Section I (Archive 1-72): Original
documents
Original documents, 1100's-1798
This section of the archive consists of charters, donations,
bulls, and letters addressed to the Order of St. John. The materials
pertain to the administration of the Order's properties, income, and
the Langues.
Index:
- Archive 1: Fifty-four charters on parchment (1107-1149)
- Archive 2: Forty-nine charters on parchment (1122-1169)
- Archive 3: Sixty charters on parchment (1170-1179)
- Archive 4: Forty-seven charters on parchment (1180-1198)
- Archive 5: Sixty-five charters on parchment (1231-1259)
- Archive 6: Five original papal bulls on parchment
(1103-1521)
- Archive 7: Seventy-six original papal bulls on parchment
(1185-1644)
- Archive 8: Eighteen original papal bulls on parchment
(1145-1445)
- Archive 9: Thirty-seven papal bulls on parchment
(1216-1286)
- Archive 10: Eighty-one papal bulls on parchment
(1188-1350)
- Archive 11: One hundred sixty-eight papal bulls on parchment
and twenty-four copies (1384-1765)
- Archive 12: Sixty-one papal bulls and three copies, on
parchment (1227-1623)
- Archive 13: Twenty-six papal bulls and two copies, on
parchment (1276-1414)
- Archive 14: Thirteen papal bulls and five copies
(1278-1453)
- Archive 15: Copies on parchment of fifty papal bulls; copy on
parchment of letters patent of Charles VI, King of France
(1166-1489)
- Archive 16: Seventy-four magisterial bulls on parchment and
one copy on paper (1169-1498).
- Archive 17: Twenty-one royal charters on parchment (mostly
safe-conducts of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor); six bulls on
parchment (Reginald Poole, cardinal and papal legate)
- Archive 18: Seven charters on parchment, concerning the
Knights Templar (1252-1270)
- Archive 19: One vidimus on parchment of documents concerning
the Knights Templar, made by the Vicar General of the Bishop of
Daz. (1371)
- Archive 20: Fifty-five charters on parchment, not registered
in the Liber bullarum (mostly receipts of Genoese
Bankers) (1319, 1327, 1333, 1337, 1341, 1342, 1343, 1366)
- Archive 21: Ten original magisterial bulls on parchment, not
registered in the Liber bullarum (1336, 1356, 1358, 1362,
1373)
- Archive 22: Capitular bull, not registered in the Liber
bullarum, enacted under Master Dieudonné de Gozon
(1352) (copy, in French, containing 17 enactments)
- Archive 23: Five original bulls on parchment, not registered
in the Liber bullarum, issued by Master Robert de Juilly
(1374, 1375, 1376, 1393).
- Archive 24: Twenty-five original magisterial bulls on
parchment, not registered in the Liber bullarum,
pertaining to Master Juan Fernandez de Heredia (1378, 1379, 1381,
1382, 1384, 1385, 1390, 1391, 1392)
- Archive 25: Twelve original magisterial bulls on parchment,
not registered in the Liber bullarum, pertaining to
Master Philibert de Naillac (1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1405, 1409,
1411, 1416, 1417 and 1419)
- Archive 26: Twelve original magisterial bulls on parchment,
not registered in the Liber bullarum, pertaining to
Master Antonio de Fulviá (1422, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1432,
1433).
- Archive 27: Sixteen original magisterial bulls on parchment,
not registered in the Liber bullarum, issued by Master
Jean de Lastic (1430, 1438, 1439, 1440, 1441, 1444, 1449,
1452)
- Archive 28: Six original magisterial bulls, one on paper and
five on parchment, issued by Master Jacques de Milly (1455, 1457,
1458, 1459)
- Archive 29: Six original magisterial bulls on parchment, not
registered in the Liber bullarum, issued by Master
Raimundo Zacosta (1465, 1466)
- Archive 30: Five original magisterial bulls on parchment, not
registered in the Liber bullarum, issued by Master Giovan
Battista Orsini (1469, 1474, 1475, 1476)
- Archive 31: Seventeen original magisterial bulls on parchment,
issued by Master Pierre d'Aubusson (1478-1496)
- Archive 32: One capitular bull, on parchment, not registered
in the Liber bullarum, issued by Master Emery d'Amboise
(1509)
- Archive 33: Six original magisterial bulls, four on parchment,
not registered in the Liber bullarum, issued by Master
Phillip Villiers l'Isle Adam (1522, 1523, 1527)
- Archive 34: Six original bulls on parchment, not registered in
the Liber bullarum, issued by Master Juan de Homedes
(1531, 1545, 1548, 1551)
- Archive 35: One magisterial bull on parchment, issued by
Master Claude de la Sengle (9 September 1555, Malta)
- Archive 36: Royal charter of Henry VIII of England (7 August
1538)
- Archive 37: Royal charter of Philip II of Spain and Mary of
England (13 March 1558)
- Archive 38: Royal charter of Ferdinand II, Emperor and King of
Bohemia (18 November 1631)
- Archive 39: Royal charter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(17 December 1560)
- Archive 40: Royal charter of Philip II of Spain and Mary of
England (7 March 1558)
- Archive 41: Four original royal charters on parchment (1637,
1669, 1706, 1714)
- Archive 42: Original charter of the Sicilian chancery (15 July
1533)
- Archive 43: Original charter of Cosimo d'Medici (9 September
1563)
- Archive 44: Fourteen original charters on parchment pertaining
to the commandery of St. John of Cremona; uncounted charters on
paper, pertaining to the Langue of Italy and the Priory of Lombary
(1471-1475; 17th century)
- Archive 45: Visitation of the Commanderies of Upper and Lower
Germany, 245 folia (1495)
- Archive 46: Twenty miscellaneous old documents
(1146-1579)
- Archive 47: Documents concerning the foundation of the langues
of Provence, Auvergne, France and Germany, 295 folia
(1183-1740).
- Archive 48: Book of receipts of revenues of the Master and
Convent of Rhodes from all the Priories and Commandaries.
Fernandez de Heredia, Master of Rhodes. 226 folia.
(14th century)
- Archive 49: Seven charters on parchment concerning the church
of St. Anthony, Marseilles (1375, 1376, 1401, 1405, 1448).
- Archive 50: Diverse documents concerning the priory of
Champagne. 401 folia. (1511-1678)
- Archive 51: Diverse documents concerning the accounts of the
priory of France. 463 folia. (1518-1565).
- Archive 52: Book of the amounts owed by the Langue of
Provence, 1516-1602. 183 folia.
- Archive 53: Foundation by various masters and other persons of
chapels and perpetual Masses in Rhodes, with the approval of the
Chapter General. 60 folia. (1466, 1471, 1475, 1478, and 1513)
- Archive 54: Accounts of the Langue of England from 1520 until
1526 and 1531 until 1536. 302 folia.
- Archive 55: Old accounts of the receiver general of the year
1561, with a note of the castles in the principality of Achoea. 83
folia.
- Archive 56: Various foundations of Master Pierre d'Aubusson.
30 folia. (1487, 1489, 1497).
- Archive 57: Book of letters. 412 folia. (1523-1764).
- Archive 58: Letters from the Kings of France to the Masters of
the Order. 518 folia. (1528-1764).
- Archive 59: Letters from the Kings of Castile, Portugal, and
Aragon to the Masters of the Order. 510 folia. (1522-1764).
- Archive 60: Correspondence. 256 folia (1528-1764)
- Archive 61: Letters from Italian Princes to the Masters of the
Order. 209 folia. (1522-1762).
- Archive 62: Donation of the island of Malta, Gozo and Tripoli
made by the Emperor Charles V in the year 1530, with the
confirmation by Pope Clement VII and the Exequatur of the Viceroy
and the Court of the King of Sicily. 50 folia. (1530).
- Archive 63: Miscellaneous documents, consisting of donations
to the Order of St. John. 120 folia. (1183-1697).
- Archive 64: Statutes and Ordinances promulgated in diverse
chapter generals. Five original documents on parchment.
(1335-1366).
- Archive 65: Petitions to the Holy See. 124 folia.
(16th century)
- Archive 66: Foundation made by Master Pierre d'Aubusson of the
Church of St. John di Prč in Genova, with its confirmation
by Pope Julius II. 22 folia. (1501)
- Archive 67: Letter patent of Louis XV of France. 6 folia.
(June 1765).
- Archive 68: Pierre d'Aubusson's Register of Esgardium from
1476, 1477, 1478, 1480, 1481, 1482, 1483, dated 1525. 149
folia.
- Archive 69: Statutes and Constitutions of the Order of St.
John, in Latin, compiled during the magistrate of Roger de Pins.
34 folia. (1357).
- Archive 70: Imperial diploma of Charles V, conceding the
islands, cities and castles of Tripoli, Malta and Gozo to the
Order of St. John. (23 March 1530).
- Archive 71: Three detached seals, without charters.
- Archive 72: Original charter of Leonardi Donati, Duke of
Venice, to Master Alof de Wignacourt. (27 April 1606).
Catalogue:
A. Zammit Gabaretta and J. Mizzi, Catalogue of the Records of
the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in the Royal Malta Library,
vol. 1, Archives 1-72 (Malta, 1964).
Published editions of charters:
G. Bosio, Dell'Istoria della Sacra Religione et Ill.ma Militia
di S. Gio. Gierosolimitano. (Venice, 1695).
J. Delaville le Roulx, Cartulaire général de
l'Ordre des Hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jérusalem
(1100-1310), 4 vols (Paris, 1894-1906).
Idem., Documents concernant les Templiers. (Paris,
1882).
S. Pauli, Codice diplomatico del Sacro Militare Ordine
Gerosolimitano oggi di Malta, 2 vols (Lucca, 1733-1737).
H. Prutz, Malteser Urkunden und Regesten zur Geschichte der
Tempelherren und der Johanniter herausgegeben. (Munich,
1883).
Updated 7 April 1999 by T. Vann
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