Abbot and convent of Our Lady of Dundrennan. King and council. The abbot and convent...

Petitioners

Abbot and convent of Our Lady of Dundrennan.

Addressees

King and council.

Nature of request

The abbot and convent of Dundrennan make four requests:1) They ask that the king might grant and confirm by his charter the gifts and feoffments that they have by charter.2) They request the king's letter of protection, that they might no longer be troubled by lords demanding prises or services which are contrary to their franchises, or by distraints for the debts of others.3) They request a warren in their lands and tenements.4) They put themselves on the king's grace for the damages they have suffered in war, which amount to 8000 pounds and more.

Nature of endorsement

Coram rege.To the first petition, Roger le Brebanzon, J. de Berewick and the escheator and chamberlain of Scotland have been appointed to examine and investigate their charters, and they are to inform the king on this.To the second, the king has taken all religious into his protection.To the third, the king wishes them to have a warren in all their demesne lands.To the fourth, when the king compensates others for their damages, he will compensate them too.

Places mentioned

Dundrennan, [Kircudbrightshire, Scotland]

Galewaye (Galloway), [Scotland]

Scotland.

People mentioned

Roger le Brebanzon (Brabazon)

J[John] de Berewick (Berwick).

For transcript, see p.59 of PRO 31/7/93

• Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. III, Edw I and Edw II, 1300-1326, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.61 (grant to abbey of Dundrennan of free warren in sixteen places in Dumfriesshire and one in Wigtownshire)
• Memoranda de Parliamento, or Records of the Parliament holden at Westminster, 25 Edw I, Ed. F.W. Maitland, (Rolls Series, vol. XCVIII, 1893), pp.175-6 (full edition of petition and of Latin summary on parliament roll)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.470b-471a, no.60 (full edition of original petition)
• The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), roll 12, appendix, no. 296 (full edition and translation) & 1305, autumn parliament, appendix, evidence of business done at this parliament from chancery enrolments and elsewhere, no.5