Scimus Fili

Scimus Fili (Latin for "We know my son") [1] was a Papal Bull issued by Pope Boniface VIII on June 27, 1299. The Bull was issued as a reply to a letter sent to him by the Scottish Parliament. King Robert the Bruce had called the Scottish Parliament, which sat at Arbroath Abbey, to gain Papal support for Scotland in its ongoing war against English aggression and condemned King Edward I of England's invasion and occupation of Scotland.[2] Stating instead it belonged to the Holy See. The English king sought the advice of William of Sardinia, a former Dean of Arches to the Archbishop, as to what his response should be, and was presented with various options set out in a letter preserved in the National Archives. The English prepared a letter rejecting the contents of the bull, but this was never sent. Barons' Letter of 1301 .

References

  1. ↑ Michael Brown, The Wars of Scotland 1214-1371 (Edinburgh, 2004), pg192 and pg280
  2. ↑ Geoffrey Barrow, Robert the Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland, (Edinburgh, 1988), pg61
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