Manuscript: Faustina B. IX

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Anno mocolxxxoixo Aernaldus abbas de Melros electus est ad curam animarum de
Rieualle, vi nonas Marcii, feria v ⁊ Reinerius abbas de Kinlos ecclesie nostre monachus electus est
apud Melros in abbatem, x kal’ Aprilis, feria va, ⁊ Radulfus prior ipsius suscepit curam animarum
de Kynlos post illum. ¶Rogerus cognatus ⁊ cancelarius regis W’ electus est ad episcopatum
Sancti Andree apostoli apud Pert, idus Aprilis feria vi. ¶Iohannes de Aragnia1 cardinalis, ⁊ iiii archi
episcopi cum multis episcopis ⁊ diuersis ordinibus prelatis ex autoritate domini pape Clementis iiii
sentenciam excommunicationis tulerunt in audientia duorum regum scilicet Francorum ⁊ Anglorum
⁊ comitis Ricardi ⁊ totius plebis in omnes tam clericos quam laicos, per quos stacet*2 quod pax non fieret
inter predictos reges ⁊ comitem R’ ⁊ iter Ierosolimitanum expediatur, in eos tanquam in dominice
ac uiuifice crucis inimicos ipsam sentenciam promulgauerunt prope Feritatem Bernardi ubi
reges suum colloquium fecerunt. ¶Obiit H’ rex Anglie ⁊ dux Normannie ⁊ Aquitanie ⁊ co
mes Andegauie apud opidum Chynum pridie nonas Iulii, anno xxxv regni sui, ⁊ sepultus
est apud Fontem Eubrardi in abbatia sanctimonialium ibidem Deo seruientium. Cui successit Ricar
dus filius eius, comes Aquitanie iii nonas Septembris die dominica apud Londonias magno cum ho
nore coronatus a Baldewino archiepiscopo cum Cantuarie, ⁊ a ceteris episcopis ⁊ prelatis Anglie. ¶Obiit Radulfus iius
abbas de Cupro, kal’ Augusti,3 feria v. Cui successit Adam subprior de Melros. ¶Obiit pie memorie
Siluanus quondam abbas Rieuall’ vii idus Octobris apud Belelande, ibique honorifice sepultus est.
¶Obiit Ricardus de Moreuilla constabularius W’ regis, familiaris noster. Fredericus imperator obiit in flu
mine submersus.



Anno mocoxco W’ rex Scottorum dedit Ricardo regi Anglorum x milia marcas auri ⁊ ar
genti propter dignitates ⁊ libertates ac honores suos, quos habuit ante guerram, ⁊ pro Berewic
⁊ Rochesburh, quas H’ rex per xvi annos uiolenter detinuit, ⁊ sic Deo suffragante eius dominationis
⁊ seruitutis iugum graue a regno Scottorum digne ⁊ honorifice submouit. ¶Philippus rex
Francie, ⁊ Ricardus rex Anglie, ⁊ Philippus comes Flandrie, ⁊ Bald’ archiepiscopus Cantuarie ⁊ plu
res aliis archiepiscopi, atque prelati, principes ⁊ duces, nobiles ac diuites, ⁊ populus innumerabilis, regna
ac patrias, ⁊ dignitates suas humiliter pro Christo relinquentes Ierosolimam profecti sunt, ⁊ usque ad ci
uitatem Messanam in Sicilia peruenientes, ibique tota hyeme usque ad mensem Aprilem perendina
uerunt. Baldewinus archiepiscopus obiit apud Acon die Sancti Edmundi, ⁊ Robertus comes Laicestrie antea die
Sancti Egidii obiit languore preuentus in mari Mediterraneo ⁊ apud Duraz Grecie urbem sepultus est,
⁊ filius eius Robertus comes factus est apud Messanam ciuitatem Sicilie. ¶Sanguis Iudeorum multis in
locis per Angliam bestialiter effusus est, ⁊ maxime in Eboraco, ubi se mutuo peremerunt, unde
omnes expulsi sunt. ¶Dauid comes desponsauit sororem Rannulfi comitis de Cestria
Matildam nomine dominica prima post assumptionem Sancte Marie.




Anno mocoxcio kal’ Ianuarii, obiit Auicia uxor R’ de Mereuilla constabularii W’ regis. W’
*staret

Notes

1 DB: Perhaps the scribe misread the first n in Anagni as r in his exemplar.
2 DB: Perhaps corrected by over-writing of the c to an r; correct spelling also noted in the margin by the scribe.
3 DB: Anderson, ES, ii, p. 320, n. 7 points out that 1 August was a Tuesday (i.e., feria iii), not a Thursday (i.e., feria v). Perhaps vi has been omitted before kalends; alternatively, perhaps the exemplar read feria iii not feria v.

In the 1189th year Arnold abbot of Melrose was elected to the care of souls of Rievaulx on Thursday 2 March, and Renier abbot of Kinloss, a monk of our church, was elected as abbot after him at Melrose on Thursday 23 March. ¶Roger, kinsman and chancellor of King W[illiam], was elected to the bishopric of St Andrew the apostle at Perth, on Friday 13 April.1 ¶Cardinal John of Anagni and 4 archbishops with many bishops and various orders of prelates, on the authority of the lord Pope Clement IV, passed sentence of excommunication in the hearing of the two kings, that is of the French and of the English, and of Count Richard and the whole people altogether, both clerics and laity, whose fault it was, because peace is not made between the aforesaid kings and Count Richard, and the crusade to Jerusalem hastened. They promulgated the sentence on them as on enemies of the life-giving cross belonging to the Lord near La Ferté-Bernard where the kings were holding having their conference. ¶H[enry] king of England and duke of Normandy and Aquitaine and count of Anjou died at Chinon on 6 July in the 35th year of his reign, and was buried at Fontevraud in the abbey of the nuns serving God there; Richard his son the count of Aquitaine succeeded him on Sunday 3 September, crowned at London with great honour by Baldwin archbishop ▬▬ of Canterbury and by the remaining bishops and prelates of England. ¶Ralph second abbot of Coupar died on Thursday 1 August;2 Adam subprior of Melrose succeeded him. ¶Silvanus of pious memory, formerly abbot of Rievaulx, died on 9 October at Byland, and he was buried honourably there. ¶Richard de Moreville constable of King W[illiam], our benefactor, died. The emperor Frederick died, drowned in a river



In the 1190th year King W[illiam] gave to Richard king of the English 10,000 marks of gold and silver for the sake of his dignities and liberties and honours which he had before the war, and for Berwick and Roxburgh, which King H[enry] held onto forcibly for 16 years; and so by God’s assistance, the heavy yoke of his domination and servitude was removed fittingly and honourably from the kingdom of the Scots. ¶Philip king of France and Richard king of England and Philip count of Flanders and Baldwin archbishop of Canterbury and a great many other archbishops and prelates, princes and dukes, nobles and rich men and countless people, kingdoms and countries, and their dignitaries, set out humbly for Christ departing to Jerusalem; and progressing as far as the city of Messina in Sicily, they delayed there for the whole winter to the month of April. Archbishop Baldwin died at Acre on St Edmund’s day,3 and Robert earl of Leicester died before St Giles’ day,4 preceded by sickness, in the Mediterranean Sea and he was buried at Durrës, a city of Greece;5 and his son was made earl at the city of Messina in Sicily. ¶The blood of Jews was spilt like a beast in many places throughout England, and especially in York, where they slew themselves reciprocally, as a result of which they were all expelled. ¶Earl David engaged to marry the sister of Ranulf earl of Chester, named Matilda, on the first Sunday after the Assumption of St Mary.6




In the 1191st year on 1 January Avicia wife of R[ichard] de Moreville, constable of King W[illiam], died. W[illiam]

Notes

1 DB: Anderson, ES, ii, p. 320, n. 4 points out that 13 April was a Thursday.
2 DB: See note in the transcription about the date.
3 DB: I.e., 20 November.
4 DB: I.e., 1 September.
5 DB: Now in Albania.
6 DB: I.e., 19 August.