of the city is not obstructed. Frederick also confirms the gift made by King John to the Order of a barbacan and all the land between the city wall of Acre and the sea, that is to say from the Gate of Goffridus Tortus to the barbacan, with all the stationes there, and with the right to build whatever the Order wishes on the land, provided it does not interfere with the via publica and the traffic on it. Witnesses: Balianus domnus Sydonis; Otto de Montebeliardo conestabulus regni Iherosolimitani; Iohannes de Ybelino; Guarnerus Alemanus; Aymo nepos eius; Aymarus nepos fratris Aymari de domo Hospitalis sancti Iohannis; and others.