]> 2026-10-21T01:13:58+00:00 Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631 3100 en C9060239 SC 8/3/121 3/20/5 7738 Petitioners: William, earl of Ross. Name(s): earl of Ross, William. Addressees: King. Nature of request: The earl shows that he waged war on the chieftains of the outer isles of Scotland on behalf of John, king of Scotland, for which the king gave him Dingwall and Ferintosh for a farm that was barely less than in the time of King Alexander. He requests that he is not the loser for these lands, as he did not have them by the king's gift, and not for making war against the present king.1). Nature of endorsement: Coram rege.2) It is to be enquired by king's lieutenant and the chamberlain of Scotland of the value of the land, and of the other circumstances concerning this business, and to inform the king at the next parliament. Places mentioned: Outer Isles of Scotland; Dinggevaal (Dingwall), [Ross, Scotland]; Ferincostri (Ferintosh), [Scotland]. People mentioned: John [Balliol], King of Scotland; Llewelyn, chieftain of the outer Isles of Scotland. William, earl of Ross shows the king that as the ‘foreign isles’ of Scotland and their ‘chieftains’ were quite opposed and disobedient to King John, he commanded him to make war on them, wherein he spent £1,000 and more of his own, but took Llewellyn and the other chieftains and brought them to King John’s will; for which costs and expenses the king leased him in feu ferme the lands of Dingwall and Ferintosh, at the same rent as in King Alexander’s time. Wherefore he prays the king that he may not lose them, as he only got them by gift as above, and not for making war on the king who is now. Petitioners: William, earl of Ross. Name(s): earl of Ross, William. Addressees: King. Nature of Request:... Document 3/20/5 (''CDS'', ii, no. 1631) Calendar of Documents vol. 2 pp. 434-435 1304 petition Special Collections: Ancient Petitions document The National Archives (United Kingdom) The National Archives, Kew 1304 2197343.5 ''CDS'', ii, no. 1631 Parliamentary Petitions, no. 7023 TNA SC 8/3/121 TNA, SC 8/3/121 documents 2025-07-21T19:58:57Z 2460878.3326042 Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631 3100 1 plainlist 2 [[:Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631]] [[Has source title::+]] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# QUERYcb2ea317557d91716c000811d851c84b 3100 0 plainlist 1 [[:Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland (vol. 2)]] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# QUERYb62ab5856d77a1af888fd6891a70a59c 3100 1 plainlist 2 [[:Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631]] [[Has person subject::+]] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# QUERYfda8d7ac84b4609993e165b74ba0c2c2 3100 1 plainlist 2 [[:Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631]] [[Has place subject::+]] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# QUERYe627cc18954b4c877a774e4c770de7c5 3100 1 plainlist 2 [[:Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631]] [[Has related document::+]] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# QUERYfe54c2f3d10f5bd4981f49b68c1558b2 3100 1 plainlist 2 [[:Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631]] [[Has related topic::+]] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# QUERYb98deb4c52a3887496a22729c2860ef0 3100 1 plainlist 2 [[:Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631]] [[Has name::+]] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# QUERYb3a7078a362203fdf20155f90882f6d8 3100 1 plainlist 2 [[:Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631]] [[Has place::+]] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# QUERY43cacccae5e6b154264a9d73d199b309 3100 0 plainlist 1 [[:Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631]] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# QUERY4184d61a2661abacc5e599b7af5dccbf 3100 1 plainlist 4 [[-Has subobject::Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631]] [[Has subobject type::Timeline]] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# QUERY7405df863084495bccb52af9efab252f 3100 [8,"smw-constraint-error-allows-value-list","Entered from an English summary","Breton, Castilian, Cornish, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Flemish, French, Gaelic, ...","Has language"] Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631# ERR0dd3f0174413ea3e6e3679854961bf8d 3100 [[#CITEREFBain1884|Bain 1884]], pp. [https://archive.org/details/calendarofdocume02edin/page/434/mode/1up 434-435]. Calendar of Documents vol. 2 pp. 434-435 1 1304 2197343.5 Timeline 1304 1304 - [[William, 3rd Earl of Ross ( -1323)|William, earl of Ross]] shows the king that as the ‘foreign isles’ of Scotland and their ‘chieftains’ were quite opposed and disobedient to [[John Balliol|King John]], he commanded him to make war on them, wherein he spent £1,000 and more of his own, but took Llewellyn and the other chieftains and brought them to King John’s will; for which costs and expenses the king leased him in feu ferme the lands of Dingwall and Ferintosh, at the same rent as in [[Alexander III of Scotland|King Alexander]]’s time. Wherefore he prays the king that he may not lose them, as he only got them by gift as above, and not for making war on the king who is now. Scottish document CDS, 2, no. 1631#Main timeline