You introduce a new system of landholding called ‚feudalismç to Scotland. Land is divided up amongst nobles and tenants in exchange for money and service. Farmers work the land, tradesmen learn new skills and towns begin to grow.

Religious houses become wealthy land-holders, exporting local commodities like wool to European ports such as Bruges. Society is becoming more ordered.

Example of a charter confirming the land-holding position of the monks of Newbattle.

A French traveller describes the wealth of Scotland's monasteries.