Manuscript: Faustina B. IX

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Anno moccoio dompnus Hugo abbas de Neubotil cum humilitate suo cessit officio. Cui suc
cessit dompnus Adam magister conuersorum eiusdem loci. Magnates terre iurauerunt fidelitatem
Alexandro filio regis iiiior idus Octobris apud Muchselburg. ¶Iohannes de Salerno presbiter cardinalis
tenuit concilium suum apud Perth. Ibidemque multa constituit obseruanda.










Anno moccoiio obiit pie memorie Rog’ episcopus Sancti Andree. Cui successit episcopus Glasg’ Willelmus Ma
leuicinus. Iohannes de Salerno apostolice sedis legatus profectus in Hyberniam dompnum Radulfum abbatem
de Melr’ fecit episcopum apud Dunum. Cui in regimine apud Melros successit dompnus Willelmus abbas
de Cupro. ¶Consecratus est dompnus Rad’ Breccensis episcopus. Translatus est dominus Will’ Maleuicinus de Glasgu
ad Sanctum Andream. ¶Predictus apostolice sedis legatus apud Melros honorifice susceptus, per l noctes ⁊
amplius commoratus est, maxime ut controuersiam inter monachos de Kelcou ⁊ monachos de Melros pa
cificaret, qui utrique parti bene pollicitans nulli satisfaciens, quamplurima dona scilicet auri ⁊ argenti, necnon ⁊
equorum plurimorum ab utraque parte auferens nulli quicquam commoditatis conferens litem penitus indeterminatam
reliquid.









Anno moccoiiio1 obiit bone recordationis Iohannes Dunkeldensis episcopus. Cui successit Ricardus de Prebenda
clericus ⁊ cognatus domini regis. Obiit Ricardus episcopus de Morauia, cui successit dompnus Bricius prior de Lesmahagu.
Obiit Ernisius abbas de Ruford. Obiit Osbertus abbas de Kelchou, cui successit Gaufridus prior eiusdem loci.
 

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1 DB: For this annal, compare Scotichronicon, iv, p. 432 (VIII.64, ll.26–34): Anno domini mo cco iiio obiit apud Neubotil pie recordacionis Johannes episcopus Dunkeldensis ... Cui ad Dunk’ successit Richardus de Prebenda clericus et cognatus domini regis Willelmi. Obiit eciam Richardus episcopus de Moravia, cui succesit Bricius prior Lesmaago, et Osbertus abbas de Kalco, cui successit Gaufridus prior eiusdem domus. Hoc anno Johannes rex [Anglie] in Angliam tristis, terris suis et castris satis ignominiose amissis… Note that Anglie has been deleted in MS C of Bower’s Scotichronicon: see Scotichronicon, iv, p. 432, n. c.







In the 1201st year Dom Hugh, abbot of Newbattle, resigned his office with humility; Dom Adam, master of the lay brothers of the same place, succeeded him. The magnates of the country swore fealty to Alexander the king’s son at Musselburgh on 12 October. ¶John of Salerno, cardinal priest, held his council at Perth. There he established many things that should be observed.










In the 1202nd year Roger of pious memory, bishop of St Andrews, died; William Malveisin, bishop of Glasgow, succeeded him. John of Salerno, legate of the apostolic see, travelled to Ireland, and made Dom Ralph, abbot of Melrose, bishop of Down; Dom William, abbot of Coupar, succeeded him in government at Melrose. ¶Dom Ralph, bishop of Brechin, was consecrated. The lord William Malveisin was translated from Glasgow to St Andrews. ¶The aforesaid legate of the apostolic see was honourably received at Melrose, where he stayed for 50 nights and more, mainly in order to settle the dispute between the monks of Kelso and the monks of Melrose. Making fair promises to both parties, but giving satisfaction to none; carrying away very many gifts from both parties—gold and silver, and also a great number of horses—but bringing no comfort at all to anyone, he left the case entirely unresolved.









In the 1203rd year John, bishop of Dunkeld, who is well remembered, died; Richard of the Provender, clerk and kinsman of the lord king, succeeded him. Richard, bishop of Moray, died; Dom Brice, prior of Lesmahagow, succeeded him. Ernisius, abbot of Rufford, died. Osbert, abbot of Kelso, died; Geoffrey, prior of the same place, succeeded him.

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