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NRS GD55/1

1143 X 24 August 1147

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King David has granted and given to St Mary's [church] at Melrose, Melrose, Eildon and Darnick (ROX), with other rights and possessions.

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D dei gratia Rex scottorum Episcopis . Abbatibus . Comitibus . Baronibus . et probis hominibus suis . et Omnibus fidelibus suis totius regni sui . francis . et Anglicis .| et Scottis . et Galwensibus  salutem. Sciatis me pro anima mea et animabus patris et matris mee . et fratris me Ædgari . et aliorum fratrum et Sororum mearum| et vxoris mee Matildis . et etiam pro anima Henrici filii mei et heredis . et Antecessorum et Successorm meorum Concessisse et dedisse deo et Sancte| MARie de MelRos . et Monachis ibidem deo seruientibus de Rieuall’ Annuente et Concedente Henrico filio meo et herede et per cartam suam| confirmante . in perpetuam Elemosinam . totam scilicet terram de MelRos . et totam terram de Eldune . et totam terram de Dernewic . per terminos et Rectas diuisas suas . in Bosco et plano . in pratis et aquis . in pasturis et Moris . in uiis et semitis . et in omnibus aliis rebus liberas et quie-|tas . et Solutas ab omni terreno seruitio et exactione seculari . perpetuo tenore possidere. Insuper autem sciatis me dedisse predictis monachis| et hac mea Carta Confirmasse in terra mea . et in forestis meis . scilicet de Seleschirche . et de Trauequair omnia aisiamenta sua . pasturam| scilicet . ad aueria sua . et ligna . et materiem . et pasnagium . ubique ad suos proprios usus sicut ego ipse melius habeo ad opus meum . et nominatum inter| Galche et Leder . Preterea in aquis de Tweda infra terminos eorum piscaturam . tam ex mea parte fluminis quam ex eorum parte ubique .| Preter uero omnia supradicta dedi et confirmaui eis ad incrementum Galtuneshalech . et totam terram et boscum de Galtunesside| sicut ego ipse et Henricus filius meus . et Abbas Ricardus eiusdem ecclesie preiuimus et circuiuimus die Veneris Crastino Ascensionis| domini . Anno scilicet secundo quo Stephanus Rex Anglie captus est. Testibus ad hoc presens donum . Iohanne episcopo . Willelmo nepote regis . Hugone de| Moreuill’ . Willelmo de Sumeruill’ . Henrico filio Swain . Geruasio Ridel. Volo itaque ut ipsi omnes has predictas terras et Res suas . ita libere| et quiete teneant . et possideant . sicut aliqua Elemosina liberius et quietius . perpetuo tenore teneri potest et possideri. Teste HenRico . filio| meo . Iohanne episcopo . Willelmo nepote meo . Willelmo cancellario . Madad comite . Roberto de Humframuill’ . Hugone de Moreuill’ . Waltero filio Ala-|ni Hugone Briton . Osberto de Ardene . Geruasio Ridel . Willelmo de Sumeruill’ . Ricardo Gernun . Ricardo Anglico . Willelmo de Lindes’| Ascelino archidiacono . Iordane clerico . Estmundo Elemosinario. Preterea homines de eadem terra. Gopatric’ comite . Vlfchillo filio Ethestan . Osol-|fo filio HuctR’ . Maccus filius Vndwain . Huctredo filio Sioth . Huctredo filio Gospatric . Orm filio Eilaf . Eilaf filio Gospatric . Edulfo| filio Norm’ . Osolfo filio Ediue . Osolfo filio Elfstan . Roberto Brus meschin . Radulfo. filio Turstain . Rogero nepote episcopi.| APud ERcheldoN IN IuNio.

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David, by the grace of God king of the Scots, to his bishops, abbots, earls, barons, and worthy men, and to all his sworn men of his entire kingdom, French, and English, and Gaelic, and Galwegian, Greeting: Know me, for the sake of my soul and the souls of my father and mother, and of my brother Edgar, and of my other brothers and my sisters, and of my wife Matilda, and also for the sake of the soul of Henry my son and heir, and of my ancestors and successors, to have granted and given to God and St Mary at Melrose, and to the monks of Rievaulx serving God there, with Henry my son and heir approving and consenting, and affirming by his own charter, in perpetual alms, the whole land of Melrose, and the whole land of Eildon, and the whole land of Darnick, by their boundaries and correct divisions, in wood and plain, in meadows and waters, in pastures and moors, in roads and paths, and in all other things, free and quit and loosed from all earthly service and worldly exaction, to possess in perpetual tenure. Moreover, know me to have given to the aforesaid monks, and made firm by this my charter, in my land and in my forests of Selkirk and at Traquair, all their easements, that is, pasture for their cattle, and wood, and timber, and pannage everywhere for their own uses, as well as I myself have for my own use, especially between Gala and Leader. Moreover, in the waters of the Tweed, within their boundaries, fishing as well on my side of the stream as anywhere on their side. Besides all the things said above, I have given and made firm to them, for an augmentation, Gatton, and the whole land and wood of Gattonside, just as I myself and Henry my son, and Abbot Richard of the same church went before and around on Friday, the morrow of the Ascension of the Lord, in the second year in which Stephen king of England was held captive. As witnesses to this present gift, John the bishop, William the king’s nephew, Hugh de Morville, William de Somerville, Henry son of Swain, Gervase Ridel. I therefore will that they should hold and possess all these their aforesaid lands and things so freely and quitely as any alms can be freely and quitely held and possessed in perpetual tenure. As witness, Henry my son, John the bishop, William my nephew, William the chancellor, Madad the earl, Robert de Umfraville, Hugh de Morville, Walter son of Alan, Hugh Brett, Osbert of Arden, Gervase Ridel, William de Somerville, Richard Gernun, Richard English, William of Lindsay, Ascelin the archdeacon, Jordan the clerk, Eastmund the almoner. In addition, the men of the same land, Gospatic the earl, Ulkil son of Æthelstan, Osulf son of Uhtred, Maccus son of Undweyn, Uhtred son of Sioth, Uhtred son of Gospatric, Orm son of Eilaf, Eilaf son of Gospatric, Eadwulf son of Norman, Osulf son of Eadgifu, Osulf son of Ælfstan, Robert Bruce meschin, Ralph son of Thurstan, Robert the bishop’s nephew. At Earlston, in June.