Marion Bruce

MARION BRUCE

Marion Bruce, here treated, is the daughter of Sir David Bruce, 6th Baron of Clackmannan & Rate The Name of her mother has not been identified. Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes II: 616

Marriage

Marion Bruce. here treated, married John Menteith of Caverkay Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes II: 616

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

2 December 1502: Bruce of Clakmannan. Menteith of Caverea. Contract of marriage. Failure to procure dispensation. Action by David Bruse, younger of Clakmannane, against John Menteith of Caverca “for the wrangas postponing and differing til raise and bring hame ane dispesacione fra the Court of Rome for the completing and solempnyng of lauchfull matrimone betuex sade Jhone and "Marione Bruse," dochter to the sade David Bruse, elder, and sister to David Bruse, younger,eftir the forme of the indenturis.” The pursuer compearing by Edward and Robert the Bruse, his procurators, and the defender personally, the Lords ordain the said John to deliver to the said David the authentic copy under the transsumpt of the sade "Marione" conjunct feftment of the sadis landis of Caverca, togidder with the rentalling of the takkis of the landis of Dalgrane. The Colzare Raw myln, Petbaithle, with the auchtene part of Maistertoune, for als mony termes and yeris as he has of the sammyn and prodicit before the Lordis; and als decretis and deliveris the sade Jhone til be qwyt of the clame of five hundreith merkis clamyt be umquhile David Bruse, elder of Clakmannan. And David Bruse, yonger, for their costis , dampnage and expensis, because he failyeit til mak resignation of his landis and til bring hame the sade dispensacion, sen that the sade Jhone of Menteith has producit and lauchfull resignacione and conjunct, feftment. Dispensacione and ane sufficient rentaling of the sade "Marione" in presens of the sadid Lordis. Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes II: 616

Printed Evidence

Acta Dominorum Concilii. Acts of the Lords of Council in Civil Causes. Vol. II. A. D. 1406-1501. With some Acta Auditorum et Dominorum Concilii A. D. 1469-1482. Edited by George Neilson, LL.D., and Henry Paton, M.A. (HMSO, Edinburgh, 1918) 588 pp. including index and errata