late 12th/early 13th century
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
From People of Medieval Scotland
Willelmus . dei gratia Episcopus Sancti Andree . Omnibus has litteras uisuris uel audituris eternam in domino Salutem . Nouerit | uniuersitas uestra nos ad petitionem Adam de Kinigmund concessisse . ⁊ Hac karta nostra confirmasse Willelmo . filio . Lambini | ⁊ heredibus suis illam Carucatam terre Scilicet Balrimund quam prenominatus adam tenet in uita sua de Priore ⁊ Con-|uentu sancti Andree . Tenend’ sibi ⁊ Heredibus suis de predicto Adam quam diu idem adam de kinigmund uixerit . red-|dendo inde annuatim prenominato adam unam marcam argenti medietatem ad Festum sancti martini ⁊ medietatem ad | Pentecosten . Quare uolumus ut predictus Willelmus . filius . Lambini ⁊ heredes sui habeant teneant ⁊ possideant predictam | terram de Balrimund cum omnibus ad predictam terram iuste pertinentibus quamdiu prenominatus adam de kinigmund uixerit . | ita libere ⁊ Quiete . plenarie ⁊ honorifice sicut karta adam de kinigmund testatur . Hiis Testibus . Magistro Laur’ . | Archidiacono sancti andree . Petro ⁊ Edwardo Capallanis nostris . Johanne de Hautewise . Geruasio de Neafle . Magistro | Stephano . Magistro Michaele . Galfrido de Neafle . Petro de Driburc . Clericis nostris . Willelmo de Wiuile Malc' iudice . ⁊ multis aliis .
William, by the grace of God Bishop of St Andrews, to all who shall view or hear these letters, wishes eternal salvation in the Lord: Know us all of you, at the request of Adam of Kinninmonth, to have granted and by this our charter to have made firm to William son of Lambin and his heirs, the ploughgate of land, that is, Balrymont, which the aforementioned Adam holds for his lifetime of the Prior and religious community of St Andrews; for him and his heirs to hold of the said Adam for as long as Adam of Kinninmonth shall live; by rendering thereupon annually to the aforenamed Adam one merk of silver, half at the feast of St Martin and half at Pentecost. Wherefore we will that the aforesaid William son of Lambin and his heirs shall have, hold and possess the aforesaid land of Balrymont with everything rightly pertaining to the aforesaid land, as long as the aforenamed Adam of Kinninmonth shall live; as freely and quietly, fully and honourably as the charter of Adam of Kinninmonth bears witness. With these witnesses: Master Laurence, archdeacon of St Andrews; Peter and Edward, our chaplains; John of Haltwhistle, Gervase de Neaufles, Master Stephen, Master Michael, Geoffrey de Neaufles, Peter of Dryburgh, our clerks; William of Wyville; Malcolm the judex; and many others.
