20 May 1692. At the beginning and end there are several blank leaves, on the first of which is written in a sixteenth century hand the document No. CL. of the present volume.

I must not conclude without acknowledging the valuable help given me by Miss E. M. Thompson in obtaining for me in London material for this Appendix and for my contributions to the notes.

APPENDIX V

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS WITH RESPECT TO
CERTAIN OF THE ABBOTS OF INCHAFFRAY

The following Notes from the Vatican Registers have been furnished by Dr. Maitland Thomson. They did not arrive in time to be incorporated in the section of this volume dealing with the Abbots.

(1) There is mention of John de Moravia, abbot of Inchaffray, in 1435. The abbot named John, who appears in Nos. CXLIV., CXLVI., may have been John of Moravia.

(2) Nicholas Fechil and George Murray. On 4 (pridie nonas) February 1463-4, at St. Peter's, Rome, Pius 1. issued a commission to Antonio de Grassis, papal chaplain and auditor of causes of the Camera Apostolica, to hear and dispose of the case raised on petition of George Murray, abbot of Inchaffray. The petition states that on the death of Abbot John (extra curiam) the superior and convent elected the said George concorditer; he having been a monk (sic) of the abbey, professed of the Order, a priest, bachelor in theology, and of noble race on both sides. He accepted, received benediction from the Ordinary, and obtained possession of the benefice and papal confirmation. Yet Nicolaus Fechel, alleged to be a monk of the Order, by laic power despoiled George of the benefice, and, by the inordinate favour of certain magnates of Scotland, so terrified him that he dared not in the lifetime of Nicolaus assert his right. After the death of Nicolaus, William de Hadington, a monk of the abbey, though he had taken part in the election of George, by laic power and by armed force took possession, and by threats induced some of the convent to elect him abbot. George had appealed, but William held the benefice pendente lite, and dilapidated it with a certain public concubine of his, by whom he had had several children walking the earth, and

had contemptuously remained for a year and more under the greater excommunication (Reg. Vat. 495, fol. 219).

(3) On 24 (9 Kal. Jun.) May 1468, Paul II., at St. Peter's, Rome, issued a commission to Berard [Eruli], cardinal of S. Sabina, on petition of George Murref (sic), abbot of Inchaffray. The petition stated that the Pope's predecessor (Pius 11.) had in the lifetime of Nicolaus reserved the abbey, and after the death of Nicolaus had duly provided William de Hadington, canon of the abbey, to the abbacy; that there had been a contest between him and George, and that the decision of the Commissioner, above mentioned, had been in favour of George, and that George had accordingly received papal provision. But as William and his complices still held the abbey, George petitioned. The Commissioner is authorised to put George in possession.

(4) The volume which contained the provision to Laurence Oliphant is amissing; but it appears that he was made commendator for six months, and thereafter abbot.

To the above there remain to be added the following particulars, furnished subsequently by Dr. Maitland Thomson, which should be used to supplement and correct the statements made in pp. 254-256.

(5) The provision of John de Moravia (who had been elected by the canons of the monastery) by Eugenius Iv., bearing date 6 April 1435, states that the abbacy was void by the death (extra Romanam curiam) of William Carnoch (Obbligazioni, vol. 65, fol. 23 verso). This William is, doubtless, the person who in the record followed by Brady (relying on late copies) is called William de Carmiele (see p. 254).

He

(6) Again, the Bull of provision of the Abbey to John Hamilton (see p. 256) styles him the son of the Regent Arran, which fact answers the query put in the earlier part of this volume. was, presumably, the same person who was afterwards commendator of Arbroath, and ancestor of the Dukes of Hamilton. He was for a long time known commonly as John, Lord Hamilton, and was created Marquess of Hamilton by James vi. See the Scots Peerage, iv. 370.

(7) William Franklyn (see p. 254). Benedict XIII. issued a commission to the Bishop of St. Andrews, dated 1 October 1414 (twentieth year of his pontificate) on the information of Moriella, wife of the Regent Albany, to deprive William Francland (sic), 'qui

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se gerit pro abbate monasterii de Insafra Dunblanensis diocesis,' for dilapidating the possessions of the abbey (Regest. Avinion. 344, fol. 801 verso).

(8) Nicholas Fechil and George Murray (see pp. 254, 255, 336). On 27 September 1458 an oblation 'is made for George de Muray, abbot of Insula Missarum, of 100 florins of gold and 5 minuta servitia'; and the next day there is an undertaking that when George shall obtain peaceable possession he will be responsible for restoring (reficiendo) all that has been paid by Nicholas Feyhill, his adversary (Obbligazioni, vol. 76, fol. 158 verso).

(9) William de Hadington (see above, p. 337). On 14 April 1463 William, abbot of Insula Missarum, made his oblation of 52 florins of gold 'de camera' and 25 solidi in full payment of his 'communia et minuta servitia' (Obbligazioni, vol. 79, fol. 49 verso).

(10) Pius II. (14 Kal. Feb. anno pontificatus 6), 19 January 1463-64, confirms two pensions granted by William, Abbot of Inchaffray, out of his abbacy to James Inglis, perpetual vicar of Lerarewade (? Lasswade), in the diocese of St. Andrews, of 10lb. and 5 marks Scots, respectively. James Inglis declares that the two pensions together do not exceed the value of 4lbs. sterling (Regest. Vatic., vol. 511, fol. 304).

The lady' Moriella,' mentioned in the commission of Benedict XIII. was the second wife of Albany: Muriella, eldest daughter of William de Keith, Great Marischal of Scotland' (see Sir J. Balfour Paul's Scots Peerage, i. 148).

ADDENDUM

D.

By the courtesy of the Marquis of Lansdowne I have lately been allowed to see a charter by Maurice de Dromod to John Mercer of the barony of Mikil Ewre, dated Wednesday after St. Mathias's day, 1362 (i.e. 1 March 1362-63). One of the witnesses is 'Johannes Dei gracia abbas de Insula Missarum,'

[M. T.]