Document 1/53/514 (RMS, i, App. 1, no. 9)
- Description
- Robert, king of Scots, has given his beloved and faithful Rory son of Alan [MacRuari], for his homage and service, a davoch of land with a half of Moidart (INV) with advowson of the church of the same, three davochs of the land of Knoydart (INV), half a davoch of Arisaig (INV), namely, five pennylands of ‘Gedeuall’ and five pennylands of Glen Beasdale (INV) and of ‘Bethey’, six davochs of land of Eigg and Rhum (INV) with advowson of the church of the same, six davochs and three quarterlands in the parish of ‘Kilpedre Blisen’ [Kilpeter in Uist], the island of Barra and the island of Gighay, which lands Christina of Mar, daughter of the late Alan son of Rory (Alan MacRuari) resigned by staff and baton; holding my legitimate male heirs in feu and heritage, for the service of a ship with 26 oars with men and victuals. He also wills that if Rory has no male heirs, that Rory son of the said Christina shall have the land hereditarily, and that the said Rory will be held to marry the daughter or daughters of the said Rory his uncle if she or they might have legitimacy with 40 marks sterling and if it Rory son of Christina dies, such that succession to the aforesaid lands may not be had, the daughter or daughters of Rory son of Alan may inherit the lands from their father, and if the said Rory son of Alan has no heirs, he wills that the land shall revert to Christina and her heirs.
- Firm date
- 25 March 1306 X 7 June 1329
- Probable date
- 24 June 1314 ×
- Dating Notes
- inauguration × death of King Robert I; prob. after battle of Bannockburn
- Source for Data Entry
- RMS, i, App. 1, no. 9
- Trad. ID
- RMS, i, App. 1, no. 9
- Calendar number
- 1/53/514
- Charter type
- Charter
- Language
- Latin
- Document type notes
- Roll II; Index, no. 59