mamus. Decernimus, eciam, irritum et inane, si secus actum fuerit de prefata ecclesia. [fol. 18.] (Abstract) 'ANOTHER CONFIRMATION upon the CHURCH of COWLESSY.' WILLIAM, Bishop of St. Andrews, makes known that he had inspected the Confirmation of Gamelin of good memory, our predecessor,' and had found it to be not cancelled, erased, or in any part vitiated, and that it ran in the form following. He then transcribes the Confirmation of Gamelin, which is to be found in Charter CXLII. At the close of the transcript the Charter resumes its course as follows. We therefore walking in the footsteps of Lord Gamelin, our predecessor of good memory, give, grant, and confirm, by our episcopal authority, to the aforesaid church of Lundors and the monks aforesaid, the aforesaid church of Cullessyn, with all its rights and pertinents, to be held and possessed for their own uses as freely and quietly as the late Lord Roger de Quency, Earl of Wyntonia, true patron of the same church, gave it, so far as it was in his power, and our aforesaid predecessor gave, granted, and confirmed the same to them.' He further approves and confirms the resignation and concession of Adam de Malcarstoun (see Charter CXLV.), and decrees that any thing that might be done to the contrary should be null and void.1 CXLVII De protectione regis Dauid. DAVID dei gracia Rex Scottorum, episcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Baronibus, Justiciariis, Vicecomitibus, ac ceteris regni nostri ministris, clericis et laicis, salutem in domino sempiternam. Cum regiam maiestatem deceat viros religiosos deo deuote seruientes in pace, tranquilitate, et quiete confouere [et] eorum iura, libertates, et priuilegia, a nonnullis progenitoribus nostris, regibus Scocie, predecessoribus nostris concessa, pia deuocione protegere, defendere, et conseruare; Quia summa racio est que pro religione et religiosis facit; Hinc est quod cum per inspeccionem cartarum religiosorum virorum, abbatis et conuentus monasterij de Lundors, Sancti andree dyocesis, a 1 There is nothing to determine the date of this Charter. William Wiseheart, the immediate successor of Gamelin, is probably the granter of the Charter. He occupied the see of St. Andrews from 1273 to 28th May 1279. But his successors, Frazer and Lamberton, each bore the name of William. predecessoribus nostris regibus Scocie concessarum, ad plenum intelleximus predictos religiosos, monasterium suum, homines, terras, possessiones vbicumque infra regnum nostrum existentes, bona, ac omnia alia iura sua, ad predictos religiosos et monasterium predictum spectancia, esse sub patronatu et regia maiestate regum Scocie, nullo medio, et pertinere ad eosdem; Nos vestigijs predecessorum nostrorum regum inherentes, predictos religiosos viros, monasterium suum, homines suos, terras et possessiones suas, vbicumque infra regnum nostrum existentes, sub nostra proteccione, patronatu, iurisdiccione, et regia maiestate nullo medio suscepimus, et recognoscimus fore subjectos, nec alium quemquam recognoscere debere, quantum ad superioritatis titulum, clameum, vel exaccionem secularem, preter nos, licet idem monasterium et dicti religiosi ibidem deo seruientes fuerint ab antiquo per Comitem Dauid, fratrem recolende memorie Willelmi regis Scocie predecessoris nostri fundati, et de diuersis terris et possessionibus in diuersis partibus regni nostri dotati. Quare vniuersitati vestre tenore presencium significamus et declaramus quod, licet terram nostram de le Garvyach nobis iure obuientem in consanguineum nostrum Thomam Comitem de Marre transtulimus, et eidem per cartam concessimus, intencionis nostre seu voluntatis nostre non extitit, nec est, dictos religiosos, monasterium suum, homines suos, terras, redditus, vel possessiones suas vbicumque existentes, et immediate ad nos pertinentes, in ipsum comitem de Marre, seu quemcunque alium transferre a nostro patronatu, vel regie maiestatis titulo abdicare, discidere, vel alienare firmiter inhibentes ne predictus comes de Marre seu quicumque alius racione vel pretextu cuiuscumque donacionis siue concessionis per nos, quouismodo facte seu faciende in futurum, predictos religiosos, monasterium suum, homines suos, terras seu possessiones suas vbicumque infra regnum nostrum existentes, molestare vel inquietare presumant, seu quacunque causam questionis contra nostre regie maiestatis et intencionis voluntatem, ad preiudicium nostri status non modicum et grauamen, commouere aliqualiter vel attemptare, super nostram plenariam forisfacturam, ac sub pena omnium que erga nos amittere poterint quoquomodo, set pocius suis libertatibus, priuilegiis, possessionibus, et aliis aysiamentis quibuscunque a nobis [uel] nostris predecessoribus eisdem religiosis indultis et concessis, libere et quiete vti et gaudere permittant. In cuius rei testimonium sigillum nostrum presentibus literis precepimus apponi, apud Edynburgh quintodecimo die Decembris anno Regni nostri vicesimo nono. 1 (Abstract) 'OF the PROTECTION of KING DAVID [II.].' 'DAVID, by the grace of God, King of Scots, to the bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justiciars, sheriffs, and other officers of our kingdom clerical and lay, health everlasting in the Lord.' It behoves the royal majesty to cherish in peace, tranquillity, and quiet the religious who devoutly serve God, and to protect, defend and preserve with pious devotion their rights, liberties, and privileges, which were granted by some of his progenitors, the Kings of Scotland. After an inspection of the Charters of the Abbot and Convent of Lundors granted by his predecessors, he understood fully that the monks, their monastery, their men, lands and possessions wherever they were throughout the kingdom, their goods, and all other rights possessed by the monks, were under the patronage and royal majesty of the Kings of Scotland, with no intermediary. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors he took under his protection, patronage, jurisdiction, and royal majesty, with no intermediary, the monastery, men, lands, and possessions of the monks, and declared that they were not subject to, nor ought to recognise, any other so far as related to title of superiority, claim, or secular exaction, although the monastery and the monks were founded of old by Earl David, brother of William, of revered memory, King of Scotland, his [King David's] predecessor, and endowed by him with divers lands and possessions in divers parts of the kingdom. 'Wherefore we signify and declare to all of you by the tenor of these presents that although we have transferred and granted by charter to our cousin, Thomas, Earl of Mar, our land of Garvyach, coming to us by right, it neither was nor is any part of our intention or will to transfer to the Earl of Mar himself, or to any other, the said religious, their monastery, their lands, rents, or possessions wherever they may be, which pertain to us without an intermediary, or to renounce, separate, or alienate them from the title of the royal majesty.' Wherefore he strictly forbids the Earl of Mar or any other whomsoever to molest or disturb the monks and their possessions by reason of, or under pretext of, any gift or grant made, or to be made, in any way by him, or to raise any question in law against the will and intention of the royal majesty, to the no small prejudice and grievance of the king's state. For such action they would be liable to the king's full forfeiture, and the loss of all which they could lose to 1 Or, as we should now say, 'the king's majesty.' the king. On the contrary they are to permit the monks to use and enjoy freely and quietly the liberties, privileges, possessions, and other easements of all kinds which had been granted by him or his predecessors. The King's Seal. 'At Edynburgh, on the 15th of December, in the twenty-ninth year of our reign.'1 CXLVIII De Contrauersia inter nos et dominum Thomam OMNIBVS hoc scriptum visuris vel audituris Thomas | comes de [fol. 19.] Marre et dominus de Garvyach, salutem in domino sempiternam. Nouerit vniuersitas vestra quod licet nuper quesiverimus et petiverimus a religiosis viris abbate et monachis monasterii sancte marie et sancti andree apostoli de Lundors, Sancti Andree dyocesis, homagium, fidelitatem, sectas et compariciones ad curias nostras, sicut a ceteris libere tenentibus nostris de le Garvyach, racione terrarum quas predicti religiosi tenent et possident infra le Garviach, nunc vero alio modo de veritate informati et de eorum libertatibus ad plenum instructi, predictos religiosos et eorum terras ad predicta onera nobis vel successoribus nostris prestanda pro nobis, heredibus nostris 2 vel successoribus nostris recognoscimus in nullo fore obligatos; Et istud omnibus quorum interest vel interesse possit pro nobis, heredibus, et successoribus nostris tenore presencium manifestaIn cujus rei testimonium hoc presens scriptum sigillo nostro magno autentico muniri fecimus penes predictos religiosos perpetuo remansurum. Datum apud castrum nostrum de Kyldromy, decimo nono die mensis Augusti, Anno domini M° cccmo quinquagesimo nono. mus. (Abstract) 'Or the DISPUTE between us and the LORD THOMAS, EARL of MAR.' THOMAS Earl of Mar, and Lord of Garvyach, makes known to all that although he had lately sought and claimed from the abbot and monks of Lundors, in the diocese of St. Andrews, homage, fealty, and suits and compearances in his courts, as from the other free-holders of the Garviach, by reason of the lands which the aforesaid religious held and 1 That is, 15th of December, 1357. 2 This word 'nostris' is subpunctuated in Ms. as a sign that it should be omitted. possessed within the Garviach, yet now, having been informed as to the truth, and being fully instructed as to their liberties, he acknowledges that the aforesaid religious and their lands are in no way under obligation for the burdens aforesaid due to him, his heirs, and successors. By the tenor of these presents he declares this for himself, his heirs, and successors, to all whom it may, or could, concern. In testimony of this he has caused the present writ to be fortified by his Great Seal. The writ was to be kept in the custody of the said religious. Given at our castle of Kyldromy, on the nineteenth day of the month of August, in the year of our Lord MCCCLIX.' CXLIX Dauid Comes de Hunthyngton.1 DAVID Comes de Huntinetoune [frater] regis Willelmi fundavit Abbathiam de Lundores et dedit et concessit deo et beate marie et monachis ibidem Deo servientibus, in liberam, puram, et perpetuam elemosinam, post certas terras et ecclesias, ultra month Fyntre, et in Garvyach Lethgawyl et Malynd cum pertinenciis suis et concessit eisdem decimam omnium lucrorum et placitorum suorum infra terram suam et extra, ultra month, quam habuit tempore donacionis illius Et decimam omnium rerum suarum et heredum suorum scilicet decimacionem bladi et farine, butiri et casii, carnis et venacionis, cibi et potus, coriorum ferarum cum mota canum captarum, et salis, uncti et cepi, et omnium aliarum rerum que decimari possunt et que dabuntur, vel vendentur, vel ad firmam ponentur, de maneriis suis vltra month. Et voluit et concessit vt predicta ecclesia de Lundors et monachi habeant et teneant omnia predicta in liberam, puram, et perpetuam elemosinam, de se et heredibus suis, cum omnibus libertatibus suis 2 et liberis consuetudinibus 1 This legal opinion on a disputed point of law has presented more difficulties of transcription than the whole of the rest of the Chartulary. In some places the ink has so far faded as to render the script illegible. In other places the references to the medieval commentators on the Civil and Canon Law are given in such an abbreviated form that much perplexity has been caused. The endeavour has been to present the text with the utmost possible accuracy. But it is obvious that even after the best endeavours of the editor, the text is, in some places, corrupt. In the Notes and Illustrations, the passages of the Civil and Canon Law and of the Commentators, who are referred to, are exhibited so far as they have been identified. 2 The word 'suis' is subpunctuated. |