20 September 1202 X 15 May 1207
National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh
From People of Medieval Scotland
Florentius dei gratia Glasguiensis electus Vniuersis sancte matris ecclesie filiis tam posteris quam presentibus salutem| in Christo . Sciatis nos dedisse et concessisse et hac karta nostra confirmasse deo et ecclesie sancte Marie de Melr’| et monachis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam illud tophtum in burgo de glas-|gu . quod ranulfus de hadintune edificauit in prima edificatione burgi . ad opus domus de Melros .| ita plenarie sicut illud edificauit et tenuit . prout etiam prefatum tophtum predictis Monachis datum carta pre-|decessoris nostri pie memorie . I . episcopi glasg’ testatur . Quare uolumus ut supradicti Monachi de Melr’ teneant| et possideant predictum tophtum ita libere et quiete sicut ipsi aliquam elemosinam liberius et quietius tenent et possi-|dent . His testibus . Radulfo episcopo de dune . R . abbate de kinlos . Magistro . I . officiali . Benedicto capel-|lano . Alexandro capellano . Magistro terri . Hugone Luuel . Waltero de paris . et aliis multis
Florence, by the grace of God elect of Glasgow, to all the sons of Holy Mother Church, as well future as present, sends greeting in Christ. Know us to have given and granted, and by this our charter to have made firm, to God and to the church of Saint Mary at Melrose, and to the monks in that place serving God, as free and everlasting alms, the toft in the burgh of Glasgow that Ranulf of Haddington built at the original construction of the burgh for the benefit of the monastic house of Melrose, as fully as he built and held it, just as the charter of our predecessor of good memory, Jocelin bishop of Glasgow, also witnesses the aforementioned toft given to the aforesaid monks. Wherefore we will that the monks of Melrose mentioned above shall hold and possess the aforesaid toft as freely and quietly as they freely and quietly hold and possess any alms. With these witnesses: Ralph, bishop of Down; Ralph, abbot of Kinloss; Master J. the official; Benedict, chaplain; Alexander, chaplain; Master Terri [Theodoric], Hugh Lovell; Walter de Paris; and many others.
