258 STRATHCLYDE AND GALLOWAY CHARTERS. 
regni nostri sexto decimo. 
Eastholm on the 21st of Sep- 
tember in the 16th year of our 
reign [1347]: 
A fine seal; the Scottish lion and bordure, and the inscrip- 
tion 
‘* Edwardus dei gratia rex Scotorum.”’ 
V.—CHARTER OF ALAN, SON OF ROLAND, LORD oF GALLOWAY 
AND CONSTABLE OF SCOTLAUD, TO JOHN DE NEWBIGGING : 
OF DATE BETWEEN 1199 AND 1225. 
Alanus filius Rolandi Scotie 
Constabularius Omnibus }omi- 
nibus suis tam Franciis quam 
Anglicis, Salutem. Sciatis me 
confirmasse Johanni filio Laur- 
antii de Neubiging et heredi- 
bus suis totas tres partes tocius 
terre que est inter Trutebec et 
divisas de Sourebi et inter 
viam regalem Carleoli et Edene 
cum thoftis et croftis qui sunt 
inter Castellum Welp et molen- 
' dinum, cum uno tofto et crofto 
ex altera, parte vie, pro una 
carucata terre, et commune 
aisiamentum de Kirkebi 
Thore. Preterea ei concedo et 
confirmo totam medietatem de 
Hellebec quam Thomas de Hel- 
lebec dedit Roberto, dapifero 
de Appelbi, cum Dionisia sorore 
sua ad tenendum de successori- 
bus Thome de Hellebec adheo 
libere et quiete sicuti carta 
testatur quam habet de pre- 
dicto Thoma de Hellebec et 
carucatam terre de Kirkebi 
Thore ad tenendum de success- 
oribus Waldevi filii Gamelli 
sicutl carta testatur quam 
habet de predicto Waldevo filio 
Gamelli. Quare volo et concedo 
quod predictus Johannes et 
heredes sui teneant et habeant 
omnes istas predictas terras 
bene et in pace libere et quiete 
Alan son of Roland, Con- 
stable of Scotland, to all his 
men, French as well as Eng- 
lish—health. Know ye that I 
have granted and by my pre- 
sent charter have confirmed to. 
John son of Laurence de New- 
bigging and his heirs the whole 
of the three parts of all the 
land which is between the 
Troutbeck and the boundaries 
of Sowerby and between the 
King’s highway to Carlisle and 
the Eden, together with the 
tofts and crofts which are be- 
tween Whelp’s Castle and the 
mill, and one toft and croft on 
the other side of the road; (to 
be held) as 1 carucate of land: 
and the easement (rights) of 
common of Kirkby Thore. I 
concede besides and confirm the 
whole moiety of Helbeck which 
Thomas de Helbeck gave to 
Robert, seneschal of Appleby 
with Dionisia his sister, to be 
held of the successors of 
Thomas de Helbeck as freely 
and securely as the charter 
which he holds of the aforesaid 
Thomas de Helbeck testifies: 
and the carucate of land at 
Kirkbythore to be held of the 
successors of Waltheof son of 
Gamel, as the charter which _ 
he holds of the aforesaid Wal- 
