Ramon de Tous swears fidelity to Pere, Bishop of Vic, for the castle of Tous.
March 5, 1177
I, Ramon de Tous, son of the woman Ermessendis, swear to you Pere, Bishop of
Vic, that from this hour in the future I will be faithful to you with regard to your life, and
the members of your body, in good faith and without deception. And I will be faithful to
you concerning that castle of Tous and the territory that belongs to it within its entire
boundaries. And neither that castle nor its territory will I seize from you, not I, nor any
man or men, woman or women, acting by my advice or instigation. And I will help you to
hold, have and defend against all men and women who might wish to seize or deprive you
of all these above mentioned things. And I will give you posession of that castle and that
fortress which is or will be inside it as many times as you demand them of me, either you
yourself or by your representative or representatives. And all that has been written above
I will hold and observe faithfully and without deception, by God and these holy [Gospels
or relics].
Done the third nones of March, in the fortieth year of the reign of Louis
the Younger. Signed Ramon de Tous, who performs this oath, signs and asks others to
sign. Signed Ramon de Timor. Signed Guerau de Jorba. I, Bernat, Bishop of Barcelona,
sign.
Thomas confirms this who wrote this on the day and in the year as above.
Translated by Paul Freedman, Vanderbilt University