Document 3/585/6 (St A. Lib., 420-1)
- Description
- William de Valognes, son and heir of Sir William de Valognes, with the consent and wish of his mother Margareta, for the soul of Sir Malcolm (II), late earl of Fife, has given, granted and by this his present charter established to St Andrews Priory, all that meadow that lies on the south side of the courtyard (curtilagii) of the prior and convent of St Andrews at Markinch (FIF), with that piece of land lying between the meadow and the cemetery of the church of Markinch, by stated bounds, in free, pure and perpetual alms, without any service, exaction and secular demand. He also grants to the canons that they may have in his common [pasture], two cows with their offspring of one year, for the support of the gardener who lives in their courtyard at Markinch.
- Firm date
- 30 November 1284
- Dating Notes
- St Andrews Day, 1284.
- Place date (modern)
- St Andrews
- Place date (document)
- Sanctamandream
- Related Place
- St Andrews
- Source for Data Entry
- St Andrews Liber, 420-1
- Trad. ID
- St A. Lib., 420-1
- Calendar number
- 3/585/6
- Charter type
- Charter
- Language
- Latin
- Notes
- Taylor, PNF, ii, 398-9. It is unlikely that William’s father William was the same person who died in 1219, partially due to the long gap in time, and also due the fact that William son of Philip was succeeded by heiresses.