"Licence for Brian son of Alan to strengthen with a wall of stone and lime and crenellate his dwelling-house of Kilwardeby, co. York."
Granted at Devizes,
Brain Fitz Alan was on the King's service in Wales in 1277 and 1287. He was appointed a guardian in Scotland, 13 June 1291, and was Constable of the castles of Roxburgh and Jedburgh from 4 Aug 1291 to 18 Nov 1292, and of those of Dundee and Forfar. He was present at the assemblies held at Berwick in Oct and Nov 1292, to discuss the various claims to the Crown of Scotland, and, as a Guardian of Scotland, was one of those commanded to give seizin of that kingdom to John de Baliol. In July 1297 he was appointed a Captain for the defence of Northumberland, and on 18 Oct following, a Keeper of the march of Scotland. He was constituted Keeper of Scotland, at a yearly salary of 2,000 marks, 18 Aug 1297, and was at the battle of Falkirk in Jul 1298, as well as the siege of Carlaverock in Jul 1300. He was summoned to Parliament from 24 Jun 1295 to 22 Jan 1304/05, whereby he is held to have become Lord FitzAlan.
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