medieval-atlas/administration/165

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Place-dates ofroyal charters to 1296 John's short reign (1292-6) has left few acts ofgovernment. Although the nature of these acts indicates that he was concerned with all aspects of the realm's administration, their place-date distribution is very limited. He did attempt to exert control over the western seaboard, through the creation of sheriffdoms, but there is no evidence that he went there in person. The single act emanating from the south-west concerns the election to the bishopric of Whithorn, and ~-v-Stirling three of the four documents place-dated to the north of Dundee relate to John's submission to Edward I in 1296; John, then, was not fartravelled in his pursuit of the day-to-day business of government. This was presumably as a result of the brevity of his reign, in the course of which he had little chance to travel widely. Not shown on the map, of course, are several acts place-dated in Newcastle upon Tyne and London, which relate to the king's troubled relationship with Edward I. ~®Kincardine ~'":'.ro. Brechin TraQu-7Newark ROXbu~,?h ® ..' Jedburg'h .... ...... .... ,/ ~'"' .' Cl ..' Places where acts were issued kms • One act o 25, 50 75 100 ,, , , , ® Number of acts where more than one I o 10 20 30 40 50 60 miles Place-dates: John (1292-96) NHR 165

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