HOSPITALLER SOURCES 1521

5 March, 1521. Strakonice.
John of Rožmberk at Strakonice, Master of the Bohemian Priory, Nicholas of Kladsko, Prior, and the Convent of the Virgin Mary grant permission to Valent Holeček, a tanner, to build an extension to his house on the site of the old school, since he has built a new school on another site at his own expense.. (CZ State Archives - Maltézští rytíři - české velkopřevorství, no. 2351 / https://www.monasterium.net/mom/CZ-NA/RM/2351/charter / translation: DeepL)

5 March, 1521. Strakonice.
John of Rožmberk at Strakonice, Master of the Bohemian Priory, Nicholas of Kladsko, Prior, and the Convent of Our Lady cede to Jan Žák a hermitage next to his garden for 1 groat a year's salary at St. George's. (CZ State Archives - Maltézští rytíři - české velkopřevorství, no. 2352 / https://www.monasterium.net/mom/CZ-NA/RM/2352/charter / translation: DeepL)

11 March, 1521
Note on the actual division of offices in the defense of Rhodes (langue of France: tower of St Nicholas, lange of England: tower of Naillac, langue of Provence: tower at the mills).

15 March, 1521
Note on the election of two new controllers of the accounts, the turcopolier fr. John Bout and the chancellor fr. Andrea d'Amaral, and their oath.

11 March, 1521. Strakonice.
John of Rožmberk (Rozenberk) in Strakonice (Strakonicz), master of the Order of St. John in Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Poland and the Austrian lands, John of Lomnica (Lomnicze), prior, and the convent in Strakonice give to their forester Jan Vacovský a manor in Bezdieków in front of the Strakonice castle between the manors of Jan Polák and Matěj Šilhavy with an orchard, two yards of the village with a meadow under the new pond, by right of purchestration. Jan and his heirs would be obliged to harvest grain ('50 kopecks of grain') for two years and brew beer at Strakonice Castle for the third year. They further testify that Jan Vacovský built a new house in the manor and sold a part of the yard and half an orchard for 6,5 kopeks to Jan Kloboučník and his heirs, to whom the obligation to harvest the grain passed, Jan Vacovský is to continue to provide a batch of beer. In the event of a resale, Kloboučník is to offer his part of the yard first to Vacovský. (CZ State Archives - Maltézští rytíři - české velkopřevorství, no. 2503 / https://www.monasterium.net/mom/CZ-NA/RM/2503/charter / translation: DeepL)

23 May, 1521. Lwówek.
Vitus Tietze (Titze), hereditary town clerk, and the peasants of Lwówek (Lewenbergk) decide that the local Hospitaller commandery is fully entitled to an annual salary of 1 mark, to which Antonín Kindeler has agreed, to be paid according to the wording of the deed sold to the Hospitallers by the bachelor Kaspar Orthman. (CZ State Archives - Maltézští rytíři - české velkopřevorství, no. 428 / https://www.monasterium.net/mom/CZ-NA/RM/428/charter / translation: DeepL)

1 July, 1521. s. l.
Brother Gabriel de Pomerolx, lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Order of St. John, Philip de Villiers Lisladam, and the Convent of Rhodes confirm and express their consent to Christopher de Waldner (Waldener), preceptor at Mailberg (Malperch), together with the German and Bohemian Hospitallers then assembled at Rhodes, grant to Brother Reinprecht of Eberstorff the exchequer of the commandery of Mailberg in case of its vacancy by the death or departure of Christopher de Waldner. (CZ State Archives - Maltézští rytíři - české velkopřevorství, no. 1490 / https://www.monasterium.net/mom/CZ-NA/RM/1490/charter / translation: DeepL)

1 July, 1521. s. l.
Brother Gabriel de Pomerolx, Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Order of St. John, Philip de Villiers Lisladam, and the Convent of Rhodes confirm the advertised treaty between Christopher de Waldner (Waldener), Preceptor of the Commandery of Mailberg (Malperch), and Reinprecht of Eberstorf (Oberstorf), Knight of the Bohemian Priory of the Order of St. John (dated 22. 6.1521, Rhodes), according to which Reinprecht undertakes to administer the commandery for the absent Christopher, who resides in Rhodes as lieutenant of the Grand Bailiff of the local convent, and to pay him 50 ducats a year; Christopher promises in return to intercede for Reinprecht to be appointed ordinary preceptor in Mailberg. (CZ State Archives - Maltézští rytíři - české velkopřevorství, no. 1502 / https://www.monasterium.net/mom/CZ-NA/RM/1502/charter / translation: DeepL)

4 July, 1521. s. l.
Notary public Vincencius Ruffer testifies that Christopher de Waldner (Waldener), preceptor of the commandery of Mailberg (Marperch), Lieutenant Grand Bailiff and castellan of Rhodes, with the consent of Gabriel de Pomerolx, Lieutenant grand master of the Order of St. John, and in the presence of the named witnesses, appointed Brother Reinprecht of Eberstorff as preceptor of Mailberg. (CZ State Archives - Maltézští rytíři - české velkopřevorství, no. 1492 / https://www.monasterium.net/mom/CZ-NA/RM/1492/charter / translation: DeepL)

13 October, 1521. s. l.
Jan Doring, preceptor of the Hospitaller commandery in Wrocław (Wrat.) presents to Bishop James of Wrocław Brother Bernard Cromer of Wrocław as parish priest of the church of Our Lady and St. Michael in Turów (Thawer), vacated by the resignation of Brother Bartholomew Stein (Steyn) of Brzeg (de Brega). (CZ State Archives - Maltézští rytíři - české velkopřevorství, no. 1855 / https://www.monasterium.net/mom/CZ-NA/RM/1855/charter / translation: DeepL)

19 December, 1521
The new Grand Master fr. Philippe Villiers de l'Isle-Adam is asked to take over responsibility for the administration of the Order's goods. After some discussion, the Grand Master gives his assent.

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