Kingship, Lordship and Sanctity in Medieval Britain by Steven Boardman;David Ditchburn;

Author:Steven Boardman;David Ditchburn;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2022-06-10T00:00:00+00:00

18 John de Normanville has given to Melrose abbey in pure and perpetual alms a certain part of his land in the territory of Maxton [i.e., Steelmoor] contained within these marches, viz. from the west side of Grenerig downstream by the burn [the Broomhouse burn?] to the road from Newton [Longnewton] to Roxburgh and by that road up to the furrow drawn from the monks’ land of Muirhouselaw (Morhus) northwards to the same road, and by that furrow up by the great stones to Muirhouselaw, with common pasture and other easements of Steelmoor (Stele). Warrandice. [c. 1230 × 4 February 1233]

Testibus domino Philippo de Mubrai, etc.

RUBRIC. Carta Iohannis de Normanuill’ de terra iuxta Grenerig in territorio de Mackist’ scilicet Stele (A, in red; hand of text).

HEADING. Carta Iohannis de Normanuill’ de terra iuxta Grenrig in territorio de Maxtun scilicet Stele (B; hand of text).

SOURCE. NLS, MS Advocates 34.4.11, fo 12v (late xiii cent. copy; incomplete) = A. BL, MS Harley 3960, fo 27v (late xv cent. copy; incomplete) = B.

PRINTED. Melrose Liber, i. no. 250 (from A).

COMMENT. Alexander II’s confirmation is dated 4 February 1233 at Traquair: RRS, iii. no. 185. The cartularists identified the land concerned as Steelmoor, a hill-spur adjoining Muirhouselaw farm on the north-east.

19 John de Normanville, knight, has given to Valmont abbey in pure and perpetual alms for the salvation of his soul and of his father, Hugh, and his wife, Beatrice, an annual rent of 20 sous of current money from his mill of La Pierre at Mautheville, half at Michaelmas and half at mid-Lent, to provide the monks with pittances on the day of Beatrice’s obit. Warranty; corroboration. 1233 [i.e., 3 April 1233 × 22 April 1234]

[No]auerint omnes ad quos presens scriptum peruenerit quod Ego Johannes de Normanuilla Miles dedi etb concessi Deo etc abbatie sancte Marie de Walemont et Monachis ibidem Deo seruientibus jn puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute Anime [m]aee et hugonis patris mei et beatricis vxoris mee et omnium antecessorum meorum viginti solidos vsualis Monete de annuo redditu percipiendos annuatim jn Molendino meo de petra sito apud Mauteuill’ . videlicet Medietatem ad festum sancti Michaelis . et aliam Medietatem ad Medium quadragesime ad pitanciam Monachorum jn die obitus dicte beatricis vxoris Mee . Predicto autem redditu habendo :d jamdicti Monachi ad dictos terminose justiciam suam jn dicto Molendino plenarje poterunt exercere . hunc autem redditum Ego sepedictus Johannes et heredes Mei tenemus guarantizare dicte abbatie contra omnes . Quod vt ratum et inconcussum permaneat :d hoc presens scriptum siggillif Mei Munimine roborauj . Actum anno dominj . Mo. cco. xxxo. tercio . Testibus hijs . Willelmo de estendale . hugone caisnel . Jacobo de bueuill’ . Militibus . hugone de borgaruill’ . Willelmo de troudeuill’ . Rogero de porta . Etg alijsh

ENDORSED. Molendin’ de petra apud maudeujll’ (xiv cent.). D (xiv or xv cent.). D (xiv or xv cent., in red). Also modern endorsements.

DESCRIPTION. 166 mm top, 168 mm bottom x 100 mm left, right. The top edge of the parchment is roughly cut.

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