Document 2/139/111 (Scone Lib., no. 103)
- Description
- Pope Honorius III writes to the abbot and brethren of Scone, taking the monastery into his protection; those goods and possessions which they possess canonically and other privileges and goods which they have or may acquire by papal permission, by the liberality of kings or the gifts of the faithful, may remain with the abbot and his successors, including the place where the monastery is situated with all its pertinents, the churches of Cambusmichael (PER), Invergowrie (PER), Liff (ANG), Logie Dundee (i.e. Lochee, ANG), ‘Lochoruer’ (Borthwick, MLO), Carrington (MLO), Logierait (PER) with its chapels, the churches of Echt (ABD), ‘Evein’ (Braaven, NAI, later Cawdor) with its chapels, the church of Kildonan (SUT) with chapels and lands, the chapels of Scone (PER), ‘Crag’ (PER), Kinfauns (PER) and Rait (PER), from the gift of Alexander, king of Scots, of bright memory, the villa of Innerbuist (PER), with six ploughgates of land, the villa of Banchory (PER) with three ploughgates of land, Fetters (FIF), Kinnochtry (PER or ANG), Fingask (PER), Durdie (PER), Liff, Gourdie (ANG) and Invergowrie with lands and possessions, a toft each in Edinburgh, Stirling, Inverkeithing, Perth, Aberdeen and Linlithgow, the rents of two nets in the Tay, and of one net in the Forth at Stirling, the island of Loch Tay (PER), the cain and custom from one ship in the burgh of Perth, the court at Scone, from the gift of King David, of bright memory, a rent of 30s. from the villa of Perth, the villa of Cambusmichael, and rents from Scone, Coupar Angus (ANG), Longforgan (PER) and from Strathardle (PER), the rents of the mills of [the River] Almond (PER), the rents of Longforgan and other possessions with [pertinents] and all other liberties and immunities. The abbey is exempt from tithes on new lands brought under cultivation by them or at their expense. They are also exempt from tithes on the offspring of their animals. They are permitted to take in whatever clerics or laymen have fled from the secular world and have converted freely, and to retain them without any contradiction. None of the brothers, after making their profession, shall be permitted to depart the cloister without the permission of the abbot, unless to enter stricter orders; no one may intend to depart without the surety of common letters; it is prohibited to construct chapels or oratories within the limits of the parish without the assent of the diocesan bishop and the abbey, saving the privileges of the Roman pontiffs. Burial, for those who shall decide to be buried in that place, will be unimpeded, except for those excommunicated or under interdict, saving justice to the parish church. Also, teinds and possessions belonging to those churches, which are detained by the laity, shall be redeemed and liberated from their hands and returned to the abbey. On the death of the abbot, or his successors, no one may be advanced to that office by deceit or violence, unless the brothers by common consent, or a majority of them, shall provide that the abbot be elected in accordance with the Augustinian rule. He prohibits anyone from committing robbery, theft, arson, blood-shed, seizing and killing men or committing other violence within the boundaries of the abbey’s places or granges. He establishes all the liberties and immunities granted by his predecessors and those liberties and exemptions of secular exaction indulged by kings, by princes or other faithful. The pope directs that no man is permitted to disturb the church or carry away its possessions; saving to the bishop canonical justice and reverence and the authority of the apostolic see. Should any secular person attempt to go against this, after three warnings if he should not make amends, he may lost his honour and be liable to divine justice, and subject himself to retribution.
- Firm date
- 17 December 1226
- Dating Notes
- 16 kal., 1226, pontifical year 11
- Place date (modern)
- Lateran
- Place date (document)
- Lateran
- Related Place
- Lateran
- Source for Data Entry
- Scone Liber, no. 103
- Trad. ID
- Scone Lib., no. 103
- Calendar number
- 2/139/111
- Charter type
- Papal privilege: general confirmation
- Language
- Latin