Walter, bishop of Glasgow, for Melrose Abbey; he has given, granted, and by his charter established, that toft in the burgh of Glasgow which Ralph of Haddington built in the initial construction of the burgh.
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NRS GD55/45
2 November 1208 X August 1218
National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh
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Walterus dei Gratia Episcopus Glasguiensis vniuersis sancte matris ecclesie filiis tam posteris quam presentibus salutem in Christo . Sciatis| nos dedisse et concessisse [written concesseisse] et hac carta nostra confirmasse deo et ecclesie sancte marie de Melros et Monachis ibidem deo| seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam illud tophtum in Burgo de Glasgu . quod Ra[d]ulfus [written Rarulfus] de hadintune| edificauit in prima edificatione Burgi ad opus de Monachis de Melros . ita plenarie sicut illud edificauit et tenuit .| pro ut etiam prefatum tophtum predictis monachis datum carta predecessoris nostri pie memorie . I . episcopi Glasguensis testatur| Quare uolumus ut supradicti Monachi de Melros teneant et possideant predictum tophtum ita libere et quiete| sicut ipsi aliquam elemosinam liberius et quietius tenent et possident . His testibus . Magistro . Willelmo de blais archi-|diacono de bukigham . Magistro Willelmo de Grenlau . et Magistro Willelmo de hedeham . et Magistro Adam de| Walepol . et Magistro Theoderico . clericis nostris Thoma et Waltero capellanis nostris . et Willelmo de hanesley| Warino nepote nostro et Radulfo clerico et multis aliis apud Melros .
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Walter by the grace of God bishop of Glasgow sends greeting in Christ to all sons of Holy Mother Church, both those to come as well as those present. Know us to have given and granted and by this our charter to have made firm to God and to the church of St Mary at Melrose and to the monks serving God in that place, in free and everlasting alms, the toft in the burgh of Glasgow that Ralph of Haddington built at the first erection of the burgh, for the benefit of the monks of Melrose, as fully as he built it and held it, and just as the charter of our predecessor of good memory, Jocelin bishop of Glasgow, bears witness to the aforementioned toft given to the aforesaid monks. Wherefore we will that the abovesaid monks of Melrose hold and possess the aforesaid toft as freely and quietly as they freely and quietly hold and possess any alms. With these witnesses: Master William de Blois, archdeacon of Buckingham; Master William of Greenlaw, Master William of Ednam, Master Adam of Walpole, Master Theodoric, our clerks; Thomas and Walter our chaplains; William of Ainslie; Warin our nephew; Ralph our clerk; and many others. At Melrose.
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GD55/45- Repository
- National Records of Scotland
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- Edinburgh
- Shelfmark
- GD55/45
- Type
- Charter
- Date
- 2 November 1208 X August 1218
Catalogue Numbers
- People of Medieval ScotlandDocument 2/7/45
- Melr. Lib.no. 45