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. December 22. Acre. In the presence of the burgess court of Acre (curia burgesie Acconensi), that is to say dominus Iohannes Grifus vicecomes Acconensis, dominus Alardus, dominus Iohannes Phylippus, dominus Raimundus Odonis, iurati of the court, and Aliottus, iudex et notarius publicus, Nicola de Arcu, the son of the late Leo de Randazio, a citizen (civis) of Acre who [although not Genoese] identifies himself with the Genoese (se retinet pro Ianuensi) and appreciates the many acts of charity with which the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem comforts the poor, makes an eleemosynary to the Hospital of St John, represented by frater Hugo Revel magnus preceptor of the Hospital in Acre. Nicola gives the house called the domus de Epee, situated in Acre before the church of the Hospital on the western side, with its ground and building, and rights of entry and exit. To the east is the road that runs between the church and the house. To the north is a road that runs between the house and houses of the Hospital of St John. To the west is a house belonging to the Knights Templar (or the Templum Domini), which used to belong to the dominus Arsurii. To the south are the house that belonged to Symon Hugonis, who was the doctor (medicus) of magister Iohannes, and the houses of Petrus Saporitus and Bernardus de sancto Thoma. In return, the magnus preceptor allows Nicola to live in the house for the rest of his life, on payment of a rent of 1 denarius. Witnesses: frater Iohannes de Mallienc; frater Petrus de Ueteri Brida de Hospitali; frater Petrus de Fuce; frater Iohannes Sallimbene. At the request of the magnus preceptor and Nicola, the charter was written by Aliottus Uguicionis imperiali auctoritate iudex et notarius publicus.