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NRS GD55/43

19 August 1179 X 1186

National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh

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Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow, for Melrose Abbey; he has given and granted the toft in the burgh of Glasgow (LAN) which Ralph of Haddington built.

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Iocelinus . dei gratia glasguensis episcopus . vniuersis sancte matris ecclesie filiis tam posteris quam presentibus salutem in christo . Sciatis nos dedisse| et concessisse . et hac carta nostra confirmasse deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de maylros et monachis ibidem deo seruientibus| in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam . illud toftum in burgo de glasgu . quod Rannulfus de hadintun edificauit| in prima edificatione burgi ad opus domus de maylros . ita plenarie sicut illud edificauit et tenuit . Quare| uolumus ut predicti monachi de maylros teneant et possideant predictum toftum ita libere et quiete sicut ipsi aliquam| elemosinam liberius et quietius tenent et possident . His testibus . Hugone abbate de Neubot’ . Symone archidiacono glasguensi . Helia .| Magistro Iohanne . Helia Philippo . Beda . Eng’. Herberto . canonicis de glasg’ . Willelmo et Waltero clericis episcopi . Alano| dapifero regis . Erkembaldo de Duueglas . Roberto de mungumbri . Hugone de paduin’. Alexandro . senescaldo episcopi .

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Jocelin, by the grace of God bishop of Glasgow, to all of the sons of Holy Mother Church, as well future as present, sends greetings in Christ. Know us to have given and granted, and by this our charter to have made firm, to God and the church of St Mary at Melrose and the monks in that place serving God, as free and everlasting alms, the toft in the burgh of Glasgow that Ranulf of Haddington built during the original construction of the burgh for the benefit of the monastic house of Melrose, as fully as he built and held it. Wherefore we will that the aforesaid monks of Melrose shall hold and possess the aforesaid toft as freely and quietly as they freely and quietly hold and possess any alms. With these witnesses: Hugh, abbot of Newbattle; Simon, archdeacon of Glasgow; Elias, Master John, Elias, Philip, Bede, Ingram, Herbert, canons of Glasgow; Archibald of Douglas; Robert of Montgomery; Hugh of Pettinain; Alexander, the bishop’s steward.