Document 2/137/6 (Lind. Cart., no. 94)
- Description
- Pope Innocent III writes to Guy, abbot of Lindores, and the brethren of the same, taking the monastery into his protection; all the possessions 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 was constructed by the Noble Man, Earl David, brother of W[illiam], king of Scotland, with its pertinents and by its right marches, freedom in their courts and peace within the marches of the villa of Lindores, as the earl’s charter testifies, also, the church of the villa of Lindores, the chapel of Denmuir (FIF), the land of the church, all other lands in the same villa as contained in the earl’s charter, the island called ‘Redinche’ (Mugdrum Island) and the fisheries in the Tay next to the said island, the mill of Lindores with all its suit and multure, the church of Dundee with pertinents, the land pertaining to the church, one toft in the burgh of Dundee free and quit from all service and exaction, one ploughgate of land in the villa of Newtyle, and in the villa of Perth the land called Inch, above the Mounth, Fintray (ABD) by its right marches and with the church of the villa; and in Garioch ‘Ledgavel’ (ABD) and ‘Malind’ (ABD); the church of ‘Rothketh’ (?ABD), with its chapels, that is, Inverurie (ABD) and Monkeigie (Keithhall, ABD); the churches of Durno (ABD), Premnay (ABD), Radmuriel (Christ’s Kirk on the Green, ABD), Insch (ABD), Culsalmond (ABD); in the bishopric of Lincoln, the church of Conington, the church of Whissendine (Rutland); in the bishopric of Strathearn (Dunblane), the church of Muthill (PER), the church of Kennethmont (ABD), with the chapels of these churches, lands, teinds and all kinds of oblations, for their own use and sustenance, one full toft in the burgh of Inverurie, free and quit of all service and exaction, the teinds of all profits and pleas within and outwith the earl’s land; from the donation of the king of Scotland, one full toft in the burgh of Berwick, and another full toft in the burghs of Stirling, Crail, Perth, Forfar, Montrose, Aberdeen, one ‘land’ in the villa of Perth, in free burgage. 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; no one may intend to depart without the surety of common letters; he permits the right to celebrate divine office privately and quietly during a general interdict. Anointment, holy oil, consecration of churches, and ordinations of monks and clerks to holy orders are to be supplied to Lindores Abbey by the bishop of the diocese. 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 church where they are buried. No one is permitted to construct a chapel or oratory within the boundaries of the parish, without the assent of the bishop of the diocese and the abbot, saving the privileges of the papacy. No one shall promulgate a sentence of excommunication, suspension or interdict without just cause. 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 Benedictine rule.
- Firm date
- 20 March 1199
- Dating Notes
- 13 kal. Apr., 1198, pontifical year 2
- Place date (modern)
- Lateran
- Place date (document)
- Lateran
- Related Place
- Lateran
- Source for Data Entry
- Lindores Chartulary, no. 94
- Trad. ID
- Lind. Cart., no. 94
- Calendar number
- 2/137/6
- Charter type
- Papal privilege: general confirmation
- Language
- Latin