Scotie, cum regina Anglie, causa orationis, Cantuariam adiit, ⁊
circa Londonias, ultimum d\i/em clausit
ut in
subsequentibus apparebit. Obiit dompnus Gillebertus abbas de \H/olmcoltran apud Cantuariam, dum rediret
de capitulo generali, cui
successit, dompnus Iohannes, abbas de Iugo Dei. Et de Iugo Dei pastoralem curam
suscepit ▬Nicholaus,1 eiusdem domus prior.
Anno Domini moccoxxxoviiio obiit
magister Hugo de Potton, archidiaconus Glasguensis. Post cuius obitum, diuisus
est
archidiaconatus. Magister enim Matheus de Habirden, dictus est archidiaconus de Glasgv,
⁊ magister Petrus de Alingtun uocatus est archidiaconus de Theuidal. Obiit
Willelmus abbas de Dunfer
melin, cui successit, Gaufridus prior eiusdem domus.
Domina Iohana regina Scotie circa Londonias graui infirmitate detenta, perceptis
ecclesias
ticis sacramentis, absque liberis, iiiito
nonas Marcii, inter manus fratrum H’ scilicet regis Anglie, ⁊ R’
ducis Cornubie
diem clausit extremum, cuius corpus predicti fratres cum magno merore, ⁊ honore
sepe
lierunt in ecclesia sanctarum monialium de Tharent. ¶Obiit Willelmus
Maleuicinus, episcopus Sancti Andree,
⁊ ad episcopatum electus est Dauid de
Bernam. ¶Obiit abbas de Claraualle, ⁊ Iohannes, abbas Cistercii,
pastoralem curam
reliquit, facta in ordine non parua dissensione. ¶Obiit Petrus episcopus Wintonie.
Hoc anno oritur bellum lamentabile, inter dominum Gregorium
papam ⁊ Fredericum imperatorem
dictum Puerum de Apulia, inter quos sancta ecclesia
procellas inauditas fertur nostris temporibus
pertulisse. Hic primo auditur in
terra nostra quod nefandus exercitus Tartareorum
multas terras uastauit2 ▬▬ quod utrum uerum sit in subsequentibus appare
bit.
Anno Domini moccoxxxoixo obiit Gillebertus episcopus de Haberden, cui successit, dompnus Radulphus de
Lamley, abbas de Haberbrothoc. Dompnus Rogerus, abbas Rieuallis, suo cessit
officio, ⁊ dompnus
Leonius, abbas de Dundraynan ⁊ monachus de Melros, successit.
Ricardus prior de Melros
Nobilissimus rex Scotie, Alexander, duxit vxorem dominam
Mariam, filiam nobilis uiri, Ingeranni
de Cevchi, idus May, in die sancte
Pentecostes, apud Rokesburc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Et dompnus Herbertus officium \quod/ indiscrete reliquerat, per
preceptum Othonis legati domini pape coactus est suscipere. Natus est Edwardus,
primogenitus regis Anglie.
Pridie kal’ Iunii, electus est dompnus Ricardus prior
de Melros, ad regimen domus de Dundrayn’.
Intrauit HOttho,
diaconus cardinalis \ad titulum Sancti Nicholay,/ in Carcere
Tulliano, ⁊ apostolice sedis legatus, Scotiam circa festum
of Scotland, however, together with the queen of England, travelled to
Canterbury in order to pray, and in the vicinity of London closed her last day, as will
become clear in what follows. Dom Gilbert, the abbot of \H/olme
Cultram, died at Canterbury, while he was returning from the general council; Dom John,
abbot of Iugum Dei,1 succeeded him;
and ▬Nicholas, prior of the same house, took up the pastoral charge
of Iugum Dei.
In the 1238th year of the
Lord, Master Hugh of Potton the archdeacon of Glasgow died; after his death the
archdeaconry was divided; for Master Matthew of Aberdeen was declared archdeacon of
Glasgow, and Master Peter of Alintun was called archdeacon of Teviotdale. William the
abbot of Dunfermline died; Geoffrey the prior of the same house succeeded him. The lady
Joan, the queen of Scotland, detained by grave illness in London, received the
sacraments of the Church and closed her last day, without issue, on 4 March in the arms
of her brothers, namely H[enry] the king of England and R[ichard] the duke of Cornwall.
Her aforementioned brothers buried her body with great sorrow and honour in the church
of the holy nuns at Tarrant. ¶William Malveisin, bishop of St Andrews, died; and David
de Bernham was elected to the bishopric. ¶The abbot of Clairvaux died, and John the
abbot of Cîteaux gave up his pastoral charge, having caused no little conflict within
the order. ¶Peter the bishop of Winchester died.
In this year, a woeful war began between our lord, Pope
Gregory, and the emperor Frederick (called the Son of Puglia). Holy Church is reported
to have endured unheard-of storms between them in our times. At this time it is first
heard in our land that the impious army of the Tartars has laid waste many lands.
Whether this be true shall become plain in what follows.
In the 1239th year of the Lord,
Gilbert the bishop of Aberdeen died; Dom Ralph of Lambley the abbot of Arbroath
succeeded him. Dom Roger, abbot of Rievaulx, resigned his office, and Dom Leonius, abbot
of Dundrennan and a monk of Melrose, succeeded him. Richard,
prior of Melrose
Alexander, the most noble king of Scotland, married the lady
Mary, daughter of that noble man, Ingram de Coucy, on 15 May, the day of Holy Pentecost,
at Roxburgh ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬And Dom Herbert, by order
of Otto, the lord pope’s legate, was compelled to take up the office \which/he had carelessly given up. Edward, the first-born son of the king of
England, was born. On 30 May, Dom Richard, prior of Melrose, was elected to the rule of
the house of Dundrennan. HOtto, cardinal deacon \at the titular church of S. Nicola/in Carcere Tulliano, and legate
of the apostolic see, entered Scotland around the feast