[At the start of his reign] This King David found in the whole kingdom of the Scots four bishoprics and left nine. He founded many monasteries of different orders, namely Kelso, Melrose, Jedburgh, Newbattle, Holmcultram, Dundrennan, the monastery of Holyrood near Edinburgh, Cambuskenneth, Rule, Kinloss, and house of nuns near Berwick and another near Carlisle, and the Premonstratensian canons of Dryburgh, Newcastle, and there a monastery of nuns and another of black canons [Augustinians].

Iste Dauid rex inuenit in toto regno Scotorum nisi quatuor episcopatus, et reliquit nouem, monasteria multa fundauit diuersorum Ordinum, videlicet de Calco, de Melros, de Jedwod, de Newbotill, Holmcultrom, Dundranan, monasterium Sancte Crucis prope Edynburgh, Cambuskeneth, Ryeuall, Kynlos, et juxta Berwyk Monialium et aliud juxta Carlioli, et canonicos Premonstratenses de Dryburgh, Noui Castelli, et ibi monasterium Monialium et aliud Nigrorum canonicorum.