Dumfries : Its Burghal Origin, Ifi? 



here a vestige of William's Galloway campaign and embassy 

 in 11/5 ^"<^ 1176. 



2. Of very exceptional note is a charter granted by 

 King William at Gretna : — 



" William King of Scots grants [to the hospital of St. 

 Peter of York] 2^ carucates in the territory of Dumfries 

 and Kulenach [Conheath] in frank almoigne and freedom 

 from toll and custom for all their men dwelling there except 

 traders.. Witnesses : 



Joceline, bishop of Glasgow (i 174-1 199). 



Richard de Moreville, constable (died 1189). 



Robert the Chaplain. 



Robert de Quynci. 



Hugh de Sigillo [made Chancellor 1188J and Richard de 

 Prebenda, his (the King's) clerks. 



Robert de Bruys. 



.Alan fitz Walter [Steward 1177-1 204J. 



Rolland fitz Uchtred. 



Walter de Berkley, Chamberlain [after 1180]. 



W^illiam de Lyndsee. 

 At Gretenhou."^*^ 



Leaving for later treatment the proposal of a more 

 definite date, it seems clear that this deed must lie between 

 1180 and 1 188. The gift to St. Peter's hospital is probably 

 due to St. Peter's being the cathedral church of York, to 

 which for long Galloway was a subject see. Besides, in 

 that church in 1175 the homage of Scotland was done to 

 Henry II. 



3. King William granted to the church of Glasgow^^ 

 that toft at Dumfries which is between the old castlestead 

 {vetus castellarium) and the church, viz., from the castle- 

 stead to the cemetery of the church. Fhe witnesses were : — 



David, " my brother." 



Abbat E[rnald] of Melrose [made abbot of Rievaux 1189]. 



Richard de Morville, constable. 



Walter de Berkeley, chamberlain. 



Philip de Valun. 



10 Hain's (V(/., ii.. 1606. 



11 /?«/. Glaa., p. 42. 



