TEMPLAR SOURCES 1212

*TS1212.00.00 - 1212, s.l. - Regnaud Bishop of Chartres in an open letter: makes known that the conflict between the Templars and the priest of Epuisay concerning the church in the village newly founded by the Templars in the forest of Bellelande has been solved friendly. The Templars shall have the right of patronage, the donations and all other incomes from the parish for one year, then right and incomes will devolve upon the priest for the second year, this alternation shall continue year by year. Original parchment. (Archives nationales, S, 5001 B, no. 30 / Chartes Vendomoises, No. CXCV, pp. 235)

TS1212.02.15 - 15 February, 1212, Rome, Lateran. - Pope Innocent III to Master and brethren of the Hospitallers and Templars in the diocese of Genève: demands, following a request by Bishop [Bernard] of Genève, to stop the abuse of their papal privileges by burying ecclesiastically the familiae of their confratres who are not members of their fraternitas while the area is under the interdict. Inc. Gravem nobis venerabilis. (Regesta Pontificum, II, 4384, p. 378 / Mémoires et documents de Genève IV [1846], 12, p. 19)

*TS1212.03.00 - March 1212, s.l. - Godefridus, Viscount of Châteaudun, in an open letter: makes known that the Templars had fresh wood from his forest Faium Boscheti for their house at Materaz, dry wood for all usages at Materaz, pasture for their cattle and feed for their pigs. Also the Templars' subjects had dry wood from this forest at all usages, pasture for their cattle and feed for their pigs. Both were not allowed to hunt in the forest. When there was a conflict between him and the Templars, a compromise was negotiated by the abbot of St. Calles and Petrus de Terniaco for the Viscount and Guillelmus Mener and Bartholomeus Droco for the Order, joined by Hamelinus de Roorte. The Templars and the negotiators resigned to him and his heirs the fresh wood for their house at Materaz and the feed they and their subjects had in the wood. They retain the pasture for their cattle and that of their subjects. In reverse, the viscount grants them 45 acres in the same wood and renounces for him and his heirs any vexations and legal claims following from that. Original parchment with rider's seal in green wax. (Archives nationales, S, 5001 B, no. 37 / Chartes Vendomoises, No. CXCIV, pp. 232-34 / Métais, Études et Documents IV, p. 222)

TS1212.06.23 - 23 June, 1212, Signiaco. - Pope Innocent III to Master and brethren of the Hospitallers and Templars: orders that they should not receive the parishoners from Corbie for burial who are under excommuniation. Inc. Religionis intuitu. (Regesta Pontificum, II, 4548, p. 393 / Epist. lib. 15, 129, ed. Baluze, II, 654 / Opera, ed. Migne, III, 643)

TS1212.07.01 - 1 July, 1212, Signiaco. - Pope Innocent III grants Master and brethren of the Templars that if any brother acts violently against another brother, religiosus or secular cleric he may absolved by the bishop of the diocese. Inc. Ea quae pro. (Regesta Pontificum, II, 4552, p. 393 / Epist. lib. 15, 131, ed. Baluze, II, 654 / Opera, ed. Migne, III, 645)

TS1212.10.06 - 6 October 1211, Westminster. - King John of England confirms that he has received 1.000 mark from the monies kept by the Templars, to be sent to Emperor Otto [IV] by Conrad of Wilre. (TNA, PRO, Rot. lit. claus. 1, 124b / Regesta Imperii, V, 2, 4, no. 10751)

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