HOSPITALLER SOURCES 1510

1510, January
18 January, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise and the chapter general: confirm papas Michael tu Protopapa as priest (protus papas) at S. Stephen's Church in the castle of Lindos which has already been given to his ancestor by the predecessors of the Master; he will be allowed to hand over this office to his son if he renovates the church (which is not in a very good state) at his own costs.

1510, February
1 February, 1510 Master Émery d Amboise and the chapter general publish a decision of the chapter concerning the payment of an additional third of an annate from the houses in the West for the years 1510-1512.

1 February, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise and the chapter general: confirm the possession of the preceptory Annonie [Hainault] for Fr. Guillaume de Novion, with responsions of 580 Écus.

1 February, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise and the chapter general to Fr. Stephan Bernard: permission to donate a silver cross and a mitre for Corbeil.

1 February, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise and the chapter general to Fr. Guillaume Quinon, chaplain of the priory of Francia: is permitted to enjoy his ancianitas as if living in the convent though he is travelling in the West as proctor of the treasury; the ancianitas has been determined by the tongue and has been confirmed by the master; according to his ancianitas, he will receive a vacant preceptory or one which will become vacant soon.

1 February, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise and the chapter general to Jacques de Chanari, nauclerus on the order's great ship: grant him an annual life rent of 24 Écus as an old age pension to be paid by the preceptor of Nice.

1510, April
19 April, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Pierre Pont, prior of Francia: is summoned to the Convent since he has been accused to have provided for vacant preceptories which had to be collated by the brethren in the Convent.

1510, May
2 May, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise and the convent to Fr. Desidere Cheunier alias de Pandi: collation of the preceptory de Follies, after the resignation of the last holder of the office in the hands of the Master.

2 May, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise and the convent to the marshall Fr. Jean Dadeu: collation of the preceptory Montbrison after his resignation of the preceptory della Marche and after the death of the last preceptor of Montbrison.

8 May, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to preceptors Fr. Jean Jannyn of Combs, Fr. Didier de Sainte-Jalle of Marseille, Fr. Jacques de Mandolles of Valence: order to introduce Fr. Guillaume Sestre as Bailiff of Manosque (executoria).

8 May, 1510
Note on the executoria for Fr. Guillaume Sestre as preceptor of St. Lucia.

1510, June
22 June, 1510, [Rhodes].
The proctors of the common treasury, the auditors of the accounts, and the lieutenant of the grand preceptor have concluded an agreement with Fr. Guillaume Quinon that he will receive the preceptory of Arnhem for his lifetime, although he does not belong to the German tongue. All the preceptory's debts to the treasury will be remitted until 24 June 1511 and no duties will be levied for five years until 23 June 1516. These stipulations were included because none of the brethren of the German tongue wanted to accept the preceptory, which was impoverished by war and mismanagement. After those five years two men from the German tongue will come to see the improvements he has made and will decide on the real value of the preceptory. (NLM, Arch. 399, fol. 153r-v, copy in register = liber bullarum 1508-1510 / J. M. van Winter, Sources concerning the Hospitallers of St. John in the Netherlands, 1998, Bulls and Letters, n. 95)

1510, July
3 July, 1510. Rhodes.
Fr. Emery d'Amboise, Grand Master, and the Convent grant Fr. Guillelmus Quinon the function of head of the preceptories Arnhem and Nimwegen. (NLM, Arch. 400, fol. 151r, copy in register = liber bullarum 1510-1511 / J. M. van Winter, Sources concerning the Hospitallers of St. John in the Netherlands, 1998, Bulls and Letters, n. 96)

5 July, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to the Lieutenant Preceptor of Kos and to the Castellan of Antimachia: order to proceed against the replaced protho of Antimachia and to enforce the payment of wine to the castellan; the reults of the visitation of the vineyards (together with the new official at Narangia) shall be recorded in the book of the preceptory; Fr. Cabrera will be sent to Pilion and will receive 20 Florins once.

16 July, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Jean Aubin, preceptor de Condrie et Frettay, to lease his preceptories for three years.

16 July, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Tristan de Sales, preceptor of S. Félix, to receive one brother in the order.

19 July, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Simon Ubraga and Fr. Arnaud della Plana of the tongue of Provence: have pledged for Fr. Rembault de Olandiers who bought a ship from Fr. Jacques August for 120 ducats which have not been paid; orders to pay the required sum owed to the brother who owned the ship before or to come to Rhodes within a certain period of time.

23 July, 1510
In the chancery: Fr. Christoph von Waldener (Valdem) declares that he received the sum of 395 Rhenish florins from the grand bailiff Fr. Johann Hattstein in food, other goods, and cash for the German tongue; this sum will be repaid in Germany 24 June, 1511.

1510, September
17 September, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Antoine de Baffremont to lease his preceptory de Valfranche for three years.

19 September, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise inserts a decision of the tongue of the Auvergne concerning the ancianitas of Fr. Pierre de Samoset.

19 September, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Pierre de Samoset to leave the convent to govern his preceptory de Corta Serra.

27 September, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Anastase de Sainte-Camela, preceptor de Nissa, to lease his preceptory for three years.

27 September, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Jean Boniface, preceptor de Bello Loco, to lease his preceptories for three years.

27 September, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise declares that he has ordered to make an excerpt in the form of a charter from the Libri consiliorum  in favour of Fr. Antoine de Baffremont.

27 September, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Jacques Brunet, preceptor Andegavensis, Aquitaine: sends an executoria for Fr. Antoine de Baffremont concerning his preceptory Valfrancha.

28 September, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Jean Bruno to leave Rhodes.

28 September, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Jean de Machana to leave Rhodes to recover his health; he has not to be included in any general mandate (citation to Rhodes) until he is completely well again.

30 September, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Louis de Coursant: reminds him that on 5 March, 1508, he has been allowed to travel to the West to arm a ship of the order under certain conditions, namely to return as soon as possible; cites him to Rhodes within nine months to justify himself; warns him that otherwise he will be expelled from the order.

1510, October
1 October, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Pierre de Cluys to lease his preceptory de Sancto Georgio for three years.

1 October, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Pierre de Cluys to lease his preceptory d'Enseni for three years.

1 October, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Pierre de Cluys to lease the membrum Piencorault of the preceptory d'Aublison  for three years.

1 October, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Joachin del'Haye to leave Rhodes with the order's great ship; he shall return with the same ship as soon as possible.

1 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Reginald de Saint-Simon prior of Aquitaine: informs him about a victory against the Mamluks in which 25 ships have been won - and about the danger of a possible Ottoman reaction; shall sent certain expressly mentioned brethren to Rhodes after the provincial chapter, together with the account of the priory.

1 October, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Jean Lupus to leave Rhodes to recover his health.

1-6 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Don Alvaro de Stuniga prior of Castile-Leon, Fr. Don Juan de Aragonia castellan of Amposta, Fr. Guy de Blanchefort prior of Auvergne, Fr. Jean Renguis prior of Toulouse, Fr. Charles Aleman alias de Rochechenart prior of St.Gilles in analogy to the letter to the priory of Aquitaine and a note on further letters to Italian priories.

5 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Étienne Bernard, prior of the convent [!] at Corbeil: has been informed that some of the chaplains subjected to his authority withdraw from their duty to celebrate masses sub variis pretextibus; Fr. Étienne is asked to take care that the divine services are celebrated regularly.

5 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to the archbishop of Sens: Fr. Théobald Dambrui has been retained for the conventual church at Rhodes and for the church Beate Marie Virginis at Phileremos; asks to allow Fr. Théobald to keep his incomes from the church at Étampes.

5 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Joachin de Saint of Melinis, Fr. Elion Jau of Tievalle, Fr. Louis Chiliaux of Auson, Fr. Antoine de Sazilli of Ludun preceptors in the priory of Aquitaine: askes for proof of nobility of Fr. Joachin del'Haye.

8 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise donates the garden Calamona in the castellany of Rhodes to the vice-chancellor Bartolomeo Policiano. The garden, its buildings and the cistern are completely in ruins and have to be restored and rebuild, also the walls around it, and the costs may be deduced from the rent due from the garden. If a knight brother from the family de Giresme comes to the convent, Policiano has to surrender the garden to him (since it was bought by the former prior of Francia, Fr. Nicole de Giresme, in the 1450s and since then it was held by members of the family) though it that case he will get his money back (in the margin: Policianus).

10 October, 1510
Licence for Fr. Jean Donay, preceptor of Fieffes and Sours, to choose five apt men and to receive them in the order.

10 October, 1510
Licence for Fr. Guillaume de Ghistelle, preceptor of Loyson, to leave the convent.

10 October, 1510
Licence for Fr. Nicholas de Mellun, preceptor of Malpas and Suesson, to lease his preceptory for three years to master Guillaume de Bonari.

10 October, 1510
Note on the citation of Fr. Pierre Jubert curatus at the parrochial church of the preceptory in La Rochelle.

10 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Antoine de Perdica receiver in the priory of Aquitaine: justified claims of Fr. Jacques Gattineau preceptor of Limoges etc. concerning the remaining sums from the lease of the preceptory of Auson by the late Fr. Pierre de la Tuche, since he was Fr. Pierre's creditor having paid certain reparationes to royal officials; is ordered to pay Fr. Jacques the sums he can prove; the remaining money shall be given to other creditors and the treasury.

10 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Pierre de Gorgiault of Sespalles, André Gilet of Amboyse, Jean de Mussi of la Follica preceptors: asks for proofs for age and birth place of Fr. Hélion de Montalbert to be laid down in documents, because these have lead to a controversy on the last chapter general.

10 October, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Thibault de Gaudiosa to leave Rhodes with the order's great ship; he shall return with the same ship as soon as possible.

10 October, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Carbonello de Facco to leave Rhodes to recover his health.

10 October, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Jean de Lissera of the tongue of Provence to receive one brother in the order, probably identical with a later entry.

10 October, 1510
Note concerning the declaration of Fr. Christophe Quatroliure (made in the chancery) that he is willing to go on caravana to S. Peter's instead of Fr. Jean Machana.

10 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Pierre de Boncastello: allows him to leave Rhodes with the order's great ship; he shall return with the same ship on its next journey.

10 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Anastase de Sainte-Camela, preceptor of Nice: order to pay the annual rent of 24 Écus to Jacques de Chanari, nauclerus on the order's great ship; this will be deduced from the annual responsions of the preceptory.

10 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Louis de Solerio, chaplain in the tongue of Provence: cites him to Rhodes to do service in the conventual church of St. John to defend Rhodes against the Ottomans.

10 October, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise to Fr. Charles Aleman, Prior of S.Gilles: asks to check the proofs for the noble and legitimate birth of Guillaume de Stagno, together with Fr. Jean Jannyn, preceptor of Comps, and others (and to receive him in the order), since Guillaume wants to come to Rhodes before the next provincial chapter (where this would have been checked as a regular procedure).

10 October, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Jean de Liseran of the tongue of Provence to receive one brother in the order, probably identical with an earlier entry.

11 October, 1510
Note concerning the licence for Fr. Desiderio Ceuriez, preceptor de Folies, to lease his preceptory for three years.

1510, November
4 November, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise orders to review the registers of the order by the vice-chancellor to find out which rights had been granted to the late administrator of the preceptory of Cyprus, Fr. Marco Maripetro; this will be used when a successor is nominated.

8 November, 1510
The Master Fr. Émery d'Amboise and the Council declare that Fr. Antoni de Sant Martí, preceptor and capitular bailiff of Mallorca, has been given the antianitas required to be named prior of Catalonia and that he will receive this office after the leave or death of the actual prior, Fr. Bernard Gelard de Requesens.

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