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Era

Vol. 2: A 804 usque ad 1077

Series

Acta Veneta

Date

September of 1074

Place

Venezia

Regestum

Doge Domenico Selvo confirms the donation of various tributes and incomes to the Patriarchate of Grado, originally donated by his predecessor Doge Domenico I Contarini.

Subjects

Dominicus Silvus, dux Venetiarum (1071–1084)

Dominicus Contarenus, dux Venetiarum (1043–1071)

Dominicus Cerbanus, patriarcha Gradensis (c. 1074–1077/84)

Iustinopolis alias Capras vocatur, commune (Koper / Kopar / Capodistria)

Source

The original is lost, and it was lost already in the 14th century; the text survives in the following manuscript traditions:

C = Venice, Archivio di Stato di Venezia, S. Giorgio Maggiore, Processi, busta 70, Proc. 125A; a certified copy made on May 21, 1223, based on a copy from December of 1116 (nowadays lost), which was, in turn, based on the lost original. The 1116 copy features the following certifications:

(SC) Ego Dominicus Delfinus inperialis protonobilisimo vidi et legi mater istius exemple [sic!] tantum continet in ista quantum in ila [sic!], ita testis sum.

(SC) Ego Petrus Contarenus vidi et leit [sic!] mater istius exemple [sic!] tantum continet in ista quantum in la [sic!], testis subscripsi.

(SN) Ego Iohannes presbiter et notarius hoc exemplum exemplavi quod complevi et roboravi percurrente anno Domini millesimo centesimo sextodecimo, mense decembris, indicione decima, nec auxi nec minui mea conscientia.

The 1223 copy has the following title: Hoc est exemplum, and the following certification:

(SN) Ego Rusticus de Compagnino imperialis aule notarius hoc instrumentum ostensum et productum coram domno Alberto priore ecclesie sancti Iohannis de Monte Montissilicis domini pape iudice delegato iussu iudicis exemplavi et corroboravi currente anno Domini millesimo ducentesimo vigesimo tercio indictione undecima, die undecimo exeunte madio, nec auxi nec minui mea conscientia.

L = Venice, Archivio di Stato di Venezia, Pacta e aggregati, Liber Albus, fols. 267v–270r; a mid-14th-century simple copy of an official ducal confirmation of the copy of this charter, issued by Doge Bartolomeo Gradenigo on August 26, 1340, in which this charter is copied as an insert; the ducal confirmation of the copy is edited as a separate document, doc. 1340_CG.

The insert in this 1340 confirmation is based on a copy of the original, lost already in 1340, that was made between March 1 and August 30 of 1106 (anno Domini 1106 more Veneto and 14th indiction according to the Byzantine style). This 1106 copy has the following certifications:

(SC) Ego Iohannes Saponario siculei [sic: pro sicut legi] in matre et filia, ita testis [sum].

Ego Ursus Kapello sicut vidit et legit [sic!] mater ista exempli, tantum continet in ista quantum et in [i]lla, et tantum testis sum.

Ego Iohannes Badovarius quod vidit [sic!] in matre testifico in filia, testis sum.

Ego Bonus Capellaxi presbiter et notarius istud exemplum ex una alia cartula in meni [sic!] mant [sic mant cum sign. abbr.] per annos Domini millesimo centesimo sexto et indictione quartadecima exemplavi, nec minui ex ea nec ampliavi, set complevi et roboravi.

All the other copies, which are many (cf. Lanfranchi’s edition cited below), stem either from C or from L and suffer from copyists’ emendations to various degrees. These later copies will, therefore, not be taken into account in this critical edition.

Previous Editions

Luigi Lanfranchi (ed.), S. Giorgio Maggiore, vol. 2: Documenti 982–1159 (Venice 1968), doc. 31, pp. 93–99; based on C with different readings from L reported in the critical apparatus.

FIM Edition

Collated edition based on CL, primarily following C. The long list of witnesses and signees is structured differently in C and L. C, the older and generally more trustworthy than L, has the list of witnesses structured partly in columns and partly in a linear format, making it difficult to infer when one format changes to the other. Lanfranchi refrained from any editorial interventions and transcribed the list of witnesses mimicking the format of C. I have opted to edit the list of witnesses in a conventional way, which required a certain degree of editorial intervention. The list of witnesses follows C, ignoring the order in L which seems to be jumbled.

Transcription

In nomine domini Dei eterni.

Anno ab incarnatione domini nostri Iesu Christi millesimo septuagesimo quarto, mense septembre^a, indictione terciadecima, Rivoalto^b.

Dum in^c Dei et Christi nomine quadam die resideremus in palacio nostro, nos quidem Dominicus Silvus per misericordiam Dei Venecie et Dalmacie dux unacum episcopis, abbatibus, iudicibus et maxima parte nostrorum fidelium, inter cetera que ad proventum^d nostre patrie pertinebant, pertractare cepimus de nostro Gradensi Patriarchatu, qui nostrarum omnium ecclesiarum et totius Venecie caput est^e, de hoc videlicet quod predecessor^f noster bone^g memorie Dominicus Contarenus dux laudatione episcoporum, abbatum, iudicum ceterorumque complurium bonorum hominum statuit habendum^h perpetuo sancte Gradensi nostreⁱ patriarchali^j ecclesie.

[1] Inprimis itaque totam terram nostri Ducatus^k que dicitur Villa, posita in Civitate Nova.

[2] Et centum amphoras vini quas Caprenses de Comitatu Istrie^l ex antiqua consuetudine omni anno persolvere debent nostro palacio.¹

[3] Et centum libras nostorum denariorum que fuerunt^m de camera sancti Marci.

[4] Et alias ducentas libras denariorum que fueruntⁿ de roga.

Et iste trecente libre ad lucrum esse debent, capetanea^o semper salva.

[5] Et insuper alias^p libras denariorum centum sexaginta de roga magistratus^q [nostri palatii]^r.

[6] De Olivensi etiam^s Episcopatu^t libras denariorum viginti.

[7] De Torcellensi^u Episcopatu libras denariorum^v viginti.

[8] De Metamaucensi Episcopatu dimidiam piscariam, que est posita in loco qui dicitur Faviraga, et insuper modios frumenti quinque.

[9] De Episcopatu Equilensi modios de frumento septem.

[10] De Episcopatu Civitatis Nove sex dies de terra^w araturia ubi sunt vinee, in loco qui dicitur Mugla.

[11] De Episcopatu Caprulensi fundamentum salinarum, secundum firmamentum^x cartule^y quam ipse Bonus episcopus fecit nostro Patriarchatui.

[12] De monasterio sancte Trinitatis de Brutulo^z modios frumenti duodecim.

[13] De monasterio sancti Illarii^a' libras denariorum viginti quinque.

[14] De monasterio sancti Georgii libras denariorum decem.

[15] De monasterio sancti Felicis de Amianas modios frumenti sex.

Hec omnia predicti episcopatus et abbatie in kalendis septembris persolvere debent nostro Patriarchatui per singulos annos.

Sed tempore predicti precessoris nostri ducis secundum^b' superius dictam constitutionem et confirmationem et conlaudationem^c', impediente neglegentia, cartula^d' minime completa est. Et quia nobis rei publice rectoribus necessario competit, sic rerum dubiarum implicitam^e' expedire controversiam^f', sic earum que determinate sunt diucius duraturam stilo efficere memoriam^g', ne de oblivioni dato negocio^h' suboriantur aliquo modo scandala in posterum.

Igitur nos predictus Dominicus Silvius^i' per gratiam Dei Venecie et Dalmacie dux, consensu et conlaudatione^j' omnium episcoporum nostre patrie, id est^k' Henrico^l' Olivensi, Ursone^m' Torcellensi, Henrico^n' Metamaucensi, Bono Caprulensi, Petro Civitatis Nove, Stephano Equilensi, abbatum etiam, id est^o' Dominico Brintulensi, Martino Sancti Illarii^p', Iusto Sancti Georgii^q', Iohanne Sancti Felicis, quorum omnium nomina propriis manibus subscripta sunt, simul quoque nostris iudicibus et pluribus aliis^r' nostris fidelibus conlaudantibus^s', statuimus et confirmamus sancte nostre Gradensi patriarchali ecclesie^t' et vobis domino Dominico^u' patriarche et vestris successoribus perpetuo habenda omnia que superius dicta sunt, tam de nostro Ducatu^v' quam^w' de episcopatibus quam etiam de abbatiis, ita ut neque nos neque nostri successores umquam in tempore^x' contra hanc nostre constitutionis et conlaudationis^y' atque confirmationis cartulam ire debeamus.

Quicumque etiam ex omnibus nobis predictis episcopis vel abbatibus^z' contra hanc constitutionis et confirmationis atque conlaudationis^a'' cartulam^b'' ire temptaverimus et fuerit clarefactum, componere promittimus cum nostris successoribus predicto nostro Patriarchatui et vobis vestrisque^c'' successoribus auri libras quinque^d'', et^e'' hec constitutionis et confirmationis et conlaudationis^f'' cartula maneat in sua firmitate.

Quam scribere rogavimus Dominicum clericum Saturninum^g'' notarium et ecclesie sancti Cassiani plebanum.

(SC)^h'' Ego Dominicus Silvus^i'' Dei gratia dux consensi et manu mea^j'' subscripsi.

Ego Urso Dei gratia episcopus Torcellensis manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Henricus^k'' Dei gratia Castellanus^l'' episcopus subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Henricus^m'' episcopus Metamaucensis mea manu^n'' subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Petrus Dei gratia sancte Nove Civitatis ecclesie episcopus^o'' subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Stephanus Dei gratia sancte Equilensis ecclesie episcopus subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Martinus gratia Dei abbas Sanctorum Hyllarii et Benedicti^p'' subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Iustus Dei gratia abbas Sancti Georgii^q'' manu mea subscripsi^r''.

(SC) Ego Iohannes divino munere abbas manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Dominicus abbas manu mea subscripsi.

Notitia^s'' testium, id est: Petrus Ursoyolus iudex, Dominicus Maurus^t'' iudex^u'', Iohannes Gradonicus^v'' iudex, Bonofilius^w'' Iustus iudex^x'', Stephanus Sylvius^y''.

(SC) Ego Petrus Ursiolo^z'' rogatus testis et^a''' manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Signum manus Dominici Mauri^b''' iudicis qui hec rogavit [fieri]^c'''.

(SC) Ego Iohannes Gradonico^d''' manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Signum manus Stephani Sylvii^e''' qui hec rogavit [fieri]^f'''.

(SC) Ego Bo[n]filius^g''' Iusto manu mea subscripsi^h'''.

(SC) Ego Dominicus Ursoiolo^i''' manu mea subscripsi.^j'''

Ego Petrus Delfino^k''' manu mea subscripsi.

Ego Facio Dono manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Gradonicus manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Petrus manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Dominicus Emiliano manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Petrus Fuscari manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Iohannes Magno^l''' manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Dominicus Caput in Collo manu mea subscripsi.^m'''

(SC) Ego Petrus Michael manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Andreas Michael manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Iohannes Badovario^n''' manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Dominicus Pantaleo^o''' manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Ursus^p''' Badovario manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Petrus Vivardo^q''' manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Signum manus Iohannis Fuscari^r'''/^s''' qui hec rogavit^t''' [fieri]^u'''.

(SC) Ego Dominicus Mauroceni manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Vitalis Polani et laudo et manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Signum manus Boni Michaelis^v''' qui hec rogavit^w''' [fieri]^x'''.

(SC) Ego Mauricius^y''' Florencio Mauroceni manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Petrus Andreadus^z''' manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Iohannes Superancius manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Iohannes Mauroceni manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Iohannes Pantaleo^aa manu mea subscripsi.^bb

(SC) Ego Constantino Fale[t]ro^cc manu mea subscripsi.

(SC) Ego Dominicus Stornato^dd manu mea subscripsi.

Ego Dominicus clericus et notarius^ee complevi et roboravi.

Critical apparatus

a) mense septembre] mensis septembris L. b) Rivoalti L. c) L; legi non possit quia attramentum evanuit C. d) L; provectum C. e) L; spatium vacuum rel. C. f) L; precessor C. g) L; boni C. h) L; spatium vacuum rel. C. i) Gradensi nostre] inv. L. j) Gradensi–patriarchali] Gradensis–patriarchalis L. k) Duchatus L. l) Ystrie L. m) fuerint L. n) fuerint L. o) capitanei L. p) seq. de canc. L. q) maystratus L. r) spatium vacuum rel. CL; em. Banić secundum Tafel–Thomas, Urkunden zur älteren Handels- und Staatsgechichte der Republik Venedig, vol. 1 (Wien 1856), doc. 32, p. 67. s) eius L. t) episcopatum L. u) Torcellesi L. v) seq. Venetorum add. L. w) nostra L. x) frumentum L. y) capitule L. z) Brundullo L. a') Ylarii L. b') seq. quod add. L. c') collaudationem L. d') circula L. e') utiplicitam L. f') contraversiam L. g') memorie L. h') negocia L. i') Silvus L. j') collaudatione L. k') id est] idem L. l') L; Hienirico C. m') Ursono L. n') L; Heinrico C. o') etiam id est] et idem L. p') Yllarii L. q') Georii L. r') om. L. s') collaudantibus L. t') seq. quin canc. L. u') om. L. v') Duchatu L. w') quin L. x') in tempore] imper cum sign. abbr. L. y') collaudationis L. z') contra hanc—vel abbatibus] add. cum sign. insertionis L. a'') collaudationis L. b'') taliter L. c'') vestris L. d'') V L. e'') iter. L. f'') collaudationis L. g'') Saturanum L. h'') omnes signa crucis om. L. i'') L; Sylvius C. j'') manu mea] inv. et undique sic L. k'') L; Heinricus C. l'') Castelanus L. m'') L; Heinricus C. n'') mea manu] L; om. C. o'') seq. mea manu add. L. p'') Sanctorum Hyllarii et Benedicti] Sancti Gregorii L. q'') Gregorii L. r'') scripsi L. s'') monogrammatice CL. t'') Mamus L. u'') iuder L. v'') Gradonico L. w'') Bonusfilius L. x'') iuder L. y'') Sylvus L. z'') Ursyulo L. a''') testis et] om. L. b''') Maiori L. c''') om. CL; ed. Lanfranchi; em. Banić. d''') Gradonicus L. e''') Silvio L. f''') om. CL; ed. Lanfranchi; em. Banić. g''') Bofilius C; Bonofilio L; Bonfilius em. Banić. h''') scripsi L. i''') ex Ursiolo corr. C. j''') (SC) Ego Dominicus Ursoiolo manu mea subscripsi] om. L. k''') Delphyno L. l''') L; Magnuo C. m''') (SC) Ego Dominicus Caput in Collo manu mea subscripsi] om. L. n''') Badoari L. o''') Panthaleo L. p''') Urso L. q''') Iovardo L. r''') Foscari L. s''') Iohannis Fuscari] ex Boni Michaelis corr. C. t''') signavit L. u''') om. CL; ed. Lanfranchi; em. Banić. v''') Michael L. w''') signavit L. x''') om. CL; ed. Lanfranchi; em. Banić. y''') Maurocenus L. z''') Ancheadi L. aa) Panthaleo L. bb) seq. Ego Stephanus Dei gratia sancte Olivolensis ecclesie episcopus subscripsi add. L. cc) Faleo cum sign. abbr. supra ultimam syllabam C; Falero L; Faletro ed. Lanfranchi et sic em. Banić. dd) Fornato L. ee) seq. et publicus add. L.

1) Referring to doc. 932_PI.

Medieval Recollections

The decision of the Great Council of Venice, promulgated on October 22, 1297, decreeing that, since the Patriarchate of Grado had been receiving wine of poor quality from the Capodistrians, it should be added to the instructions of the podestàs of Koper that only good quality wine should henceforth be given; the original tribute of one hundred urns of wine was already increased to two hundred urns at this point – edited here as doc. 1297_MC2210.

Doge Bartolameo Gradonigo’s official confirmation of the copy of this donation, promulgated on August 26, 1340 – edited here as doc. 1340_CG.

“Tunc dux, colectis clero et populo, patriarchalis sedia inopie compaciens, ducentarum amphorarum vini censuro a Iustinopolitanis anuatim sibi debitum et teras in Eraclia patriarche perpetuo concesit, cui etiam episcopi et abbates anuales honorificencias exibere promiserunt.” – Andrea Dandolo, Chronica per extensum descripta, ed. Ester Pastorello, RIS, ser. 2, 12/1 (Bologna 1938–1958), p. 215.

“[I]l doxe li lasso quelle 200 anfore di vin che Histriani li dovea dar a l’anno per regalia, siche de cetero le dàgino per elemosina al vescovo di Castello [sic!].” – Marin Sanudo, Le vite dei dogi, ed. Giovanni Monticolo, RIS, ser. 2, 22/4 (Città di Castello 1900), p. 154.

Selected Bibliography

Bernardo Benussi, Nel Medio Evo: Pagine di storia istriana (Poreč 1897), p. 298–299, 382.

Roberto Cessi, Venezia ducale, vol. 2: Commune Venetiarum (Venice 1965), pp. 74–75.

Mark Nicovich, “The poverty of the Patriarchate of Grado and the Byzantine–Venetian Treaty of 1082,” Mediterranean Historical Review 24/1 (2009): pp. 4–6.

Dario Canzian, “Marango, Domenico,” in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. 69 (Rome 2007), online.

Editor's Notes

The confirmation charter of the donations enacted by Doge Domenico Contarini is notable in the context of Istrian history because the tribute of one hundred amphorae of wine that the Capodistrians had promised to the Venetian doge back in 932 (see doc. 932_PI) was hereby redirected to the Patriarchate of Grado. By 1297 (see doc. 1297_MC2210) this tribute would be doubled, from one hundred to two hundred amphorae of wine. This is why Dandolo writes of the tribute of 200 amphorae, and this was, somewhat erroneously, taken over by Marin Sanudo (see Medieval Recollections above).

The patriarch of Grado mentioned as Dominicus in the charter is to be identified as Domenico Cerbano, the successor to Domenico Marango (patriarch of Grado from 1050 to 1073). Thus, as argued by Canzian (cited above), the ducal gift to the Patriarchate of Grado would coincide with the official election and consecration of the new patriarch in 1074.

There are some concerns regarding the date of this charter. Namely, in December of 1074, thus after the promulgation of this charter, Pope Gregory VII sent a letter to the doge of Venice, lamenting the poverty of the patriarchs of Grado (letter II/39, see the letter edited here). Thus, it would be logical to assume that the confirmation of donations to the Patriarchate of Grado would be motivated by the papal letter, but this cannot be if the charter in question was promulgated in September of 1074. From a diplomatic perspective, however, there is no reason to doubt the dating of this charter.

How to Cite

First citation: Josip Banić (ed.), Fontes Istrie medievalis, vol. 2: A 804 usque ad 1077, doc. 1074_PG, fontesistrie.eu/1074_PG (last access: date).

Subsequent citations: FIM, 2: doc. 1074_PG.