Document 2/137/48 (St A. Lib., 352)
- Description
- Pope Innocent III writes to the bishop of Brechin, the abbot of Scone and the prior of Arbroath, stating that it has been proposed to him by the chapter of St Andrews that the church of Leuchars (FIF) pertains to them by right, and because the Noble Man, S[aher] de Quincy had usurped the patronage of the church by violence, they obtained letters from the abbot of Arbroath and his fellow judges; but, since the noble, who also obtained other letters, wishes to litigate the case before the king, he compelled the chapter to appear before the king so that the case could be examined. And when the prior appeared there, the king forced them by threats and terror to make an agreement with the said noble, which was too detrimental to the church; hence the canons appealed for an audience at the apostolic see. Therefore, he commands them to all together the parties, and hear the case, to establish what is canonical, without appeal, causing what is decreed to be observed firmly by ecclesiastical censure. If the witnesses named shall have withdrawn out of favour, hatred or fear, they shall compel them by a similar stricture, without appeal, to provide testimony of the truth, and no letter obtained from the apostolic see shall prejudice truth and justice. If all of them cannot take part in carrying this out, the bishop with another one shall do it.
- Firm date
- 6 June 1207
- Dating Notes
- 8 id. June, pontifical year 10
- Place date (modern)
- Viterbo
- Place date (document)
- viterbij
- Related Place
- Viterbo
- Source for Data Entry
- St Andrews Liber, 352
- Trad. ID
- St A. Lib., 352
- Calendar number
- 2/137/48
- Charter type
- Papal letter
- Language
- Latin
- Notes
- Cooper, Select Scottish Cases, no. 4
Ferguson, Medieval Papal Reps., App. I, no. 24