The sheriff of Edinburgh is commanded that Thomas del Bois, captured and detained in the king’s prison of Edinburgh, is to be conducted to King Edward I without delay. Other prisoners, including Master Alexander de Bray, John de Mere, chaplain, … Continue reading
Pope Nicholas IV forbids anyone not a native of Scotland to be admitted to take the habit in any house of a religious order in that realm, or to hold any dignity of the same. See the document in the … Continue reading
King Alexander III was buried at Dunfermline. He had died on the night of 18/19 March.
At a parliament held at St Andrews, the clergy of Scotland wrote to ‘all Christ’s faithful’ declaring that they always believed Robert Bruce, grandfather of King Robert, to be the rightful claimant to the Scottish throne over John Balliol. This … Continue reading
Edward II commanded that Elizabeth, wife of Robert Bruce, be removed from the abbey of Barking to Rochester castle, where she was assigned a ‘sufficient chamber’ and 20s. weekly for her expenses. She was allowed to take exercise within the … Continue reading
Queen Joan of Scotland, daughter of King John I of England and first wife of Alexander II, died. She and Alexander were married in June 1221, just before her 11th birthday. She died at Havering, Essex, in the arms of … Continue reading
The Scots, led by John Comyn of Badenoch and Sir Simon Fraser, defeat the English under the command of Sir John Segrave at the Battle of Roslin in Midlothian. It was a decisive Scottish victory and Comyn received much praise … Continue reading
John de Soules, guardian of Scotland, wrote to King Philip IV of France undertaking to observe the truce with England.
John Comyn, lord of Badenoch, and his uncle, Richard Comyn, were murdered by Robert Bruce and his men at Dumfries. The murder was, according to later chroniclers, the result of a betrayal by Comyn to Edward I of an agreement … Continue reading
Pope Nicholas IV granted an indulgence to those who should visit the church of the Augustinian prioress and convent of St Leonard’s Perth, on the feasts of the Blessed Virgin and St Leonard, and in their octaves.
