Manuscript: Faustina B. IX

cardinalis efficitur. Dominus Rogerus Auenel apud Melros iuxta patrem suum
sepelitur. Dompnus Michael abbas de Glenluis apud Walcheles in die Sancti
Michaelis sepelitur. Similiter dompnus Gillebertus abbas de Cupro apud Sanctum
Remigium vio idus1 Octobris dum redeunt de capitulo generali. Ad
regimen domus de Cupro preficitur dompnus Willelmus de Binin prior de Neubotle,
in Aduentu Domini.
Anno Domini moccoxliiii Dominus Wilelemus abbas Cisterciensis, abbatizare
recusauit cui successit dominus 2 abbas de Firmitate. Item Alanus Musar
de de Rieuallis abbas de Glenlus constituitur. Eodem anno dominus Innocencius papa ter
terram domini regis Francie intrauit, ⁊ apud Lugdunum perhendinauit, ubi in die
Sancte Trinitatis Otonem quondam legatum Anglie ⁊ Scocie in episcopum Portu
ensem consecrauit. Nam de Pietate Dei quondam abbatem Iohannem cardinalem
presbyterum ad titulum Sancti Laurencii in Lucio antefecit. Ipso anno nefandissi
mus proditor Walterus Biset cum complicibus suis non destitit tamdiu in
auribus H’ regis Anglie uenenum dissensionis infundere quousque ad
unato exercitu suo usque ad Nouum Castrum fecit contra dominum A’ regem
Scocie uenire, cui cum innumera multitudine usque Pontelant occurrit rex
Scocie. Sed ad instanciam precipue archiepiscopi Eboraci necnon et aliorum magna
torum pax reformata est in uigilia assumptionis. Quapropter rex Scocie re
patriauit, ⁊ rex Anglie aduersus Walliam ire disposuit. Rebellabant enim
Valenses iugum Anglorum sustinere non ualentes, nec pretereundum quod rex glorie ibidem
in gratia miraculorum regem Scocie ut audiuimus a pluribus uoluit exaltare.
Hoc anno destructa est terra Ierosolimorum ⁊ hee littere que uenerunt
domino pape. Sanctissimo patri et domino Innocencio Dei gratia sancte Romane sedis

Notes

1 JRD: Written over an erasure.
2 JRD: Space left for a name.
made a cardinal. Sir Roger Avenel is buried at Melrose next to his father. Dom Michael, the abbot of Glenluce, is buried at Vaucelles on St Michael’s day; in a similar way, Dom Gilbert, the abbot of Coupar, at Saint-Rémy on 10 October; while they are returning from the general chapter. Dom William de Binin, the prior of Newbattle, is appointed to the rule of the house of Coupar on the Advent of the Lord.
In the 1244th year of the Lord, the lord William, the abbot of Cîteaux, was unwilling to act as abbot, and the lord , abbot of la Ferté, succeeded him. Also, Alan Musarde of Rievaulx was appointed abbot of Glenluce. In the same year, Innocent, the lord pope, entered the land of the lord king of France, and stayed at Lyons, where on the day of the Holy Trinity1 he consecrated Otto, formerly the legate of England and Scotland, as bishop of Porto. For he earlier made John, the former abbot of La Piété Dieu, cardinal priest at the titular-church of San Lorenzo in Lucina. In the same year, that most detestable traitor, Walter Bisset, and his accomplices, did not stop pouring the poison of dissent in the ears of Henry, the king of England, until he had assembled his army and begun to advance against the lord Alexander, the king of Scotland, as far as Newcastle. The king of Scotland came as far as Ponteland to meet him with an immense host. But, at the urgent entreaties of the archbishop of York in particular, as well as of other important men, peace was re-established on the eve of the Assumption. On account of this, the king of Scotland returned to his country, and the king of England made plans to move against Wales. For the Welsh were rebelling, not being able to bear the yoke of the English; not omitting to mention that, there, the King of Glory was pleased to exalt the king of Scotland in the grace of miracles—as we have heard from many. In this year, the land of Jerusalem was destroyed and these letters which reached the lord pope. To Innocent, the most holy father and lord, by the grace of God

Notes

1 JRD: I.e., 29 May.