Source:Scottish document Suther., no. 9A

Petition by William, earl of Ross, to King Edward II in reference to the gift of the ward of the earldom of Sutherland (SUT) to his son John.
Originally written in French circa 1307 X circa 1308

Transcription

Fete a savoir qe Gillame, jadis Counte de Sothrenland, fist a la fey nostre Seignor, vostre pere, e quant il morout Sire Aymer de Valaunce, gardein Descoce, a cele heure graunta la garde de mesme cele countee a Johan, nostre fiz puisnee, pur respoundre des issues meme cele countee sauues ses despenses. E pur ceo qe le fiz mesme cele countee nest pas suffisaunt de senz pur gouerner avandite countee voillez, cher Sire, comaunder a nous par vostre lettre qe nous pernomes la feaute del eyre le avantdit counte, e qe nous faceoms leuer la relefe de meme cele countee et qe nous le peusoms aueir, sile vous pleust, pur nostre grauntz despenses qe nous aueoms fet en defense encountre vos enemys, et qe lavant dite countee soit gre par nous a vostre volente et a vostre grace puis qe le eyr de meme cele counte neest nrie suffisaunte.

Coram rege.¹

1. There are other petitions by the Earl of Ross, but they do not refer to Sutherland.

Document

Printed sources	The Sutherland Book (vol. 3)
People of Medieval Scotland database
Source number	7555 (link to database entry)
Title	Document 3/20/8 (Suther., no. 9A)
Description	Petition by William, earl of Ross, to King Edward II in reference to the gift of the ward of the earldom of Sutherland (SUT) to his son John.
Firm date	circa 1307 X circa 1308
Dating notes	see Fraser, _Sutherland_, iii, pp. 10-11
Source for data entry	Fraser, Sutherland, iii, no. 9
Traditional ID	Suther., no. 9A
Calendar number	3/20/8
Charter type	Letter (correspondence)
Language	French

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• Beam, Amanda; Bradley, John; Broun, Dauvit; Davies, John Reuben; Hammond, Matthew; Jakeman, Neil; Pasin, Michele; Taylor, Alice; (with others). (2019). People of Medieval Scotland: 1093–1371. Glasgow and London.