Peter son of John son of Alicia of Linlithgow has granted, sold, and handed over the title of sale in perpetuity to Sir Archibald, bishop of Moray, all his land in the villa of South Berwick with all its buildings, with all right he had in it, for £100 which the bishop handed over in full for his great need, lying on the Ness between the lands of Robert of Kinghorn on the north and Adam of ‘Seleby’ on the south, which land he had by gift of his father and offered at sale in the tolbooth of South Berwick at three chief pleas, according to the law and assise of the burgh, having and holding free and quit, rendering annually 7 1/2 d. to the lord king for all service, custom, exaction and secular demand.
Firm date
1253 X 9 December 1298
Probable date
perhaps 1 July 1255×
Dating Notes
Consecration × death of Bishop Archibald of Moray, perhaps still unconsecrated in 1255.