"BONUS PASSUS"
Alphonse of Poitiers, brother to King Louis IX, gave all of his rights in the Comtat Venaissin enclave to the Brothers Hospitallers of the Bonpas bridge over the Durance River. In 1278, the Pope put them under the jurisdiction of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem, who, from then on were responsible for welcoming travellers and seeing that they made a safe crossing (bonus passus) over the river.