Appendicula. Vetera Monumenta Duo Capituli

Appendix. Two Old Monuments of the Chapter of Aquileia. One from the twelfth century, the other from the thirteenth century, which are mentioned in the dissertation in chapter six, part one, page (col. 979). From the autograph of the archive of the Canons of Aquileia of the year 1183. We, Liuprandus, dean of the Church of Aquileia, Oto, deacon, Joannes, deacon, Hermannus, deacon and treasurer, Gompertus, deacon, Joannes, deacon, Rambaldus, deacon, Otacus, deacon, Mainardus, subdeacon, Artuicus, subdeacon, Hempotus, priest, Petrus, subdeacon, Hermeinardus, subdeacon, Wernerius, priest, Rodulfus, deacon, Megenardus, priest, Eliseus, priest, Leonardus, deacon, Master Aldigerius, acolyte, Thomas, acolyte, Petrus, priest of Udine, and Vodescalcus, subdeacon, all canons of the same Church of Aquileia, Bertoldus, vicar of the lord patriarch, Natalis, priest and vicar of the lord patriarch, Natalis, priest and vicar of the count, just as we have long proposed, so in the presence of the lord pope we promise to maintain the justice of the Church of Aquileia, and to pursue it before God and the saints against Gabriele, provost, who, coming against the privilege of the institution of common life drawn up by Wodalricus, patriarch and legate of the apostolic see, with the consent of the whole chapter, and against the privilege of our blessed father Pope Lucius concerning the confirmation of that same common life sent to us through our messengers.

He took away the common administration of the whole life by threatening his relatives, with us consenting out of fear for our own persons, and he unjustly detains it; and whatever it pleases the Lord Pope to decree concerning this controversy, we wish to receive with all obedience and devotion. And I, Liuprandus, priest and dean of Aquileia, say, etc. Omissions. I, Dominicus, priest and vicar of Wernardus, bishop of Trieste, say, etc. Omissions. I, Natalis, priest and vicar of the bishop of Concordia, say, etc. Omissions. All of us, the aforementioned canons, add to these things and testify with one voice that through our mediators we offered the provost an annual income of twelve marks, if he would be willing to be quiet and not take the administration away from us. But he, with the counsel of his brothers and of others who now lord over our peasants and have plundered their goods, answered that he would accept nothing unless we handed over the administration to him. That the provost, contrary to what was due, by an undue exaction despoiled the peasants, and he did the same to the priests after he received the administration, whence many of our peasants, as they themselves said, would already have fled from our farms, except that they hoped ever to return to our hand and power. And we give permission to the messengers to swear thus on our souls. The mark of the above-written canons who requested this to be done.

I, Peter, venerable priest and canon of the Church of Caprulae and notary of the Venetian palace, having been asked by the dean and by the other aforementioned brothers, just as I heard individually from their mouths, so I wrote, completed, and confirmed, in the year of the Lord one thousand one hundred eighty-three, on the eighth day before the end of the month of October, in the second indiction, at Caprulae. II. Act of the Chapter of Aquileia from the year 1260. We, Asquinus, dean, with the chapter of Aquileia, namely the venerable bishops Bonacursius of Emona and Conrad of Justinopolis, Articus of Castelerio, Wodolricus dean of the city, Waroerius of Cucanea, Master Henry of Pulcinico, Master Walter, Alberic the cantor, Rosius of Osopio, Bonafide, Rodulf of Moruzio, Master William the scholastic, Conrad of Brazaco, Ricolaus provost of Concordia, Wodalricus of Cucanea, Ferrarinus, Leonard of Feugnaco, Berard provost of Saint Felix, and Herman of Udine, canons of Aquileia, we decree and, with an oath interposed, firmly promise to observe the indulgence of the reduction of the number of canons up to what was done in the Church of Aquileia by the venerable father Lord G. patriarch of Aquileia by authority of the apostolic see, and not to act or come against it in any way or by any device, by electing or receiving anyone as canon and brother.

communally or individually, or to assign any prebend or place in the choir and chapter, as well as a stall, to the prejudice of the aforementioned number of canons. Indeed, we will defend the aforesaid indulgence for the reduction of the number of canons, to the extent already made, in good faith and as far as we lawfully can. If any canon should act contrary to this, or presume to attempt it, he shall be suspended from the Aquileian prebend for a year. For the certainty and stable firmness of this matter, we have caused the present statute to be fortified with the protection of our pendant seal. Enacted in the chapter of Aquileia, in the current year of the Lord 1260, on the sixth day of the beginning of March, in the sixth indiction.