Charter: NRS GD55/61
Description (from People of Medieval Scotland)
William of Halkerston, Richard his brother, John son of Alan of Montgomery, Vincent son of Robert Avenel and Nicholas son of Roland, have given, granted and by this their present charter established, to Melrose Abbey, for the soul of Walter son of Alan (II, the steward), their lord, a certain land in the territory of Innerwick (ELO) as a ditch encircles the said land made by the brothers, in free, pure and perpetual alms, free and quit from all terrestrial service and secular exaction. Moreover, they have leased to the monks common pasture of the villa of Innerwick, by stated bounds, with easements, in peataries and turbaries, in heaths and in pastures, in perpetual feuferme.
Current location
- Repository
- National Records of Scotland
- Town or City
- Edinburgh
- Shelfmark
- GD55/61
Other information
- Catalogue Numbers
- Melr. Lib. no. 61
- PoMS Document 3/268/1
- Format
- Unspecified
- Text Date
- 1204 x 1225
People of Medieval Scotland (PoMS Document 3/268/1)
William of Halkerston, Richard his brother, John son of Alan of Montgomery, Vincent son of Robert Avenel and Nicholas son of Roland, have given, granted and by this their present charter established, to Melrose Abbey, for the soul of Walter son of Alan (II, the steward), their lord, a certain land in the territory of Innerwick (ELO) as a ditch encircles the said land made by the brothers, in free, pure and perpetual alms, free and quit from all terrestrial service and secular exaction. Moreover, they have leased to the monks common pasture of the villa of Innerwick, by stated bounds, with easements, in peataries and turbaries, in heaths and in pastures, in perpetual feuferme.