Source:Papal Regesta, Vol. XCIII f. 70

Papal Regesta, Vol. XCIII f. 70
Originally written 8 Dec 1329

Transcription

8 Kal. Dec.
Avignon.

Ibid.
(f. 70.)

To the bishops of Moray and Ross. Mandate to grant a dispensation to Hugh earl of Ross, and Margaret de Gram his wife, of the diocese of St. Andrews, to remain in the marriage which they have contracted, declaring their past and future offspring legitimate. A dispensation had been granted to them on its coming to the knowledge of Hugh that a woman with whom he had had connexion before marriage was related to Margaret in the fourth degree; but it has since come to light that Margaret and this woman were related in the third and fourth degrees. [Theiner, 249.]

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Printed sources	Calendar of Papal Registers (vol. 2)

People pages	• Hugh, 4th Earl of Ross ( -1333) • Margaret de Graham (-aft1341)
Related topics	• Timeline of the Earls of Ross

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• 8 December 1329 - Pope John XXII to the bishops of Moray and Ross. Mandate to grant a dispensation to Hugh earl of Ross, and Margaret de Gram his wife, of the diocese of St. Andrews, to remain in the marriage which they have contracted, declaring their past and future offspring legitimate. A dispensation had been granted to them on its coming to the knowledge of Hugh that a woman with whom he had had connexion before marriage was related to Margaret in the fourth degree; but it has since come to light that Margaret and this woman were related in the third and fourth degrees
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