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Oct. 19. Patriarch Stephen of Jerusalem confirms for St Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat the gifts made around Jerusalem by the kings of Jerusalem, the princes, patriarchs and bishops, and especially his predecessor Warmund. He specifies: in the territory of Jerusalem 2 parts of the casale of Bethsan; the tithes of the gardens and mills of Siloam; the lands and vineyards belonging to the abbey in the same territory, together with the tithe, conceded to the abbey by Willelmus prior Sancti Sepulcri and the canons of the Holy Sepulchre to ensure peace, of 2 carrucae, one of which had belonged to Guido de Miliaco, the other to Balianus Joppensis; in the territory of Nablus the tithe of the 2 casalia of Aschar and Betheri; in the territory of Acre the tithe of the casale called Cassara and of 4 carrucae of land and olive trees belonging to the monks in the casale of Hubertus de Paceo; half the tithe of Balianus at Betheri and of the land of Beroaldus which is situated on the hillside; and all the tithe of the 3 casalia of Balduinus Ramatensis called Gemail, Serra and Bethbezim and of the 2 casalia called Taret and Tarfin, which used to belong to Gaufredus de Turri. Witnesses: Gaudentius Caesariensis electus; Willelmus prior Sancti Sepulcri; Acardus prior Templi [Domini]; Ernaldus prior Montis Syon; Henricus prior Montis Oliveti; Petrus Barchinonensis subprior; Anselmus cantor; Petrus thesaurarius; Petrus Bernardi; Gislebertus; Josbertus praepositus; Gaufridus cellerarius; Aimericus elemosinarius; Petrus de Sancto Lazaro; Wlgrinus; Socrates; Giraldus; Gualterius; Petrus; Clemens; Moyses. The charter was drawn up by Hugo Bethleemitae sacerdos et bibliotecarius.