Source:Scottish document Suther., no. 9

Petition by William, earl of Ross, to King Edward II of England in reference to Robert de Brus's invasion of Ross, Sutherland, and Caithness, etc.
Originally written in French circa 1307 X circa 1308

Transcription

9. Petitions by William, Eael op Ross, to King Edward the Second of England, in reference to Bruce's invasion of Sutherland, etc., and the gift of the ward of the Earldom of Sutherland to his son John. [c. 1307-8.]¹

Par le Counte de Rosse.

Fait a savoir qe nous ounes la venue Sire Eoberd de Bruse envers les parties de Eosse od grant poer par quei nous ne avoms poor encontre lui mes ne purquant nus fesayoms. A vuer nos gentz, e joums une quinzaine od treis mile des gentz sur nos coustages en marches de nostre counte e en deus autres cuntes, coe est a savoir, la Counte de Sothrenland e de Cathenesse, e les destrut outreement si nous ne vssoms pris treuse od lui, od prier de bone gent ke de religion qe des autres jesques ala Pentecoste prochein avenant qe socour nous vigne de vous nostre Seignor, sile vous plest, qar tote nostre esperaunce et tote nostre afraunce est en vous, Sire. E sachez, cher Sire, qe en nulle manere ne vssom pris treuse od lui mes pour ceo qe le Gardeyn de Moref ne fust a loigne du pais, qe la gent de sa garde ne volent respoundre a nous sanz le comandement de lui pur destruer nos enemis issi qe nulle ayde auioms mes soulement de nos gentz de mene. Dount, cher Seignor, sile voust plest, remembrer de nous et nous mandez vostre volonte des choses qe nous avoms auandit.

Ad istam peticionem non potest responded, sine Rege.

1. Chancery Portfolios (Scotland), No. TVT. Printed in Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, vol. iv. pp. 399, 400.

Document

Printed sources	The Sutherland Book (vol. 3)
People of Medieval Scotland database
Source number	7553 (link to database entry)
Title	Document 3/20/7 (Suther., no. 9)
Description	Petition by William, earl of Ross, to King Edward II of England in reference to Robert de Brus's invasion of Ross, Sutherland, and Caithness, etc.
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. 9
Calendar number	3/20/7
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.