HISTORICAL SOCIETY Hon President : J. Murray Cook Newsletter 17 ! August, 2002

Crosshill ! ! ! Kirkoswald ! ! Maybole ! ! !

NEXT MEETING PUBLICATIONS A REAL HISTORIC (Available from the RAMBLE Society Treasurer) BACK TO th The Details in the Old Parochial On Saturday 27 July David Registers of £2.40 Hunter lead a group of about THE FUTURE twenty members of MONUMENTAL and Maybole Historical INSCRIPTIONS Societies on a guided tour of KIRKMICHAEL £3.00 Dalquharran Castles both old STRAITON £3.50 and new. It would take more (Straiton includes Deaths in the Old Parish Registers) than this one Newsletter to relate the historical tales that David brought to life as he Maybole Hist orical Society showed us the ruin of the old Committee castle, the sorry state of the Preserving and Hon. President – family burial ground and the J. Murray Cook Chair - Helen McAdam magnificent Adam building Caring for our Vice Chair - Dave Killicoat that will soon be turned into a Secretary - Margaret Dick country club style hotel. Local History Treasurer - Jack Boyd

We are very grateful to David Members for sharing with us his An illustrated talk by Willy Connelly enthusiasm and wonderful Dave Killicoat with a Alex Davidson depth of knowledge, and for special look at our local David Kiltie preparing a path to assist us Any member who would like to all through the undergrowth in carved stones join the committee or help the the woods. Maybole Town Hall society in any other way please contact any one of the MAKE ANOTHER DATE Monday above. WITH DAVID HUNTER nd 2 September 2002 After the superb trip described MEMBERSHIP 7.30 p.m. above David Hunter has kindly offered to take members and ALL MEMBERS WHO AUTUMN PROGRAMME LAST PAID PRIOR TO 1st friends of the Girvan and the Maybole Historical Societies on October :- FEBRUARY 2002 PLEASE NOTE THAT THEIR his Guided Tour of Old Culzean and Numismatics SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE Kirkyard and Dailly with Andrew Breingan NOW DUE FOR Church and Churchyard. November :- RENEWAL. This promises to be Membership is only £10.00 another eye opening tour Dunaskin Heritage Centre With Bob McSporran and covers individuals or during which we will have couples staying in the same the benefit of even more of December :- household. Anyone in full time David’s vast knowledge of Rather than using our previous education can join the society free of charge. Please send the history of South West format of a Xmas get together and members night, it has been all membership applications . All interested suggested that we hold a proper (with the appropriate fee) to:- please meet at St. Andrew’s night celebration. If The Honorary Treasurer, Old Dailly Kirkyard you have any other suggestion Maybole Historical please let the committee know. Society, Mr Jack Boyd, 9 2 p.m. Saturday 7th September. Kincraig Court, Maybole, KA19 8AQ. 1 MAYBOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Newsletter 17 ! August, 2002

CATHY JAMIESON

MSP OPENS HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO MAYBOLE LOCAL HELP OPEN CASTLE TO AND FAMILY VISITORS Volunteers from the historical society will now be HISTORY CENTRE assisting with the guided tours for

visitors round Maybole Castle. The first opening is during Doors Open Day on 1st September from 2 – 4 p.m. Future dates will be advertised as soon as possible.

SOME EARLY REFERENCES TO MAYBOLE

(Courtesy of transcriptions by Murray Cook) On Wednesday 10th July Cathy Jamieson MSP officially opened Charter of Duncan, son of Gilbert for Maibothelbeg and Bethoc - 1193 the Local and Family History Centre within Maybole “To all good sons of the Holy Mother Church present and future, Community Development Group’s Duncan, son of Gilbert gives greetings. Know that I have given and granted, offie at 48/50 High Street, and by this charter confirmed to God and the Church of Holy Maty at Melrose Maybole. and to the monks at that same place serving God for the souls of my lords The centre is now fully operational David, King Malcolm and Count Henry; and for the salvation of my Lord with a microfiche reader and a King William and David his brother and Earl Duncan and for the souls of microfilm reader and we have my mother and father and for all of my ancestors and successors; in free and received the films of the 1851 eternal alms - all the lands of Meibothelbeg ..... Census and Old Parochial ..... Moreover I have given to them, and by this my charter confirmed, the Registers for Maybole. The laptop whole territory of Bethoc.....” computer has unfortunately malfunctioned but a new one Henry de Percy Gardein en les parties de Cardoil a Sire James Dalileghe should be in place very shortly. saluz. Nus vous maundoms en la fei qe vous devez a nostre seignor le Rey qe de hastivement veues cestres lettres vous facez venyr deus engyns a Garvan en Carrick e les facez carier en batz qe peussent auxi ben venir par nages cum VOLUNTEERS par vent. E mout nous merveiloms de coe qe vitailes ne nous venent solom coe REQUIRED qe nous vous chargames en sustenaunce del host par quei nous maundoms qe vous les nous facez hastivement venir sicom vous amez le honur nostre seignor At present the centre is very le Rey e le profyt de tot le host. E ne lessez sicom vous vous volez sauver de well used but this is putting damage e sur quaunt qe vous poez forfere devers nostre seignor le Rey ce considerable strain on the maundement ne facez si penyblement e si hastivement qe nous vous peussoms resources of the MDCG. We gre saver e temonyer vostre bon service a nostre Seignor le Rey. Escrite a Crosraguel le jour seint Jake. would like volunteers from the Historical Society who can Translation spare some time – even one ½ Henry de Percy, sheriff in the territories of Kyle to Sir James Dalziel, day a fortnight – and would be greetings. We command you on the loyalty that you owe to our Lord the King willing to help visitors with the that you should, as soon as you have seen this letter, send two war engines to equipment, their queries and Girvan in Carrick, and have them sent by boats which can travel equally well by oars or by sail. Also, we are much surprised that the certain supplies that researches. Training will be we ordered you to provide for the provisioning of the army have not come. So given and this could also help we command that you send them to us quickly, as you value the honour of our in your own research. Please Lord the King and the welfare of the whole army. And don’t spare yourself, if contact any member of the you wish to avoid harm (for in this regard you could be forfeit before our Lord committee or Dave Killicoat the King) so that this order should not cause such damage and so quickly that (07713 309450, e-mail we can preserve your favour with our Lord the King, and be witness to your [email protected]) good service. Written at Crossraguel on St. James’ Day. [25th July 1306] if you can help in any way. The Society is always looking for transcribers and transcriptions of documents relating to Maybole to publish and add to our collection. Can you help?

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