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Jan. 17. Mont Pèlerin. Before the port of Tripoli. Raymond, gracia Dei Sancti Egidii comes et Provincię marchio, prince[p]s autem, Deo auxiliante, milicie Christiane in Jerosolimitano itinere, considering his sinfulness and the very small size of his Christian force, pro diversis excessibus imbecillitatem, and in recognition of the services of Richardus sancte Romane ecclesie cardinalis et Massiliensis abbas, makes an eleemosynary grant to the abbey of St Victor of Marseille, giving, in return for the service of prayer, half of the fortified city of Gibellet, between Tripoli and Beirut, and all its appurtenances, at sea as by land, and in the port, together with the right of shipwreck. The gift is confirmed by Willelmus, Arvernensis comes; Biterrensis vicecomes B.; reverentissimus Aicardus Massiliensis [(archi)episcopus]; Narbonensis Berengarius [vicecomes], Raymond’s comilitones et consules. Signatories: Arvernensis Willelmus comes; Bernardus vicecomes; Aicardus; Berengarius Narbonensis; Willelmus-Ugo; Petrus episcopus Glandensis; Arbertus sancti Evrardi abbas; Poncius Grillonensis; Willelmus Petri; Berengarius Willelmus; Aicfredus. Witnesses: Durandus monachus; Raimundus monachus, who wrote the charter; Bertrandus clericus; Stefanus clericus.