Aliz of Molle

ALIZ OF MOLLE (aka AVICIA OF MOLLE)

Avicia of Molle is the daughter of Eschina of London, alias Eschina of Molle. Her name is noticed in the witness list of a charter by which her mother confirms that she has given certain land at Molle in Roxburghshire to the monks of Kelso. Kelso Liber: charter number 147 on pp. 114-15 It cannot be regarded as certain, although it seems quite likely that she is the same person as Avicia of Molle. Kelso Liber: charter number 167 on p. 136

Evidence from the Register of Kelso Abbey

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c. 1190: Charter by which the lady Eschina of London confirms possession of the church of Molle, and certain land in Molle, to the monks of Kelso. Her gift is made for the benefit of the souls of her father and mother, the souls of her spouses, Walter son of Alan, and Henry, and the soul of her daughter Eschina. The principal witnesses to her charter are her daughters, the lady Avicia and the lady Cecilia. Kelso Liber: charter number 147 on pp. 114-15

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c. 1190: Charter by which Aliz of Molle, the wife of Richard Scott of Molle, confirms that she has given part of her land at Molle to the monks of Kelso. Kelso Liber: charter number 167 on p. 136