EN/EW/1803

verbatim

Bet it kende till allmen be [th]ir p[rese]nt l[ette]res We Thomas be the m[er]cy off Gode bischope off Orkney and off Schetlande till haff sett ande be [th]ir p[rese]nt l[ette]res witht [th]e consent off our chapt[er] fully settis till our luffit friande & man thome cowplande for all [th]e days off his liff thre pe[n]nylande lyande in Stanbust[er] with in [th]e p[ar]ochane off Santandross witht all fredomys p[ro]pirteis ande lauchfull [com]moditeyss [th]e sayid thome payand 3herlie till ws ande our successor bischopis off Orknay for [th]e saide place ane barale off butt[er] ande four mel' of malt batht for maall and for tende ande to bryng it fre till our place off Kyrkwaw / Ande we mak kende at [th]e saide thome has paytt ws to gerso[u]me for [th]e saide place ande tak aucht mark off silu[er] to [th]e wphalde off sant Magn[us] werk ande to be disponit be [th]e will of ws [th]e forsaide lord bischope Thomas [. . .]

summary

Bishop Thomas grants to Thomas Coupland the three pennyland in 'Stanbuster' within the parish of St Andrews, for which Thomas will pay yearly a barrel of butter and four mel' of malt. Thomas has paid 8 merks of silver for the upholding of St Magnus' work.

folio/page

192

charter period

None

charter date range

12/7/1455 - ??

document reference

DO/EW/1394