Document 2/136/10 (Scotia Pontificia, no. 164)
- Description
- Pope Celestine III writes to the abbot of the monastery of Melrose, taking the church of Melrose into his protection; all the possessions and goods which they have or may acquire by papal permission, by the liberality of kings or the gifts of the faithful, may remain with the abbot and his successors, including the place on which the monastery is situated, from the gift of David, king of Scotland, who founded it, that is, all the land of Melrose (ROX), Eildon (ROX) and Darnick (ROX), all the land of Gattonside (ROX) and the additions which Malcolm and William, kings of Scots, made, easements of wood, timber and pannage throughout the king’s forest of Selkirk and Traquair, for their own uses, also from the donation of Malcolm and William, all the pasture and use of the forest between the Gala and Leader [Waters] by its marches from Wedale (Stow, MLO) and the land of Richard de Morville, constable of the king, as made and perambulated in the presence of the king, Earl David, his brother, and the bishops, earls and other multitudes, and within those marches, the grange called Balassis, the buildings of Colmslie (ROX), Buckholm (ROX) and Whitelee (ROX), and the grange of Park (ROX), and all remaining buildings which they possess in forest, all the clearing of Blainslie (ROX) outwith the forest, to be cultivated, as will be useful to the abbey and as contained in the charter of Richard de Morville, from the gift of the said king the fishing in the water of Tweed within their boundaries as much from the king’s part of the river to their part, the fishery of Selkirk, one net in ‘Berewicstrem’ out of the two nets the king has there, other fisheries of Tweed, from the gift of the same king, the land which belonged to William Lunnok, the service of him and his heirs, 20 acres [lacuna occurs here… liberties] and exemption of secular exactions indulged by David, Malcolm and William, kings of Scots, by princes and by other faithful, the pope now established by apostolic authority. The pontiff prohibits anyone from presuming to disturb or injure the abbey in respect to murders, assizes, pleas, complaints, scutage, geld, passage, travelling tolls, tolls, taxes, aids or any other service, custom, and secular exaction.
- Firm date
- 14 April 1191 X 8 January 1198
- Dating Notes
- Pontificate of Celestine III (from coronation)
- Source for Data Entry
- Scotia Pontificia, no. 164
- Trad. ID
- Scotia Pontificia, no. 164
- Calendar number
- 2/136/10
- Charter type
- Papal privilege: general confirmation
- Language
- Latin