HOSPITALLER SOURCES 1402

17 February, 1402. Rhodes.
Master Fr. Philibert de Naillac and the Convent on Rhodes to Fr. Domenico de Alemania, preceptor of Naples: a sum of 11.200 fl. is needed for the defence of Smyrna. This sum will be supplied by Fr. Dominico, who is granted the preceptory of Noyera and Finica on Cyprus for lifetime, with annual responsions of 1.000 fl., and who is acquitted the payments for the first eleven years. (NLM Arch. 331, fol. 167v, register / Sarnowsky, Johanniter und Smyrna, 2, n. 79, pp. 88-89)

22 February, 1402. Rhodes.
Master Fr. Philibert de Naillac and the Convent on Rhodes to Fr. Iñigo de Alfaro, the draper and captain of Smyrna: promise him the sum of 2000 duc. for his office, to be paid via Chios. (NLM Arch. 331, fol. 167r, register / Sarnowsky, Johanniter und Smyrna, 2, n. 80, p. 89)

26 February, 1402. Rhodes.
Master Fr. Philibert de Naillac and the Convent at Rhodes to the Western priories: demand support for Rhodes, Smyrna, and the other strongholds of the order in the East, namely by sending 205 fratres, each to be equipped with 100 fl.:
30 from the Francia, 12 from Aquitaine, 8 from Champagne, 32 from S. Gilles, 8 from Toulouse, 20 from Catalonia, 25 from the Castellany of Amposta, 15 from Castile, 25 from England, 10 from Germany and Bohemia as well as 20 from Auvergne.
(NLM Arch. 331, fol. 11v-12v, register / Sarnowsky, Johanniter und Smyrna, 2, n. 81, pp. 89-90)

8 March, 1402. Rhodes.
Note on the permit for Fr. Iñigo de Alfaro, the captain of Smyrna, to admit Alexandre de Cerain as priest brother into the order. (NLM Arch. 331, fol. 32r, register / Sarnowsky, Johanniter und Smyrna, 2, n. 82, pp. 90-91)

8 March, 1402. Rhodes.
Note on the permit for Fr. Iñigo de Alfaro, the captain of Smyrna, to admit Johannes Stobal as frater serviens into the order. (NLM Arch. 331, fol. 90r, register / Sarnowsky, Johanniter und Smyrna, 2, n. 83, p. 91)

6 April, 1402. Rhodes.
Master Fr. Philibert de Naillac to the Captain of Smyrna: orders to grant Angelino de Seminato the office of the connetable of Smyrna, in the case of a vacancy, which already had been filled by his father. This is followed by a list of captains of Smyrna since Fr. Guillaume de Munte. (NLM Arch. 331, fol. 32r, register / Sarnowsky, Johanniter und Smyrna, 2, n. 84, pp. 91-92)

2 May, 1402. Rhodes.
Master Fr. Philibert de Naillac and the Convent at Rhodes to the Alberti in Florence: several orders for payment, thus to pay 2000 duc. to the Captain of Smyrna, Fr. Iñigo de Alfaro. (NLM Arch. 332, 173v-174r, register / Sarnowsky, Johanniter und Smyrna, 2, n. 85, p. 92)

5 June, 1402. Rhodes.
Master Fr. Philibert de Naillac and the Convent at Rhodes to Fr. Georgio de Ceva, preceptor of Cyprus: order to pay the admiral of the order, Fr. Buffilo Panizatti, 740 duc. for various expenses during his time as captain of Smyrna. (NLM Arch. 332, 174v-175r, register / Sarnowsky, Johanniter und Smyrna, 2, n. 86, pp. 92-93)

10 September, 1402. Rhodes.
Master Fr. Philibert de Naillac and the Convent at Rhodes to the Alberti in Florence (Biviliano de Albertis, Ricardo de Albertis, and their partner): order to hand over 2000 duc. auri boni de peccuniis nostris to be transferred to Chios, possibly intended for Fr. Iñigo de Alfaro, the [former] captain of Smyrna. (NLM Arch. 331, fol. 175r, register / Sarnowsky, Johanniter und Smyrna, 2, n. 87, p. 93)

10 October, [?1402]. Rhodes.
Notes on a discussion in the order's council at Rhodes how to protect the strongholds in Greece against the Ottoman threat. It is decided to focus first on Rhodes, the other islands of the order and equally on Smyrna, before participating in the defence of mainland Greece. (NLM Arch. 332, cover folio, bound in top-down, damaged and fragmentary, register / Sarnowsky, Johanniter und Smyrna, 2, n. 88, pp. 93-94)

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