Document 3/42/11 (CDS, ii, no. 1694 )
- Description
- Alexander Abernethy shows the king that the custody of all the land from the Forth to the Scottish mountains was committed to him by the king at Michaelmas 1303, for which he retained 60 men-at-arms besides foot till now. Though all his neighbours and equals since they came to the king’s peace have disbanded their retinues, living moderately, yet he has kept up his full number, lest he might be surprised on a sudden outbreak, without force to put it down. He also held the sheriffdoms of Kincardine, Forfar and Perth, with their clerks and constabularies and all others the king’s servants there, from Candlemas 1303 till now, and has thus sufficiently served the king, and answered for the issues of his bailliaries. Prays allowance for himself and his retinue at the king’s pleasure, and for the sheriffdoms and their servants as others of the same rank receive.
- Firm date
- August 1305 X September 1305
- Source for Data Entry
- CDS, ii, no. 1694
- Trad. ID
- CDS, ii, no. 1694
- Calendar number
- 3/42/11
- Charter type
- Petition
- Language
- Entered from an English summary