People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Document 1/54/352 (RRS, vi, no. 292)

Description
David, king of Scots, noting that his father Robert, king of Scots, gave his burgesses of Dundee a place to build their tolbooth with gaol, which was assigned by the late Alexander Fraser, knight, then chamberlain of Scotland, namely between the mill lade on the west and the mercat cross on the east, measuring 80 feet by 40 feet; the king now augments this with a place six feet by 80 feet adjacent to the existing place, in order to construct buildings for their use; holding free and quit of all exaction.
Firm date
12 May 1363
Dating Notes
12 May, regnal year 33
Place date (modern)
Dundee
Place date (document)
Dunde
Related Place
Dundee
Source for Data Entry
RRS, vi, no. 292
Trad. ID
RRS, vi, no. 292
Calendar number
1/54/352
Charter type
Charter
Language
Latin
Original (contemporary)
yes
Notes
Dundee Burgh Records; Dundee Chrs, app. ii, no. 18

Total number of associated factoids: 20