People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Document 1/54/439 (RRS, vi, no. 340)

Description
David, king of Scots, noting that his beloved and faithful Walter Oliphant, in his full council at Perth on the 11th of January, AD 1364 [sic: 1365] in the presence of the prelates and nobles and other faithful men, resigned the lands of Newtyle and Kinpurney (ANG) in the sheriffdom of Forfar, by staff and baton, gives the aforesaid Walter for his good service, and to Elizabeth, his spouse, the king's beloved sister, the aforesaid lands of Newtyle and Kinpurney; holding by Walter and Elizabeth and their heirs procreated between them, or their assigns, namely children whether male or female, and failing that, to whichever of Walter's true and legitimate heirs and their assigns, in one free and integral barony, in free forest, in feu and heritage, with pit and gallows, toll, team and infangenthef, with the tenancies and services of freeholders, with bondsmen and bondages and neyfs and their offspring, with mills and multures, with smithies and brewhouses; rendering at Hatton in Newtyle on the feast of All Saints one pair of white spurs as blanchferme, if requested, and three suits of court at his chief pleas of Forfar, for ward, relief and marriages. And he firmly prohibits anyone from hawking or hunting there without licence from Walter and Elizabeth on penalty of his full forfeiture of ten pounds.
Firm date
28 February 1365
Dating Notes
last day of February, regnal year 35
Place date (modern)
Edinburgh
Place date (document)
Edinburgh'
Related Place
Edinburgh
Source for Data Entry
RRS, vi, no. 340
Trad. ID
RRS, vi, no. 340
Calendar number
1/54/439
Charter type
Charter
Language
Latin
Document type notes
Records of the Parliaments of Scotland: RPS 1365/1/4
Original (contemporary)
yes
Notes
Destroyed original, appearing with facsimile in Anderson, Oliphants, app. no. 4

Total number of associated factoids: 18