EN/EW/3283

verbatim

Reverendissimi patres, dudum clare memorie Willelmus, rex Scotorum illustris, pro salute anime sue et suorum progenitorum ac successorum feliciter recogitans ac cupiens in celestibus regnis immarcescibiles recondere thesauros, in suo regno Scocie quoddam solempne monasterium Aberbrothoc vulgariter vocatum, sancti Andree diocesis, sub ordine sancti Benedicti in honorem omnipotentis Dei eiusque gloriosissime genetricis virginis Marie ac beati Thome martiris, cum ecclesia, domibus, ortis, ortaliciis et aliis necessariis officinis, fundavit, instituit et erexit {. . .}

summary

William, king of Scots, founded the monastery of Arbroath in honour of Almighty God, his most glorious mother the Virgin Mary, and St Thomas the martyr.

folio/page

372

charter period

None

charter date range

7/1437 - 8/1437

document reference

DO/EW/2497