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NLS Adv. MS 15.1.18, no. 33

Aug/1138

National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

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P[atrick], abbot of Dunfermline, W[ido/Guy], abbot of Lindores and H[ugh], prior of May, judges-delegate appointed by Pope Innocent III, pronounce a decision in the complaint which Ranulf, archdeacon of St Andrews, made against Hugh the steward, and Jordan, his nepos, on the other part, concerning the lands laying on the west of the ‘new work’ towards the houses of Lamburc, which he asserted belonged his archdeaconry. The judges decided, at the mediation of Sir William, bishop of St Andrews, that Hugh and Jordan would resign and quitclaim the lands, together with the buildings which they have built upon them, to the archdeacon and his successors. In return, the archdeacon has given to Hugh the steward 15 marks and Jordan 10 marks and 4 ‘perticatas’ of land, immediately east of the house of Simon the clerk, which he had received from Prior Thomas and the convent of St Andrews, for a rent of one pound of cumin.

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. P . ⁊ W. abbates de Dunfermelin ⁊ de lundores . ⁊ h . prior de pethneweme  Omnibus ad quorum noticiam ⁊ intellectum tenor presentis scripti peruenerit  salutem in domino . | Nouerit fraternitas uestra [nos] mandato domini pape Innocentii suscepto nobis iniunctum fuisse  ut questionem quam Ranulfus archidiaconus de sancto andrea proponebat aduersus hugonem | seneschaldum ⁊ Jordanum nepotem ipsius super terris ex occidentalis parte noui operis existentibus uersus domos lamburc quas asserebat ad archidiaconatum suum specta-|re  conuocatis partibus ⁊ auditis vel iudicio decideremus  vel compositione interueniente liti finem imponeremus . Conuocatis igitur aliquociens partibus tandem mediante | domino episcopo sancti andree Willelmo . ⁊ partes suas interponente nobis etiam auctoritatem prestantibus ⁊ operam ⁊ diligentiam adhibentibus  compositum est inter partes ita quod | hugo seneschaldus ⁊ Jordanus nepos eius resignauerunt ⁊ quietas in posterum clamauerunt terras illas cum edificiis in eis ab ipsis constructis . R . archidiacono ⁊ succes-|soribus eius . Ipse uero . R . archidiaconus pro resignatione facienda ⁊ pro bono pacis dedit hugoni seneschaldo . xv . marcas . ⁊ Jordano . x . marcas ⁊ quatuor perticatas | terre quas a . T . priore ⁊ eius conuentu acceperat proximas domui symonis clerici ex parte orientali tenendas de se ⁊ successoribus suis sibi ⁊ heredibus suis soluendo | annuatim unam libram cimini . ⁊ ut hec compositio rata consistat ⁊ imperpetuum inconcussa permaneat inuiolabiliter obseruanda  tam sigilli domini episcopi quam nostrorum | appositione est corroborata ⁊ confirmata . His testibus . Domino . T . priore ⁊ eius conuentu . Andrea de morauia . Magistro Adam . Magistro Stephano . Magistro ysaac . | Magistro Symone . Willelmo de karel decano . Willelmo capellano de Brechhin . Willelmo de deruesin . Petro ⁊ Eadwardo capellanis domini episcopi . Johanne de hautuisel . | Willelmo de Colin . Johanne de londiniis . Radulfo nigro . Johanne maraschaldo . Symone de nuisi . Eutropio dispensatore . Petro ⁊ hugone de nidin ⁊ Roberto | de kalledouer pueris domini episcopi . Willelmo lambin . Gileberto Britone . Symone clerico .

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Patrick and Wido/Guy, abbots of Dunfermline and of Lindores, and Hugh, prior of Pittenweem : To all to whose attention and understanding the content of the present written document shall have come : Greeting in the Lord. May your fraternity know that, with the mandate of Innocent the lord Pope having been received by us, we have been enjoined either to decide by a judgment the dispute which Ranulf, archdeacon of St Andrews, brought against Hugh the Steward and Jordan his nephew over the lands on the west side of the new work standing opposite the dwellings of Lamburc, and which he was claiming to belong to his own archdeaconry, having called together and heard the parties; or to impose an end to the dispute by mediating an agreement. The parties therefore having been called together several times, with William, lord bishop of St Andrews, acting as mediator, and standing between the two sides, with us also discharging authority and employing effort and diligence, it was agreed between the parties so that Hugh the Steward and Jordan his nephew resigned and quitclaimed those lands for the future, and the buildings in them that were built by them, to Ranulf the archdeacon and to his successors. And Ranulf the archdeacon himself has given to Hugh the Steward, in return for making the resignation and for the sake of peace, 15 merks, and to Jordan 10 merks and four perches of land that he had received from Thomas the prior and his community near the dwelling of Simon the clerk on the east side, for Jordan and his heirs to hold of him and his successors by paying one pound of cumin yearly. And so that this authoritative agreement should stand firm and remain unchanged in perpetuity, to be observed without violation, it has been reinforced and made firm by the application of the seal of the lord bishop as well as our own. With these witnesses: the lord Thomas the prior, and the community; Andrew of Moray; Master Adam; Master Stephen; Master Isaac; Master Simon; William of Crail, dean; William, chaplain of Brechin; William of Dairsie; Peter and Edward, the chaplains of the lord bishop; John of Haltwhistle; William of Gullane; John of London; Ralph Niger; John the marischal; Simon de Noisy; Eutrope the dispenser; Peter and Hugh of Nydie and Robert of Calder, man-servants of the lord bishop; William Lambin; Gilbert Breton; Simon the clerk.