1323

Jan. 31. Acre. Mindful of the restricted nature of the space occupied in Acre by the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the present location of its offices outside religious enclosure, Guy, per dei gratiam in sancta civitate Ierusalem Latinorum rex VIIIus, makes a sealed eleemosynary grant, to benefit especially the soul of the Lady Queen Sibylla and all his royal predecessors. He gives frater Guarnerius domus Hospitalis Ierusalem magister, his brothers and the sick poor the street and road [strata et via] that stretch from the Gate of St John to the Gate of Mary and below the volta over which rises the stair of the tower, so that the Order can expand its courtyard [platea curie]. [240] Guy orders that the street [strata] before the house of Harquetus be diverted around the bath house as far as another street [strata] which reaches the bath house. Witnesses: Gaufridus de Lezigniaco comes Ioppensis; Aymericus constabularius; Vgo Martini marescalcus; Galuegnus de Cheniche; Galterius Bellus vicecomes Acconensis; Rennerius de Gibeleto; Iohannes Borgungus; Baldoinus de Cypro; Thomas Camerarius; Philippus Morosinus. The charter was drawn up by Petrus cancellarius regis et ecclesie Tripolitane episcopus.