Revised Regesta Regni (RRR) document #1266 is a princely charter written in Tyre in April 1189, in which Prince Bohemond III of Tripoli granted the Genoese, in agreement with his mother Sibilla and his son Raymond, the privileges of having their own court (curia) and general legal autonomy (libertas) in Antioch, Latakia and Jabala, with the exception of cases concerning treason, homicide and theft, and with the exception of those specific Genoese citizens in Antioch,Latakia and Jabala whom the Prince did not allow to enjoy such privilege. In addition, if any Genoese citizen had suffered a shipwreck at sea, the Prince would cover the cost of salvaging and taking care of the person’s corpse and his belongings. He had conceded these privileges “in perpetual heredity” to all the consuls and the Genoese on account of the service and help they rendered to Antioch. Present at the occasion and serving as witness are Aimericus, bishop of Tripoli, Gervasius de Sarmania, seneschal of Antioch, Milo de Colovardino, Petrus de Ravandello, Iohannes Paschalis, Saxus de Tripoli. All parties involved were Franks speaking different Romance languages, and the charter was drafted in Latin by Radulf, a clerk under Albertus, who in turn was the cancellarius of the Prince of Antioch and Archbishop of Tarsus.[1]
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