People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Document 2/136/1 (Haddan and Stubbs, Councils, ii, I, 273-74 )

Description
Pope Celestine III writes to King William of the Scots, recalling the king’s longstanding reverence and devotion to the Roman church, and decreeing that the Scottish church, which is a special daughter of the apostolic see, ought to be subject directly to it with no intermediary. In the Scottish church, the following sees are known to exist: St Andrews, Glasgow, Dunkeld, Dunblane, Brechin, Aberdeen, Moray, Ross and Caithness. No one but the Roman pontiff or his legate a latere can promulgate interdicts or excommunications in the kingdom of Scotland. In the future no one who is not from this kingdom is permitted to exercise a legatine office there, except one whom the apostolic see may send specially from itself for this purpose. Controversies which arise in the kingdom about its possessions should not be referred to judges outside the kingdom, with the exception of appeals to the Roman church. No prejudice can be generated to the liberties granted here by documents which have been, or in future will be impetrated, where no mention is made of this grant. The liberties and immunities indulged by previous Roman pontiffs to the king, to the kingdom, and to the churches situated therein, and observed up to the present, are held as ratified.
Firm date
13 March 1192
Dating Notes
3 id. Mar., pontifical year 1
Place date (modern)
Lateran
Place date (document)
Laterani
Related Place
Lateran
Source for Data Entry
Haddan and Stubbs, Councils, ii, I, 273-74 (attributed to Clement III)
Trad. ID
Haddan and Stubbs, Councils, ii, I, 273-74
Calendar number
2/136/1
Charter type
Papal letter
Language
Latin

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Date Short Summary Primary Witnesses
unavailable Concession of general privileges and liberties no
13 Mar. 1192 Confirmation of previous liberties and declaration of 'special daughter' status of Scottish church yes


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Date Short Summary Subject Object
13 Mar. 1192 Predecessor of Celestine III, pope (d.1198) (Tenurial & lordship relationship) Popes (unnamed)/Papal See Celestine III, pope (d.1198)


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Date Short Summary Title Holder
13 Mar. 1192 pope Celestine III, pope (d.1198)
13 Mar. 1192 king of Scots William I, king of Scots (d.1214)