Document 4/38/20 (Pais. Reg., 191-2)
- Description
- Walter Stewart, earl of Menteith, notes that he has received the mandate of his lord Alexander (III), king of Scots, regarding whether Mary spouse of John of Wardrobe and Helen spouse of Bernard of Airth and Fobflaith spouse of Norin of Monorgan, daughters of the late Finlay of Campsie, are true and legitimate heirs of Dubgall brother of Maeldomnaich earl of Lennox, which is cited in full herein. Therefore with the authority of mandate, by the oaths of Sir Hugh Fleming, Sir Alexander of Dunoon, Sir Robert of Colquhoun, knights, Gilbert (or Gillebrigte) son of Absalon, Donnchad son of Amlaib, Mael Coluim of Drummond, Maelmuire called ‘the young’; Gillemichael MacEdolf, Adam (or Aed?) called ‘the young’, Donnchad son of Gillecrist, Thomas son of Somerled, Nevin Mac Kessan, Maeldomnaich mac Dawy, Hector MacSween, Eugene (or Ewen?) the goldsmith, over the things mentioned before, he diligently made an inquest, whereby he learned and became aware that the aforesaid women were truly and lawfully the heirs of the aforesaid Dubgall, by the line of consanguinity descending from the part of Mael Coluim brother of the aforesaid Dubgall and grandfather of the aforesaid women, and Dubgall to have espoused his wife very little. Earl Walter, Donnchad son of Amlaib and Mael Coluim of Drummond have appended their seals.
- Firm date
- 15 May 1271
- Dating Notes
- Friday before the feast of St Dunstan the archbishop, AD 1271
- Place date (modern)
- Dumbarton
- Place date (document)
- Dumbertan
- Related Place
- Dumbarton
- Source for Data Entry
- Paisley Registrum, 191-2
- Trad. ID
- Pais. Reg., 191-2
- Calendar number
- 4/38/20
- Charter type
- Inquest
- Language
- Latin