People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Document 3/522/2 (Newb. Reg., no. 181)

Description
William Sinclair, the knight, states that he is being held and bound to the abbot and convent of Newbattle for the land of Balvormie (Linlithgow parish, WLO), which they gave to him for one mark annually. The marks is to be rendered at the gate of the monastery, viz.: six shillings and eight pennies during the eight days of Pentecost, and six shillings and eight pennies during the octaves of St Martin in winter. Penalties are stipulated for failure to comply, saving that William will be quit from the payment of the said annual mark, until what time Alexander de Purdouin and his heirs, to whom he gave the land of Balvormie by the consent of the Abbot and Convent, may have paid the mark to the abbot and convent for the said land.
Firm date
circa 1290 X 1303
Dating Notes
during the lifetime and before the death of William Sinclair who died between 1299 and 1303
Source for Data Entry
Newbattle Registrum, no. 181
Trad. ID
Newb. Reg., no. 181
Calendar number
3/522/2
Charter type
Charter
Language
Latin
Original (contemporary)
yes
Notes
NAS, GD 40/1/24

Total number of associated factoids: 4

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Date Short Summary Primary Witnesses
unavailable Gift of land of Balvormie (WLO) no
unavailable Gift of land of Balvormie (WLO) no
circa 1290 X 1303 Obligation to pay one mark for Balvormie (WLO) yes


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Date Short Summary Title Holder
circa 1290 X 1303 knight William Sinclair (d.1299×1303)