People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Document 1/53/105 (RRS, v, no. 96)

Description
Robert, king of Scots, places Melrose abbey and all its lands and possessions under his firm peace and protection. He firmly prohibits anyone from injuring them under pain of his full forfeiture. He grants them freedom from distraint for any debts, pledges or forfeitures, unless it is their own debts, pledges or forfeitures, except to his burgesses. He further commands his justiciars, sheriffs, and their baillies that anyone in their balliaries or burghs who owes debts to the religious or to their attorney bearing these letters may be compelled.
Firm date
28 June 1316
Dating Notes
28 June, regnal year 11
Place date (modern)
Kilwinning
Place date (document)
Kilwinyn
Related Place
Kilwinning
Source for Data Entry
RRS, v, no. 96
Trad. ID
RRS, v, no. 96
Calendar number
1/53/105
Charter type
Letters patent
Referred to as letter patent
yes
Language
Latin
Duplicate Original (contemporary)
yes
Notes
NRS, GD 55/360 and 360*. Melrose Liber, no. 360.

Total number of associated factoids: 4

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Date Short Summary Primary Witnesses
28 Jun. 1316 Concession of firm peace and protection yes
28 Jun. 1316 Concession of freedom from distraint yes
28 Jun. 1316 Command to justiciars, sheriffs and their baillies to enforce collection of Melrose abbey debts yes


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Date Short Summary Title Holder
28 Jun. 1316 king of Scots Robert [Bruce] I, king of Scots (d.1329)