Document 1/53/184 (RRS, v, no. 167)

Description: Robert, king of Scots, has given his beloved and faithful James, lord of Douglas, knight, for his faithful homage and service to the king, all the king's merchant toun of Jedburgh (ROX) with [market?] place and castle tower of Jedworth and his whole toun of 'Bondjedworth' (Bonjedward) and the whole of his forest of Jedworth in free forest, having and holding for James and his legitimate male heirs, in feu and heritage, with the homages and services of freeholders, in free barony, with pit and gallows, sake and soke, toll and teams, and infangenthef, saving to the king his suits and services made at Roxburgh of the lands of Hassendean, 'Newland', Lessudden, and 'Aldton', rendering annually the in the name of the burgh ferme of Jedburgh, 100s on Pentecost and Martinmas, and performing the service of one knight in his army.
Firm date: 6 May 1320
Dating Notes: 6 May, regnal year 15
Place date (modern): Arbroath
Place date (document): Abirbrothoc
Related Place: Arbroath
Source for Data Entry: RRS, v, no. 167
Trad. ID: RRS, v, no. 167
Calendar number: 1/53/184
Charter type: Charter
Language: Latin
Original (contemporary): yes
Notes: Douglas, earls of Home. Fraser, Douglas, iii, no. 288

Total number of associated factoids: 23

Transaction factoids (1) Relationship factoids (3) Title factoids (19)

Date	Short Summary	Primary	Witnesses
6 May 1320	Gift of market town of Jedburgh with the castle, town of Bonjedward, and forest of Jedworth (ROX)	yes	Bernard, abbot of Arbroath, chancellor; Duncan (IV), earl of Fife (d.1353); Gilbert Hay (II), lord of Errol, constable (d.1333); Malise (IV), earl of Strathearn (d.1328×30); Patrick (V), earl of Dunbar/March and Moray (d.1369); Robert Keith, marischal (d.1343); Thomas Randolph, earl of Moray (d. 1332); Walter Stewart (III) (d.1327); William Soulis, butler of Scotland (d.1320/21)

Date	Short Summary	Subject	Object
6 May 1320	Chancellor of Robert [Bruce] I, king of Scots (d. 1329) [Employment Relationship]	Bernard, abbot of Arbroath, chancellor	Robert [Bruce] I, king of Scots (d.1329)
6 May 1320	Constable of Robert [Bruce] I, king of Scots (d. 1329) [Employment relationship]	Gilbert Hay (II), lord of Errol, constable (d.1333)	Robert [Bruce] I, king of Scots (d.1329)
6 May 1320	Marischal of Robert [Bruce] I, king of Scots (d. 1329) [Employment Relationship]	Robert Keith, marischal (d.1343)	Robert [Bruce] I, king of Scots (d.1329)

Date	Short Summary	Title Holder
6 May 1320	king of Scots	Robert [Bruce] I, king of Scots (d.1329)
6 May 1320	lord of Douglas	James Douglas, lord of Douglas (d.1330)
6 May 1320	knight	James Douglas, lord of Douglas (d.1330)
6 May 1320	earl of Fife	Duncan (IV), earl of Fife (d.1353)
6 May 1320	earl of Moray	Thomas Randolph, earl of Moray (d. 1332)
6 May 1320	earl of Strathearn	Malise (IV), earl of Strathearn (d.1328×30)
6 May 1320	earl of March	Patrick (V), earl of Dunbar/March and Moray (d.1369)
6 May 1320	abbot of Arbroath	Bernard, abbot of Arbroath, chancellor
6 May 1320	chancellor (king's)	Bernard, abbot of Arbroath, chancellor
6 May 1320	steward of Scotland	Walter Stewart (III) (d.1327)
6 May 1320	lord of Annandale	Thomas Randolph, earl of Moray (d. 1332)
6 May 1320	lord of Man	Thomas Randolph, earl of Moray (d. 1332)
6 May 1320	butler of Scotland	William Soulis, butler of Scotland (d.1320/21)
6 May 1320	constable (king's)	Gilbert Hay (II), lord of Errol, constable (d.1333)
6 May 1320	marischal (king's)	Robert Keith, marischal (d.1343)
6 May 1320	knight	Walter Stewart (III) (d.1327)
6 May 1320	knight	William Soulis, butler of Scotland (d.1320/21)
6 May 1320	knight	Gilbert Hay (II), lord of Errol, constable (d.1333)
6 May 1320	knight	Robert Keith, marischal (d.1343)