Source:Scottish document Moray Reg., no. 220

Moray Reg., no. 220
Charter
Originally written in Latin January 1251 X 28 December 1272

Document

Printed sources	Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis
People of Medieval Scotland database
Source number	3265 (link to database entry)
Title	Document 3/20/3 (Moray Reg., no. 220)
Description	William, earl of Ross, in compensation for the damages, injuries and losses to the churches of Petty (INV) and Brackley (INV), imposed on him by Archibald, bishop of Moray, has given, granted, and by this his charter has established, to Elgin Cathedral and Bishop Archibald and the chapter of the same place, in pure and perpetual alms, two davochs of land in Ross called Cadboll (ROS), and one quarter-land called Pitkerrie (ROS), for the nourishment and support of the Friars Minor who might be dwelling at the time in their house at Elgin (MOR) near the cathedral church. The bishop of Moray will appoint some prudent man and faithful distributor, who each year, at its terms, will receive all manner of the rent of the said lands in full, and will distribute them beneficially to the sustenance and necessary uses of the said brothers as should seem best. And if the said Friar Minors are unwilling to stay, the rents of the said lands will be converted for the support of two chaplains in the cathedral church of Elgin, celebrating mass for the souls of all the faithful departed, by the advice of the said bishop and the chapter of Moray. The earl wills and grants that the bishop and his successors are to hold the said lands in pure and perpetual alms.
Firm date	January 1251 X 28 December 1272
Dating notes	Death of Fearchar, earl of Ross × Consecration of Matthew the succentor as bishop of Ross. Watt dates this 1255 ×, but uncertain of evidence.
Source for data entry	Moray Registrum, no. 220
Traditional ID	Moray Reg., no. 220
Calendar number	3/20/3
Charter type	Charter
Language	Latin

People pages	• William, 2nd Earl of Ross ( -1274)
Related topics	• Timeline of the Earls of Ross

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• between January 1251 and 28 December 1272 - William, earl of Ross, in compensation for the damages, injuries and losses to the churches of Petty, Inverness-shire, and Brackle, Inverness-shire, imposed on him by Archibald, bishop of Moray, has given, granted, and by this his charter has established, to Elgin Cathedral and Bishop Archibald and the chapter of the same place, in pure and perpetual alms, two davochs of land in Ross called Cadboll, and one quarter-land called Pitkerrie, for the nourishment and support of the Friars Minor who might be dwelling at the time in their house at Elgin, Moray, near the cathedral church
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Sources

• 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.