Tordiff (on the Solway).
93. (C. p. 66; D. art. 81).—Robert de Brus [le Meschin] and
Euphemia his wife and their heirs grant to Abbot Everard and
Holm abbey the fishery of Torduf. Witnesses—Yvo, etc. [John
Denton's Accompt, p. 61, dates this 1257, but Everard was abbot
1150–92. Yvo de Hariz witnessed for William de Hariz when he
confirmed the grant of Robert de Brus of a saltwork in Rainpatrick to St. Bees (no. 68 of that Register). This Robert died
in 1194, but his son, who confirmed this, died in 1191.]
[Pedigree of De Brus]
94. (C. p. 67; D. art. 81).—Robert de Brus junior confirms
[no. 93] with additional land given by him. [Before 1191.]
95. (C. p. 67; D. art. 81).—William de Brus confirms to Holm
abbey a fishery in Torduf by these bounds:—from the west part of
the pool (stagnum) called Torduf, following the junction of hard
ground and sea-sand towards the east to Roger's sike, and so from
the solid land where the said sike falls on the sand across towards
the south by the channel (filum aque) of the Eske and down it
until it comes opposite the west part of the pool called Torduf;
and so upwards across to the north, to the aforesaid western part
of the pool called Torduf. He gives free fishery, reserving only
sturgeon and whale (sturio et le graspeis) and wreckage, and they
can build a house on the sand, if they like, within these boundaries.
Witnesses [from Bain, Cal. Doc. Scot. i, no. 607, quoting Duchy of
Lancaster records]—Odard de Hodolm, Adam, son of the sheriff,
Hugh de Corri, Hugh Mauleverer, Humphrey del Gardin, William
de Heriz, Symon the chaplain, Roger de Kirkpatrick, Adam le
Engleis, Richard del Bois, William de Hameville, Robert de
Kirkpatrick, etc. [Bain misread the place as 'Horduf.' As
Odard de Hoddam was dead in 1211–12 the date is 1194–1211.]
95a. (H. 1 and 2).—William de Brus grants to Melros abbey
for the souls of William, king of Scotland, and David his brother,
etc. and for the soul of Robert his own brother, a place next the
church of Rainpatrick on the south side, for a fishery, i.e. from the
eastern head of the quarry towards the western, to its end, and in
breadth from hard ground to the file of Esk; also one acre
between the church and the water on the east, and pasture for
four cows and six oxen. [Before the king's death, 1214 and
after William de Brus succeeded, 1194].
95b. (H. 1).—William [the Lion], king of Scotland, confirms
the preceding. [Same date.]
95c. (H. 1 and 2).—William de Brus grants to Melros abbey a
saltwork on the sand at Rainpatrik, i.e. from the saltwork of
Richard del Boys on the east, as the highroad runs from Blawath
to Rainpatrik church, to the bounds of the saltwork of Richard
Fleming to the sea, and so westwards to the saltwork of Richard
del Boys; with peat-hearths for the work and common pasture in
Rainpatrik for 12 oxen, 4 cows and 3 horses, and rights of way;
to pay one mark of silver as yearly rent at Martinmas. [No. 95e
seems to date this 1194–1200.]
95d. (H. 1 and 2).—Robert de Brus [the Noble] confirms to
Melros abbey the fishery given by his father [no. 95a] on the south
side of Rainpatrik church, i.e. from the eastern head of the quarry
towards the west, and from hard ground across to the file of water
dividing his land and Cumberland; and one acre of land. Also the
saltwork on the sand at Raynpatrik which his father gave
[no. 95c]. He quitclaims to the monks one mark of silver
which they used to pay yearly to his father until he remitted
it in his lifetime, but he reserves sturgeons from the fishery if he
should desire to have them. He also confirms the charter of
Odard de Hodholm of one mark of silver a year for the carucate between Tonnergayth [Tundergarth] and Perisby [Perceby
in Dumfriesshire] and the saltwork granted them by Richard le
Fleming. [1215–51].
95e. (H. 1).—Richard Fleming, chamberlain to William de
Brus, with consent of his lord, William de Brus, grants to Melros
abbey for the souls of his lord Robert de Brus and others, his
saltwork at Raynpatrik by its bounds:—beyond the highroad
towards the north, and thence towards the south by the great
creek (crica) to the sea, and from that creek towards the west as far
as the saltwork which the monks of Melros hold from William de
Brus, and so up the highroad which goes from Blawath to Raynpatrik church; with pasture for four oxen and one horse, and a
peat-hearth for the work; rendering to him one pound of pepper
at the Assumption of the B.V.M. Witnesses—Roland, lord of
Galloway, etc. [1194–1200.]
95f. (H. 1 and 2).—William de Brus confirms the preceding.
Witnesses—Master Hugh de Brus, Master Robert de Hodelm, etc.
[Magister Hugo de Brus appears in the Durham Liber Vitae fol.
23b. Date 1194–1200.]
95g. (H. 1 and 2; D. art. 81).—Melros abbey grants to fee
farm to Holmcoltran all Rainpatrick, with fisheries and saltworks,
for half a mark of silver yearly paid at Holmcoltran on the annual
visits of the abbot of Melros or his commissary. Agreement made
at the feast of the Holy Trinity, 1294.
95h. (H. 1; D. art. 81).—Robert de Brus, lord of Annandale,
confirms the preceding at Loghmaben, St. Lucy's day, 1294.
Witnesses—Umfrid de Bosco and Adam del Crokedaik, knights,
Robert de Brus, earl of Kerrig [Carrick], Roger de Kirkepatrick,
etc. [The year in this and the preceding is either wrongly stated,
or the usual date of Robert the Competitor's death, 'before May
3rd, 1294,' is an error.]