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Act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes

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In 1319/1320 or perphaps in 1304/1305 Manuel Manglabites, the apographeus of the thema Melenikos, issued an act for the benefit of Ioannes Sguros Orestes.

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Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Amnon Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305. He owned a property in the vicinity of the possession of Ioannes Sguros Orestes (ὡ̣σαύτως ἐξ ἀνταλλαγῆς ἕτερον χωράφ̣ιον ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς στάσεως τοῦ Κόκκου καὶ πλησίον τοῦ ἁλωνίου τοῦ δηλωθέντος Ὀρέστου, τοῦ Ἀμνὼν καὶ τῆς ἐκεῖσε ὁδοῦ μοδίων ἕνδεκα). He had a property near the 10 modioi field of Ioannes Sguros Orestes (καὶ ἕτερον ἐξ αὐτῆς τῆς στάσεως τοῦ Κόκκο̣υ̣ εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν τόπον καὶ πλησίον τοῦ εἰρημένου Τούρκαρι, τοῦ Ἀμνών, τοῦ Βο̣τρυδ̣ᾶ καὶ τῆς ἐκεῖσε ὁδοῦ μοδίων δέκα).
Baldubinos Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305 and in the chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos for the pansebastos sebastos Ioannes Sguros Orestes from August 1323. Ioannes Sguros Orestes came into possession of certain lands previously held by Baldubinos (Καὶ ἐξ ἀνταλλαγῆς χωραφίων τινῶν κ̣ῦ̣ρ Τα̣ύρου τοῦ του Χρύσου δοθέντων πρὸς τὸν Βαλδουβῖνον χωράφια ταῦτα, ἤ̣γουν ἀπὸ τῆς στάσεως τοῦ Κόκκου προκατεχόμενα̣ παρ’ αὐτ̣οῦ τοῦ Βα̣λδουβίνου). The change of properties between Ioannes Sguros Orestes and Baldubinos was also confirmed by the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (Ἕτερον ἐξ ἀλλαγωγῆς χωράφιον ἀπὸ τοῦ Βαλδουβίνου καὶ ἐξ ἀγορασίας ἀπὸ τοῦ Κόκκου μοδίων ὀγδοήκοντα).
Botridas Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305. He had a property near the 10 modioi field of Ioannes Sguros Orestes (καὶ ἕτερον ἐξ αὐτῆς τῆς στάσεως τοῦ Κόκκο̣υ̣ εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν τόπον καὶ πλησίον τοῦ εἰρημένου Τούρκαρι, τοῦ Ἀμνών, τοῦ Βο̣τρυδ̣ᾶ καὶ τῆς ἐκεῖσε ὁδοῦ μοδίων δέκα).
Karbunares Person Mentioned in the deed of gift of Georgios Kontostephanos Kalameas and his wife Eirene Kontostephanina Kapantritissa for the Monastery of Iberon from December 1309, in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305 and in the chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos for the pansebastos sebastos Ioannes Sguros Orestes from August 1323. He sold a place called Malesta near Melnik to Georgios Kontostephanos Kalameas (καὶ γὰρ τὸ σύνεγγυ̣ς τοῦ κάστρου Μελενίκου, τὸ ἐν τῆ τοποθεσία τῆς Μάλεστας, τὸν ἐξ αγορασίας μου τόπον ἀπὸ τοῦ Καρβουνάρη ἐκείνου). He also sold a field in the katepanikion Diakastron to Ioannes Sguros Orestes before 1319/1320 (Καὶ χωράφιον πλησίον ταύτης ἐξ ἀγορᾶς ἀπ̣ὸ̣ τοῦ Καρ̣βωνάρη ἐκ̣είνου μοδίων δ̣έκ̣α). He bought an 11 modioi vineyard with a nearby wasteland in Malesta from Mitas and sold it to Ioannes Sguros Orestes (Καὶ εἰς τὴν Μάλεσ̣τ̣αν ἀ̣μ̣πέλιον ἐξ ἀγορᾶς ἀπὸ τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ δηλωθέντο̣ς Καρβωνά̣ρ̣η̣ παρὰ τοῦ ε̣ἰ̣ρ̣ημένου Μιτᾶ ἐκείνου μοδίων ἕνδεκα, καὶ χέρσον μερικὸν συμπαρακ̣είμ̣εν̣ον). He sold a part from a 100 modioi field to Ioannes Sguros Orestes (καὶ χωράφιον ἐξ ἀγορασίας ὡσαύτως ἀπὸ τοῦ Καρβωνάρη καὶ τοῦ Λιτοβόη ἐκείνου καὶ ἀπὸ ἑτέρων ὡσεὶ μοδίων ἑκατόν). He vended also a vineyard in Malesta to Ioannes Sguros Orestes, where a 20 modioi vineyard was set out by the latter (Ἔτι δὲ καὶ ἀμπέλιον εἰς τὴν Μάλεσταν ἐξ ἀγορασίας ἀπὸ τοῦ δηλωθέντος Καρβωνάρη, ἐν ὧ κατεφυτεύθη παρ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἕτερον ἀμπέλιον μοδίων εἴκοσι, σὺν τῆ ἐκεῖσε εὑρισκομένη χερσαία γῆ).
Kokkos Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305 and in the chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos for the pansebastos sebastos Ioannes Sguros Orestes from August 1323. He was the previous owner of the lands, which acquired Baldubinos and later Ioannes Sguros Orestes (χωράφια ταῦτα, ἤ̣γουν ἀπὸ τῆς στάσεως τοῦ Κόκκου προκατεχόμενα̣ παρ’ αὐτ̣οῦ τοῦ Βα̣λδουβίνου). He held some possessions in the vicinity of the 30 modioi land of Ioannes Sguros Orestes below Besobitza (Χωράφιον κ̣ατωτ̣έρω τῆς Βησο̣β̣ίτζης διακείμενον καὶ πλησίον τῆ̣ς̣ ἐκε̣ῖ̣σε ὁδοῦ τοῦ ..ιβ̣όν καὶ τῶν ἐναπολ̣ε̣ι̣φθέντων χ̣ω̣ρ̣αφίων ἐξ αὐτῆς τῆς στάσεως τοῦ Κόκκου μοδίων τριάκοντα). He gave by exchange a 11 modioi to Ioannes Sguros Orestes near the threshing floor, the property of Amnon and the road (ὡ̣σαύτως ἐξ ἀνταλλαγῆς ἕτερον χωράφ̣ιον ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς στάσεως τοῦ Κόκκου καὶ πλησίον τοῦ ἁλωνίου τοῦ δηλωθέντος Ὀρέστου, τοῦ Ἀμνὼν καὶ τῆς ἐκεῖσε ὁδοῦ μοδίων ἕνδεκα). Ioannes Sguros Orestes came into possession of 10 modioi field owned previously by Kokkos, which was in the vicinity of the properties of Turkaris, Amnon and Botrydas and a road (καὶ ἕτερον ἐξ αὐτῆς τῆς στάσεως τοῦ Κόκκο̣υ̣ εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν τόπον καὶ πλησίον τοῦ εἰρημένου Τούρκαρι, τοῦ Ἀμνών, τοῦ Βο̣τρυδ̣ᾶ καὶ τῆς ἐκεῖσε ὁδοῦ μοδίων δέκα). The chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos confirmed the selling of several fields owned by Kokkos to Ioannes Sguros Orestes (καὶ ἐξ ἀγορασίας ἀπὸ τοῦ Κόκκου μοδίων ὀγδοήκοντα·ὡσαύτως ἐξ ἀγορασίας ἀπὸ τοῦ αὐτοῦ Κόκκου χωράφιον μοδίων ἑπτά, καὶ ἕτερον χωράφιον ἐξ ἀγορασίας ἀπὸ τοῦ αὐτοῦ Κόκκου μοδίων δέκα, ἅπερ εἶχον οἱ εἰρημένοι ἀπὸ γονικότητος).
Manglabites Manuel Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305. He denotes himself as δοῦλος τοῦ κραταιοῦ καὶ ἁγίου ἡμῶν αὐθέντου καὶ β̣ασιλέως in the charter. He was ἀπογραφεὺς το̣ῦ̣ θέματος Με̣λενίκ̣ου. He issued the act for the benefit of Ioannes Sguros Orestes.
Mitas Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305. He sold a country residence with court and houses near the thicket called τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ in the katepanikon Diakastron to Ioannes Sguros Orestes before 1319/1320 (Καὶ ἐν τῶ κατεπανικί̣ω Διὰκάστρου, εἰς τὸν λόγγον τὸν ἐπιλεγόμενον τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ, καθέδ̣ρ̣αν μετὰ ὀσπητίων ὡς κ̣α̣ὶ̣ αὐλ̣ῆς, ἣν εἶχεν ἐξ ἀγορᾶς ὁ Μιτᾶς ἐκεῖνος). He owned an 11 modioi vineyard with a nearby wasteland in Malesta, which was bought by Karbunares and later acquired by Ioannes Sguros Orestes (Καὶ εἰς τὴν Μάλεσ̣τ̣αν ἀ̣μ̣πέλιον ἐξ ἀγορᾶς ἀπὸ τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ δηλωθέντο̣ς Καρβωνά̣ρ̣η̣ παρὰ τοῦ ε̣ἰ̣ρ̣ημένου Μιτᾶ ἐκείνου μοδίων ἕνδεκα, καὶ χέρσον μερικὸν συμπαρακ̣είμ̣εν̣ον).
Orestes, Ioannes Sguros Person Addressee of the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305 and of the chrysobull charter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II from August 1323. The sources denote him as κῦρις and as πανσέβαστος σ̣ε̣βαστὸς. He was the οἰκεῖος of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II. He owned a hereditary posotes in the value of six hyperpyra. The apographeus Manuel Manglabites lists several of his gonikon properties. He held a country residence with court and houses near the village Krusobon, a garden and a vineyard, all in the katepanikion Ano Balabista. He had also possessions in the katepanikion Diakastron. They consisted of the country residence with court and houses near the thicket called τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ, which he bought from Mitas. He possessed a field near the property of Turkaris. He owned a cleared meadow in the vicinity of Melnik, somewhere between the Monastery of Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa and the Church Hagios Ioannes Prodromos. He acquired also certain fields from Baldubinos. He held a 30 modioi field below Besobitza near a road and the lands of Kokkos. He received a 11 modioi field from Kokkos by exchange near the threshing floor, the property of Amnon and the road. He owned a 10 modioi field from the possessions of Kokkos in the vicinity of the properties of Turkaris, Amnon and Botrydas. He bought a vineyard in Malesta from Karbunares with the nearby wasteland, which was previously owned by Mitas. The Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II confirmed in august 1323 a collection of his 16 properties by the chrysobull charter. These were the houses in the upper town and lower town of Melnik with the inherited serfs, two villeins with proprietary possession in Radovište, the country residence called τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ, 100 modioi field bought from Karbunares, the deceased Litoboes, and others, another 20 modioi field near the country residence, a cleared 10 modioi field, several exchanged and purchased fields from Baldubinos, Kokkos, Marinos, a 100 modioi field from a dowry in the thicket Brimpobos, two mills, a vineyard in Malesta bought from Karbunares, a 5 modioi vineyard from a dowry, the country residence with court and houses near the village Krusobon and two 10 modioi bought vineyards in Selianin.
Orestes, Konstantinos Sguros Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305. Manuel Manglabites denotes him as κῦρις. He was one of the τῶν δυσικῶν ἀρχοντοπούλων. He received a possession from the not named byzantine emperor as his hereditary property.
Orestes, Nikolaos Sguros Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305. Manuel Manglabites denotes him as κῦρις. He was one of the τῶν δυσικῶν ἀρχοντοπούλων. He received a possession from the not named byzantine emperor as his hereditary property.
Orestes, Theodoros Sguros Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305. Manuel Manglabites denotes him as κῦρις. He was one of the τῶν δυσικῶν ἀρχοντοπούλων. He received a possession from the not named byzantine emperor as his hereditary property.
Tauros tu Chrysu Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305 and in the charter from June 1355 concerning the sale of a plot of land in Chomnos Stolos near Melnik. Manuel Manglabites denotes him as κῦρ. He donated certain lands before 1319/1320 or 1304/1305 to Baldubinos, which were later acquired by Ioannes Sguros Orestes (Καὶ ἐξ ἀνταλλαγῆς χωραφίων τινῶν κ̣ῦ̣ρ Τα̣ύρου τοῦ του Χρύσου δοθέντων πρὸς τὸν Βαλδουβῖνον). He owned a land in the vicinity of the former property of Theodoros Kalochairetes in 1355 (ὅσον καὶ οἶον ἐστὶν τῆς νομῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ περιοχῆς εὑρεθὲν τοῦ Ταύρου ἐκείνου).
Turkaris Person Mentioned in the act of the apographeus Manuel Manglabites for Ioannes Sguros Orestes from 1319/1320 or from 1304/1305. He owned a property near the court of Ioannes Sguros Orestes (ἀπ̣ὸ τοῦ ἐκεῖσε χωραφιο̣υ κατε̣χομένου παρὰ τοῦ Τού̣ρκα̣ρι πλησίον τῆς αὐλῆς τοῦ αὐτοῦ Ὀρέστου). He had a possession near the 10 modioi field of Ioannes Sguros Orestes (καὶ ἕτερον ἐξ αὐτῆς τῆς στάσεως τοῦ Κόκκο̣υ̣ εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν τόπον καὶ πλησίον τοῦ εἰρημένου Τούρκαρι, τοῦ Ἀμνών, τοῦ Βο̣τρυδ̣ᾶ καὶ τῆς ἐκεῖσε ὁδοῦ μοδίων δέκα).
Places (5)
Name Class Begin End Description
Balabista Place The Emperor of Nicaea Ioannes III Batatzes encamped in the place called Balabista in 1246 (σκηνούμενον περὶ τόπον Βαλαβίσδαν οὕτω πως ἐπονομαζόμενον). The kyris Ioannes Sguros Orestes held a country residence with court and houses near the village Krusobon, a garden and a vineyard all in the katepanikion Ano Balabista according to the charter of Manuel Manglabites (ἐν τῶ κατεπανικίω τῆς Ἄνω Βαλαβίστας, εἰς τὸ χω̣ρίον τὸν Κρούσοβον, καθέδρα μετὰ αὐλῆς καὶ ὀσπητίων ὧν ἀνήγειρεν ὁ τ̣οιοῦτος Ὀρέστης· πλησίον ταύ̣της π̣ε̣ρ̣ιβόλιον μοδίου ἑνὸς ἡμίσ̣εος. Καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς στάσεως τοῦ Καλένου ἀμπέλιον αὐτοῦ [...8.. μοδίων] τριῶν).
Besobitza Place Ioannes Sguros Orestes owned a 30 modioi land below Besobitza near a road and the lands of Kokkos (Χωράφιον κ̣ατωτ̣έρω τῆς Βησο̣β̣ίτζης διακείμενον καὶ πλησίον τῆ̣ς̣ ἐκε̣ῖ̣σε ὁδοῦ τοῦ ..ιβ̣όν καὶ τῶν ἐναπολ̣ε̣ι̣φθέντων χ̣ω̣ρ̣αφίων ἐξ αὐτῆς τῆς στάσεως τοῦ Κόκκου μοδίων τριάκοντα).
Krusobon Place The kyris Ioannes Sguros Orestes held a country residence with court and houses near the village Krusobon, a garden and a vineyard all in the katepanikion Ano Balabista according to the charter of Manuel Manglabites (ἐν τῶ κατεπανικίω τῆς Ἄνω Βαλαβίστας, εἰς τὸ χω̣ρίον τὸν Κρούσοβον, καθέδρα μετὰ αὐλῆς καὶ ὀσπητίων ὧν ἀνήγειρεν ὁ τ̣οιοῦτος Ὀρέστης· πλησίον ταύ̣της π̣ε̣ρ̣ιβόλιον μοδίου ἑνὸς ἡμίσ̣εος. Καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς στάσεως τοῦ Καλένου ἀμπέλιον αὐτοῦ [...8.. μοδίων] τριῶν).
Malesta Place Georgios Kontostephanos Kalameas acquired from a certain Karbunares a place called Malesta near Melnik, where he erected the church of Saint George tu Kalamea. He endowed it with vineyard, fields, courtyard, meadow and a mill and gave it together with his wife to the Monastery of Iberon as metochion (καὶ γὰρ τὸ σύνεγγυ̣ς τοῦ κάστρου Μελενίκου, τὸ ἐν τῆ τοποθεσία τῆς Μάλεστας, τὸν ἐξ αγορασίας μου τόπον ἀπὸ τοῦ Καρβουνάρη ἐκείνου, τὸ ἐκ γονικόθεν παρ’ αὐτοῦ κατεχόμενον, σὺν τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος καὶ τῶν χω̣ραφίων, τῆς αὐλῆς, τοῦ ληβαδίου καὶ τοῦ μύλωνος... ὡσαύτως καὶ ἐν τῶ αὐτῶ τόπω ἀνήγειρα ἐκ βάθρου ἐξ οἰκίου κόπου καὶ ἀναλουμάτων θείον καὶ πάνσεπτον ναὸν εἰς ὅνομα τιμώμενον τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ πανενδώξου μεγαλομάρτυρος καὶ τροπαιοφόρου Γεωργίου). Karbunares bought an 11 modioi vineyard with a nearby wasteland in Malesta from Mitas and sold it to Ioannes Sguros Orestes (Καὶ εἰς τὴν Μάλεσ̣τ̣αν ἀ̣μ̣πέλιον ἐξ ἀγορᾶς ἀπὸ τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ δηλωθέντο̣ς Καρβωνά̣ρ̣η̣ παρὰ τοῦ ε̣ἰ̣ρ̣ημένου Μιτᾶ ἐκείνου μοδίων ἕνδεκα, καὶ χέρσον μερικὸν συμπαρακ̣είμ̣εν̣ον).
Melnik, The Church/Monastery Hagios Ioannes Prodromos Place Ioannes Sguros Orestes owned probably in 1319/1320 a cleared meadow in the vicinity of Melnik, somewhere between the Monastery of Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa and the Church/Monastary Hagios Ioannes Prodromos (εἰς τὸ ἐκεῖσ̣ε̣ ἐκλειωματικὸν λιβά̣διον χ̣ωράφιον π̣λησίον ὂν̣ τῆς ἐντὸς τοῦ κ̣ά̣στρου Μελενίκου σεβασμίας? μονῆς τῆς Σπηλαιωτίσσης κ̣α̣ὶ̣ τῶν δικαίων τῆς ἑτέ̣ρα̣ς̣ σεβασμίας μονῆς τῆ̣ς̣ τοῦ ἁγ̣ίου προφήτου Προ̣δ̣ρόμου κ̣α̣ὶ̣ Βαπ̣τ̣ιστοῦ Ἰωάννου καὶ ....ης ἔξωθεν τοῦ αὐτοῦ κάστρου μοδ̣ίων δεκατ̣ρ̣ιῶν). The church is mentioned in the charter concerning the sale of a plot of land in Chomnos Stolos from June 1355 (ἐκ δὲ τοῦ κάτωθεν μέρους πλησίον τοῦ τιμίου Προδρόμου). The Serbian Despot Jovan Uglješa donated in January 1365 the old Church Hagios Ioannes Prodromos in the lower town of Melnik to the Monastery Batopedi on Mount Athos (καὶ ἐντὸς τοῦ ἐμπορίου παλαιωκλησιν ὀ τιμιος Πρόδρομος μετα τῆς περιοχῆς αὐτοῦ). The church of Sveti Joan Predteča in Melnik from the Ottoman period was probably erected on the same place as the Church/Monastery of Hagios Ioannes Prodromos.