Document 3/350/3 (Melr. Lib., no. 12)

Description: W[alter or William] of Lindsay has given and by the present charter confirmed to Melrose Abbey (the land of) Fauchope (in Melrose, ROX), by stated bounds, in perpetual alms, for the soul of his father and mother and relatives and his soul. (damaged)
Firm date: 1147 X 19 August 1179
Probable date: probably 1159 x
Dating Notes: dates of Amfrid, abbot of Newbattle; probably x _RRS_, ii, no. 175
Source for Data Entry: Melrose Liber, i, no. 12
Trad. ID: Melr. Lib., no. 12
Calendar number: 3/350/3
Charter type: Charter
Language: Latin
Original (contemporary): yes
Notes: NAS, GD 55/12 Note that ‘Arosine’ of Lindsey is an error; rather it should read Drogo. See Barrow, Kingdom of the Scots, 2nd edn, 286. Drogo appears in English records of the time. The Fachope which flows into the Leader Water is now known as Packman’s Burn. Cf. RRS, ii, no. 175. This is in Melrose parish (ROX) close to Earlston.
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Total number of associated factoids: 3

Transaction factoids (1) Relationship factoids (1) Title factoids (1)

Date	Short Summary	Primary	Witnesses
1147 X 19 Aug. 1179	Gift of Fauchope (in Melrose, ROX)	yes	Amfred, abbot of Newbattle (d.1179); Arosin (Drogo) Lindsay; Cospatric of Earlston; Swain of Earlston; Swain, son of Thor, lord of Crawford and Ruthven; William (in Melrose)

Date	Short Summary	Subject	Object
1147 X 19 Aug. 1179	Son of Thor (father of Swain) (Familial relationship)	Swain, son of Thor, lord of Crawford and Ruthven	Thor (father of Swain)

Date	Short Summary	Title Holder
1147 X 19 Aug. 1179	abbot of Newbattle	Amfred, abbot of Newbattle (d.1179)