Pope Nicholas [IV] addresses the abbot and convent of Newbattle and states that he was presented with their petition stating that Alexander [III], king of Scotland, for his own salvation, thinking and desiring for the heavens and the transitory, conveyed a certain land called Eastercrag to them and their monastery, as is contained in their letters patent. The pope, by apostolic authority, establishes and strengthens the donation by the present charter.
Firm date
30 June 1288
Dating Notes
2 kalends of June in the first year of our pontificate