Margaret de Vescy, daughter of the king of Scotland, has given, granted and by this present charter established to Kelso Abbey, in free, pure and perpetual alms, 20 shillings annually from her mill of Sprouston (ROX) which she holds, taken from the teinds of mill, for illumination of the church of Kelso, two-thirds at the midpoint of Pentecost and the other one-third at the midpoint of the feast of Saint Martin. Kelso received her, her husband, her heirs and all her ancestors and successors into the fraternity and fellowship of the church of Kelso, and they made them participants in all the spiritual benefit which occur and will occur in the monastery of Kelso perpetually.
Firm date
1203 X 13 March 1214
Probable date
probably same day as Kel. Lib., no. 207
Dating Notes
succession of Bishop Brice of Moray x successor of John of Maxwell as sheriff of Roxburgh in office; probably witnesses