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the payment of can and cunveth, with other aids and services ; promoting the
archdeacon and dean from exercising their jurisdiction over the churches of
the prior of Coldiugham, at the same time that he gave up his own (t). Yet,
has not this charter been well observed. Hugh, who governed the see of
St. Andrews from 1178 to 1188, seems to have had a contest with the prior of
Durham about the payment of ecclesiastical dues, which was not settled with-
out an appeal to the pope (u). Roger, the dignified successor of Hugh,
granted the prior and monks the desirable right of holding all their churches
to their proper use (x). The liberal Roger appears to have given them other
exemptions of great value, which were also confirmed by his dean and
charter (y). All those confirmations did not prevent controversy. In 1204,
they made a composition with William, the bishop of St. Andrews, on their
chartered privileges, which did not prevent appeals to the pope (z). Claims
were successively made by the bishops, which were ended by conventions (a).
Trusting to their various exemptions, the prior and monks of Coldingham seem
not to have been very punctual in their attendance on diocesan synods (b).
They were subject to the visitations of the bishop of St. Andrews, the arch-
(t) See this charter in Smith's Bede, App. xx. Chart. Coldingham. This ample grant was
confirmed  by David I. Id. Yet it seems not to have been reinforced by any of bishop Robert's
successors. In 1329, however, James Bayn, the bishop of St. Andrews, for a present of 200 marks,
gave a charter of protection and favour, and of general acknowledgment of former concessions.
Chart. Coldingham, 46. The charter of Robert was always appealed to when help was wanted.
Ib., 53-93.
(«) Id.
(x) For this important end Roger gave them three charters, which were confirmed by the dean
and chapter of St. Andrews. Chart. Colding., 43. Before the reformation they had acquired, "in
proprios usus," the churches of Coldingham, Aldcamus, Ayton, Fishwick, Swinton, Edenham, Nesbit,
Berwick, Bondington, Lamberton, Edenham, Evsildun. Smalham, and Stitchel, with the chapels of
Newton, Nenthorn, and others. Chart. Cold. throughout.
(y) Those exceptions were, "super can, et cunveth, procurationibus, hospitiis, et institcutionibus
ecclesiaium." Ib., 43. This grant was deemed of such great importance that they procured confir-
mations of it from the prior of St. Andrews and the abbot of Dunfermline. Id.
(z) Ib., 44, 53.
(a) William Fraser, the Bishop of St. Andrews, granted the monks of Coldingham two charters  of
exemption " ab hospitio tempore visitationis," in 1286 and 1288.    Ib., 45.    In 1295, he confirmed
their privileges as to the payment of can and cunveth, which was confirmed by the prior and convent
of St. Andrews.    Id.
(b)  In 1310, Lamberton, the Bishop of St. Andrews, issued a precept to the prior of Durham
" quod non comparuit, in synodo, apud St. And. ratione ecclesiarum quas habuit in illa diocesis "
Ib., 45.