Document 3/542/1 (Yester Writs, no. 17)
- Description
- Richard Soylard has received from Sir Hugh Giffard all the land of ‘le Snoc’ which he bought from Peter Broun and from Agnes his wife in the villa of Berwick with all liberties and easements pertaining to it, as fully contained in Sir Hugh’s charter, cited here in full. Richard swears to observe these agreements without fraud or artifice.
- Firm date
- undated
- Probable date
- Mid 13th century, poss. ca 1251×53
- Dating Notes
- John Grey as mayor of Berwick
- Source for Data Entry
- Yester Writs, no. 17
- Trad. ID
- Yester Writs, no. 17
- Calendar number
- 3/542/1
- Charter type
- Charter
- Language
- Latin
- Notes
- Sir Hugh Giffard’s charter can be found at 3/245/6. Note that Thomas of Moray and Matthew of Greenlaw were also mayors of Berwick in the mid-13th century.