1889

Oct. 15. Acre. At the request of the pope, Cardinal Pelagius of Albano, the papal legate, arbitrates in a dispute between P. de Monte Acuto magister and his brothers the Knights Templar on one side and G. de Monte Acuto magister and the brothers of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem on the other over the city of Gibel and its territory. The Knights Templar claim that it was given to them by Count Bohemond of Tripoli. The master and brothers of the hospital of St John claim that it was given to them by Raymond Rupen. Both sides have agreed to abide by the arbitration or pay a penalty of 5000 silver marks. Pelagius judges that the city and its territory should be divided between the Orders, although both should keep any endowments held before the dispute began.