218 Mr. J. Stuart on St. Ehha and Coldingham. 



never finally relaxed ; although, for a time, the Priory was 

 annexed by James III. to his new Chapel Royal at Stirling, 

 and afterwards, in 1509, to the Crown. It was at the same 

 time withdrawn from Durham and annexed to Dunfermline; 

 but the dissolved Priory of Coldingham found its way back 

 to the Homes, by a grant to Alexander, the sixth Lord Home, 

 in 1592. 



The position of the Monastery led the Monks to make 

 many presents for the sake of protection and peace to their 

 neighbours, and those who could help them. In the account 

 for 1343, £41 16s. 8d. are entered as payments in money, 

 horses, cloths, silks, woollens, and jewels, bought and given 

 to the King of Scotland, the Earl of March, and others.* In 

 1364, 17s. 6d. were paid for a pair of bottles to the Earl of 

 March, to the gate-keepers of Berwick, and in various other 

 gifts, as well to the English as the Scotch.f Next year, the 

 Earl got a pair of knives,^ and in 1366, a sum is entered for 

 three salted lampreys given to the great Earl,§ who, in the year 

 1373, did not disdain to borrow ten pounds from the Monks.|| 

 In 1355, there is a payment made to their students at Oxford,^ 

 and this occurs under many other years with other benevo- 

 lences. A contribution of twenty shillings to the King of 

 Scots appears frequently, and in 1373, there is an entry for 

 robes, with a contribution to the King of Scots, and the 

 purchase of tables of waynscoyt, £45 19s. Od.** In 1400, 

 £10 12s. 8d. were paid for wine to the Bishop of St. Andrews 

 when he was at Coldingham, and for presents to him and his 

 officers. 



In 1352, the Prior contributed for the repairs of the Church 

 of Berwick. In 1355, the Church of Coldingham was under 

 repair, and many minute payments were made on this account. 

 In 1364, the Monks paid the expense of a mason brought 

 from Durham, and of others from Jedburgh to inspect their 

 Church. This year they paid for sending their Sacrist to 

 Berwick and to other parts of Scotland for the purpose of 

 selling their tithes,tt which when paid in kind, as rents of 

 land for the most part were, must have accumulated on their 

 hands. In 1371, they paid 40s. for painting an image of the 

 Blessed Virgin in the Church of Coldingham. JJ In 1372, 

 we find a purchase of parchment and paper.§§ In 1374, we 

 find an inventory of the furniture of the chamber, in which 



* P, xvi. t P. xlv. + P. xlviii. § P. 1 |I P. Ixviii. 



^ P. XXX., li., Ivii. ** P. Ixviii. ff P. xliv. H P. Ixiv. §§ P.lxvii. 



