Investiture Scrolls for Collin and Marion
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lumineauxCollin's and Marion's Investiture texts were created out of the same document, a charter of James III of Scotland confirming lands held by the Bishop of Glasgow, 15 July 1476. The source document was extremely long, so I cut the pertinent parts I was lifting from it in half, effectively granting to Collin and Marion each a portion of the rights given to the Bishop. I’d say about 90% of each of these texts is from the original source. The SCA-specific parts are, of course, created by me. In particular, the long list of properties and technical legal terms found in Marion’s text is exactly what the King of Scotland granted to the Bishop as his landed vassal. Yes, I do have the definitions for all of the various weird Scottish legal terms found in Marion’s text. If people are interested, I can post those separately.
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Gregor, King of the East, third of that name, and Kiena our Queen, to all good men of all our land, clergy and laymen, greeting. Whereas in times past, several of our predecessors the kings of the East freely gave and granted diverse liberties and privileges to the Barons of Iron Bog, in mere, pure and free regality; and whereas Collin Monro of Tadcaster has been chosen by the people of Iron Bog to assume the seat of Baron; and whereas the choice of the aforesaid Collin is pleasing in our sight; therefore we, for us and our successors, have approved, ratified and confirmed, and by these presents approve, ratify and confirm unto the aforesaid Collin, all and sundry gifts, grants and foundations formerly made by us or our predecessors the kings and queens of the East to the Barons of Iron Bog, and further endow the aforesaid Collin with whatsoever lands, revenues, possessions, rights of patronage, and whatsoever profits, liberties and privileges, to be held, possessed and had by the Barons of Iron Bog, as freely and quietly, in all things and by all things, as the charters and evidences thereupon made to them purport and witness, and as freely as any Baron within our realm is given, granted, or possessed, or can be given, granted, or possessed howsoever in the future. And we do further by Royal authority and with deliberation and consent of our said parliament, give, grant and by this our present charter confirm to the aforesaid Collin the right to make arrestments and execute the mandates and precepts of the Crown of the East within the lands of the Barony of Iron Bog, and with the power of executing and administering justice in the name of the Crown, and with the right to appoint, make and have officers, bailiffs, serjeants or attendants, and with all and sundry liberties, profits and easements and just pertinents whatsoever, whether not named or named, belonging, or in future, in whatsoever manner, coming justly to belong, to the aforenamed Barony of Iron Bog. And furthermore, in acknowledgement of his status as aforesaid, we do Grant Arms to Collin Monro of Tadcaster as follows: Argent, a pithon erect and on a chief sable three Maltese crosses argent. Done 21 January, A.S. 46, sitting on our thrones in the Barony of Iron Bog.
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Gregor, King of the East, third of that name, and Kiena our Queen, to all good men of all our land, clergy and laymen, greeting. Whereas Marion del Okes has ascended to the Baronial Seat of the Barony of Iron Bog according to ancient right and custom; and also for the singular favour, zeal and love which we bear to the aforesaid Marion for her merits and free and faithful services; therefore we do now give, grant and by this our present charter confirm to the aforesaid Marion that she have, hold and possess perpetually in all times to come, the said Barony of Iron Bog in free, pure and mere regality, with all and sundry commodities and profits appertaining to the said lands, in woods, plains, muirs, marshes, roads, paths, waters, ponds, streams, meadows, grazings and pastures, mills, multures and their sequels, hawking, hunting, fishing, peat-muirs, turbaries, coal-mines, quarries, stone and lime, smithies, maltings, heath and broomlands, with courts and their issues, heriots, blood-wits, escheats and merchets of women, with free entry and exit, with homages, with free forest and warren, with fees, forfeitures, with justice and chamberlain ayres and their issues, escheats and amercements, and with the power of executing and administering justice, and with sok, sak, toll, theame, infangthief, outfangthief, hamesucken and forethought felon, with tenants, tenandries and services of freeholders, with rights of patronage, and with all and sundry liberties, profits and easements and just pertinents whatsoever, whether not named or named, belonging, or in future, in whatsoever manner, coming justly to belong, to a regality or royalty and barony; and that as freely, tranquilly, fully, wholly, honourably, well and in peace, in and by all things, as any regality or royalty or barony is more freely, tranquilly, wholly or honourably given, granted and donated to whatsoever Barons in our realm. Moreover we have granted, and by the tenor of our present charter grant, to the said Marion that she have, hold and possess perpetually the said Barony of Iron Bog, with all liberties and profits belonging to the same; with power to create and constitute within the same Barony provosts, bailies, serjeants and other officers, as often as it shall seem to her expedient, for the rule and governance of the same Barony; and of appointing and removing any person to and from those offices as often as she pleases. In witness whereof we have ordered our great seal to be affixed to our present charter. In Iron Bog, upon 21 January, A.S. 46.
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Gregor, King of the East, third of that name, and Kiena our Queen, to all good men of all our land, clergy and laymen, greeting. Whereas in times past, several of our predecessors the kings of the East freely gave and granted diverse liberties and privileges to the Barons of Iron Bog, in mere, pure and free regality; and whereas Collin Monro of Tadcaster has been chosen by the people of Iron Bog to assume the seat of Baron; and whereas the choice of the aforesaid Collin is pleasing in our sight; therefore we, for us and our successors, have approved, ratified and confirmed, and by these presents approve, ratify and confirm unto the aforesaid Collin, all and sundry gifts, grants and foundations formerly made by us or our predecessors the kings and queens of the East to the Barons of Iron Bog, and further endow the aforesaid Collin with whatsoever lands, revenues, possessions, rights of patronage, and whatsoever profits, liberties and privileges, to be held, possessed and had by the Barons of Iron Bog, as freely and quietly, in all things and by all things, as the charters and evidences thereupon made to them purport and witness, and as freely as any Baron within our realm is given, granted, or possessed, or can be given, granted, or possessed howsoever in the future. And we do further by Royal authority and with deliberation and consent of our said parliament, give, grant and by this our present charter confirm to the aforesaid Collin the right to make arrestments and execute the mandates and precepts of the Crown of the East within the lands of the Barony of Iron Bog, and with the power of executing and administering justice in the name of the Crown, and with the right to appoint, make and have officers, bailiffs, serjeants or attendants, and with all and sundry liberties, profits and easements and just pertinents whatsoever, whether not named or named, belonging, or in future, in whatsoever manner, coming justly to belong, to the aforenamed Barony of Iron Bog. And furthermore, in acknowledgement of his status as aforesaid, we do Grant Arms to Collin Monro of Tadcaster as follows: Argent, a pithon erect and on a chief sable three Maltese crosses argent. Done 21 January, A.S. 46, sitting on our thrones in the Barony of Iron Bog.
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Gregor, King of the East, third of that name, and Kiena our Queen, to all good men of all our land, clergy and laymen, greeting. Whereas Marion del Okes has ascended to the Baronial Seat of the Barony of Iron Bog according to ancient right and custom; and also for the singular favour, zeal and love which we bear to the aforesaid Marion for her merits and free and faithful services; therefore we do now give, grant and by this our present charter confirm to the aforesaid Marion that she have, hold and possess perpetually in all times to come, the said Barony of Iron Bog in free, pure and mere regality, with all and sundry commodities and profits appertaining to the said lands, in woods, plains, muirs, marshes, roads, paths, waters, ponds, streams, meadows, grazings and pastures, mills, multures and their sequels, hawking, hunting, fishing, peat-muirs, turbaries, coal-mines, quarries, stone and lime, smithies, maltings, heath and broomlands, with courts and their issues, heriots, blood-wits, escheats and merchets of women, with free entry and exit, with homages, with free forest and warren, with fees, forfeitures, with justice and chamberlain ayres and their issues, escheats and amercements, and with the power of executing and administering justice, and with sok, sak, toll, theame, infangthief, outfangthief, hamesucken and forethought felon, with tenants, tenandries and services of freeholders, with rights of patronage, and with all and sundry liberties, profits and easements and just pertinents whatsoever, whether not named or named, belonging, or in future, in whatsoever manner, coming justly to belong, to a regality or royalty and barony; and that as freely, tranquilly, fully, wholly, honourably, well and in peace, in and by all things, as any regality or royalty or barony is more freely, tranquilly, wholly or honourably given, granted and donated to whatsoever Barons in our realm. Moreover we have granted, and by the tenor of our present charter grant, to the said Marion that she have, hold and possess perpetually the said Barony of Iron Bog, with all liberties and profits belonging to the same; with power to create and constitute within the same Barony provosts, bailies, serjeants and other officers, as often as it shall seem to her expedient, for the rule and governance of the same Barony; and of appointing and removing any person to and from those offices as often as she pleases. In witness whereof we have ordered our great seal to be affixed to our present charter. In Iron Bog, upon 21 January, A.S. 46.
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Date: 2012-01-22 04:20 pm (UTC)Also is "as often as he pleases" towards the end of Marion's scroll supposed to be "she"? If not, to whom does it refer?
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