People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Document 1/54/157 (RRS, vi, no. 148)

Description
David, king of Scots, with the consent of the most excellent prince, Lord Edward, king of England, and of the prelates, nobles and others of his kingdom of Scotland, by the special request of the venerable fathers in Christ and Lords John, archbishop of York, primate of England, Thomas, bishop of Durham, and Gilbert, bishop of Carlisle, and the noble men Henry de Percy, Ralph de Neville, Henry Lescrope and Thomas Musgrave on the part of the king of England; and the reverend fathers in Christ William, bishop of St Andrews, Thomas, bishop of Caithness, and Patrick, bishop of Brechin, chancellor of Scotland, and the beloved and faithful men Patrick, earl of March, Robert Erskine and William of Livingston knights, for his part, have deliberated over the indenture of final concord, quoted in full here. [Text, in French, of the Treaty of Berwick, agreeing to the ransom of King David for 100,000 marks, to be paid over the following ten years, at either Berwick, Norham, Bamburgh, or London, and that a truce shall be observed, including Edward Balliol and John of the Isles. And the kings of England and Scotland are to ratify and confirm the indenture by letters patent under great seals, to be sent to the Warden of Berwick upon Tweed on Martinmas (11 Nov.).] With the mature deliberation of the prelates, magnates and wise ones of the kingdom of Scotland, with their counsel and assent on the above tract, he approves, grants and promises the stipulated sum of 100,000 marks sterling, and obligates himself and his heirs, on pain of excommunication and sentences of interdict by the bishops of Scotland, namely of St Andrews, Glasgow, Brechin, Caithness, Dunkeld, Moray, Aberdeen, Ross, Argyll and Whithorn.
Firm date
5 October 1357
Dating Notes
5 Oct., AD 1357
Place date (modern)
Berwick upon Tweed
Place date (document)
Berewycum super Twedam
Related Place
Berwick
Source for Data Entry
RRS, vi, no. 148
Trad. ID
RRS, vi, no. 148
Calendar number
1/54/157
Charter type
Public Instrument
Language
Latin
Document type notes
This is a Latin inspection, notarially attested, of the French 'Treaty of Berwick', dated 3 Oct.
Original (contemporary)
yes
Notes
TNA, E39/28/1; Foedera, iii, 374; CDS, iii, no. 1659. Parts of the Treaty of Berwick are printed in translation in Dickinson et al., Source Book of Scottish History, i, 169-71, and in Donaldson, Scottish Historical Documents, 63-4.

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Date Short Summary Title Holder
5 Oct. 1357 king of Scots David II, king of Scots (d. 1371)
5 Oct. 1357 Dominus (Seigneur - Lord - Sir) Edward III, king of England (d. 1377)
5 Oct. 1357 king of England Edward III, king of England (d. 1377)
5 Oct. 1357 notary public Adam of Hilton, notary public
5 Oct. 1357 clerk Adam of Hilton, notary public
5 Oct. 1357 clerk William of Ragenhill, notary public
5 Oct. 1357 notary public William of Ragenhill, notary public
5 Oct. 1357 notary public John Clerevans, notary public
5 Oct. 1357 clerk John Clerevans, notary public
5 Oct. 1357 Dominus (Seigneur - Lord - Sir) Roger de Percy, knight
5 Oct. 1357 Dominus (Seigneur - Lord - Sir) Richard Tempest, knight
5 Oct. 1357 Dominus (Seigneur - Lord - Sir) Richard of Totesham, knight
5 Oct. 1357 knight Roger de Percy, knight
5 Oct. 1357 knight Richard Tempest, knight
5 Oct. 1357 knight Richard of Totesham, knight
5 Oct. 1357 Dominus (Seigneur - Lord - Sir) William Ramsay, earl of Fife (d. 1359x60))
5 Oct. 1357 Dominus (Seigneur - Lord - Sir) William de Vaux, knight
5 Oct. 1357 Dominus (Seigneur - Lord - Sir) John Herries, knight
5 Oct. 1357 knight William Ramsay, earl of Fife (d. 1359x60))
5 Oct. 1357 knight William de Vaux, knight
5 Oct. 1357 knight John Herries, knight
5 Oct. 1357 archbishop of York John, archbishop of York (d. 1373)
5 Oct. 1357 bishop of Durham Thomas, bishop of Durham (d. 1381)
5 Oct. 1357 bishop of Carlisle Gilbert, bishop of Carlisle (d. 1362)
5 Oct. 1357 primate of England John, archbishop of York (d. 1373)
5 Oct. 1357 Dominus (Seigneur - Lord - Sir) John, archbishop of York (d. 1373)
5 Oct. 1357 Dominus (Seigneur - Lord - Sir) Thomas, bishop of Durham (d. 1381)
5 Oct. 1357 Dominus (Seigneur - Lord - Sir) Gilbert, bishop of Carlisle (d. 1362)
5 Oct. 1357 bishop of St Andrews William Landellis, bishop of St Andrews (d. 1385)
5 Oct. 1357 bishop of Brechin Patrick of Leuchars, bishop of Brechin (d. 1383)
5 Oct. 1357 bishop of Caithness Thomas of Fingask, bishop of Caithness (1365x69)
5 Oct. 1357 chancellor of Scotland Patrick of Leuchars, bishop of Brechin (d. 1383)
5 Oct. 1357 knight Patrick (V), earl of Dunbar/March and Moray (d.1369)
5 Oct. 1357 knight Robert Erskine, chamberlain
5 Oct. 1357 knight William of Livingston, knight
5 Oct. 1357 earl of March Patrick (V), earl of Dunbar/March and Moray (d.1369)