Document 1/27/0 (Douglas, iv, no. 2)
- Description
- The king and overlord of Scotland [Edward I] writes to Alan, bishop of Caithness, chancellor of Scotland, commanding that he, under the common seal appointed for the government of Scotland, on the part of the guardians of the kingdom of Scotland, constituted by the king, give strictly in charge to the sheriff and his baillies of Lanark, that, according to the law and custom of the kingdom of Scotland, they cause William of Douglas, knight, to be summoned to appear before the king at Berwick on the morrow of the feast of St Peter ad vincula coming, to answer to him for contempt of his mandate recently addressed to him, and to the abbot and convent of Melrose, regarding injuries, damage and grievances done by Douglas to them, as they allege. And that the same sheriff and baillies shall, on his behalf inhibit the said William that in the meantime he shall not inflict injury on the said abbot and convent.
- Firm date
- 3 July 1291
- Dating Notes
- 3rd day of July [1291]
- Place date (modern)
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Place date (document)
- Berewyk super Twed
- Related Place
- Berwick
- Source for Data Entry
- Fraser, Douglas, iv, no. 2
- Trad. ID
- Douglas, iv, no. 2
- Calendar number
- 1/27/None
- Charter type
- Brieve
- Language
- Latin