John of Musselburgh, master, official (d.p.1279)

Biography: Watt, Graduates, 423: John occurs as Master in 1274 and, after 8 April 1275 he was appointed archdeacon of Ross. He first appears in a Glasgow context and is called 'official of/in Teviotdale' and 'official of the archdeacon of Teviotdale', meaning that he may have been assisting Nicholas of Moffat, archdeacon of Teviotdale. He was an official of St Andrews, which he might have held since 1273. He was also a clerk of the provender for Alexander III. He died after 9 May 1279 Watt and Murray, Fasti, 248: John occurs 1241x74 as official of the archdeacon of Teviotdale. He moved to the officiality of St Andrews 15 Oct 1273x18 July 1274.
Floruits: 1274 × 1274
Related Place: Musselburgh

Transaction factoids (3) Relationship factoids (2) Title factoids (12) Witnesses factoids (3)

Date	Short Summary	Role	Source
Saturday 21 May 1278	Resignation of half of Beath Waldeve with rights and claim	in the presence of	1/8/111 (RRS, iv, no. 115)
Saturday 21 May 1278	Resignation of land of Beath Waldeve (FIF)	in the presence of	3/551/4 (Dunf. Reg., no. 86)
6 Dec. 1279	Obligation to maintain a loan of £200 from merchants etc., making Sir Simon Fraser, kt, and Andrew Fraser, his guarantors	named person (transaction)	2/41/16 (Glas. Reg., no. 232)

Date	Short Summary	Role	Source
Wednesday 18 Jul. 1274	Official of William Wishart, bishop of St Andrews (d.1279) (Employment relationship)	subject (relationship)	3/414/11 (Dunf. Reg., no. 207)
2 Oct. 1278	Clerk of Alexander III, king of Scotland (d.1286)(Employment relationship)	subject (relationship)	1/8/111 (RRS, iv, no. 115)

Date	Short Summary	Source
1241 X 18 July 1274	Quitclaim of land of Todrig	3/559/1 (Cold. Cart., no. 25)
1251 X 1274	Gift of arable land in tenement of Lempitlaw (ROX)	3/487/1 (Midl. Chrs., no. 9)
Wednesday 18 July 1274	Gift of land of Wester Beath (FIF)	3/414/11 (Dunf. Reg., no. 207)

People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371