1295-6

Updated: May 23, 2025

Edward I., in 1295-6, when at Berwick, granted the monks of Melrose restitution of the lands of which they had been deprived; but in 1332 Edward II. burned down the abbey and killed the abbot William de Peeblis and several of his monks.

Various - Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 : Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2