Document 1/51/1 (Foedera, i, II, 781)
- Description
- On Thursday following [the 19th day of November 1292], at Norham, in the castle of the same villa, John de Balliol, king of Scotland came and, in the presence of John, archbishop of Dublin, Anthony, bishop of Durham, William, bishop of St Andrews, Robert, bishop of Glasgow, William, bishop of Ely, John, bishop of Carlisle, and also Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, John, earl of Buchan, William, earl of Ross, Patrick, earl of March, Walter, earl of Menteith, James, steward of Scotland; Alexander of Argyll, Alexander de Balliol, lord of Cavers, Patrick Graham, and William Sinclair, and many others of the realms of England and Scotland, made and swore fealty to the lord king of England in his presence, speaking in French: “I, John de Balliol, king of Scots, shall become faithful and loyal to you, lord Edward, king of England and overlord of the realm of Scotland, and I give fealty to you for the same realm of Scotland, which I hold and claim to hold of you, and I bring to you faith and fealty of life, limb and earthly honour, against all men, faithfully recognising and giving service to you, owed from the said realm of Scotland as God may favour me and these Holy Gospels.”
- Firm date
- Thursday 20 November 1292
- Dating Notes
- Thursday following, that is, the 20th day of November, in the feast of Blessed Edmund, king and martyr, King Edward's 20th year
- Place date (modern)
- Norham
- Place date (document)
- Norham
- Related Place
- Norham
- Source for Data Entry
- Foedera, i, II, 781
- Trad. ID
- Foedera, i, II, 781
- Calendar number
- 1/51/1
- Charter type
- Notification
- Language
- Latin