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John de Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl. de Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl John King. The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/90/4457

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Reference
SC 8/90/4457
Date
[1305]
Description
Petitioners
John de Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl.
Name(s)
de Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The earl requests that the king will ordain his will in right of his sustenance, as he was given the custody of Aberdeen and the farms of Aboyne, Coull, Mortlich and Botharme, but has received little of what he should have received from these, and has expended sums on the repair of the castles of Aberdeen and Aboyne, and their garrisoning, and now much of the lands are granted to others.
Nature of endorsement
The king wishes that Valence should have the land of Butharm, and that the earl should receive a fixed allowance assigned to him by the hand of the chamberlain of Scotland.
Places mentioned
Aberdeen, [Aberdeenshire, Scotland]
Aboyne, [Aberdeenshire, Scotland]
Coull, [Aberdeenshire, Scotland]
Mortleye (Mortlich), [Aberdeenshire, Scotland]
Botharme [unidentified], [Aberdeenshire, Scotland]
Aberdeen Castle, [Aberdeenshire, Scotland]
Aboyne Castle [Aberdeenshire, Scotland].
People mentioned
Earl of Buchan
Countess of Fife
Aimer de Valence.
Note
The petition is dated to 1305 in accordance with the dating ascribed in Bain (vol. II, no.1687).
Related material

For a related petition by the same petitioner see SC 8/90/4453

For a petition that may accompany this see SC 8/90/4459

For a related command see SC 8/90/4454

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 271
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland, vol. II, 1272-1307, Ed. J. Bain, (Her Majesty's General Register House, 1884), no.1682 (full summary of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149002/

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