People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Transaction: Gift of toft next to port of Biel (ELO)

Type of Transaction
Gift
From Source
3/15/3 (Duncan, May Docs., no. 53)
Firm date
22 August 1138 X 1159
Probable date
perhaps 22/Aug/1138 × 1153
Dating Notes
Accession of Earl Cospatric (II) of Dunbar × papal confirmation to Reading Abbey (<em>Papsturkunden- Holtzmann</em>, PU England, iii, no. 126); possible date if this charter pre-dates the establishment or conversion of the monks there.
Primary
yes
Dare
yes
Tenendas
in (free, pure and/or perpetual) alms
Tenendas original language
in perpetuam elemosinam
Exemptions
free and quit from all service and/or aid, custom and exaction
Exemptions original language
ab omni consuetudine
Sicut clause
Included; My land
Spiritual Benefits
Ancestors (pro anima); Any Spiritual Benefit; Father (pro anima); Mother (pro anima); Self (pro salute anime); Son(s) (pro salute anime); Successors (pro anima); Wife (pro salute anime)

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Role Name Name (original language) Name (translation) Floruits
Grantor Cospatric, earl of Dunbar (d.1166) Gospatricius Cospatric, earl of Dunbar 1138 × 1165
Beneficiary May Priory Sancto Ythernino de Mai et fratribus St Ethernan of May and the brothers 1150 × 1286


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Name Name (original language) Name (translation) Floruits Order
Waltheof, earl of Dunbar (d.1182) filio comitis Waldef son of the earl, Waltheof 1159 × 1180 1
Deirdre, countess of Dunbar Derd' Countess Deirdre 1138 × 1138 2


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Type Name Original Text Related Place
Biel toft next to port of Biel umum plenarium toftum iuxta protum meum de Bele Biel (Belhaven)