Document 1/54/208 (RRS, vi, no. 194)
- Description
- David, king of Scots, with the deliberation of his council, has given Melrose abbey the liberty that they may hold their lands without any retention in perpetuity, namely between the waters of Leader and Gala from the north to the Tweed between the marches of Selkirk forest and Lauderdale and the marches of the lands of Earlston, and the lands in the precinct of the monastery, namely from the burn flowing between Maxton (ROX) and Lessudden (St Boswells, ROX) and descending to the Tweed and up by the marches of the barony of Bowden (ROX); in free regality with pleas of the crown, reserving four points falling to the crown. Officers of the crown may not take prises, captions, tallages, arriage, carriage, or suits of court.
- Firm date
- 31 August 1358
- Dating Notes
- last day of August, regnal year 29
- Place date (modern)
- Edinburgh, in our council
- Place date (document)
- Edynburgh'
- Related Place
- Edinburgh
- Source for Data Entry
- RRS, vi, no. 194
- Trad. ID
- RRS, vi, no. 194
- Calendar number
- 1/54/208
- Charter type
- Charter
- Language
- Latin
- Duplicate Original (contemporary)
- yes
- Notes
- NRS, GD 55/435, 435*; Melrose Liber, no. 435
Records of the Parliaments of Scotland: RPS 1358/8/2