From Manx Soc vol IV,VII & IX

THOSE WHO DID HOMAGE TO THE KING OF ENGLAND IN GALLOWAY

THE UNDER WRITTEN ARE THOSE WHO DID HOMAGE TO THE KING OF ENGLAND IN GALLOWAY.

A.D. 1291.

IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, AMEN.

IN presence of myself, Notaries, and subscribing Witnesses, the underneath written signatures of Bishops, Abbots, Priors, Prioresses, Counts, Barons, Communities of villages, and others of the People, both Clergy as well as Laity of the Kingdom of Scotland, appeared, and took oaths of fealty to the before-mentioned Lord Edward, illustrious King of England, as superior and right Lord of the Kingdom of Scotland at the place appointed, namely, on divers days and places according as they follow in rotation.

In the year of our Lord one thousand two hundred and ninety-one, and nineteenth year of the reign of the said Lord King Edward, fourth indiction, and twelfth day of the month of June, near the Manor of Norham.

Town of Perth.

On the eighth day of the month of July, in the house of the Mendicant Brethren, Town of Perth, in the Cemetery of the Church.

Present.

Brother Andrews, Abbot of Cupar, etc.
The Noble Lady, Maria, Queen of Man, etc.
Countess of Stratherne.
John le Boutiler.
John de Cambron.

Made oath to the said Lord the King, in the Church of the Mendicant Brethren at Perth.

The year and indiction aforesaid, at Linlithgow, the fourth day of the aforesaid month of July.

Crystina Prioress of Manuel, Made fealty to the aforesaid Lord the King as above.

INFRA SCRIPTA INVENIUNTTJR DE HOMAGIO DOMINO REGI ANGLIÆ DEBITO DE TERRA GALWEDIÆ.

IN NOMINE DOMINI, AMEN.

19 Ed I

IN præsentia mei, Notarii, et Testium subscriptorum, infra scripti Episcopi, Abbates, Priores, Priorissæ, Comites, Barones, ac Communitates villarum, et nonnulli alii Populares, tam Clerici, quam Laici de Regno Scotiæ, juramentum fidelitatis supradicto Domino Edwardo, Regi Angliæ illustri,ut superiori et directo Domino Regni Scotiæ, præsentaliter præstiterunt, videlicet, diversis diebus et locis prout sequitur seriatim.

Anno Domini millesimo ducentesimo nonagesimo primo, et regni dicti Domini Regis Edwardi decimo nono, indictione quarth, duodecimo die intrante mense Junio, in quodam Manerio juxta Norham.

Villæ de Pert.

Octava die intrante mense Julio, in domo Fratrum Prædicathrum Villæ de Pert, in Cimiterio extra Ecciesiam.

Presentibus.

Frater Andreas, Abbas de Cupro, etc.
Nobiis Mulier, Maria, Regina de Man, etc.
Comitissa de Stratherne.
Johannes le Boutiler.
Johannes de Cambron.

Fecerunt fidelitatena dicto Domino Regi in Ecclesia Fratrum Prædicatorum de Pert.

Anno et indictione prædictis, apud Lynlythton, quarta die exeunte prædicto meuse Julio.

Crystina Priorissa de Manuel, Fecit fidelitatem prædicto Domino Regi, ut supra.


 

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