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In nomine Domini Dei Salvatoris nostri Iesu Christi. Firmamus atque concessemus nos domnus vir gloriosissimusvir gloriosus/vir sublimis Gisulfusmarquis/duke summus duxmarquis/duke gentis Langubardorum in ecclesia Beate SophieJURIDICAL PERSON: churches, private foundations; KEYWORD: churches, private foundations quem Zachariasabbots venerabilis abbasabbots noster a fundamentis edificare visus est in locum qui nominatur ad Pontecellovillages/settlements, houses, marshes/lagoons/tombolos, curtes, landed possessions, mills, fiscal property, privileges, immunity, quod fuit de quoddam Wadulfi omnia et in omnibus de quod bone memorie domnus Romo Valdmarquis/duke genitor noster predicti Zacharie concesset et per sua roborabet precepta, id est in primis casashouses cum curtescurteset hortafruits/vegetables, agricultural workers, molinomills, valneum seu clausurias, omnia et in omnibus quod fuet de quoddam Wadulfi in integrum sicuti quomodo per preceptum domno genitori nostro firmatum est, simul et omnia quicquid ipse abbas Zacharia sua exspontanea voluntate in ipsum venerabilem locum Beate Sophie offerri voluerit; in eam vero rationem hęc omnia in sepe phata ęcclesia Sancte Sophię nostrum preceptum denuo firmavimus eo quod ab omne subiugatione hominibus eam absolvimuspublic exactions, immunity, exemption, ita ut neque ab ępiscopo dominetur, nęque nullius subesse debeat monasterio, nęque a sinodochio defendatur, sed sacerdospriests qui in eodem monasterio deservierit absoluta securitas ei permaneat, exceptum ad nostrum sacrum palatium audientiam habeatimmunity, exemption, et dum Dominus super nominato Zacharię spatium vivendi concesserit, in eius sit per omnia potestate; et si quis contra hunc preceptum firmationis adque offertionis temptare voluerit, habeat portionem cum Iuda traditore Domini nostri Iesu Christi; quatenus ab hodierna die sit nostrum preceptum firmum et stabile et ab omni subiugatione absolutum et in perpetuis temporibus firmum et inviolatum permaneat. Quod vero preceptum firmationis atque offertionis ex iussu nominate potestatis dictavi ego Adefususother palatine officer duddus et referendariusother palatine officer tibi Aldichisnotary notarionotary scribendum. Actum Beneventumcities in palatio mense iulio per indictione decima. Feliciter.
Title: Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. lat. 4939 (Chronicon Sanctae Sophiae), ed. CSS, II, 8, pp. 445-447
Document number: 1366
Author(s): Paola Massa (file creation on 2021-12-12); Paola Massa (last change on 2021-12-12)
Record source: Critical edition
Document type: Marquis’/ducal/princely diploma
Document tradition: Copy
Fiscal property: Yes
Provenance: Sancta Sophia; monasterium (Benevento)
Date: 742 July
Topical date: Benevento
Date/period of redaction: XII pm
Keywords: abbots, agricultural workers, churches, curtes, exemption, fruits/vegetables, houses, immunity, marquis/duke, mills, notary, other palatine officer, priests, private foundations, public exactions, vir gloriosus/vir sublimis.
Editions and document summaries: Editions: IS2 VIII, col. 613; IS2, X, col. 449; Bertolini P. 2002, 49, pp. 413-422; CSS, II, 08, pp. 445-447 (source of the text reproduced here); CDL, IV/2, n. 17, pp. 59-62. Document summaries: Assemanus 1751-1753, II, p. 581; Di Meo 1795-1819, II, p. 347; Bethmann, Holder-Egger 1878, 161a (v. Smidt 1910, p. 137); Chroust 1888, 23 (v. Smidt 1910, p. 143); RIM, 267.
Bibliography: De Vita 1764, p. 96; Bertolini O. 1926, 49.
Links: https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.lat.4939
Commentary
Il cod. Vat. lat. 4939, noto come Liber preceptorum Beneventani monasterii S. Sophiae o, più comunemente, come Chronicon S. Sophiae, fu redatto nello scriptorium del monastero di S. Sofia di Benevento e terminato nell'anno 1119. Il documento è emesso dal duca Gisulfo II.