peter erhart This relationship is clearly shown by the names of the witnesses and the property locations. In addition, Posso probably worked for the monastery as an administrator, which would explain the special treatment. The monastery offered him the best document scribe of the time, the already mentioned Moengal alias Marcellus. He was not only a teacher at the monastery school, but had already completed a journey to Rome with his uncle Marcus.20 The unconditional re-acquisition of possessions also indicates a close relationship between tradent and recipient. The conditions agreed upon with thehumilis laicus Walthrammus were quite different. He transferred his acquired property in Aulfingen to the Monastery of St Gall because he wanted to travel to the tomb of Saint Peter in the spring of 829 for the forgiveness of his sins.21 If he died on the way before returning – quod si prefato itinere dies exitus mei eveniat – his brothers Piricho and Theodric could buy back the goods within a year after they had learned of his death, as a pair or individually, for 60solidi. If they did not buy back the goods, then Sigibald, Iso, or Waltfrid could also buy the goods back within one year for the same price. If Waltram returned, however, he could buy back the goods whenever he wanted for two solidi, paying two denarii a year to the monastery until he paid for them. Should Waltram be blessed with a rightful heir, he could buy back the goods for one solidus and was to pay the same interest (of twodenarii) until then. The symbolic purchase price of twosolidi and the interest payment of twodenarii, which is only tied to his person and his direct descendant(s), gives the impression that the monastery certainly offered a hand when such a wish for a peregrinatio was brought to them.22 The conditions for Alphere, who made arrangements on 26 March 864 for his death, were quite similar, more preciselysi autem in hoc itinere, quod 20 Haefele et al. 2020, pp. 118–121. 21 Erhart 2013, n. 339. 22 Cf. other examples for donations with the condition of redemption in the event of a return from travelling, in Erhart 2013, n. 358: si me deus sanum et incolomem revertere ab hoc itinere concederit; Erhart 2021, n. 426:si sospes ad propria non regrediar ...;n.631:ut si de isto itinere non fuisset reversus. Potential journeys to Italy (Italia, Langobardia) are mentioned in Erhart 2013, n. 223, and in Erhart 2021, n. 674. 137
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