Manuscript: Faustina B. IX

promotionem quam regis aut regni honorem a summo pontifice
in episcopum se ipsum consecrari1 fecit, ⁊ sic a curia discessit. Obiit
dominus Gillebertus episcopus Candide Case post quem electus est dominus Hen
ricus abbas de Sancta Cruce, ⁊ de Sancta Cruce factus est abbas dominus
Radulfus eiusdem domus canonicus. Eodem anno H’ rex Anglie
transfretauit ut sedaret terras suas transmarinas quem se
cutus est Alanus ostiarius Scocie ⁊ hostes regis Anglie fortiter
debellauit ⁊ deuicit, unde regis amiciciam non solum
recuperauit sed ⁊ accusatores suos apud eundem regem
cum complicibus suis in multis accusauit unde mag
na dissensio inter magnates regni Scocie creuit ut in sub
sequentibus apparebit. Obiit Robertus Grostet episcopus Lincolnie.




Anno Domini moccoliiiio Magister Abel regis consilio in primis contra
dicente sed postea annuente Scociam ingreditur ⁊ in
episcopatu suo honorifice suscipitur, qui eodem anno ex hac
luce eripitur. Post quem magister Gamelinus regis cancelarius
a priore ⁊ conuentu Sancti Andree eligitur, ⁊ a rege ⁊ consiliariis eius
in episcopatu confirmatur. Rex Francie a Ierosolimis repatria
uit. Et Edwardus regis Anglie primogenitus filiam regis Castelle
sibi in matrimonium assumpsit, ⁊ ab eo miles factus est. Obiit
Innocentius papa, successit Alexander.



Anno Domini moccolvo Conuenerunt apud Edenburc ad
dominum regem omnes natu maiores Scocie ex una parte sed ⁊

Notes

1 JT: Read consecrati.
promotion over the honour of his king or of the kingdom, had himself consecrated as bishop by the supreme pontiff, and so departed from the curia. The lord Gilbert, bishop of Whithorn, died, after whom the lord Henry, abbot of Holyrood, was elected, and the lord Ralph, a canon of the same house, was made abbot of Holyrood. In the same year, H[enry], king of England, crossed [the Channel], so that he might settle his lands overseas. Alan, the Doorward of Scotland, followed him, and powerfully vanquished and subdued the king of England’s enemies. For this reason, he not only recovered the king’s friendship, but he also became the accuser of his accusers and their accomplices before the king upon many matters. Because of this, a great dissent between the magnates of the kingdom of Scotland is perceived, and this shall become apparent in what follows. Robert Grosseteste, bishop of Lincoln, died.




In the 1254th year of the Lord, Master Abel entered Scotland; at first, the king’s council opposed this, but afterwards assented; and he was received in his bishopric with honour. He was taken from this light in the same year. After him, Master Gamelin, the king’s chancellor, was elected by the prior and convent of St Andrews, and was confirmed in the bishopric by the king and his councillors. The king of France returned home from Jerusalem. And Edward, the first-born of the king of England, took the daughter of the king of Castille to himself in marriage, and was made a knight by him. Pope Innocent died; Alexander succeeded him.



In the 1255th year of the Lord, all the great men of Scotland,1 on the one side, and

Notes

1 JRD: Omnes maiores natu Scocie; cf. 3 Rg. 8.1, omnes maiores natu Israel, ‘all the elders of Israel’.