early 13th century, possibly as late as 22 Jan 1260
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
From People of Medieval Scotland
W. dei gratia Rex Scott’ . Omnibus probis Hominibus tocius terre sue clericis ⁊ laicis Salutem . Sci-|ant presentes ⁊ futuri me concessisse ⁊ Hac Carta mea confirmasse deo ⁊ ecclesie Sancti | Andree . Apostoli in Scocia . ⁊ canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus donacionem illam quam eis fece-|runt Hugo . Giffard . ⁊ Willelmus filius eius . de ecclesia de Thelin cum Tofto sacerdotis ⁊ | Tofto dereti . cum omnibus rectitudinibus suis . excepta illa Carrucata terre que ad | eandem ecclesiam pertinet . Tenend’ Sibi in liberam ⁊ perpetuam elemosinam . Ita libere | ⁊ Quiete sicut Carte predicti Hugonis . Giffard . ⁊ Willelmi filii eius testantur . ⁊ confirmant . | Testibus . Hugone . Cancellario meo . Henrico . Abbate de Abberbrohthoc . Comite . Dunecano . Iust’ . | Willelmo . Cumin . Willelmo de veteri ponte . Willelmo de Haia . Rad’ . Ruffo . Rog’ . de Mor-|tem’ . Allan’ . filio Sim’ . Herberto . Marescallo . Apud Kinkard’ .
William, by the grace of God king of Scots, to all worthy men of the whole of his land, clerk and lay, Greeting: Let present and future know that I have granted and by this my charter made firm, to God and to the church of St Andrew the Apostle in Scotia, and to the canons in the that place serving God, the donation that Hugh Giffard and his son William have made to them, of the church of Tealing, with priest’s toft, and the toft of the deòradh [‘dewar’, relic or relic-keeper], except for the ploughgate of land which belongs to the same church; for them to hold in free and perpetual alms, as freely and quietly as the charters of the said Hugh Giffard and his son William bear witness and confirm. As witnesses: Hugh my Chancellor; Henry, abbot of Arbroath; Earl Duncan, justice; William Comyn; William de Vieuxpont; William de la Haye; Ralph Ruff; Roger de Mortimer; Alan son of Simon; Herbert the Marischal. At Kinkardine.
