B. Halász Eva - Suzana Miljan (szerk.): Diplomatarium comitum terrestrium Crisiensium (1274-1439) (Subsidia ad historiam medii aevi Hungariae inquirendam 6. Budapest - Zagreb 2014)
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Comes terrestris Crisiensis. An introductory study into the estate, but also sale and purchase of different landed particles. In this case, in the first part of the charter is given a detailed description of legal procedure, then follows description of the institution into the estate. A list of witnesses and detailed description of bordering estates is not mandatory, but it is mentioned in certain cases.119 During the fifteenth century there emerges a new procedure, whereby the nobilis castri could petition (ad peticionem) the comes terrestris to appoint an emissary (homines nostros speciales ... destinassemus) to oversee a perambulation, institution or a division of an estate.120 Usually, two or more assocciates are included as homines comitis terrestris, who then participate in writing a report. These emisarries were probably chosen among respectable individuals with a high status within the castle-system who were coming to conduct these kinds of assignments on an increasingly regular basis.121 Generally, the usual witness of the chapter does not appear in any of the extant charters usual witness of the chapter was not present in any of the extant charters. In the fourteenth century, the comes terrestris of Križevci dealt especially with recording the transactions connected with land (purchase, perambulation of estates) among the castle warriors. In two cases we know about law-suits which started in the presence of the comes terrestris, but the sources do not give us details on them.122 On two occasions 119 6 May 1413 (Documenta 38), 19 June 1416 (Documenta 42). It contains a detailed reambulation: 2 July 1411 (Documenta 33), 11 October 1437 (Documenta 62). no YVe have encountered such cases when emissaries have been sent from the courts (sede nostra iudiciaria), as was the case, for example, of 11 May 1423 (Documenta 51). 121 It is evident that in the fifteenth century more nobiles castri in several cases were mentioned as emissaries of the comes terrestris. For example, Benedict, son of Valentin from the Cvet kindred, was named twice (7 May 1408: Documenta 28 and 4 July 1413: Documenta 40), Jacob, son of John called Boynok from the Matthew kindred was named four times (7 May 1408: Documenta 28; 5 August 1411: Documenta 35; 6 May 1413: Documenta 38 and 4 July 1413: Documenta 40), Paul litteratus, son of George, twice (7 May 1408: Documenta 28 and 5 August 1411: Documenta 35). The number of emissaries could number between two or nine, but in most cases there were four; two are found in the charter of 2 July 1411 (Documenta 33), nine in the charter of 11 May 1423 (Documenta 51), three in the charter of 5 September 1435 (Documenta 59), and four, for example, in the charter of 4 July 1413 (Documenta 40). More than a half of the mentioned emissaries cannot be connected clearly with the kindreds of nobiles castri. 122 1 July 1317 (Documenta 2), 4 March 1372 (Documenta 15). A law-suit held on 23 September 1340 in the presence of Stephen, comes of Križevci and comes terrestris Demetrius, son John, reflects more on the judicial activity of comes than that of comes terrestris (Documenta 6). 131
