People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Document 3/16/6 (St A. Lib., 243)

Description
Duncan, earl of Fife, has given, granted and by his charter established to St Andrews Priory the chapel of Kettle (FIF) with land, teinds, oblations, and rights pertaining to the chapel, without reclamation by his heirs, holding perpetually in alms.
Firm date
1154 X 1178
Dating Notes
Death of Earl Duncan I × royal confirmation (_RRS_, ii, no. 151), which is dated by death of Walter de Bidun, the chancellor in 1178, prob. after 14 Oct. The witness lists to Duncan's charters anent Kettle, Cupar, Markinch and Nydie (nos. 22, 23, 24, 26) are very similar, and may suggest they were drawn up at or around the same time.
Source for Data Entry
St Andrews Liber, 243
Trad. ID
St A. Lib., 243
Calendar number
3/16/6
Charter type
Charter
Language
Latin
Original (contemporary)
yes
Notes
Dunecanus Comes de Fif is missing from the printed edition but clearly there in the original. NLS, Adv. MS 15.1.18, no. 70.
Document Image
See the Models of Authority website for an image of this charter with transcription, translation, etc.

Total number of associated factoids: 10