Instrument of publication of a Bull of Pope Paul III (dated 14 April 1539) granting to Robert, elect of Ross, formerly abbot of Holyrood, a pension of 500 merks Scots out of the parish kirks of Falkyrk and Livyngston, in the diocese of St Andrews, and the town of Brochtoun, in the parish of St Cuthberts and same diocese, pertaining to said abbey; the abbacy having been papally provided to Robert Steward, clerk or scholar of said diocese, and its revenues being greater than those of the bishopric., 24 May 1539.
Scope and Contents
Contains 71 writs and three detached seals, with Cairncross Charters of the Regality of Melrose (listed in "Selections from the Regality of Melrose", volume III, (1917), pp 373-382).
Please note that the Rutherford name is represented variously throughout the charters, including Ruderfurde, Ruthirfurde, and Rutherfurde.
This collection consists of material transferred from the Scottish Record Office to the National Library, and is supplementary to the main body of Rutherfurd of Edgerston Papers (Acc.7676) held by the National Library.
Dates
- Creation: 24 May 1539.
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Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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