Notes on the surnames of Francus, Franceis, French, etc. in Scotland

26 NOTES ON THE SURNAMES.
the souls of my father, mother, and all my ancestors,
have conceded and granted to God and the Holy
Mother church of Melrose and the monks serving
God there, the whole toft in Berwick, which I held
of the said Willielmus as stated in his charter to me.
And I have granted this land with all its appurte-
nances in the burgh and outside it, in free and per-
petual alms, as freely, quietly, and fully as any other
alms can be held, excepting only what is due lord
Willielmus de Sumeruilla and his heirs by me and
my heirs for the same land. And as I have no seal
of my own for confirming and testifying to this my
donation, Master Adam de Eccles has with my con-
sent appended his seal to this my present charter.
Witnesses : Magister Adam de Eccles ; . . . capel-
lanus ; Ricardus de Dunst ; Rogerus, filius Henrici;
Randulphus de Cellario ; Reinald de Hoyland ; Wil-
lielmus clericus ; . . . clericus ; . . . Portman ; Gocelli-
nus Lunoc ; Willielmus Franceis ; Willielmus Albus ;
Johannes Niger; Willielmus Heem.
The next charter of interest in the " Liber Sancte
Marie de Melros " is that of William de Haucces-
testun, Richard, his brother, and others, conveying
land in the territory of Innervvick (in Haddington-
shire) to the church of St. Mary of Melrose. Here,
again, among the witnesses, apparently, is the name
of the same, William le Franceis.
Three other charters without dates are found in
the reign of this same king, in which the grantor was