Source:Scottish document CDS, ii, no. 1631
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| Petitioners: William, earl of Ross. Name(s): earl of Ross, William. Addressees: King. Nature of Request:... | |
| Originally written in 1304 | |
Document
| Printed sources | Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland (vol. 2) |
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| The National Archives (UK) catalogue | |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Collection | Special Collections: Ancient Petitions (SC 8/3) |
| Collection notes | PETITIONS TO THE KING; TO THE KING AND COUNCIL; TO THE COUNCIL; TO THE PARLIAMENT; AND THE LIKE. 101-150. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item level. |
| Reference | SC 8/3/121 (link to catalog entry) |
| Title | Petitioners: William, earl of Ross. Name(s): earl of Ross, William. Addressees: King. Nature of Request:... |
| Description | 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. |
| Note | William, earl of Ross was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1297, so it is possible that this petition was made in his time in England (CPR 1292-1301, p.307). |
| Period | [c. 1297] |
| Closure status | Open Document, Open Description |
| Closure type | Normal Closure before FOI Act: |
| Subjects | C10036 Farming |
| Digitised | Yes |
| People of Medieval Scotland database | |
| Source number | 7738 (link to database entry) |
| Title | Document 3/20/5 (CDS, ii, no. 1631) |
| Description | 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. |
| Firm date | 1304 |
| Source for data entry | CDS, ii, no. 1631 |
| Traditional ID | CDS, ii, no. 1631 |
| Calendar number | 3/20/5 |
| Charter type | Petition |
| Language | "Entered from an English summary" is not in the list (Breton, Castilian, Cornish, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Flemish, French, Gaelic, ...) of allowed values for the "Has language" property. |
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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.