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OF THE SHERIFFDOMS OF LANARK AND RENFREW,

COMPILED ABOUT M.DCC.X.

BY WILLIAM HAMILTON

OF WISHAW.

WITH ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES

AND APPENDICES.

PRINTED AT GLASGOW,

M.DCCC. XXXI.

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At a Meeting of the Council of the Maitland Club, held at

Glasgow, May 8th, 182S,

Resolved, That the Descriptions of the Sheriffdoms of Lanark and

Renfrew, by William Hamilton of Wishaw, be printed for the Mem- bers of the Club,—the first from a Manuscript in the Topographical

Collections in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates, the other from a Manuscript in the possession of Sir William Hamilton of Fingalton and Preston, Baronet; and that the printing be superintended by John

Dillon, and John Fullarton, Esqs.

John Wylie, Secretary.

THE MAITLAND CLUB

M.DCCC.XXXI.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF GLASGOW,

[P R E S I D EN T.]

H. R. H. THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.

ROBERT ADAM, ESQ.

ROBERT AIRD, ESQ.

5 JOHN BAIN, ESQ.

JOSEPH BAIN, ESQ.

ROBERT BELL, ESQ.

THE MARQUIS OF BUTE.

ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, ESQ.

10 LORD JOHN CAMPBELL. MAITLAND CLUB.

JOHN D. CARRICK, ESQ.

HENRY COCKBURN, ESQ.

JAMES DENNISTOUN, ESQ.

JAMES DOBIE, ESQ. li RICHARD DUNCAN, ESQ. TREASUREF

JAMES DUNLOP, ESQ.

JAMES EWING, ESQ.

KIRKMAN FINLAY, ESQ.

REV. WILLIAM FLEMING, D.D.

•20 WILLIAM M. FLEMING, ESQ.

JOHN FULLARTON, ESQ.

JAMES HILL, ESQ.

LAURENCE HILL, ESQ.

JOHN KERR, ESQ. [V1CE-PRESIDEN I

25 R. A. KIDSTON, ESQ.

G. R. KINLOCH, ESQ.

JOHN GIBSON LOCKHART, ESQ.

JAMES MAIDMENT, ESQ.

THOMAS MAITLAND, ESQ.

30 J. H. MAXWELL, ESQ.

WILLIAM MEIKLEHAM, ESQ. MAITLAND CLUB.

W. H. MILLER, ESQ.

WILLIAM MOTHERWELL, ESQ.

WILLIAM MURE, ESQ.

35 ALEXANDER M'DONALD, ESQ.

THE VERY REV. PRINCIPAL MACFARLAN, D.D.

WILLIAM MACDOWAL, ESQ.

ANDREW M'GEORGE, ESQ.

JOHN W. MACKENZIE, ESQ.

40 ALEXANDER M-GRIGOR, ESQ.

DONALD MACINTYRE, ESQ.

ALEXANDER M'NIELL, ESQ.

ALEXANDER OSWALD, ESQ.

EDWARD PIPER, ESQ.

45 JOHN M. PAGAN, M.D.

ROBERT PITCAIRN, ESQ.

J. C. PORTERFIELD, ESQ.

HAMILTON PYPER, ESQ.

P. A. RAMSAY, ESQ.

50 WILLIAM ROBERTSON, ESQ.

SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART.

JAMES SMITH, ESQ. MAITLAND CLUB.

JOHN SMITH, ESQ.

JOHN SMITH, Ygst. ESQ.

55 WILLIAM SMITH, ESQ.

GEORGE SMYTHE, ESQ.

DUNCAN STEWART, ESQ.

JOHN STRANG, ESQ.

THOMAS THOMSON, ESQ.

60 PATRICK ERASER TYTLER, ESQ.

SIR PATRICK WALKER, KNT.

WILSON D. WILSON, ESQ.

JOHN WYLIE, ESQ. [SECRETARY.] PREFACE.

THE following Descriptions of the Sheriffdoms of Lanark and Renfrew were compiled about the beginning of last century, and are now first

printed, from two separate manuscripts. The first is contained in Sir James Balfour's Collections concerning the several Shires of Scotland,

into which it appears to have been transcribed by Sir Robert Sibbald ; and who having presented the volume to the historian of the Sufferings of the Scottish Church, it now forms part (M. 6. 15.) of the Wodrow Col- lections in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates. The Description of Renfrewshire (which appears never to have been fully completed by the author) is also transcribed into the same volume, but a more perfect copy having been politely communicated to the Club by Sir

William Hamilton, Baronet, it was adopted in preference to Sibbald's transcript. This manuscript, which came into the possession of Sir

William Hamilton at the sale of the library of the late Dr Boog, one of the Ministers of Paisley, has been ascertained to be in the author's

handwriting, and has recently been presented to his descendant and representative, the Lord Belhaven and Stenton.

Though affording, like many similar productions of the period, but a very scanty supply of historical research or incident, these accounts x PREFACE. nevertheless appear to be of considerable value from the many contemporary particulars they contain, as well relative to the state of property as to the genealogy of the proprietors in the important and populous

districts to which they refer ; and to whom, as well as to the local historian and antiquary, they may therefore prove an acceptable and useful acquisition.

To the original works are now subjoined copious notatory additions

and illustrations ; also two separate Appendices, consisting of original papers and authentic documents relating to the history of these Shires. The subsequent notices regarding Barochan Cross, and other ancient monuments in the neighbourhood of Paisley, have been contributed by

William Motherwell, Esq. a member of the Maitland Club ; and to whom the reader is particularly obliged for the pains he has taken with these romantic tales, though it may still be reasonably enough doubted whether they owe not more to the fertile pen of the writer than to the faithfulness of traditionary record so strenuously urged. Indices of the whole names of persons and places occurring in the volume, whether in

the original, the notes, or the appendices, are also subjoined ; an ad- dition which seems indispensable in a work of this nature.

As will be perceived, by far the most material part of the first of these additions has been derived from the Records of the Commissariot of

Glasgow—a source at once authentic, copious, and often curious ; and to facilitate the inquiries of those who may feel more immediately in- terested in these extracts, exact reference to the originals, which have lately been transferred to the General Register House, has been carefully noted. A fragment of these Records as early as 1547— 1555 has been preserved, and from the year 1600 they are nearly though not wholly entire. But the selections now made come only to the year 1662. The more ancient Records and muniments belonging to the See of Glasgow, it is well known, were carried to France on the eve of the PREFACE. xi

Reformation by Archbishop Beaton the incumbent prelate. They were afterwards deposited in the Scottish College at Paris, and were still preserved there at the period of the Revolution in 1789.* But this Institu- tion, though at first exempted from secularization, was afterwards dis- solved, and what became of the Scottish records in its possession seems not to be known. It is not improbable that part at least of these treasures

exist in some literary or other public institution may yet of France ; and if so, surely an effort should be made for their restoration to that country to whose history they relate, and to which they must be of the highest importance.

Perhaps the most valuable, as it is certainly the most interesting and curious, of the different Descriptions given in Appendix I., is that, by

Principal Dunlop, of the shire of Renfrew; particularly from the details which it contains of the fisheries in the Clyde, and from the use made of it by Mr Crawfurd in his accurate and valuable history of that

Shire ; —whilst the ample collection of original and authentic documents comprised in Appendix II. contributes extensively to the early history of both Shires. The greater part of this collection has been obtained from the Glasgow Chartulary. The Scottish College, in the year 1748, presented to the Library of the University of Glasgow, two MS. volumes, containing a faithful transcript of the Chartulary of Glasgow, in their possession. These volumes also contain copies of deeds then remaining in the Scottish College, but not included in the Chartulary.

Of these additional deeds, advantage has been taken in this publication, it being now exceedingly uncertain where the originals are to be found, or even if they exist at all. Amongst a variety of curious documents, many interesting and valuable deeds from the time of Malcolm

* M'Kenzie has given an account of these Records in his Lives, vol. iii. p. 464. which he says he had transmitted to him from Paris. xii PREFACE.

III. down to the period of the Reformation will be found ; and besides these, extracts are given from the Books of Parliament, and of Council, and the Register of the Great Seal, lately published under authority.

William Hamilton of Wishaw, the author of these Descriptions, derived his descent from the Ducal house of Hamilton, his father William Hamilton of Wishaw being a younger son of John Hamilton of Udston, an early branch of that noble family. He had probably the advan- tages of a juridical education, and appears to have been an accurate, industrious, and, considering the difficulties then attending the subject, a not unsuccessful inquirer into Scottish history and antiquities, particularly as regarded his own neighbourhood. In the present works, perhaps the most material which have been preserved of his writings, his au- thorities generally appear to have been derived from authentic sources, and his statements have subsequently been referred to by several distinguished Scottish historians. That he was highly esteemed amongst his contemporaries we have the authority of Crawfurd, the most eminent genealogist of his time, who characterizes Mr Hamilton of Wishaw as

" an Antiquary of no little fame," and particularly acknowledges his obligations to him. # It would certainly have been very gratifying to those now intrusted with the printing of this volume to have been able to have added something like a connected account of Mr Hamilton's literary and antiquarian pursuits, could the requisite materials have been obtained for that purpose. These, there is reason to suppose, may still exist ; and it is to be hoped may yet be made available to the public. The following interesting notice, relative to our author and the important archiepiscopal relics of Glasgow before alluded to may however be here subjoined. It is contained in a letter, now in the possession of

James Maidment, Esq., a member of the Maitland Club, dated London,

June 23, 1719, from Mr James Oliphant, the translator of Buchanan,

* Crawfurd s Peerage, voc. Hamilton. PREFACE. xiii to James Anderson, Esq., author of the Essay on the Independence of Scotland, &c. Mr Oliphant states, " Mr Innes of the Scotch Colledge in Paris told me that he had feat 60 meets of the mofl valuable Scotch matters to Mr William Hamilton of Wifchaw,—who allowed me the ui'e of 14 flieets, and I hope he will let me have the reft." It is probably unnecessary to add, that Mr Innes was the author of the valuable Essay regarding the ancient inhabitants of Scotland.

GLASGOW, JANUARY, M.DCCC.XXXI.

CONTENTS.

vii I. PREFACE, ......

II. DESCRIPTION OF THE SHIRE OF LANARK, . . . .1 Division into Wards, ...... ib

Commissariots of Glasgow ; Hamilton, and Campsie, . .2 3 Commissariot of Lanark, ...... ib. Regalities of Glasgow, Hamilton, Bothwell, Thankerton, and Roberton, . Royal burghs of Lanark and Rutherglen, ..... ib. * City of Glasgow, . . . • • • • • 5 Bishoprick and Archbishoprick, ... . .

• ib. Burgh of Hamilton, ...... Boundaries of Lanarkshire, ..... ib. Clyde river, ...... 6

Presbyteries in Lanarkshire, . . ib.

Parish of Dalserf, . . . • • • • . ib. Stonehouse, ...... 8

Glasfoord . . . . • • • • 9 Avendale, ...... ib.

-—, Kilbryde, . . . . • • .11

Blantyre, . . . . . • • 14

Hamilton, ...... 1(5 c2 CONTENTS.

PAGE Parish of Cambuslang, 19

Carmunnock, . 23 Cathcart, 24

Rutherglen, . 26

Govan, . 27

Barony of Glasgow, . • 29 Calder, 31

Monkland, Old and New, . 32 Bothwell, 37

Shotts, . 43

Dalzell, 45

Cambusnethan, . 46 Carluke, 50

Lanark, . 58

Carstairs, 55

Carnwath, . 56 Dunsyre, 57

Dolphington, . ib.

Newholm, ib.

Walston, . 58

Liberton and Quodquham, ib.

Biggar, . ib. Thankerton, 59

Coulter, . ib.

Lamington, ib.

Roberton, . ib.

Crawfurd, . 60 Crawfurd-John, 62

Wiston, . 63

Symington, ib.

Covington, . ib.

Pettienain, 64

Douglas, . ib. Carmichael, 65

Lesmahago, . . 66 CONTENTS. xvii

PAGE

III. ACCOUNT OF THE SHERIFFDOM OF RENFREW, . . 71

Paisley monastery, ...... -74 regality, ...... ib.

parish, ...... -75 Parish of Renfrew, ...... 84

Inchinan, ...... 86 Arskine, ...... 88

Kilmacolm, ...... -91 Killellan, ...... 96

Greenock, ...... 97 Houston, ...... 99

Kilbarchan, ...... 101

Inverkype, ...... 1 04

Lochwinnoch, ...... 10(i Neilston, ...... 10S

Mearns, ...... 110

Eastwood, ...... 113

Catheart, ...... 116

Eelisham, ...... 118

Farther notices relative to the preceding account of Renfrewshire, . .123

IV. APPENDIX I.

Description of the Sheriffdom of Lanark, by Sir William Baillie of Laminton, and William Baillie of Carphin, ..... 129 Geographical Description of the Parish of Bothwell, .... 132 Description of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew, holden of the Princes and Stewarts of

Scotland, by Schaw of Greenock, and Mr James Montgomery of

Weitlands, ...... 140

Description of Renfrewshire, . . . . 142

V. APPENDIX II.

Inquisitio facta per David Principem Cumbrice Circa 1116, de terris ecclesia?

Glasguensi pertinentibus, ...... 1 55

Notes on the Inquisition, as to the names of places mentioned in it, . .157

Carta Willielmi Regis de erigendo burgo apud Glasgu, . . 161

Carta Willielmi Regis, de Nundinis apud Glasgu, . . . . ib.

Carta Willielmi Regis de accessu libero ad Nundinas de Glasgu, . . 162 dii CONTENTS.

PAGC Carta Willielmi Regis, qua confirmat Fraternitatem constitutam ad constructionem ecclesiae Glasguensis, ...... ib. Carta Willielmi Regis, qua concedit Gillemachoi de Conclud Ecclesiae de Glasgu, 163

Carta Alexandri II. Regis de quieta clamatione quorundam hominum Waltero

Episcopo Glasguensi, ...... ib.

Carta Alexandri II. regis, de quibusdam terris in libera Foresta erectis, . 164

Carta Alexandri II. regis, qua confirmat concessionem Burgi de Glasgu, . ib.

Carta Alexandri II. regis, de Nundinis habendis apud Glasgu, . . 165

Litera Protectionis per Alexandrum II. legem Willielmo Episcopo Glasguensi concessa, ...... ib.

Carta Alexandri II. regis de Burgo apud Glasgu, . . . 166

Carta Alexandri II. regis quod Episcopi Glasguenses et eorum nativi et servi

quieti sint de Tolneo per totum regnum, . . . . . ib.

Carta Alexandri II. regis quod burgenses de Glasgu ire possint in Ergadiam et

Levenax ad emendum et vendendum, . . . . . 16?

Carta Roberti I. regis qua confirmat cartam Alexandri II. regis de Burgo et Foro

apud Glasgu, ...... ib.

Extract from a Charter of Robert I. ratifying a Charter of Alexander III. to the

Bishop of Glasgow, that the men of Glasgow might go and return from Ar-

gyle with merchandise freely and without impediment, . . 168

Carta Jacobi II. regis Regalitatis Civitatis et Baronia? Glasguensis, et terra? quae

vocatur Bishop Forrest, levata et optenta per Dominum VVillielmum Turnbull

Episeopum Glasguensem, ...... 169

Litera Jacobi II. regis de Privilegiis ecclesia? et Burgi de Glasgu, . 171

Litera Decani et Capituli Sarisberiensis Decano et Capitulo Glasguensi, . ib.

Carta Libertatum ecclesiae Glasguensis per Willielmum Episeopum, . 17-i

Confirmatio Libertatis Sarisberiensis ecclesiae, per Decanum et Canouicos ecclesiae Glasguensis, ...... ib. Carta Willielmi Episcopi Glasguensis qua concedit Capitulo et Ecclesia? Glasgu-

ensi, liberam electionem Decani, . . . . . 175

Litera Gregorii X. papa?, pro libertatibus Ecclesia? Glasguensis confirmandis, . 1 76

Litera Gregorii X. papa?, de libertatibus Ecclesiae Sarisberiensis, ab Episcopo

Glasguensi observandis, ...... 177

Litera Gregorii X. papa? Episcopo Dunblenensi de W. de Lindsay et W. Salsario

impediendis observationem Libertatum Sarisberiensis Ecclesiae, . 17S CONTENTS. xix

PAGE Quaedam Statuta Capituli Glasguensis, ..... 179

Litera? Alexandri papa? Galwelensibus, de Decirais sol vendis, . . .180

Carta Malcolmi IV. regis, de deciinis solvendis Ecclesia? de Glasgu, . 181

Carta Willielmi regis de decimis solvendis ecclesia? de Glasgu, . .182

Carta Willielmi regis de decimis et aliis rectitudinibus et juribus ecclesia? Glas- guensis, ...... ib. Carta Willielmi regis, de decimis, canis, et rectitudinibus concessis Ecclesiae de

Glasgu recipiendis, ...... 183

Carta Alexandri II. regis de decimis solvendis ecclesiae de Glasgu, . . ib.

Litera Alexandri II. regis de incarceratione excommunicatorum, . . 184

Carta Dunecani Comitis de Carrie, quod solvet omnes decimas et rectitudines

ecclesiasticas toto tempore vitas suae, . . . • . ib.

Carta Maldoveni Comitis de Levenax, de decimis solvendis, . . 185

Sasina per Prepositos et Cives Glasguenses, Secundum Concessionem Odardi filii

Ricardi Hangpudyng, terrarum Luminari Sancta? Maria? in Majori ecclesia

Glasguensi, ...... 186

Decree of the Lords Auditors in Parliament, the Bishop, Provost, Baillies, and

Community of Glasgow against the Provost, Baillies, and Community of Dum-

barton, 1169, ...... 187

Precept of King James IV., as to the observance of an Act of Council respecting

the privileges of free Burghs, 1490, . . . . . 188

Litera Alexandri IV. papa?, Confirmationis libertatum ecclesiae Glasguensis, . 1S9

Carta Confirmationis Capituli Glasguensis, Carta' Roberti Episcopi Glasguensis,

Fratribus Predicatoribus de Glasgu, fontis in Denside, . . 190

Carta Decani et Capituli Glasguensis, de Transumpto Carta? Alexandri III regis,

Decern librarum Fratribus Predicatoribus de Glasgu, de firmis de Dumbretan, ib.

Carta Roberti I. regis, de Protectione concessa Fratribus Predicatoribus de Glasgu, ...... 191 Carta Roberti I. regis, de viginti marcis annuatim de firmis de Cadiou, ecclesiae Fratrum Predicatorum de Glasgu, ad Luminare, .... 192 Litera Roberti I. regis, Ballivis de Cadiou, de viginti marcis concessis Fratribus Predicatoribus de Glasgu, ...... ib. Litera Roberti I. regis Camerario, de Viginti marcis de Cadiou, Fratribus Predi-

catoribus de Glasgu, . .... 193 Obligation by Freir John Mure, Vicar General of the order of Preachers, to say CONTENTS.

PAGE a Mass for the Sawll of Matthew Stewart, Laird of Castleruilk, his mother and bairns, ...... 19* Decree of the Lords of Council, James Archbishop of Glasgow, &c. against John

Mure of Caldwell, for ejection of him from his Castle and Palace of Glasgow

and spoliation of his goods therein, 4. March, 1517, • • . ib.

Extract from Rymer's Foedera as to Prebends and Benefices in the diocese of

Glasgow, Sec. granted by Edward II. . . . . 197

Bulla Indulgentiarum papa? Nicholai V. pro lacticiniis, obtenta magnis laboribus

et expensis, per Dominum Willielmum Episcopum Glasguensem, . .198

Carta Davidis comitis, de centum solidis de Hardingstrona, ad edificationem ecclesia?, ...... 199 Carta Davidis I. regis de terra in Perdeyc, ..... 200 Carta Davidis I. regis, de octavo denario de Placitis, ... ib.

Carta Davidis I. regis, de decima de Can, . . . . .201 Carta Roberti I. regis Waltero filio Gilberti, .... ib.

Note with respect to this Charter, ...... ib.

Indentura inter Decanum et Capitulum Glasguense, et Johannem Dominum Symple, de Ecclesia de Glasfurd, ..... 203 Compositio de ecclesia de Killebride inter Jocelinum Episcopum et Rogerum de Valloniis, ...... 205 Carta Willielmi regis de ecclesia de Killebride, .... ib.

Institutio perpetui vicarii pensionarii in ecclesia de Kylbryde, . . 206

Carta Davidis I. regis de Ecclesia de Cadihou, ecclesia; et Episcopo Glasguensi, 207

Carta Roberti de Lundoniis, de petra cera? ad Luminare, de terra de Cadihou, 208

Carta Alexandri II. regis de quatuor marcis de Cadihou pro Diacono et Sub- diacono, ...... ib. Carta J. (Johannis ?) Episcopi Domino Willielmo de Cadihou, de area in Gar- dino suo de Glasgu, ...... 209 Preeeptum Roberti I. regis deannuis redtlitibus de Cadihou et de Rutherglen, 210

Preceptum Roberti I. regis, Ballivis de Cadihou, de quatuor marcis de firmis de Cadihou solvendis, ...... ib. Carta Johannis regis Scottorum, de quadraginta solidos ad Luminare de firmis de

Rutherglen, ...... • .211

Carta Edwardi regis Scottorum, qua confirmat cartam regis Johannis, . ib.

Preceptum Davidis II. regis de annuis redditibus de Rutherglen et de Cadihou, 212 CONTENTS. xxi PAGE

Preceptum Davidis II. regis, David filio Walteri de quatuor raereis de Cadi- hou, ...... ib.

Carta Davidis II. regis David filio Walteri militis de Baronia de Cadihou, . 213

Carta Roberti II. regis Roberto de Erskyn viginti librarum de redditu de Ca-

dyou, ...... • 214

Carta Roberti II. regis Roberto de Erskyne de decern marcis de redditu de

Cadyou, ...... • .215

Carta Roberti II. regis de quadraginta marcis de Cadyou David de Hamilton, ib.

Carta Joannis de Mallevere Domini de Castlehill, de Luminaribus debitis eccle- 216 sia; de Cadihou, . . . . • • •

Carta Hugonis Sevilland, de duobus cereis ad luminare Sanctse Crucis in ecclesia de Cadihou, 217

Carta Agnetis filiae Johannis, de cera ad luminare ecclesia; de Cadihou, . 218

ib. Extracta de Inventario ornamentorum, &c. ecclesia; Glasguensis, . •

Litera Archibaldi Conoids de Douglas, pro erigenda ecclesia de Cambuslang in

Prebendam de Glasgu, ...... 219

Carta Willielmi regis de xl. solidis de Rutherglen ad Luminare, . . 220

Carta Willielmi regno de sex marcis de burgo de Rutherglen, diacono et sub-

diacono, ...... 221

Carta Alexandri II. regis de xl. solidis de Rutherglen, . . ib.

Carta Alexandri II. regis de sex marcis de Rutherglen, . . . 222

Carta Alexandri II. regis de non capiendo tolneum in villa de Glasgu, . ib.

Carta Alexandri III. regis de centum solidis de Rutherglen, . . 223

Carta Roberti I. regis, qua confirmat cartam Willielmi regis burgo de Ruther- glen, ...... 224 Quittancia Episcopi Glasguensis, data Domino Willielmi de Corry de 247 libris 16 denarios Sterlingorum Contributionis papalis, .... 225 Carta Roberti I. regis, de debitis de Rutherglen, ... ib. Carta Davidis II. regis, de debitis de Rutherglen, .... 226 Preceptum Davidis II. regis de debitis de fiimis de Rutherglen ad luminare, &c. ib.

Preceptum Johannis de Roxburch Camerarii, de debitis de Rutherglen, . 227 Donatio per David Cuningham, archidiaconum Ergadiensem, de quadraginta so-

lidis annui redditus de Melvins orchard prope Rugling, . . . 228

Carta Roberti II. regis de assedatione burgi de Rutherglen, cum curiis et parvis custumis, ...... ib. d i CONTENTS.

PAGE Carta Roberti III. regis Willielmode Cochrane xl solidorum de firmis de Ruther- glen, ...... 229 Litera arbitrorum de Procurationibus, de ecclesiis in diocesi Glasguensi ad conventum de Passeleht spectantibus, ..... ib.

Carta Davidis I. regis, . . . de Govan, . . .231 Carta Davidis I. regis de terra in Terdeyc, .... ib. Carta Herberti Episcopi Glasguensis Help, clerico suo, de prebenda de Govan, ib.

Fundatio et Erectio terrarum elimosinariarum de Polmade, cum ecclesia parochiali

de Strablahan, in prebendam perpetuam ecclesia; Glasguensis, . . 232

Carta Johannis Episcopi Glasguensis, super donatione medietatis terra de Parva Govan, hospitali de Polmade, ...... 233

Carta Roberti I. regis de confirmatione privilegiorum hospitalis de Polmade, . 234

Carta Malcolmi Comitis de Levenax, de libertate hospitalis de Polmade . ib.

Litera Adami filii Alani, de actornatis constituendis ad tractandum cum fratribus et sororibus de Polmade, ...... 235 Carta Margareta? regina? Scotia', qua confert domino Willielmo de Kirkyntulach, administrationem hospitalis de Polmade, .... ib. Presentatio Patricii de Flocker, ad hospitalis de Polmade administrationem, per Robertum Episcopum Glasguensem, ..... 236 Instrumentum super appellatione Walteri de Danyelston a Matthaeo Episcopo Glasguensi, ...... 237 Litera Martini V. papa>, de erectione ecclesia; de Strablane et hospitalis de Pol- made, in prebendam ecclesiae Glasguensis, ..... 238 Transumptum Instrument de conventione inter Duncanum Comitem de Le-

vinax et Willielmum Episcopum Glasguensem, de jure collationis ad hospitale de Polmade, ...... 240 Mandatum Matthau Episcopi Glasguensis de citando Willelmum de Cunyngham vicarium de Dundonald, ...... 242 Presentatio Mattha?i Episcopi Glasguensis, de receptione Gilliame de Vaux in hospitale de Polmade, ...... 243 Decree of the Lords of Council, Robert Archbishop of Glasgow against John Lord Senrple of Elzotstoun, Sheriff of Renfrew, finding that the lands of Govane

are an pendicle of the barony of Glasgu, for which the Archbishop owes appearance in the sheriff ayre of Lanark only, .... 244

Carta Willielmi regis de Conclud, Cader et Badermonoch, . . ib. CONTENTS. xxin PAGE

Carta Willielmi regis de Ballayn, . . • • 245

• ib. Carta Willielmi Cumin de terris de Mukroft, . . Carta Willielmi regis de Mukraht, ...... 246 Carta Duncani Walays de fundacione capellaniae, .... ib. Carta Johanna? Comitissa? de Douglas trium petrarum cerae de Baronia de Bothwell, 24-7

Carta Jacobi III. regis de tribus petris cera? de terris de Bothwell, . 248

Instrumentum de namando pro cera debita de terris de Udynston, . . 24<)

Libellus pro parte Archiepiscopi et Capituli Glasguensis, contra inhabitatores de

Udinston super cera debita ecclesia? Glasguensi, . • 250

Monitorium otficialis Glasguensis super cera de Udynston solvenda ecclesia? Glas- guensi, ...... • 252 Consensus Johannis Capellani collegii de Bothevile, quod ecclesia de

Hawyk erecta sit in prebendam de Botheville, . . . 253 Presentatio per Willielmum Comitem de Douglas, Jacobi Lindsay, ad ecclesiam de Hawyk, .....••• 254 Carta Willielmi de Sumervilla, ecclesia? de Carnewid, ... ib. Litera Urbani papa? confirmans ecclesiam de Carnewid ecclesia?. Glasguensi, 255

Charter to the burgh of Lanark by Robert I. king of Scots, . . . 256

Charter by Alexander king of Scots to the burgh of Lanark, . . ib.

Charter by Alexander king of Scots to the burgh of Lanark, . . . 257

N. B. Only notes or extracts of these three charters.

Carta Willielmi de Moravia de jure patronatus ecclesia? de Walyston, . ib. Carta Roberti Episcopi Glasguensis qua confirmat concessionem ecclesia? de

Walyston per Willielmum de Moravia, . ... 258 Carta Roberti Episcopi Glasguensis, qua dat ecclesiam de Walyston Capitulo

Glasguensi, . . . . - • • . . ib.

Carta Roberti Episcopi Glasguensis super conventione inter Capitulum et Wil-

lielmum de Moravia de ecclesiis de Smalham et Walyston, . . . 259

Mandatum Roberti Episcopi Glasguensis de institutione ad rectoriam de Wa- lyston, ...... 260 Obligatio Willelmi de Moravia de centum marcis Sterlingorum Capitulo Glas-

guensi solvendis, ...... ib.

Carta Roberti Episcopi Glasguensis super conventione inter Decanum et Capi-

tulum Glasguense et Willielmum de Moravia, . . . 26l (12 v CONTENT S.

P\GE Carta Adami abbatis tie Kilvynine super conccjsione juris patronatus de Liber- ton, Glasguensi ecclesia?, ...... 262 Instrumentum super unione ecclesia? parochialis de Libertoun, communibus distributionibus Capituli Glasguensis, ..... 263 Note of the taxation of the vicarage of Crawfurd, .... 264 filii Carta Alani fundatoris, Molendini de Passelet monachis de Paisley, . ib.

Carta Alani Dapiferi filii fundatoris monachis de Passelet, de quinque raarcis

argenti quas monachi de Metros solebant reddere, . . . . ib.

Carta Alani filii Walteri fundatoris monachis de Passelet, terra in Kert et Gryfe, 265

Carta Reginaldi filii Somerled Domini de Inchegall, de uno denario ex qualibet

domo in terra sua de quibus exit fumus, monachis de Passelet, . . ib.

Carta Dovenaldi filii Reginaldi filii Summerled, de uno denario capiendo ex qua-

libet domo in terra sua unde fumus exit, monachis de Passeleto, . . 266

Carta dimidia? marcs et unius denarii annuatim, de singulis domibus de quibus fumus exit in terra Angus filii Dovenaldi, .... 267 Copia Donationis et etiam confirmationis ecclesia? Sancti Querani in Kentyir, monachis de Passelet, ...... 268

Donatio ecclesia? Sancti Querani in Kentyir per Alexandrum de Hyle, . 269

Donatio ecclesiae Sancti Querani per Alanum Episcopum, . . ib.

Qrdinatio Alani Episcopi Ergadiensis, de solvendo petram ferri monasterio de Passelet, de ecclesia de Kilkerran, ...... 270 Litera Johannis Comitis de Ross conventui de Passelet, penes ecclesias infra suas

bondas, ...... 271

Confirmatio per curiam officialatus Glasguensis carta? Walteri senescalli Scotia?, de ecclesia de Largis, monachis de Passelet, .... 272 Protestation before the Lords' auditors, George abbot of Paisley against the burgesses and community of Renfrew, ..... 273 Act in the process the baillies, burgesses and community of Renfrew against John Quhitefurd, baillie to the abbot of Paisley, assigning the said John Quhite-

furd to call his warrand, ...... ib.

Decree of the Lords' Auditors of Parliament, the abbot of Paisley and his baillies

against the baillies, burgesses and community of Renfrew, . . ib.

Litera examinationis de terra Monachkennaran injuste alienata, in causa abbas et

conventus de Passelet, contra Gilbertum filium Samuelis, . . . 274

Litera delegata condempnationis Episcopo Glasguensi, . . . 276 CONTENTS. xxv

PAKE Litera condempnationis missa Domino regi Alexandro, contra Gilbertum filium Samuelis, de terra de Monachkenneran, ..... 276 Conventio facta inter Maldovenum Comitem de Levenax, et Gilbertum filium Samuelis, ...... 278

Litera Urbani papa; qua confirmat ecclesiam de Renfrew ecclesias de Glasgu, . 279

Compositio inter Walterum Episcopum Glasguensem, et Willielmum abbatem de

Passelet, super ecclesia de Renfriu, .... . ib.

Carta Walteri filii Alani dapiferi de duobus solidis de Ranfru, . . 280

Carta Roberti III. regis, de burgo de Renfrew, firmis burgi, parvis custumis, &c. 281

Indenture between the burghs of Dumbarton and Renfrew, as to the determination of disputes between the said burghs, .... 282 Decree of the chamberlain of Scotland in the action between the burghs of Ren-

frew and Dumbarton, ...... 283

Carta Johannis Domini Sympill ecclesiae collegiata? de Lochwinnoch, . 285 VI. APPENDIX III. Description of Barochan Cross, ..... 293 Queen Blearie's Stane, ...... 297 Story of Palmyarm Ross, ...... 300 Notice of Monumental Inscriptions, ..... 303 DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING THE PLATES.

TAGE. Baroclian Cross to face Title.

Sigillum Monasterii de Pasleto, and Abbot Lithgow's Inscription, . 126

Abbot Schaw's Inscription, Monument in Renfrew Church, . . . ibid.

Monumental Inscriptions witbin the Abbey Church of Paisley, . ibid.

Monumental Inscriptions in the same Church and in the Choir, . . ibid.

Both well Church, . . . , . . . . 13-_>

ERRATA.

Page 5, line 27, for ragalitie read regalitie.

19, line 2, of the note, for me propria read manu niea propria.

34, line 12, for Gartshire read Gartsherrie.

53, line 4, for Kincaidyen read Kincaidzou.

68, line 7, for odd, read old.

82, line 2, for Waldevo read Waldevus.

— line 3, for Savini read Swain.

114, line 4, for contique read contigue.

133, line 2, for lyed, read lye.

249, line 10, for Domini read Dominii.

270, line 32, for superposuerunt read supposuerunt.

225, line 7, dele £ before 247. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. BY WILLIAM HAMILTON

OF W I S H A W.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK.

J. HE fliyre of Lanark was anciently of greater extent than now it is for there was comprehended in it the whole fheriffdome of Ranfrew, lying laigher upon Clyde, called of old the Baronie of Ranfrew (and is yett fo defigned when the Prince's titles are enumerate) untdl it was difjoyned therefra by King Robert the Third, in anno 1402, at fuch tyme as he erected what had been his father's patrimonie, before his acceffion to the Crown, in ane Principalitie in favour of his fone, Prince James. And then, becaufe of the largenefs of its extent, it was divyded into two Wairds, called the Upper and the Nether Waird ; and the burgh of Lanark declared to be the head burgh of the upper waird, and Rutherglen of the nether wand : and fince the diffolving of the (hire of Ranfrew from the fheriffdome of Lanark, the burgh of Lanark is the head burgh of the fheriffdome of Lanark, and Rutherglen the head burgh of the nether waird thereof. About the year 1455, upon the 111 of July, the Duke of Hamdton his predeceffor, then Lord Hamilton, became, by gift of King James the Second, heretable Sheriff of the fheriffdome ; and by their Deputes, ay fynfyne, are in ufe to hold their fheriff courts, one at Lanark and the <2 DESCRIPTION OF THE other at Hamilton, as being more centricall for the nether waird than the burgh of Rutherglen. * The prefent Sheriffs deputes are, John Hamilton of Udflon for the upper waird, and John Hamilton of Barncluth for the nether waird. Befyde this, there are feverall other Judicatories within this fhyre, and thofe of great antiquitie. The molt confiderable is the Commiffariot of Glafgow, which did anciently depend upon the Archbifhop of that

Sea ; and fince the fiippreffing of Epifcopacy upon his Majeftie, as all the comhTaries of Scotland likewife doe. This commiffariot of Glal- gow comprehends within its jurifdiction the countreys of Kyle, Car- rick, Cunningham and Ranfrew, the fheriffdome of Dumbarton and a great part of the nether waird of the fheriffdome of Lanark. The feat of the commiffariot is in the city of Glafgow—Sir William Fleming of

Ferm is prefent Commiffar ; and this is of the molt confiderable inferior courts in Scotland. The original inflitution of thefe commif- fariots was for confirming of teflaments, taking care of widows and or- phans, judgeing of teinds and leffer actions, or where the probation was limited by oath ; and by inftructions afterwards given them, they were not to judge in actions civil above fourtie pounds Scots, unlefs they were teftamentary : but thefe limitations have been fo litle regarded, that they now judge in all actions perfued before them, except they be declyned be way of advocation. In this fhyre there is lykeways two other commiflarie courts, called the Comiffar of Hamilton and Campfie. This comprehends only eleevin parifhes, viz. Hamilton, Dalferve, Dalzell, Killbryde, Old and New Mounkland, Calder, Campfie, Cardros, Ranfrew and Govan.

1 , keeps his court alfo in the citie of

Glasgow, for confirming of all teftaments within thefe parifhes, quhilk anciently belonged to the members of the chapter of tire fea of Glafgow.

* Nota,—James Duke of Hamilton, at defyre of King Charles the

Firft, refigned that office in favour of the King : fince which tyme, the Duke and Dutchefs of Hamilton are only Sheriffs by Commifiion from the King.

1 Blank in MS. Where such occur, it will be so understood. SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 3

There is alfo ane other commiilar court in the fhyre, called the Com- miflar of Lanark, which comprehends the feverall parifhes of the upper

waird of this fhyre ; and keeps court at Lanark.

There is alfo fome other jurifdictions in this fhyre, as the regalitye of Glafgow, erefited in favours of the Archbifhop of that fea, comprehending therein the citie of Glafgow, the Barronie parifh of Glafgow and Govan, Calder, a part of the parifh of Old Monkland. The Duke of

Lennox is heretable Baillie of this regalitie ; and he keeps his courts in the citie of Glafgow.

Hamilton is alfo a great regalitie in this fhyre, comprehending in it the parifhes of Hamilton, Dalferf, Avendale, Lefmehagow, Crawford John, Cambuflang, the moft part of Bothwell and the parifh of Shots, and many lands in the parifhes of Kilbryde and Stenhoufe, befide what lye elfewhere in the fhyres of Lithgow, Stirling and Boot, &c. and the Dukes dayly keep courts in the town of Hamilton.

There is alfo ane other regalitie, called the regality of Bothwell, belonging to the Earle of Forfar ; and ane other belonging to Hamilton of Woodhall, called the regalitie of Thankertoun, anciently a part of the lordfhip and regalitie of Torplhchen. There is alfo the regalitie of Robertone, belonging to the Marquefs of Douglafs, bot thefe are not confiderable.

There are three royall burrowes in this fhyre : Lanark, the head burgh of the fhyre, lyes upon ane high ground, near to Clyde, in a fertile and pleafant foill ; was eredled in a burgh royall by King William, about the year , who had then ane Caflell [here], where he ufed fome tymes to remaine ; and tho' there be now no veflige of it appearing, yett there are fome {mail duties, payable out of feverall lands in that fhyre, for watching and wairding at that cartel, called castelhvairds.

The next burgh is Rutherglen, head burgh of the nether wairde, erected be . It lyes in a pleafant and fertile foill, near to the river of Clyde, about two miles above Glafgow ; it hath had very little trade for fome ages pafl, becaufe Glafgow lyes between it and the fea, and that all marchandifing men of any metall goe to dwell there. It hath ane pleafant Green upon the river of Clyde, belonging to the town in commonty. 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE

The next is the city of Glasgow, erected in ane burgh royall by

King William the Lyon ; the choifeft and moll pleafant fituat town in

all Scotland ; and is now the place of greateft trade, except Edinburgh. It lyes upon the river of Clyde, having a (lately bridge of feeven archies

joyning it to the village of the Gorbells, on the other fyde the river, be-

longing to the citie ; below which bridge there is ane harbour, called the Bromie Law, to which all goods are brought from the fea by water, and exported from that to the fea again. The citie (lands in a pleafant and plentifull country, fitt for confump-

tion of what is thereto imported. The citie is regularly built, divyding in the midle into four large and (lately (Ireets, almoft all built of polifhed

(lone ; with a (lately tolbuith or town houfe in the corner of two (Ireets, alfo built of polifht (lone, with feverall great and well riniiht publick rooms in

it. And alfo having, in that (Ireet going towards the north, a very fyne and fplendid church, newly rebuilt, called the Blackfriars. Near to which

is a very (lately, regular and well built colledge, having ane Chancelour, a Reclor, a Dean of Facultie, two Profeffors and four Regents, and very

many fchollars and (ludents ; and built upon the ground which, with ane field adjacent thereto, was mortified by the Lord Hamilton, in the tyme of King James the Second. At the head of this (Ireet, is fituate the great cathedrall church of Glafgow, anciently dedicate to St Mungo.

It is the largeft, ftatelyeft and bed built church within this Kingdom, having more than fufficiencie of bounds within to comprehend four con- vaulted, gregations ; and there is one of thefe churches fituatt, and jull below ane other, which is the paroch kirk of the Baronie parifh of Glaf- gow. Near to this cathedrall (lands the caftle of Glafgow, the ancient feat of the Archbifhop of this fea, built of polifht (lone, and yet in good condition. Dounward in this towne, is ane other church, call'd the Laigh

Kirk, well adorned. They have fix miniilers in this citty ; they have feverall fyne hofpitalls in this citty, well built and well indued, their poor well provyded for, and much better manadged than in other places.

The revenue of the towne is great, and frugallie improven. Befides the four principall (Ireets,—called the Drygait [High-ftreet?] to the north, the Trongate to the weft, the Salt-mercate to the fouth, the Gallowgait to the eaft, —there are feverall other leffer (Ireets, as the SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 5

Bridgegait, the Stockwall, the Candleridgs, Bellwynd, the Rattonraw, the Wynehead ; and, upon the river fide, below and above the bridge, there are two (lately Greens, both pleafant and profitable to the towne. This citty and cattle of Glafgow hath been long the feat of the Bilhops and Archbifhops of Glafgow. St Mungo (to whom the Cathedrall was dedicate) is efleemed the firfl bilhop of Glafgow : He was of great birth, great piety, and great learning : there is much written of him mult

depend upon the credit of the authors. He lived in the Gth centime ; and the feries of the fucceflion of the Bilhops after him feemeth not exact for fome ages after. However, there is a Bull of Erection and Confir- mation of the Bifhoprick foon after the Pope's authority was owned in this Kingdome, viz...... It was erected in ane Archbilhoprick in the tyme of King James the

Third, about the year 1478, when Robert Blakater was bilhop ; and then the Bilhops of Galloway, lilies, and of Argyle, were fubjeeled to it, which occafioned ane great difference betwixt the Archbifhops of St An- drews and Glafgow. The diocefe was very large, comprehending all the fhyre of Lanerk, all Tweddale, Anandale, Nithfdale, Carrick, Cun- ingham, Kylle, Ranfrew, Dumbarton, Lennox and fome part of Te- viotdale, Selkirk and Kirkudbright. But when James Beatoun, archbifhop, left this kingdom, the tyme of the Reformation, and caried with him all the monuments and records of the archbilhoprick, and depofited them in the Scots colledge at Paris, to remain whill Glafgow foidd become Popifh, makes many things relating to this archbilhoprick incer- taine.

There is in this lhyre alfo the burgh of the ragalitie of Hamilton, and many other burghs of baronie, of which more afterward, in the defcription of the feverall parts of this lhyre. This fhyre, as now bounded, lyes in the midle of the fouth part of Scot- land ; in length from foutheafl to northweft, that is, from Airickflone to Calder, benorth Glafgow, it is about 40 myles, or thereby ; and in breadth, at the broadefl, near to 24 myles, and att the narrowefl betwixt twelve and fixteen myles. It bounds upon the fouth, or foutheafl, with

Anandale and Nithfdale ; upon the fouth and fouthweft, with the fhyres ;

6 DESCRIPTION OF THE

of Air and Ranfrew ; upon the north and northweft, with the fhyres of

Dumbarton and Stirling ; on the northeafl and eafl and foutheaft, with the fhyres of Linlithgow, Edinburgh and Peebles.

The only confiderable river in all this tract is the river of Clyde,

which runs the whole length of the fhyre ; beginning at Airickhill (alias

Little Clydefhdl), runs thorough this fhyre, and is much augmented by the acceffion of many waters on either fyde, within the fhyre, untill it pafs Partique, two myles below Glafgow ; and then, pairing the limits of this fhyre, it divydeth the fhyres of Ranfrew and Dumbarton, and it becomes ane arm of the fea overagainfl Dumbarton caflle. about ten miles below Glafgow.

This fhyre was all within the diocefe of the Archbiihop of Glafgow

and heth within it the feat of four prefbiteries, viz. Glafgow, which befides the minifters of the citty, hath in it the parifhes of Govan, Cathcart, Carmanock, Rutherglen, Baronie parifh of Glafgow and Calder, in the lhyre, and feverall other parifhes in the neighbouring fhyres. Next is the prefbiterie of Hamilton, having in it the parifhes of Hamilton, Deferfe, Stonhous, Glafford, Avandale, Blantyre, Kilbryde, Cambuflang, Old and New Mounkland, Bothwell, Delyell, Cambufnethen and Shots. Next

is the prefbiterie of Lanark, having in it the parifhes of Lanark, Car- flairs, Carnwath, Liberton and Quodquain, Dunfyer, Covingtoune, [Ro- berton, Pettienan,] Crawford, Crawford John, Douglafs, Lefmihagow,

Carmichell, Carlouke. The lafl is the prefbiterie of Biggar, having therein the parifhes of Biggar, Thankerton, Walfton, Dolfintoun, Cul-

ter, [Lamington and Symonton.] In the defcription of the feverall Baronies and Parifhes in this fhyre, I fhall obferve the methode followed in the Sute roll of the fhyre, begin-

ning with the nether waird ; and, firfl, with the paroch of Dalferfe,

which is the uppermofl paroch of the nether waird, upon the fouth or fouthwefl fyde of Clyde.

DALSERFE (was anciently called the baronie of Machin fhyre) lyes alongfl the river of Clyde, betwixt the paroch of Lefmahagow to the

eaft, and Hamilton to the weft, in a pleafant country, plentifull of — — — — —

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woods and coalls. ' It heth intirely belonged to the family of Hamilton

fince the year 131 '2, that they got ane grant of it from King Robert

Bruce, upon the Refignation of John Cuming ; fince which tyme, there

lias much of it been given out by them to gentlemen of their name, defcended of their family.

The Raploch heth been long pofiefled by the lairds thereof: it is a great houfe, well planted with old barren timber, confiding of a fquare

court : it is a pleafant feat, with ane vdlage and two milnes, juft below 8 it, upon the water of Aven.

Near to Raploch, is the houfe of Broomhill, and has long been poflefi'ed by the lairds of the name of Hamilton, having a good houfe, convenient gardens, good woods, falmond fifhing and coall. The

rightful! reprefentative of this family is now Lord Belhaven, and heth his eftate in Fail Lothian or fherifdome of Hadington, at the Beill. Dalserfe heth allwayes been ane familie of the name of Hamilton

fince King Robert the Third's tyme, that Sir John de Hamiltone gave it to his fone David. This houfe is fituate near by the river of Clyde and church of Deferfe, in a pleafant and fertile valley, with fruitfull gardens

and conveniencie of fifhing ; with ane village and fruitful gardens about the church, where almoft each tenent and inhabitant heth ane orchard adjoyning to his houfe. 3

1 Mr Johne Weir, minister of Dalserfe deceased iuter 1644 et 1650.— Commissary Re- cords of Glasgow. Mr Francis Aird was minister here in 1654. He died in the office, " w'in the parochin p'of,'' " in the monethe of Merche, 1659." His " bookes, w' the utencils of his

c houfe," are estimated at iij xxxiij li. vj s. viij d. Ibid. 8 Archibald Hamiltoun of Raploch occurs in the testament of Alexander Hamiltoun " tutor de Siluirtonhill," his wife's brother, August, 1547. Ibid.

Archibald Hamiltone in Raploch is a creditor in the testament of Katharine Carmichael, Lady Cambusnethan, of " Jaj mercas moneta," August 21. 1552. Ibid.

Gawane Hammiltoun of Raploche appeal's, as proprietor of Graynis, in 1 603. Ibid.

Hew Hammiltoun of Raploche is creditor of " the ferme and dewties of ane auchten pairt of the Bornes, of crope and yeir of God 1609." Ibid. Gavin Hamiltoun, elder and younger, of Raploche occur Sept. 7. 1614. And Elizabeth Muir Lady Raploch in Oct. 1633 Ibid. 5 The family of Dalserf appear to have obtained lands in Kilwinning, no doubt through the good offices of their clansman, Gavin Hamilton, the noted Abbot : —" Jonet Boyd, fpous to — — — —

DESCRIPTION OF THE

Cander was ane old family of the name of Hamilton, upon Cander water; but the houfe and fortune are both now decayed, and doe belong to the Duke of Hamilton. 4

Milbourn, alfo of the name of Hamilton, who heth a convenient houfe at the Altoun, not far from Deferfe. There are fome other fmall heritors in this paroch, and all of them hold of the Dukes of Hamilton. The parfonage teinds of this parim were ane part of the patrimonie of

the Dean of Glafgow ; and the vicarage of the provoftrie of Hamilton : hot the Dukes of Hamilton are now titulars and patrons to both.

STONEHOUSE is a pleafant parte, tho it toucheth not Clyde : it lyes upon the water of Aven. ' This baronie and parifh anciently belonged to the Earles of Douglas ; and after their forfaulture, the one half of it came to the Lord Hamilton, and the other half to the Laird of Stone- house, Hamilton ; and continued fo for feverall ages, untill of late, it was firft, purchafed by the Lord Lee, and then by his fon, the Lord Cafllehill, and now belongs to Martha Lockhart, his daughter, and John

Sinclair younger of Stevenfone, her fpoufe. The place is plentifull both of grafs and corn ; but the houfe which belonged to the land is now ruinous, they dwelling elfewhere, at Cambufnethen. The Duke of

Hamilton is patron of the parifh. Patrickholme, anciently belonging to Hamilton of Lethem—now to

Robert Gillies of Cranberriemos, Kilwinning, quha deceift Dec. 1613, was awand to Wil- liame Hammiltoun of Dalzerf, for pe aliena"un to hir of pe landis callit Wakerttoun &

c Freweftoun vj li." Ibid. 4 " Mr James Hamiltoun of Candor" occurs Aug. 1616. Ibid.

a 1 Tlie church of Stanhouse appears to have been dedicated to St Ninian : —" Jo' Bailye dna. de Cruddildykis," whose latterwill is dated " apud locum de Stanhoufs, x° die Oe- tobris, a" Lij [1552]," thus ordains—" Corpuique meum sepeliendum in pulueribus Scti. Niniani," &c. This lady, at her decease, was wife of Hamilton of Stanhouse, as appears — cs here ; " hos conitituo meos exe' viz. Jo. Hamiltone de Stanhous, meum maritum, cum filio meo, Ja''° Muirheid," &c Com. Rec. of Glas. " Mr Jo" Oliphant, minister at Stanhous" is named a tutor in the testament of Mi- Francis Aird, minister at Dalserfe, March, 1659. Ibid. — —

SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 9 the Laird of Raploch, is a pleafant Teat in this parifh, having woods, and ane falmond hilling upon Aven water. Tweddyside, Goselington, fometyme the feat of the Lairds of Silver- tonehill, is in this parifh ; but it now belongs, with the reft, of the baronie, to the Lady Caftlehill and the Laird of Stevenfone.

GLASFOORD. This baronie and paroch heth long appertain'd to the

Lord Semple. ' It heth ane old ruinous caftle, near the churche ; and lyeth upon the water of Aven, oppofite to Stonehoufe ; and inarches with the parifhes of Hamilton and Avendale, to the north, northweft

and weft. It is fertde in grafs and corn ; and was lately fold by the Lord Semple to the Laird of Torrance, Stuart. The Laud of Earnock heth a good intereft in this parifh, bot the moft of it is fubfewed to fmall Fewars. The Lord Semple is patron, and titular of the teinds ; being ane laick patronage, and long fince annexed to the provoftrie of Caftle Semple.

AVENDALE is a great paroch, having the water of Aven running thorough the midle of it ; with a noble old caftle, called Avendale caftle, fituat near to the church, within the village or burgh of baronie of Strath- aven, upon the water of Pomilin, before it fall into Aven. ' It is a plen-

1 " Mr George Cliddifdaill, minifter at Glaffuird, deceilt in the monethe of Januar,

1627 yeiris." His relict, Annas Widdrow, is confirmed to his effects, March 5, following, — Com. Rec. of Glas. " Mr Robert Hamilton, miniiler at Glaffuird," occurs in the same document, and appears to have been Mr Cliddisdaill's successor.

Mr W™' Hamilton, minister at Glasfuird, is named in the testament of Mr Aird, minister of Dalserfe, March, 1659 Ibid.

Des This church appears to have been dedicated to the holy virgine : —" Jo Mure, mercator," who deceased "in — parochia de Strathawane"—testament dated a° Dni M° quin lij. ordains " Corpusque meum sepeliendum fore in limite beate Marie virginis de Strath- awane." &c Com. Rec. of Glas.

Jacobus Mont, curatus de Avendale, is a witness in the latterwill of Alex' Hamilton, tutor de Silvertonhill, Aug. 1547. Ibid. — — — —

10 DESCRIPTION OF THE tif'ull country, efpeacially in grafs, and no want of corns. This baronie did anciently belong to the Bairds ; and thereafter came to Sinclair ; and from them to the Earle of Douglas, with whom it continued feverall ages; and after his fatall forfaulture, in anno 1455, it was given by King James the

Third to Andrew Stewart, whom he created Lord Avendale ; and it continued with him and his heires until! 1538, or thereby, that he exchanged it with Sir James Hamilton for the baronie of Ochiltree, in the parliament

1543 [1534 ?]. From which tyme, it continued with the fucceflors of Sir

James Hamilton untill it was acquyred by James, firft of that name, Mar- quefs of Hamdton; and continueth with his fucceflors since. This paroch is large, and lyeth betwixt the pariflies of Killbryde to the weft, Hamil- ton to the north and northeaft, and Glaffoord, Stonehoufe and fome parts of the fliyre of Ayre to the fouth and foutheaft. There are many fmall vafllils in this parifli, befyde three or four gentlemen, Overtoun, 2 3 Netherfield, Rylandsyde, Lethem, and Kype ; but all of them hold of the famine of Hamilton.

Mr Archibald Noirmoint is minister of Evendail, Aug-. 1600, Dec. 1625, and Aug. 1632. —Ibid.

The castle of Avendale appears to have been a residence of the family of Hamilton in the early part of the seventeenth century :

6 " Dame Margaret Lyoune, relict of vinq' Johnne Marqueis of Hamiltoun, the tyme of her deceis, deceift w'in the parochin of Strahaven, in the monethe of December, in the yeir of God Jaj vj' & twentie five yeiris, &c.

le Item, the faid vmq Dame Margaret Lyoune, being ane aigit woman, in houiliald w' hir guiddochter, had na inficht nor plenifching, except the abuilyement of hir bodie, &c. Legacie—At the caftell of Evindaill, the fecund day of December, the yeir of God

llc 1625 yeiris : The q day, the faid nobill Lady nominatis Dame Anna Cwnynghame, hir 1 La : dochter in law, hir ex" &c. In witnes q'of, pe faid nobill Lady lies lubfcryvit thir w' hir hand, m prefentis La : At day, yeir, & place foirfaid, Befoir thir witnefs Mr W Le- vinglioun minifler at Lanark, Mr Archibald Normound minilter at Evindaill, Johnne Hamilton of Avingtoune, Mr Henrie Maull fervito' to pe faid nobill Lady, & James Young not' wryter heirof, sic sub'" &c—Conf. Nov. 23. 1626 Ibid. 1 " Iflbbell Thomefon, fpous to Andro Hambiltone of Overtone [in Avendaill], deceilt Maij, 1656." Ibid.

The following provision occurs in the testament of Alex. Hamilton, tutor of Silverton-

c : " hill, before quoted Item, to Andro Hamiltone of Lathame ij mks. and he complete mariage w' my brutheris dochter."

" Johnne Hammiltoun, callit of Lethame, domeftick fervitour to ane nobill Lord, James — —

SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 11

The teinds of this parifh was anciently mortified by the Earle of

Douglas, with the teinds of Stanehoufe, to the prebends of Bothwell ; bot the Duke of Hamilton is now both titular and patron of both thefe parifhes.

KILBRYDE is a great parilh lying betwixt the parilhes of Avendale to the foutheaft, Blantyre [andj Cambuilang to the north, Carmunock and Eglelhome to the fouth. This baronie and paroch was given by King Robert Bruce, as ane part of the mariage portion of his daughter

Maijorie, to Walter the Great Stewart of Scotland ; and heth been alwayes reckoned fince as a part of the Principalitie ; and the feverall families therein are faid to be old, yett I hear not of any writts older among them than from John Earle of Carrick, grand-child to King Robert, thereafter called Robert the Third. This great parilh (anciently two) was called Kilbryde and Torrence, but long fince united in one, and now called the parilh of Kilbryde. In it ther is ane hanfome church, feated in a village of that name. 1

The confiderable heritors in this parifh are : the Lord Semple, who heth a confiderable interefl in it, and is, by annexation, part of the baronie of Glaf-

ealre of Abircome," &c. made his testament " At Pallay, the laxtein day of May,

1 This parish, like many others, commemorates in its own the name of its patron Saint.

The fame of is apparent from the many cells which have borne her appellation St Bride ; and the following invocation seems to indicate the high sanctity of her name :

" Who fains the houfe the night,

They that fains it ilka night : Saint Bryde and her brat [apron], Saint Colme and his hat, Saint Michael and his lpear, Keep this houfe from the wear." &c. B 2 — — — :

12 DESCRIPTION OF THE foord. The next is Sir William Maxwell of Calderwood, Baronett. His houfe is ane old caflle, feated upon a precipice, on the water of Rottin

Calder, furrounded with woods, with a good eftate ; but the Lairds of it

ufed to dwell at Maulfey, in the parifli of Carlouke. Next is the Mains of Killbryde, which, with many lands in that paroch, did belong to the

Lauds of Dinrodd, whofe prediceflbr is laid to be that Lindfay who was with King Robert the Firft at his killing of Red John Cuming at

Drumfries ; and their rights to thefe lands, extending to ane 100 merks land in that pariih, is from John Stewart, Earle of Carrick, thereafter 2 called Robert the Third. But that family of Dinrodd is quite extinfit

1 The castle of Dunrod was situated in the parish of Innerkype, Renfrewshire, and appears to have been very early possessed by this branch of the Lindsay. Mr Ure has preserved some very curious legendary notices of them in his History of Kilbryde. The following is unusually interesting :

" This family preferring the Mains to Dunrod, their ancient family seat, near Gourock, took up their residence in Kilbryde. They flourished in great wealth and splendour till a little more than a century ago, when the estate was sold to pay the debt which the extra- vagance of its owner forced him to contract." " It is reported, that the last proprietor, in the Dunrod family, greatly exceeded all his predecessors in haughtiness, oppression, and every kind of vice. He seldom went from home unless attended by twelve vassals, well mounted on white steeds. Among the instances of his cruelty, it is told, that, when playing on the ice, he ordered a hole to be made in it, and one of his vassals, who had inadver- tently disobliged him in some trifling circumstance, immediately to be drowned. The place hath ever since been called Crawford's hole, from the name of the man who perished in it. Tradition mentions this cruel action as a cause, in the just judgment of God, that gave rise to his downfall." " It is told, that, having worn out the remains of a wretched life, he died in one of their [the tenents'] bams. Such was the miserable end of one of the greatest, and most opulent families in this country." Mr Crawford says the family came to an end in the person of Alexander Lindsay of Dunrod, who alienated that barony in the year 1619. And that they were represented by Lindsay of Blacksholm. Hist, of Ren. It is possible, that the chief personage of the following quaint rhyme may be the same

with the individual so graphically alluded to here : In Auldkirk the Witches ride thick, And in Dunrod they dwell,

But the greateft loon amang them a' Is auld Dunrod himlei'. Alexander Lindsay of Dunrod appears to have been alive in July, 1627.— Com. Rec. of Glasgow. —— — — — — — —— — — —

SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 13 the lands are moltly fewed out to country men, except the houfe and

Maines, which is lately acquyred by the Laird of Torrence, Stewart.

The houfe heth been confiderable ; pleafantly feated by good meadows, but is now much decayed. Torrence was long the feat of a family of the name of Hamilton ; is a good houfe, well planted, with good inclofers and coall. 3 It was not long fince purchafed by the Laird of Torrence, Stewart, a fon of Caftlemilk's. There was in this parifh feverall gentlemen of the name of Hamilton, as Lickprivick, Peil, 1 Sheils, Kirktounholme, 5 Mauchlinhole, Newhouse 6 and fome others, which are all now decayed, and then dwellings impaired, except Peil, belonging to Simerville, and Kirktounholme, belonging to Montgomerie, which are preferved in good cafe.

In the Kirktoun of Kilbryde there is ane great fheep mercate every

Fryday of May ; and free Faire upon the

3 Robert Hamiltoun of Torrence is mentioned October, 1613, as " mailler to Bartbilmo Symmer in Holmebunie," Blantyre. Ibid. His name occurs in the same record, Octob. 1616; March, 1628; April, 1830; and he " deceiffet in the moneth ofMarche, 1649. Conf. Aug. 2. 1652." Ibid. He was succeeded by James Hamilton of " Overfcheillis" —Ibid. "Jean Porterfield relict of wmq" Ro' Hamiltone of Torrence, win the brugh of Glafgow pe tyme of hir deceis, deceilt in the month of Dec. 1658 yeiris." &c. Conf. Feb. 7, following. Ibid. 4 Alexander Hamilton, tutour of Siluirtonhill, who died in 1547, married Katherine, daughter of James Hamilton, in the Peill, who l'urvived him. Ibid. James Hamilton of Peil married Nans Craufurd, daughter of Patrick Craufurd of Cartii- burne, before 1605, when her father died. Ibid. Iffobell Ros, spous to James Hamilton of Peill, died in Aug. 1629. She left a son William, her executor dative Ibid. John Hamilton of Peill occurs, June 1633. Ibid.

' James Hamilton of Kirkton of Kilbryde appears as cautioner for the executors of James Craufurd of Mylnetoune, Nov. 3. 1618. Ibid. 4i James Hamilton of Kirktonholm, now induellar in Glalgow," occurs in July, 1627. And Robert Hamilton of Kirktonholm, June 20, 1655 Ibid. >J " Robert Hamiltoun of Newhous, and induellar in Kirkbnrne, w'in the parochin of

Cambuflang deceill in the monthe of , 1623." His eldest son,

Robert, at this lime, had a son, James ; his second son, Mr James, was minister at Lesma- hagow Ibid.

Robert Hamilton of Newhous occurs, Oct. 1 633. Ibid. — —— —

U DESCRIPTION OF THE

Tlie teinds of Kilbryde did anciently belong to the Chantor of Glaf-

gow ; they are now all mortified to the colledge of Glafgow, except twelf chalders of victual! referved to the minifter for his maintenance, which he yet enjoyes, with both the gleebs of KUbryde and Torrence.

This paroch is generallie fertile, both in grafs and corn : many fmall

fewars in it ; and the tenents live better than in fome nighbonring

places. There is plenty of lymellone in it, which having been made too much ufe of, did wear out or impoverifh much of their ground, but the 6 more fiwall manadeement of it of late hath recovered it.

BLANTYRE. This parifli and baronie lyeth between the pariflies of Hamilton to the foutheaft, KUbryde to the fouth, Cambuflang to the

fouthweft and the river of Clyde to the north ; and is parted from Cam-

1 buflang by the water of Rotten Calder. And tho' this parifli be but

litle, yett there was anciently a litle priorie fituate in it, upon ane precipice, clofe unto Clyde, among pleafant woods, juil oppofite to the

6 The application of lyme to the soil would seem not to belong to " modern discoveries.'"

In the latterwill of William Muir of Rowallan, dated Nov. 1616, when he died, the fol-

lowing occurs : —" Item, I ordane the faid W" Muir, my fervand, to be relevit at the handis of Robert Dunlope, of pe baill lyme, bocht this inftant yeir, laid upone the landis

of Balgray ; becaus the faid W" is onlie condi°une maker for me, and the faid lyme cum to my awin vse." Ibid.

1 " Mr Johnne Sangfter minifter at Blantyre deceift in the monthe of Nov. 1609 yeiris.''

The following is a list of his effects at the time : " Inuentak Item, ane feddir bed in his chalnier in Hamiltoun, pryce vj 1 ''

d u s d- xiij* iiij - Item, in Blantyre, ane ftandand bed of aik, pryce v - vj viij Item, ane meit

1 '' s d almerie, pryce ten pundis. Item, ane mekill kift, worth v vj ' viij ' Item, [ane] letterin, d pryce xl* Item, twa chyres, pryce of them baith four li. xiij' iiij - Item, ane new girnell, d pryce thrie li. vj' viij ' Item, ane malting fat, in the cuftodie of Robert Hammiltoun in

s s d Preiftiffeild, worth xl - Item, twa barrellis, pryce xxvj - viij ' Item, ane cloik, ane gowne, and the reft of his abuilyiments of his bodie, eftimet to be worth the fowme of fourtie

pundis. Item, his haill buikis, mekill and litle, eftimet to be worth vther fourtie pundis " Item, thair was awand to the defunct, be ane nobill and potent Lord, Walter Lord Blantyre, for his ftipend and feruing pe cuire at pe kirk of Blantyre, 1609 yeiris, the fowme of twa hundrith and fourtie mkis." Com. Rec. of Glas. " Mr Jo" Hereot minifter at Blantyre" occurs 1613. Ibid. — ; — ;;

SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 15 caftle of Bothwell. It was ane cell of the abbacie of Jedburgh, and founded by King Alexander the Second, to which thofe munks generally retired in the tyme of war with the Englifh. The benefice is but fmall, and was given by King James the Sixth to Walter Stuart, fone to the Laud of Minto, one of his fervants, and Thefaurer of Scotland. He was firfl Commendator, and, in anno 160G, was created Lord Blantyre. The baronie of Blantyre belonged anciently to the Dunbars of Enter- kin, and was purchafed by the faid firfl Lord Blantyre ; and now almoft all fewed out in fmall parcells : and all of them hold of Lord Blantyre. There was ane large moor, call'd Blantyre Common, in this parifh and now, by agreement between the lord and his vaflalls, appro- priate to my Lord, and improven to good advantage. Though almoft all this parifh be fewed, yet there are few gentlemen in it, befyde Ham- ilton of Blanterferm, who heth a pleafant feat, well planted, lying upon the river of Clyde s the lands of Calderfyde, belonging to the Laird of

Torrence ; and Brefcat [?], belonging to the Laird of Crofs Bafket ; and Priestfield, the feat of one Hamilton, whofe fucceflbr enjoyeth a confiderable eftate in Ireland, called Caledon ; and Milnheugh, belonging to The Lord Blantyre is patron of the Kirk and titular of the tiends and heth ane fruitful orchard at the old priorie, where he is fome tymes in ufe to dwell.* He holds the pryorie few, and the baronie blench of the King.

" n" 2 " Will. Hamiltoun de Blantyrferme is an executor in the teftament Jo Dumbar de Knokidieno* dated xxv Dec. 1551, whose daughter he appears to have married : Item, 1L lego Willmo. Hamiltone, filio meo ex lege, viij &c— Confirmat. xxj Mtij. a° Lj [1551-2]. — Com. Rec. of Glas. William Hamiltone of Blantyreferm deceased May 1660—his wife, Jeane Coninghame, surviving. He was succeeded by his son, John—who had a son, William, alive at this period Ibid. 5 Milnheugh belonged to the family of the late Professor Miller of Glasgow, and that probably from a period prior to this. 4 In the latterwill of Walter Lord Blantyre, who deceased in Feb. 1617, the priory of

Blantyre is thus noticed: " Item, the inficht of pe hous of Blantyre (by pe airihip) eftimat

c c- " to iij xviij"" whilst the " inficht of hi3 ludging in Ed"' is eltimat to ij li."—Ibid. 16 DESCRIPTION OF THE

HAMILTON. The Lordfliip and baronie of Hamilton, lying upon the river of Clyde, is a great and rich baronie, having Clyde to the north and northeaft, Dalferfe to the fouth and foutheaft, Glaffoord and Blantyre to the fouth and fouthweit. This lordfliip was anciently the propertie of the Kings of Scot- land, there being feverall old charters be Alexander the Second and Alexander the Third, kings of Scotland, dated " Apud caftruni noftriun de Cadichou," call'd afterwards the caftle of Hamilton. The precife tyme when this lordfliip was given to the Duke of Ha- milton his prediceflbrs is not clear ; but there is ane chartor extent, granted by King Robert Bruce, in the 7th year of his reigne, 1314, to Sir Walter, the fone of Sir Gilbert de Hamilton, of this baronie and the tenendry of Adelwood, which formerly belonged to his father, Sir Gilbert, and heth, without any interruption, continued in that familie fince ; and was long fince joyned to the baronie of Bothwell by a flately bridge of four great arches over the river of Clyde, where there is a fmall duty payed by all paflagers to the town of Hamflton, for upholding the bridge. This lordfliip and baronie of Hamilton and Edelwood, togither with the baronies of Machanfliyre, Kinneil, Harbor [Larbert?], Brunadie, Alcathie, Hamilton's Ferme and Corfbafket were all erected in one lordfliip, to be call'd the lordfliip of Hamilton in all tyme thereafter, in anno 1445. It is plentifully furniflied with woods, coall, lyme- ftone, falmond fifliing, ducats, cuningairs and plenty of all fort of graine, as wheat, bear, peafe and oats ; and many pleafant dwellings. In the tyme of King James the Second, James, Lord Hamilton, erected here ane burgh of baronie in the midit of ane large and pleafant valley, extending from the mouth of Aven to Bothwell bridge, near 2 myles along the river, with a pleafant burn, called Hamilton burn, running through the

town and gardens, now belonging to the Duke ; giving out feverall lands to the inhabitants, to be holden of the family, referving to themfelves the fiiperioritie, jurifdiction and nameing of the magiftrates. This Lord Hamilton alfo founded here ane provoftrie, confining of ane proveft and eight prebends, giving to each of them ane manfe and yeard and glebe in the Haugh of Hamilton ; and gave them the vicarage teinds of the pariflies of Hamilton and Dalferfe, together with feverall lands lying — '

SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 17

within thefe two parifhes and the parifh of Stonehoufe '. He alfo built new

the parilh kirk of Hamilton, the queere and two crofs ifles and fteeple,

all of poliflied flone ; having his own coat of arms impaled with the coat of arms of the feverall families with which himfelf and his predeceffors had maried,—as the Earles of Strathern, Linlithgow, Dalkeith, Marfhall, Gordon, Rofs and Murray,—fince their fettlement in Scotland, all yet remaining intire upon feverall parts of the kirk and upon the topes of fe-

verall of the gavells ; as the arms of the royal familie impaled with Ins own, upon the accompt of his fon, the 2d Lord Hamilton, marrying the

filler of King James the Third ; and in this kirk is the buriall place of the Lords Hamilton. Befyde the palice of Hamilton, gardens, parks and woods belonging S^^f™;.'' thereto, there are feverall gentlemens' feats in this pariih, long fince given t^k ^VS^ ^' "'' out to the feverall heritors, as the Ros, or Rofiaven, belonging to the !'"' T ^i " 00 the town of Hani- Laird of Prelton. It was firft given to John, fon to Sir Gilbert de Ham- ThSedeSptio'ns

ilton, continued in that familie : andheth fince 7 a pleafant feat,7 with good^r™^™^ r o which must be re- gretted:i woods and gardens, clofs on the river of Clyde, where Aven falls in that river.

to this, Next Barncluth, belonging to Hamilton of Barncluth ; fituate upon the water of Aven, very near to the entrie of the great parks

of Hamilton ; a pleafant place, with fyne terras walkes, fruitfull gardens and pleafant woods. Earnock, fituate upon Hamilton burn, about a myle above the town of Hamilton, is a pleafant feat and good houfe, fituate among woods, belonging to Robertone of Earnock, cheif of his name. It has long been the inheritance of his family, alwayes holden of the houfe of Hamil- 2 ton .

Udston was long the pofieflion of the family of Udfton ; a pleafant

1 The following intimation of an hospital at Hamilton occurs in the latter will of John Ha-

milton of Udston, who deceased inter 1627 et Octoher, 1629 : —" Mair, I leiveto the Hof- pitall of Hamiltoune, to pe puir p', Twa hundrith mkis. to be decreitit be my Lord & Ladie how it fould be vfit." Com. Rec. Glas.

- Elisoune Hamiltoun Lady Ernok occurs Feb. 1620 ; and Nov. 9. 1624, James Ro- bertoun of Ernok is cautioner in the testament of James Bailye of Jerrestoun Ibid. — — —

18 DESCRIPTION OF THE

feat, well planted ; bot for that they ufed to dwell at Cultnefs, in the pa- 3 roch of Cambufnethen, they made litle pohcie at the houfe . It now belongs to Hamilton of Barncluth.

Neilsland, belonging to Hamilton, fituat well, in a fruit- fidl foyle, near to a wood, within a myle of Hamilton.

There are many leifer heritors in this pariili, all holding of the family [of Hamilton], as Dowcathill, Fairholm, Stanholl, Mains ofEDEL- 4 wood , Litle Earnock, Whistleberry, Bromilton. Silvertounhill, ane old ruinous houfe, in this parifh, once the feat of a good family, defygned thereby, who had a great eftate ; bot it now 5 belongs to Alexander Black .

3 Archibald Stewart of Castlemilk, who deceased June 1612, was addebted to Johne Ha- miltoun of Udiston, " for ane yeiris dewtie of the tak of pe teynd of Bowhous, thrie li." &c. Ibid.

'' Johne Hamilton younger of Vdltone, &c. deceilt vpone tlie penult day of Julij, anno c Jaj vj & faxtene." His brother, James Hamiltoun, is confirmed " Tuto' of Law to James, m VV and Margaret Hamiltounes, bairns laufull to pe defunct, Sec. xxiiij day of Januar, 1625" —Johne Hamiltoune of Vdstone being cautioner. Ibid. " Johnne Hamiltoun of Vdiftone, &c. defeiit ,162-" [inter 1627 et 1629]. The following particulars occur in his testament: Debtis awand out "To James Ha-

1J c milton, his fone, j' iij xxxiij li. conforme to ane contract of mariage maid betuixt thame, on the ane pairt, and vmq" Robert Hamilton of Bornecluche & Margaret Hamilton, his doch-

ter, now fpous to pe faid James, &c. And p' he may be mair luirlie fatiffeit p'of, I have maid affigna°un to him of certane victuall, abouew'tin, of pe fruitis and dewties, &c. of pe

c c croppis and yeiris of God Jaj vj & twentie fax, and Jaj vj and twentie fevin yeiris. Item, To James and William Hamiltones, his oyes, fones to vmq" Johne Hamiltone, his

aj c eldeft laufull fone, gottin betuix him and Helein Quhytfuird, liis fpous, ij vj lxvj li. . . .

c Legacie At Cultnes, the ffourt day of Maij, the yeir of God Jaj vj - - - Item, I leive and noininat Margaret M'heid, my fpous, and Johne Hamiltone, my oy, fone to pe said vmq' e B Johne Hamiltone, my eldeft fone, my onlie ex V &c. The laird of Lauchope and Mr Walter Quhytfuird, parson of Moffat, seem to have been sons-in-law to the defunct Ibid. " Margaret Muirheid relict of wmq" Johne Hamiltone of Vdeftone, . . deceift

in 1637." And in a confirmation, ad omissa, John Hamilton of Airdrie is designed " prin" ex* confirmit to hir," this being " gevin vpe be Williame Hamiltone, fone law" to m umq" W - Hamiltone of Wifliaw, oy to pe defunct," &c.—Conf. May 9, 1655 Ibid. 4 John Hamilton of Edelwood occurs in the latterwill of Alex. Reid, merchant burgess of Glasgow.—Conf. March 11, 1612 Ibid. 5 The following extracts seem to be of some importance in the history of this family, nor are they otherwise devoid of interest — —

SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 19

The parfonage teinds of this parifh, and of the parifh of Delferfe, was the patrimonie of the Dean of Glafgow, who was in ufe to ferve the cure himfelf at Hamilton ; bot in tyme of prefbiterie, they had two minifters at this place (as they have now), well provyded. The vicarage teinds of Hamilton and Delferfe was of old a part of the patrimonie of the provoftrie of Hamilton, but fince the fuppreffion thereof, belongs to the Duke, as patron.

CAMBUSLANG baronie and pariili, call'd anciently Drumfhargat, did of old belong to Murray, Lord Bothwell ; and came to Archibald the Grim Earle of Duglafs by marying the Lord Bothwell's daughter, where it continued untill the rigne of King James the Second, and was then, upon the 8th of November, 1452, difponed by James Earle of Duglafs, to James Lord Hamilton. It lyeth along upon the fouthweft fyde of the river of Clyde, furrounded by the parifhes of Blantyre (to the

" Inuentarium omnium bonorum quond. Alex. Hamiltone, tutor de Siluirtonhill, factum apud Newtoune, me propria, vltio. die mens. Aug" Anno Dni. Jaj v c xlvij.

Debita sibi deben—In primis, Andreas Stewart dns. de Vcbiltrie, lxiij li. computate betuix him and me at his departing of Scotland, &c. Item, James Hamiltone in pe Peill, c awand to me of my towcbir, j lib. and ackit in pe Officiallis bukis of Glafgw for pe famin. . . .

c Debita que debent. aliis.— .... Item, To Andro Hamiltone of Lathame ij niks. and he complete mariage w* my brup' dochter. . . . Legacie.— .... And I ordane Andro, my brup' fone, the air, to found tway obittis in pe kirk of Hamiltone, as vfe is, for my fader and moderis faulis : And I ordane Andro, my brup' lone, to tak my fon fra Mareoun Or fra he he tway yeiris of aige, and to do

him as his confidence fervis him ; and gif he be like to be ane man, to gif him Edward

Brokis markland, &c. Item, I leyf to Archibald Hamiltone of pe Raploch and my filter xl mkis. Item, To John Muir and my lifter x mkis. &c. And pir I ordane my executouris Andro Hamiltone, my brup' fon, and Katheryne Hamiltone, my fpous, that thai do and dil- pone for me as thai will anfr to God on pe day of dome. And my lord gouerno' & my lord Dunkeld and my lord of Kilwynnyng ouremen, and nocht to lat nane be wrangit, for pe afanld and thankfull fervice I haif maid thame. In witneis, &c. And pe geir at to me pertenis, my dettis and legacies beand pay', I leyf to my barne, gif my wife lies ony to me . and gif fcho lies nane, I leyf it to my brutber fonnis, and to complete his toure with.— Conf. ad infra & ad extra, die xiiij mens. Martij, Anno Jaj vc xlvij." Com. Bee. Glas. C 2 — —

20 DESCRIPTION OF THE

eaft and fouth), Kilbryde and Carmunock (to the fouth and fouthweft), and Ruglen [to the weft]. It is a pleafant and fertile foill, with a

good falmond fiftung. The mod of it continueth yett in propertie with

the Dukes of Hamilton, who is patron of the parifh (being ane kick pa-

tronage) and titular of the teinds '.

1 The titular patron of the church of Cambuslang seems alluded to in the following ex-

tract : " Inuentarium omnium bonorum quond. Roberti Browne, apud Cambuflang, decimo

q'to menfis Junij, a" Dni. M" quin" liij"

Legatio Defuncti.— . . . corpulque meum lepeliendum fore in pidueribus SaNcti Cadoci, confefforis, ac mei patroni," &c.— Com. Rec. Glas. Mr John Howison, a person who by his intrepidity has gained some notoriety, was pro-

bably the first minister settled here after the establishment of the present order. From a

memoir of him in Wodrow's Presbyterian Biography, the subjoined notices are derived :

" Mr Howilbn probably was lettled ruiniller at Cambullang. . . . loon after the

Reformation ; and was, as I am informed, a very long time minilter in that parifh. He leenis to have been up in years when attacked by the Laird of Minto, provoft of Glalgow, as we fhall hear. The tradition concerning him is that he was a (lately bold perlbn, and

very ul'efull, and much liked by all ranks." Mr Howison's affray with the provost of Glasgow is well known. " He was (continues his biographer) a man of coniiderable learning; and wrote and published an ulefull Catechisme. He was a fervent preacher, and zealoully affected the principles of our for his Reformation ; and his whole life, almoit, was a continued chain of fufferings bold appearances againlt corruptions, at lealt little elfe hath been handed down concerning him at this diftance." It is probable Mr Howison is the author of some other works, particularly a Treatise upon Conscience, 8vo. Edin. 1600, mentioned by Mr Charteris, and in the

Athena Oxo?i- v. I. p. 56a. Both the latterwill of Mr Howison and his wife are recorded in the commissary books his scanty biogra- of Glasgow ; and the following excerpts of them may serve to eke out phy :— " Testament, &c. and Inuentar of the. guidis, &c. q1"* perteinit to vmq" Agnes Coluin- nes [if not Colmunes ?] fpous to M r Johne Howel'on minilter at Cambullang, the tyme of hir deceis, quha deceiilit in the moneth of Mch. 1612 yeiris : ffay'fullie maid and gevin vp 1 " be Eifter Coluinnes, onlie lau'full filler to pe defunct, and ex" Dative, &c.— Conf. Aug. 18, 1613. " lku Testament, &c. of the guidis, &c q pertenit to imp'" M' Johne Howeibn, minilter at c Cambullang,

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The lands of Gilbertfield were anciently fewed out by the Earles

of Duglafs ; upon which there is built a good houfe, tolerably plant- 2 ed .

eilimat to Tlirie fcoir pundis. Item, c fylwir wark, Certane Buikis, estimat to j xxxiij li. vjs.

viij d. . . •

Legacie.—At Cambuflang, the lecund day of Merche, 1618, &c. Item, It is his will, and he levis pe haill number of buikis, extending to [the] number of buikis, To pe Prin" 4 Regentis of pe colledge of Glafgow, to help per Bibliotheck for pe ltudentis & bur- fouris perof. &c. Item, To pe puir of pe hofpitall of pe croftis of Glafgow aucht hundrith mks. Item, He levis to Johne Howefoune, at pe Weil Port of Ed', allevin fyluir fpones, togidder w" ane mailer cowp." &c.—Conf. Oct. H, 1618. Mr Patrick Hamilton appears to have been minister here March, 1628.—Mr Johne Bail- lie minister of Cambuslang deceased Dec. 1652.—Test. Conf. Feb. 16, 1653 Ibid. '' It is rather singular that no notice of this distinguished family of the name is to be found in the Glencairn peerage. In an old genealogical memoir of the Cumings, MS. the origin of the Cuninghames is thus ingeniously traced to that clan :

" And morrover, I am able to prove at this prefent tyme, 1622, ther is not lbe maney noble men as yit of on lurname in all Europe as profefleth the name of Cuming, iua pat they wer all w' ther lands and livings in one realme ; and to qualifie and mack my alleadge- ance good, I have inlert heir, as efter followeth, The names of their houfs, llylls and liir- naraes quho confefleth themfelves to be lau"" delcended of the laid furname of Cumings.

Quhilk certainlie I have inpairt be lbme of ther oune confeffiones ; for being atfuperin the E: of Glenkairnes hous, in Kilmarnoch QKilmams?], quhair my Lord wes prefent, with liis lone, the M\ as alio the old Laird of Watterlloun, Cunnynghame to his furname, and my Lord goodfchiris brother, quho did all thrie confefs and confer pat Cuming wes ther right furname, quhilk wes to be leen in my Lord's ancient evidents, as my old Lord did confefs at this tyme, in prefence of the wholl companie, quhair ther wer divers noble men. And as for the furname of Cunnynghame, they took it of pat province quhilk wes called of auld Cunnynghame, as Comirnauld wes called Cuming's bald. . . . Far- der, I have omitted to fett doune heirfor, the caule whey pe Earle of Glencairn & lurname of Cunnynghames confeffeth pat pair ry' furname lliould be Cuming, and wearrs not the

Cumings' armes, the thrie Shawes. The reaibne whey, as I wnderitand : Quhen as the prin" noblemen of Cumings wes banilhed, as laid is, tho' he pat remained within the realme of Scotland wes not fuffered to bruik pat furname of Cumings, nor wear per armes ; never- theles, for pe love & favor pat pe Cunnynghames had naturallie to ther oune furname of Cumings, they, of per humilitie, took the lchaich [shake fork] for pe tother arms, quhilk is and fignifies, as fervand to the Scheawes. This I dyte not be my inventione, but be more ancient and learned men, whole more curious to know pe doubts of per genologie."

The house of Gilbertfield, a not unfavourable specimen of that age, is still pretty entire, but the trees have perished—scarce a twig escaping. The date, 1607, is carved over one — —

22 DESCRIPTION OF THE

The lands of Newton were anciently fewed out to Hamilton of New- 3 the river of Clyde. ton ; a pleafant dwelling upon Westburn was lately fewed out by the Duchefs of Hamilton to Ha-

milton of Weftburn. It is a pleafant houfe, upon the river, with good 4 gardens . There are fome leffer fewers alfo in this parifh, as Crooked-sheill, Spittell 5 and fome fewars in the town of Cambuflang. Sir James Ha- milton of Jeliefloune heth alfo the lands of Greenlees, holden of the fa-

mily of Hamilton, where there is a coal confiderable. There is alfo in

of the windows, as several others are ornamented by a curiously interlaced cipher of raised letters, surmounted with an open crown. This building is said to have been erected by

Sir Robert Cuninghame of Gilbertfield ; and it is judiciously preserved by the present pro- ' prietor, Mr Graham of Ferenize. " S' Robert Cvnynghame of Gilbertfield" occurs March, 1612, in the commissary re-

cords of Glasgow ; and he died in 1628, as appears from the following registration

there : " Testament, &c. S r Robert Cvnynghame of Gilbertfeild, kny", w'in the parochin of

Cambuflang, the tyme of his deceis, Quha deceift in the monethe of December, 1628 ; 1 ffay'fullie maid and gevin vp be Dame Jonet Hamiltoun, his relict, exeo" datiue, furrogat in place of James Boill, pro'fifchall of pe commiflariat of Glalgw, quha was ex' datiue de-

.ernit to pe defundis guidis, &c. , 1629."— Conf. Dec'. 19, 1629.

' Qu. Newhouse, see p. 13.

* ' Audio Hamiltoun of Wellburne .... deceift in the monthe of Merche, 1628."

The following particulars occur in his latterwill : •Legacie.—At pe Weftburne pe firft day of Merche [1628], I Andro HamiJtoune p' being verie feik in bodie, Nominat and ordane Jonet Crocket, my fpous, and Marie Hamiltoun, my onlie lau'full dochter, procreat betuixt ws, Exeo"*, &c. As alfo I nominat and ordanit

! Robert Hamiltoun of Cathkin & James Hamiltoun of Turnelaw to be Tuto" , &c. to pe laid Marie Hamiltoun during hirminoritie and lefaige, and o'fearis to the faid Jonet," &c Conf. Aug. 14, 1628 Ibid. But this is surely an earlier race than that alluded to in the

text. 3 ,: Johnne Hamiltoune of Spittell, w'in the parochin of Cambuflang the tyme of his deceis,

&c. His latterwill is dated At Spittell, December 5. deceift" October, 1621, 1620 ; and he appoints, &c. " Mr William Hamiltoun, his fone, and Johne Hamiltou n o ni Carfland, in Bothwell, his fone in law, his onlie ex ," &c. ordaining his " bones to be buriet inpe accuftemet place, q' his vmq ,e mother, twa wyfes & four fones ar bureit befoir.''

He had another son, Mr Claud, minister of Mounktoun, Ayrshire.—Conf. November 1, 162\.—Ibid. — — —

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6 this pariih, bot not within the baronie, the lands of Coatts, Chapel, and

[Moriston ?], lately belonging to the land of Minto, where there is a good coall, now belonging to the family of Hamilton.

CARMUNOCK. This is but a litle pariih, lying upon the water of Cart, having Cambuflang and Rutherglen to the north, the pariih of Kilbryde to the fouth, the water of Cart and the pariih of Cathcart to the weft. ' This baronie of Carmunock did likewife belong anciently to the Earle of Duglafs ; and in the tyme of King James the Second was difponed to the Lord Hamilton, and continued with that famdy untill of late, that it was difponed by the Duchefs of Hamilton to the Lairds of Caftlemilk and Weftburn.

There is alfo in this pariih the lands of Caftlemilk (alias Caftletoun), belonging to Sir William Stewart, baronet, and heth been long the

feat of his familie. Is ane old caftle and fome laigh buildings ; well

planted with barren timber, and heth fruitfull gardens ; ftanding fome-

6 William Boigill of Chappell married Sara, a daughter of Robert Hamilton of Newhouse, another daughter was married to John Weir of Burneside. who died in 1623 ; (see p. 13.)

1 " Mr Ard. Glen, niinifter at Curmannok" appears in the testament of John Miller in Cathkin, Nov. 1611. He died in February, 1614, his wife, Janet Muir, surviving. His latterwill, written by " Andro biichope of Argyll," is confirmed March 28, 1615.— Com. Bee. of Glas.

Mr Robert Glen is minister here Dec. he died in August, 1621. The fol- 1615 ; and — lowing is extracted from his testament—Conf. March 13, 1622: " At Curmannok the 1 nynt day of Auguft, 1621. ... Mr Robert Glen .... did nominat, w his 1 his brother, awin mouth, Jeane Scharp, his fpous, onlie ex" . . . . Item, He levis to Thomas Glen, merchand burges of Glafgow, the foume of fFyve hundrith mkis. money.

lk . . brocht out of . Item, To Dauid & Thomas Glenis, his coufingis, his buikis, q he Ingland of lait, w' fie vther of their father buikis as ar in his cuftodie. Item, To Mr

James Scharpe he levis M. Hallis workis," &c. This is written by " Mr Dauid Scharpe perlbne of Kilbryde." Ibid. Mr James Mowbray, minister at Carmanok, occurs June, 1626. Ibid. Mr James Hutchesoune is minister here October, 1633. —Test, of James Hamilton of Aickinhead. Ibid. — — — —

24 DESCRIPTION OF THE thing high, heth the profpecl of the town of Glafgow and all the country 2 there about. .

Cathkine alfo is in this parifh ; holding anciently of the provoft and prebends of Bothwell, but now of the Duke of Hamilton, as patron thereof. 3 Pafley The teinds of this parifh were ane part of the Lordfhip of ; and the Earle of Dundonald is now both titular and patron of it.

CATHCART. This parifh lyes partly in the fheriffdome of Lanark and partly in the fhyre of Ranfrew. The water of Cart runneth throw it ; and heth Carmonock and Rutherglen to the fouth and foutheafl and eaft. The baronie of Cathcart is within the fhyre of Ranfrew, and the lands of Aikenhead within the fhyre of Lanerk, belonging to James Ha-

- The fortalice of Castleton still remains, though quite hid by large additions, in the castle style, which have been lately made to it—the old tower itself being remodelled that it may assimilate with these preposterous and gairish extensions. The predominant influence of architecture in the diffusion of taste is apparent ; and probably nothing more certainly indicates the improvement of a people than their progress in this art. But it is not a little unfortunate for Scottish scenery, that the popular builder of Abbotsford should have lent his attractive example to this fantastic manner of building,—a manner which bids fair to characterize the genius of the present day, and for a time to obstruct the legitimate cultivation of this noble pursuit. It will be well if an after age discover not any affinity between the Gothic halls of Abbotsford and the exuberant spirit of Waverley.

3 Eobert Hamilton of Cathkin appears in the will of John Montgomery " callit of Brig- end."—Conf. inter April et November, 1612. Com. Sec. of Glas. He died in June, 1619, as appears by the probate of his testament, Nov. 2, 1620, where these particulars occur :

"Legacy At Cathkin, pe tent day of Junij 1619." . . . Item, He nominatis Robt

m tis m W James and Jeane Hamiltounes [his bairnis] his ex & intro w' his guds, ilk ane of thame pro rata, etc. . . . Item, He leivis the haill moveablis and croip ... to the fds. William, James & Jeane .... refervand the plenifehing to Eliz' Muir, his lpous. Item, He leivis pe fermis & teinds to Rob. Hamiltoune, his fonne, referuand all- wayis the fd. Eliz' Muir liir coniuncfl fey furth of pe fds. fermis, conforme to hir contract of mariage," &c Ibid. Robert Hamilton of Cathkin occurs from Aug. 1621 to Aug. 1648. Ibid. —

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inilton of Aikenhead, who heth a good lodgeable houfe there ; and marches with his lands of Langfyde, in Ranfrewlhyre, where the feight was betwixt Mary, Queen of Scotland, and the Earle of Murray, Re-

1 gent, in May, 1568 ; where the Queen's forces were beaten. The teinds of this were alfo a part of the Lordfhip of Pafley, and the Earle of Dun- donald is now both titular and patron.

1 " Beffie Adame, fpous to James Hamiltoun of Aikinheid, proveift of Glafgow" deceased

October, 1616. She left three sons, Robert, James, and John, and a daughter, Agnes. —Test. Conf. March 9, 1622 Com. Rec. of Glas. Mrs Hamilton was daughter of " Ro- bert Adame, merchand burges of Glafgow," by Agnes Petigrew, his wife, who survived him, and died in 1621 Ibid. " James Hamiltoun of Aikinheid, merchand burges of Glafgow, .... deceiit in the monethe of Oclober, the yeir of God 1633 yeiris." The subjoyned excerpts from this document show the great wealth of Provost Hamil- ton, and furnish some genealogical particulars of his family :

" Inuentar.—Item, The defuucl had, the tyme foirfaid. . . . viz. in the firft, The hail] merchand wairis in his twa merchand buithis, eltiuiat to thrie thouland and ffyve hundrithe pundis. Item, Of reddie money befyd him, flour thoufand mkis. money," &c.

c " Summa of pe Debtis In xxiij ,J viij lxiij li. js. x d." " Debtis out.—In the firft to Mr James Hamiltoun, his awin fone, Ten thowfand mkis. money, be vertew of his contract of manage w 1 Margaret Muir his fpous." Grissal Max- well, and Anna and Johne Mowat " his oyes" appear also in this list. k " Legacy.—At Glafgow, the auchtein day of Aprile, 1630 yeiris : Theq' day James Ha- miltoun of Aickinheid," &c. " In the firft he lies nominat," &c. " Margaret Ros, his fpous,

s and Mr James Hamiltoun, his fecund lau'full lone, his onlie ex" . . . . Item, [he leaves] to Johnne Hamiltoun, his youngeft lone, ffyve thoufand mks. [this to include " his por-

lk ,e tioune naturall, q fell & belonged to him be deceis of vmq Elizabeth Adame, his mother," &c] .... Item, He leives to Elizabethe Hamiltoun, eldeft dochter procreat betuixt him and the laid Margaret Ros, Ten thouland mkis. money. [This lady married Mure of Rowallan.] Item, to Marie Hamiltoun, p' youngeft dochter, ffyve thoufand mkis. mo". . . . Item, To Agnes Hamiltoun, his eldeft dochter, as Iyfrenter, and to Mowat, hir fpous, for his entres, and to pe bairnis procreat, &C. betuixt thame, as fearis, The fowme of thrie thouland mkis. . . . Item, To Mathow Hamiltoun, his bro- 1 ther, Twa hundrithe pundis mo' . . . . Item, He levis to the laid Robert Hamiltoun, his eldeft lone, ffour thoufand mkis. money, To be warit vpone building of his hous in Aick- inheid, countpting thairin the moneyis deburft be him for the materiallis alreddy prepairit

r pto in the firft end p of. . . . Item, He nominatis, &c. Robert Hamiltoun of Torrence, Johnne Hamiltoun of Bardowie, Colein Campbell, ane of the baillies of Glafgow, and Mr D — —

26 DESCRIPTION OF THE

RUTHERGLEN pariih heth, befide the burgh of Rutherglen, ane landwart congregation, lying upon the river of Clyde, to the north, and furrounded, to the landwart, by the parifhes of Cambuflang and Carmun- ock to the fouth and foutheaft, by Cathcart to the fouthwefl and by Go- van to the weft.

Befide the burgh, which is ancient, and pleafantly fituate, having a

fyne Green below the town towards the river, there is fituate, upon the

north fide of it, towards Clyde, the caftle of Rutherglen, belonging to

Sir James Hamilton of Jeillieftoun, ' defcended of the family of Aber-

corn. The houfe and gardens are both in diforder. The feat is Angu- larly pleafant, and well planted with barren timber, with a pleafant pro-

fpect of the river and citie of Glafgow ; and a convenient falmond fifhing. He is patron of the kirk, and titular of the teinds of Rutherglen, which anciently were ane part of the abbacie of Paifley. He has lykwife in that parifh the lands of Shawfield, lying upon the river ; a fruitful! foill, and molt pleafant place.

There is lykwayes in this pariih the lands of Ferm, anciently called

Crawford's Ferm. It belonged to the Laird of Minto, Stewart ; it now belongs to Sir William Fleming of Ferm, baronet, CommhTar of Glaf- gow. It is one of the pleafanteft feats in all this tra6t ; fituate in a large plain field, near to the river of Clyde. The houfe is not extraordinarie, but notably planted with barren timber, in fyne walks, with laxge and fruitful] gardens, with falmond fifhing upon the river ; and adjoyning 2 to the Green of Rutherglen, lying juft below it, along the river fyde.

AIexr Hamiltoun, minirler at Lochwinyeoche .... Tutouris, &c. to the faid Eliza- beth & Marie Hamiltoun, his twa youngeil dochteris," &c. — Conf. July 1. 163<1. Ibid.

m 1 Now Elieston. " S' W Hamilton of Jleiftoun, kny'." occurs Jan. 1629.— Com. fiec.Glm-- 2 "James Craufurd of Fermis, &c. deceift vpone the day of Junij, 1611." His wife, Annabill Hammiltone, and six daughters, Cristian, Agnes, Margrat, Jonet, Eliz'. and Grissall, survived him ; but he probably left no sons. Sir Walter Stewart of Mynto married Christian, and in this way that family may have inherited the estate.

Annabill Hamiltone, the relict, died at Ferme in the month of February, 1 620. Her will is recorded Oct. 31. same year. She leaves—" To James Qand] Criftiane Hamil- touues, hir oyes, twa hundrith mkis." &c Ibid. — — ; —

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There was anciently a profitable coall within the bounds of the town of Rutherglen, belonging to Sir James Hamilton ; but becaufe of the difficulties of that family, it heth not been wrought thir many years.

GOVAN parifh lyeth upon the fouth fyde of the river of Clyde a great way, betwixt the parifhes of Rutherglen and Ranfrew ; and is juft oppofite to the citie of Glafgow. The church ftands in the village of parifli is Govan, two myles below the bridge of Glafgow. ' All the kirk land, anciently belonging to, and lately holden of the Archbifliops of Glaf- of Glafgow ; and is a part of the lordflup, regalitie and barronie

The honest but credulous historian of Rutherglen has furnished some homely rhymes, copied from an old ceiling in the house of Farme, subscribed " J. C. A. H. 1325 ;" and Mr Chalmers has reprinted them in the last volume of his Caledonia, as illustrative of the language of that age ! If the author have correctly transcribed these initials, there need be little doubt that they were placed there by no other than James Craufurd and his wife Annabill, whom we find recorded above. Some of these verses occur, in precisely the same dress, in a collection of matters of this sort written about 1595, which has been recently printed by the ingenious Mr Motherwell of Paisley. Compare the following :

" He that fittis doun to the buirde to eit, Forgetting to gif God thaukis for his meit Syne rytis wp and lattis his grace ower pafs, Sittis doun lyk ane ox, and ryfis lyk an afs-"

i « ]VIr Patrick Scharpe, minifter at Govane, deceift in the monethe of Maj Jaj vj' aud fyiftein yeiris." Com. Fee. Glas.—There is a memoir of Mr Sharpe, who was also principal of the college of Glasgow, in Wodrow's Biography ; but regarding his family that author merely states : " Whether he was any relation of Mr John Sharp, minilter at Kilmany, or a Ion of Mr John Sharp, who was a minifter, 1562, I know not. There is a pretty old family in Weft Lothian, Houftoun Sharp, from whom feveralls of that name in the weft country de- rive. I know the Profeflbr had relations ; and, if I have not forgot, a posterity in Glaf- gow. But I have yet met with nothing about his parentage, nor the time of his birth." " Mr Hew Binning, minifter at Govane, deceiffit in pe moneth of Sept. 1653." In the 1 inventory of his effects, " gevin vp be Marie Sympfone, his relic!;, and onlie exe" datiue," D 2 — —

28 DESCRIPTION OF THE

gow, whereof the Dukes of Lennox have for many ages been heretable

baillies. The parifh lyes in a pleafant, low and fertile foill, along the

river ; and is moftly poffefled by fmall fewars. For altho' it was a parte of the propertie of the archbiflioprick of Glafgow before the reformation of this kingdome from Poperie, yett at fuchtyme as the Archbifliop (called James Beatoun) withdrew to France, and carried with him the monuments and regifters of Glafgow to Paris, there was a commiffion granted to Walter commendator of Blantyre, to few the haill lands of the lordfhip and regalitie of Glafgow, without demunition of the old Rentall ; to the effect that the Tenents, being thereby become heretable pofleffors of their feverall pofleffions, might be incouradged by virtue and politie to improve that countrie. Conform whereto, all this regalitie was fewed to the feverall poffeffors, about the year 1590, for payment of their ancient rent be way of few duties ; which is the occafion that this parilh 2 is divyded amongft fo many fmall heritors. The village of the Gorbells, lying at the fouth end of the bridge of Glafgow, with feverall lands adjoyning thereto, with ane heretable office of baillirie within itfelf, did belong to Sir F» obert Duglafs, and was fold by him, a good many years agoe, to the town of Glafgow, who gott there-

c to, the following notice occurs: —" Item, pe defun&is bookes, eflimat worth v li. Com. Rec. Glas. " Mr David Vetch, minifter at Govean," appears to have succeeded, but not long to have survived Mr Binning—he " deceift in pe moneth of Junij, 1658." His " haill bookis," 1 as " gevin vp be Katherin Craufurd, reliA of the defuntt, and exeo" datiue," are " efti- mate worth Ixvj li. xiij s. iiij d." Ibid.

- Such an event, co-operating with the great public measures previously effected, could not fail vigorously to awaken every principle of activity throughout this wide and fertile influence of this domain ; and it were curious, as well as instructive, to trace the occur- rence in the dawn and increase of that stupendous industry which now loads with its gorgeous accumulations the green plains of St Mungo. Nor may such usefid and pleas- ing task escape the historian of Glasgow how soon his enobling pursuits shall be didy ap- preciated. And let us hope that such associations as the Maitland Club may tend in some degree to prepare the way for these ulterior achievements. There is still preserved, it is believed, part of the latter rent rolls of the archiepiscopal territory, and from which, if they can be obtained, some extracts, illustrative of this particular, may yet be inserted, by way of appendix. —

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with a good houfe and pleafant gardens, which they yett preferve, with the jurifdiclion and fuperiority of* that village.

There is in this parifh alfo the lands of Haggs, belonging to Sir John Maxwell of Nether Pollock, one of the Senators of the colledge of juftice. It is a part of the regalitie of Glafgow, but for the conveniencie of Sir George Maxwell, his father, it was difjoyned from the fheriffdome of Lanerk and annexed to the fheriffdome of Ranfrew. It heth a tolerable houfe, wherein the dowager Ladies of Pollock are in ufe to dwell.

This parifh is the lowefl in the fhyre of Lanerk upon the fouth fide of the river of Clyde. At Litle Govan, in the upper end of this parifh, there is a new houfe, built by Robert Reid, late baillie of Glafgow, in a pleafant place, and convenient gardens projected and defigned.

There is alfo, lying upon the north fide of Clyde, within this parifh, the lands of Ballshegry, formerly belonging to Stewart of Rofay, in Bute, and now belongs to Walter Gibfon, late provoit of Glaf- gow. 3

And above this, where Kelvin falls into Clyde, is the houfe of Per- tique, a well built and convenient houfe, well planted with barren timber, large gardens, inclofed with flone walls, which formerly belonged to George Hutchefon, founder of the Hofpital Hutchefons in Glafgow, and now to John Crawfurd of Mylntoun. The teinds of the parifh belongs now to the colledge of Glafgow, at- tour the minifler's ftipend.

The BARONIE parifh of Glafgow lyeth round the circuit of the ci-

tie of Glafgow, upon the north fyde of the river of Clyde ; and is a large,

3 Andrew Stewart, third son of Sir John Stewart, ancestor of the family of Bute, is said to have been progenitor of Roslane in Bute, and of Balishangrie Peer. "Mr Patrik Stewart of Balfchagrie" appears Sept. 1626.—Test. John M c Michaell merchant Glasgow, Con. Dec. 10 following Com. Rec. Glas. " Johne Stewart of Barfchagrie [in Govane] deceift Merche 1655." The inventory of his effects being " given upe be Mareone Elphingftone, relict of pe defunct, ex"V Ibid. — —— — —

30 DESCRIPTION OF THE

fruitful! and pleafant parifh ; and has the parifh church, within a great vault, juft under the eafl part of the great kirk or cathedral, anciently dedicate to St Mungo, who is efteemed the firft bifliop of the fea of Glafgow.

This parifh is a part, and lyeth in the midle of the baronie and regalitie of

Glafgow, which is now the greateft baronie in Scotland, fince the erecting Ranfrew in a fhyre. It beginneth where Kelvin falleth into Clyde, upon the weft, and is furrounded with the parifhes of Calder, Munkland, and the river of Clyde. Since the fewing of this parifh, it is exceedingly improven by the feverall heritors, many of them having built convenient houfes in mod pleafant feats : as James Anderfon of Stobcorfe heth there a convenient houfe, fited upon ane eminence above the river, with fuitable gardens, and avenue to the water. ' Near to it is Woodside, belonging to John Campbell, upon the water of Kelvin, clofe to a pleafant wood. Near thereto is North Woodside, belonging to Mr Tho- mas Haliburton, advocat. Next thereto is the Possle, belonging to

John Forbefs, wryter in Edinburgh ; a new houfe, well finifhed, with 2 good gardens and enclofures. Not far from this is Jermestoun, with ane houfe and garden, belonging to Robert Dunwkldie, merchant in

Glafgow. Next thereto is the lands of Milntoun, belonging to the 3 above named John Crawfurd . Next to that the lands of Provan, formerly belonging to the Hamdtons of Silvertounhill, but lately acquyred by the town of Glafgow. Not far from that is the Towcorse, a good and fubftantious houfe, with good gardens and inclofiires, belonging to

1 These Andersons were probably the original feuars. " Williame Anderfoune of

Stobcors" occurs November, 1617 ; and he deceased in November 1623. Com. Bee. Glas. ! " Hew Craufurd of ClobarhiU," who deceased April, 1618, nominates " Ro l Craufurd " of Poflill, his fone, ex' datiue," &c. Robert died March 1621 : Jonet Craufurd, lau'full dochter to pe defunct, ex"* datiue," &c. —Ibid. Robert Craufurd of Nether Possill occurs Aug. 1604, but he was probably a different person. Ibid. Robert Cbirnesyde of Over Possill is commissary of Glasgow May 31. 1602—Jan. 1607 Ibid. 3 " James Craufurd of Mylnetoune, w'in the parochin of Glafgow, deceiil in the monethe of Junij, 1618." Cristiane Baxter, his relict, and Johne Craufurd his son, give up the inventory of his debts, &c Ibid.

John Craufurd of Mylnetoun occurs in the testament of " Gabriell Conynghame, lait proveiil of Glafgow, quha deceiil in Merche, 1651." Ibid. — — — — — —

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John Corbet of Towcorfe. * Dalbeth and Westhorne, belonging to 5 John Wardrop ; both of them pleafant and convenient feats. Shet- tleston, belonging to John Petticrew. The lands of Barrowfjeld,

belonging to John Walkinfhaw, lyand near to Glafgow, upon Clyde ; a good houfe, with good office houfes, gardens and inclofnres, and good barren planting, old and new. The teinds of this parifh anciently belonged to the parfon of Glaf- gow, but thereafter annexed to the archbiihoprick of Glafgow, referving ane competent maintenance to the parfon.

CALDER parilh, lying to the northeaft of the citie of Glafgow,

bounding with Dumbartonlhyre and Stirlingfliyre, is a part of the lord-

4 The following item occurs in the testament of Walter Lord Blantyre, Feb. 1617: Owing " be Mr James Corbet of Towcors, his chalmerland, reftand of his maillis, fermes, teyndis, kaynes & vther duties of his landis of Blantyre, Cardonnald, Perlbnage and Sub- deinrie of Glafgw Intrometit w' be him, conforme to his lettir of faclourie, as his compt

aj beiris, iiij li." Ibid- " Jonet Scott, relicl of wmq" Mr James Corbett of Towcorse," deceased within the burgh of Glasgow in the month of 1652. Her son, Walter Corbet of Towcors, succeeded his father. Hew Corbet of Hardgray, her executor, was either her son or son-in-

law ; and James Hamilton of Miltone appears to have been married to her daughter. Ibid. 5 The Wardrops were probably among the original portioners of the lordship of Glas- gow. James Woddrop of Dalmarnok and James Woddrop, younger, are witnesses to the latterwill of Mr John Blackburne, minister of the Baronie of Glasgow, who died May, 1623 Ibid. " Johnne [James?] Woddrope, elder, portioner of Dalmarnok, deceift December, 1628." " 1 r He constitutes Jonet Bogill, his fpous, his onlie ex" , and Mr Allex Woddrope, his brother, and William Bogill, his father in law, conjunct tutoris to his bairnes—Alex', Williame, Jonet and Margaret Woddropis, and to the bairne yit vnborne q'w" the laid

Jonet is prelentlie with," &c Ibid. " Annabill Colquhoun, fpous to James Woddrop in Dalmarnok, deceift Feb. 1630."

Their children named are Waltir, Johne, Alex'. Margaret, Mareoun and Jeane. Ibid. " Agnes Crafuird, fpous to Maifter Alex' Wodrope, portioner of Carntyne," died Sep- tember 1631. They had children, Adame and Annabill. Ibid. And Margaret Cleland, spous to the same person, died October, 1634 Ibid. —

32 DESCRIPTION OF THE

ihip and regalitie of Glafgow. ' The laird of Keir heth a confiderable

eftate in this parifli, with a good houfe, gardens, woods and inclofures ; feated near to the kirk of Calder, and all holden of the archbifhop of Glafgow.

Not far from Calder, is the lands of Carderoch, belonging to Mathew

Cuming, merchant in Glafgow ; upon which there is lately built a convenient houfe, [with] good gardens and inclofures. plant- Garnkirk, belonging to James Dunlop, is a good houfe ; good 2 ing, with woods, meadows, and inclofures.

Bedlae ; ane good old houfe, much repared, with gardens, inclofures, 3 belonging to Mr Archbald Roberton of Bedlae. . The teinds belonged to the fubdean of Glafgow, and now to the colledge thereof, with the burden of the minifter's ftipend. Calder old tower, of the houfe of Calder, is feated upon the ancient Roman wall, commonly called Grahame's Dyke, which runneth almofl three myles thorow the parifli. In which tower, and other parts of this wall, are many ftones found with Roman infcriptions, containing the name of the emperour, legion and captain, and how far fome of them lengthened the wall. Near to the church of Calder, there are very lyve- ly vefliges of ane Roman incampment and its fortifications. The river of Kelvin runs along the northwaft fyde of this parifli, and divydes it from the pariflies of Kirkintilloch, Badearnock and Eafler Killpatrick. There are in this parifli the eleven towns of Badermannock, or patrimo- niak of the archbifhop, lately fewed, and diftinguiflied from Calder, Bed-

lae, etc. which were anciently fewed out by the bilhops of Glafgow.

MONKLAND baronie and parifli was a great part of the abbacie

1 Mr Johne Bell was minister of Calder in 1609; Mr Alexander Rowat in 1614 ; and in April, 1651," Mr Gawand Hamiltone, lait minifter at Calder," occurs.— Com. Rec. Glas. ; " Mr Johne Dunlope of Gartinkirk" is named a tutor in the will of " James Stewart, merchand burges of Glafgow, callit of Buitte," who died June, 1643. Ibid. 3 Mr Ard. Robertone, son to Mr James Robertone of Bedlay, occurs in 1653. Mr James Robertone, probably the latter person, was commissary of Glasgow, Sep. 23, 1625, being about the time of his appointment. —

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and lordfhip of Newbotle ; and was mortified to that abbey by King Malcolm the Fourth, in the begining of his reigne, and continued fo

till the reformation from Poperie ; and was then eredted in a temporall lordfliip, in favour of Sir Thomas Hamilton, the King's Advocat, who

thereafter was honoured with the title of Earle of Hadingtoun : and [it] was compute to be the 3d part of the abbacie or lordfliip of Newbotle. It was of old but one parifh, but about the year 1G60, or thereby, it

was divyded in two : the one called the old and the other the New pa-

! roch of Monkland ; and are both confiderable pariihes. Before the

eredlion of it, it was almofl all fewed out to particular gentlemen and heretors, fome whereof have been very old pofieflfors of their respective inheritances. The teinds of both the pariihes of Monkland, and of the parifh of Calder, were the propper patrimonie of the fubdean of Glafgow, who uiually ferved the cure there himfelf, and at Calder by ane viccar.

This bounds is very large, extending almofl from Clyde to Linlithgow- fhyre. It heth the river of Clyde to the fouth, the water of Wefler Cal- der to the eafl, the Baronie parifli of Glafgow and the parifli of Calder

to the weft and northwefl ; and is plentifully furnifhed with woods, meadows, coall and lyme, and many gentlemen's dwellings. The mofl

confiderable of which are : the Haggs, lately pertaining to Sir Alexander 2 Hamilton, baronet, defcended of the family of Orbifloun ; a pleafant

feat, almofl in the midle of woods and fyne gardens. The houfe became lately ruinous, and heth been acquyred by Archbald Hamilton, brother to Barncluth, who heth changed its name to Rofehall ; and per- fyted a fyne houfe, well finifhed, with great conveniencies : and has much inlareed the fortune.

1 " Agnes Neifh, fpous to Mr Johne Lothiane, fometyme minifter at Dundonald, in Ire- land, p'eftir at Munkland, in Scotland, and now £1656] in Ireland, w'in pe parochine of

Munkland pe tyrae of hir deceis, deceiilit Junij, 1645." In the inventory of her effects, it — m is stated : Item, pe defunct " and her fd. hufband had pe tyme foirfaid, adebted to p be Mr Walter Neilb, lone law" to vmq" Walter Neifti of hir r Dubeheids, brop , pe fownie of c iij xxxiij li." &c.— Com. Bee. Glas.

- John Hamilton of Haggs is executor in the test, of John Franche of [in] Thowhill, " maid at Mullilburgh, at pe camp againis pe Inglis army, pe viij day of Sept. [1547]." Ibid. E ; —— — —

34 DESCRIPTION OF THE

Bradisholme, a convenient dwelling, fituate upon the water of Cal- der, within the parifh, but a part of the regalitie of Glafgow. And more downward, where Calder falls into Clyde, is Dalduie, the ancient feat of the lairds of Minto Stewart ; a moll pleafant dwelling, if 3 the feat, gardens and planting had ane houfe upon it. More downward upon Clyde, are feverall pleafant feats within the parilh of Monkland, and regalitie of Glafgow, as Kenmure, belonging to

4 5 John Miller Carmyle, belonging to the laird of Hardgray ; and Bogleshole, belonging to fome fewars in the regalitie. 6 Upward upon the water of Calder, in this old parifh, is Faskine, which long appertained to the Clelands ; a pleafant feat, fyne wood and 7 good gardens . It belongs now to Dr William Wright, phyfitian. Gart-

3 " S' Waltir Stewart of Mynto, kny 1 and the tenentis, occupiers and pofieiTburis of the laudis of Eiftir Daklowie, Barrachnie & Blakyairdis [Vere addebted to James Archbishop of Glasgow, at his decease, October, 1632,] the i'owme of lax pundis money, as the £yearly] few dewtie of the audit mkis. land of Eider Daldowie, and the fowme of fevin pundis vj s. viij d. as the dewtie of the landis of Barrachnie, and the fowme of xxij s. vj d. as the fylwir dewtie of Blackyairdis, fevin furlottis ane peck thrie pt. peck malt, lax furlottis twa peckis twa thrid pt. pecks meill, ane boll aittis, thrie capounes and twa poultrie as the few dewtie of the landis of Blakyairdis, reftand vnpayit the croppis & yeiris of God 1616 1631."—Ibid.

* This seems previously to have belonged to the name of Colquhoun : —" Kathrein Lock-

hart, relicl. of Arthoure Colquhoun of Kennr"" died Feb. 1626. They had children,

Mathow, Elizabeth, Annabill, Kathrein and Grissall ; and, soon after this, Walter appears to have been succeeded by his eldest son, John, who is designed of Kenmuir in the confirmation of his mother's will, Aug. 28. 1626. John died in May, 1632, leaving issue by his wife, Jonet Woddrope, " Arthour, his eldeft laufull fone," Vmphray, Johnne, Alex'. Margaret, Jonet & GriHall. Ibid. 5 See Corbet of Towcors, p. 31, note 4. 6 << W" Bogill of Bogillhoill" is mentioned in the testament of William Luggie, merchant burgess of Glasgow, 1623. Ibid. They were doubtless the original possessors in this por- are understood still to exist in the direct line, but tion ; and their descendants dispossessed of the property. 7 " Robert Cleland, burges of Glafgow, brother to the guidman of Fofcane," occurs in the testament of " Elizabeth Hamiltone, filter germane to Jo" Hamiltone of Grainge, befyde Kilmarnok," June, 1611. John Cleland of Foscane appears inter 1611 et Oct. 1619 James Cleland of Foscane in June, 1654. Ibid. — —

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shire, belonging to Stark of Auchinvole. 8 And there are feverall other lefler heritors in this parifh.

NEW MONKLAND comprehends that part of the baronie thereof lying next to Weft Lothian, upon the head of the faid water of Calder.

In which, the place of the Monkland is firft to be confidered. Which was a large bodie of a houfe, with two jambs and four rounds, built by

Sir James Cleland of Monkland, upon the lands of Pedderfburne ; and was repute the bell contrived houfe in all that nighbourhood. ' It was fome years agoe burnt, and is not yett repared. It belongs to William Ha- milton of Monkland, grandchild to Hamilton of Dalzell. The land, with the teinds of Monkland and Calder, was purchafed from Sir James' lands to fone by the Duke of Hamilton ; and fold by the Dutchefs,—the James Hamilton of Dalyell, and the teinds to the colledge of Glafgow. Airdrie, belonging to Robert Hamilton of Airdrie, defcended of the family of Preftoun, heth a convenient houfe, good woods about it, though of late much decayed. Ruchselloch did long pertaine to the Crawfurds of Ruchfelloch,

heretable badlies of Monkland ; and was very well planted with barren timber and fyne woods ; now much decayed ; belongeth now to John Achefon, merchant in Glafgow.

Rouchsoills ; a tolerable good houfe ; well planted with barren tim

s Johne Stark of Aueliinvoill, parish of Leinye, occurs in the year 1598. " Margaret Joulie, fpous to Johnne Stark of Aueliinvoill," died Nov. 1629. Her effects were inventored hy " James Stark, fear of Auchinvoill, ex r datiue, furrogat," &c. James Stark is designed of Aueliinvoill, Nov. 1635 Ibid.

' James Cleland of Mounkland was a creditor of Boyd of Badinaith's , 1611, when

1 the latter died.—Sir James Cleland of Mounkland, kny is named Oct. 29, 1632—" George Cleland, brother germane to vmtj* S' James Cleland of Mounkland, kny'" is mentioned in the will of " Criftiane Cleland, fpous to George Anderfoun of Wodfyd," April 20, 1635. And " Ludovick Cleland of Monkland" appears in the test, of John Maxwell merchant burges of Glasgow 1648, and he is probably the same person afterwards designed

r '• lone of S James Cleland of Monkland. ' Com. Rec. of Glas. E 2 — — — ——

36 DESCRIPTION OF THE

ber, the gardens well inclofed, and woods adjoyning ; fited near to

the new kirk of Monkland : William Cochran of Rouchfoills is heritor. Braidenhill formerly belonged to the Muirheads, and now to the laird of Ruchfoills. 2 Kypebyer heth long appertained to the Crawfurds of Kypebyer, and now to ane daughter and heirefs. 3

Inchnoch is ane old caftle, fituate Angularly in the mids of woods and

much planting ; almofl furrounded with mofTes of difficult accefs : did 4 after, anciently belong to the Forfythes of Dykes ; and to Hamilton

of Dalyell ; and now to Mr John Hay of Inchnoch. The Earle of Kilmarnock heth a good intereft in this parifh, called 5 Mayvoix and Methrox, etc. but it is all now fewed out to tenends. In the head of this parifh, upon the water of Luggie, lyeth Glen-

hoofe ; a pleafant and convenient feat for woods, coall, lyme and barren planting. It did anciently belong to the Clelands, but now belongs to William Hamilton of Wifliaw and James Somervell. 6

• The eldest son (not named) of John Muirheid of Brydenhill is a legatee in the will of James Muirheid of Lawchope.—Con. March 15. 1623 Ibid. 3 James Craufuird of Kipbyris occurs in the test, of Hamilton of Aikinheid, 1633. Ibid. 1 David Forsythe of Dykes is Commissary of Glasgow Feb. 1608—Oct. 1613. Ibid. 5 In the testament of Robert Lord Boyd, who died at Kilmarnock, Aug. 28. 1628, these lands are thus alluded to: —" Debtis In Item, Be the tenentis of Myvettis, Wardheid.

r Blairlin, Garvin, Gavok and Lochwod p teynd meill, the laid yeir, xxiiij bollis, pryce of pe

boll viij li. . . . Debtis Out Item, To the Kingis majeftie, of blanche dewtie of pe

landis of Medrois, xiiij li. vj s. viij d. Item, To my Lord of Glalgow the few dewtie of

Lochwod, x li. Item, To my Lord of Blantyre the tak dewtie of the perfonage teyndis of

Medrois, vij li. xvj s. . . . Item, To my Lord of Glafgow, of bygane few dewties of

pe hous in Glalgow callit pe perl'ones mans, xvj li. x s." &c—Con. May 7. 1632 Com. Rec. Glas. 6 George Cleland of Glenhuife, Monkland, " deceift in the moneth of Marche, 1647." The inventory of his effects, as follows, being " given upe be Jo" Cleland in Banhaith, fone in law to the defunct, & ex r datiue, furrogat," &c. Inventare Item, pe defunct,

r being ane old aiged man, w'out ap hous or familie, and in companie & houlhold with his fone, had no guds nor geir, pe tyrne of his deceis, except allanerlie pe fowme of ffourtie punds Scotts money of yeirlie yaird maill, awand to him be Richard Cliddifdaill and George

Neilfone, weiffaris . . . for pe maill of the faid twa yairds in Drygait, of pe fd. bur' of Glalgw,"—Con. July, 7, 1655 Ibid. SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 37

This water of Luggie parteth this parifh from the parifhes of Eafter and Welter Lenyes, in Dumbartonfhyre, untill it fall into the water of

Kelvin ; and thereafter, palling the limits of Calder pariih, falleth into Clyde, two myles below Glafgow. There are feverall other fmall heritors in this pariih, not mentioned here.

BOTHWELL is a great, noble, and ancient barrony. It extendeth from Clyde to Weft Lothian, in length ; and upon either fide, is bounded by the two waters of Eafter and Welter Calder. It was anciently pol- feffed be the Murrayes ; but in the tyme of King Edward Langihankes of England, it was given to Eymer de Vallance, Earle of Pembroke, governour for him of the fouth part of Scotland. And upon his forfaulture, was given by King Robert Bruce to Andrew Murray, Lord Both- well, who married Chriftian, lifter to that king ; and with his grand- daughter, it came to Archbalde the Grime, Earle of Douglafs, by marriage ; and continued in his familie untill their fatall forfeiture by King James the Second, anno 1455. This Archbald the Grime, Earle of Douglafs built the queir and founded the provoftrie of Bothwell, confift- to ing of one provoft and eight prebends ; giving the provoft, for his maintenance, befyde feverall lands, threttie chalders of victuall, as the teinds of Avendale and Stonehoufe, befyde ane houfe, yaird and glebe to each of them. After the forfaulture of the family of Douglafs, the bulk of this lordfhip of Bothwell was given to the Lord Creightoun, fone to

Chancelour Creightoun ; and Bothwell foreft, or Bothwell muir, was given to the Lord Hamilton, in exchange of the lands of Kinkyvell. But Creightoun, in February, 1485, being forfaulted for joyning with Alex- ander Duke of Albanie againft King James the Third, it was given by

King James the Third to the Lord Monipenny ; fra whom it was soon retaken, as having been given by the King in his minority. And was

thereafter given by him to John Ramfay, his favorite, who injoyed it till the year 1488, that he was forfaulted for counterfitting a commifiion

under the great feall to the Earle of Northumberland ; and then the lordfhip of Creighton was gifted by King James the Fourth to Adam

Hepburne, Lord Hailles, whom he created Earle of Bothwell ; and it 38 DESCRIPTION OF THE

continued in his line whill November, 1567, that James Earle of Both- well was forfaulted for the murther of King Henry, father to King James the Sixth. And thereafter it was given by that King to Francis Stew- art, fone to John, Abbot of Kelfo, and who was natural! fone to King James the Fifth, when the faid Francis married Bothwell Hepburne's only daughter ;' and he being thereafter forfaulted for crymes committed againft King James the Sixth, his eftate was gifted to the Lairds of Bal- cleugh and Roxburgh, fra whom the Marquefs of Hamiltone acquyred all the fuperioritie and patronage of that lordfhip : the propertie, which was lefs than the third of the lordfhip, with the caflle of Bothwell, having been difponed by Hepburne Earl of Bothwell to the Earl of Angus, in exchange of the lordfhip of Liddifdale. Lykas, William Earle of Angus and Archbald, his fone, about the year 1630 or thereby, did few the third part of the faid lordfhip to the particular tenents and poffef- fours thereof, without deminution of the old rent, and referving the Caflle and Mains of Bothwell.

There is lying within the lordfhip of Bothwell the barronie of Thankerton, belonging to John Hamilton of Woodhall. It was anciently a part of the lordfhip of Torphichen, but now erected in a barronie by itfelf. The fourtie fhilling land of Greenfide is alfo temple land, and belongs to the laird of Lachup. The lands of Sherrell are alfo temple land, belonging to John Baillie of Caftlecary. This barronie of Bothwell was anciently but one parifh, and the cure, was ferved by the provoft of Bothwell, who had ane viccar at St Ca- therine's chapel, for ferving the upper part of the parifh, now called the

Shotts ; but after the Reformation it was divyded in two parifhes, and the Duke of Hamilton is titular and patron to both : and each of them

2 is too bigg a parifh.

Thefe parifhes have many convenient dwellings : as firft, the old fplendid Caflle of Bothwell, though now decayed, fituat upon the river of Clyde, in the midle of great woods. It has been a vaft houfe, almoft

1 Francis however appears to have been the son, not the husband of the Earl of Both- well's daughter.

- Some account of the clergy of Bothwell will be found in a Description of the parish in the Appendix. — — — —

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all built of polilht Hone ; and heth been built at feverall tymes by thefe it appertained to, as appears by the different names of Valence towr, Douglas towr, Hamilton towr, the Cuming towr and the Dungeon. It now belongs to Archbald Douglafs, Earle of Forfar, brother to the Marquefs of Douglafs.

Next to it, is the town and church of Bothwell : the queer is of curious workmanfhip, built and covered with poliflit flone. The town is poffeft by fewars, partly holden of the Duke of Hamilton, and partly of the Earle of Forfar, the vaffals themfelves not knowing what part of their inheritance holds of the Duke or what part of it holds of the Earle, but they are lyable to each of them in diftin6l few dutie. Near to this lyes Bothwellhaugh, in a low and pleafant ground. It was the feat of James Hamilton who killed the Earle of Murray, Re- gent. 3 Near to this lyes Orbistoun, a litle above where Calder falls into Clyde, belonging to William Hamilton of Orbifloun, whofe grandfather, Sir John, Juftice Clerk and Lord of the Seffion, did very much inlarge

J Scarcely any other individual of the name has acquired an equal notoriety with the assas- sin of the regent Murray, or has been the subject of more general curiosity—with what advantage or propriety must remain matter of opinion. The subjoined extracts appear to possess at least some interest in relation to the genealogy of his family :

1. In the teftament of Johnne Knieht in Prelluik .... maid, &c. Aug. 18. 1590, the following occurs : Debtis awand Out.—Item, Awand be him to Dauid Hammiltoun of

c Bothuelhauche, of the crope & yeir of God Jaj v fo'fcoir ten yeiris, iiij bs. vj. pes. ferme beir, price of the boll iiij li. Com. liec. Glas. lk c 2. " Testament, teftamentar and Inuentar of the guidis, geir, &c. q perteinit to vmq' Da- uid Hammiltoun elder of Bothuelhau', w'in the parochin of Munkland [Munkton ?], Quha

c deceift in the moneth of Merch Jaj vj threttein yeiris, ffay'fullie maid and gevin vp be Claud Hammiltoim his fecund lone lau'full, as ex' datiue decernit to him be decreit of pe commuTar of Glafgow, as the famyn foirfaid mair fullelie proportis," &c— Con. May 7.1613. —Ibid. N. B. The inscription on his tombstone at Crosby kirk bears that he " deceift the 14 of Merche 1619"—such errors are to be expected in matters of this kind. " lkis u 3. Testament datiue and Inuentar of pe guidis, &c. q perteint to vmq Alefoune Sin- clair, relict of vmqle Dauid Hamiltoun of Bothuelhau' w'in the parocliin of Mounktoun .... Quha deceift in the monethe of Junij, 161S yeiris, ifay'fullie maid and gevin vp be Claud Hamiltoun, fone lau'full to pe defunct, In name & behalf of Claud & Dauid Hamiltonis, his lau'full fones, oyes to the defunct, Exeo' is datiues, &c.—Conf. April 17. 1619. Ibid. — —

40 DESCRIPTION OF THE the houfe, planted great gardens and woods of barren timber, with large and pleafant inclofers. About a myle above this, upon the water of Calder, lyes Jerriestoun, 4 a Hone houfe, much negledled, belonging to Baillie of Jerrieftoun.

Above that lyeth Carfine ; a pleafant feat and a good old houfe, with good inclofers. It did long appartaine to the Baillies of Carfine ; but now belongeth to Archbald Nifbett of Carfine. 5

Above half a myle above that is Cleland, the feat of the Laird of

Cleland ; very old, and the cheif of that name. It is a good houfe with convenient gardens, woods, inclofers and coall. 6

1 The phrase stone house seems frequently to imply a fortified place. 5 James Baillie of Carpliin occurs in the test, of Jak, 1593—Con. Oct. 18. 1606—" James Baillie of Carphin and James Baillie, his eldeft lau'full ibne & appeirand air," are named in the test, of John Russel, Shotts, April, 1614.—Con. June following.—" Dame Elizabeth M'Gill, Lady Culyeane, within the parochin of Kirkofuall .... Qua deceiil in Ja- nuar, 1622," leaves " To Margaret Bailye, filler to pe Laird of Carfin, fFourtie pundis." Con. May following.—James Baillie younger of Carphyne is a curator in the test, of James Baillie of Jerrestoune, June, 1623.—W™ Baillie of Carphine is named in the test, of Ga- vine Stewart younger of Allantone, March, 1652—Con. Oct. 9 following.—James Bayllie younger of Carphin deceased in Sept. 1661. The inventory of his effects is " maid & gevin vp be Mr John Bayllie of Jerriftoune, brother german to the defuntt, and ex* datiue, furrogat," &c—Con. Dec. 27. 1661.—76^. 6 The following simple recital has an interest far above its mere genealogical va-

lue : " Testamentum Quond. Jacobi Kneland de eod. Inuentarium om" bonorurn quond. Jacobi Kneland de eod. fadlum per os decedentis, Apud Knelandtone, duodecio. die mens. Julij, Anno Dni. Jaj v c xlvij. &c. Duodecimo die mensis Julij. Memorandum. That I James Kneland of that Ilk ordanes my teftament in pis manere,

That is to say, I leyf and ordanis my executouris, my wife and my eldeft fon, Alex'. I leyff and ordanis p' my eldeft fone, Sanderis, haif my heretage and my airfchip, as efferis : Alfua, I ordane & makis my fon Arthure aflignay in and to my ftedying of Knokhobohill ; And gif it failyeis of Arthure, as God forbid, I ordane my fon Robene to hane pe faid ftedyng of Knok-

ris hobohill : Alfua, I ordane p' my eldeft fon, Sand p' he pay thankfully to my fon Johne. yeirlye, pe fume of x lib. of pis realme, ay and quhill he geif and refign pe clerkfchip of pe eaft kirk of Caldercleir to my fon John. He doand pis, I will p' he be dilchargit of pe x lib. foirfaid. Item, I ordane, gif ony of my fonnis, Arthure, Robert or Johne, fleip or de-

1 ces, p' ay ane fucceid to ane vp' as effeiris, or quhay p mifteris maift, as may be knavryn be pair moder. . . . Item, I ordane p' my oblequeis be done honeftlye in pe kirk of — — — — ——

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Stevenson. This is ane old family of the name of Stevenfone, and

called cheif of his name ; but this gentleman's father, having maried the

heireffe, heth not changed his name, but is defigned James Muirhead of Stevenfon. 5

Lachupe is ane old and considerable family, pollened by the Mure- heads, chieffes of that name, who have alwayes maried confiderably. It is a good old houfe, well repaired and planted, with a high and ftrong

Botkwell, and ane honelt obit ; and pat my executouris Q'ubjfelt ane preylt for ane yeir, to

i'yng mefs for my faule : And ordanes my wife ilk yeir to caus ane laul mes and dirige to

be done for me about pe lamyn day twelmont pat it fall bappin me to deces," &c. Confirm, die xxij. mes. Mtij. Anno Dni. Jaj v c xlvij. Ibid. James Cleland of tkat Ilk occurs Feb. 1590—Test. Wylie, in Botkuellfckeillis, Con. Oct. 18. 1606 William Cleland of tkat Ilk occurs Feb. 1600; if this be not a misnomer. James Cleland of that Ilk appears in tke Test, of " Helen Finlay, fpous to Thomas Dougall in Netkir Dumfyiftoun [in Bartrum Schottis], Quka deceift in pe monetk of Merck or p'by, 1609."—Con. Sept. 10. 1610.—And James Someruell elder of Cambusnethane, who deceased Sept. 1623, leaves legacies " To Jeane and Mareoun Clelandis, his oyes, dochtersto James Cleland of that Ilk." —Cou. Jan. 2. 1624.—" Waltir Cleland, brother germane to James Cleland of that Ilk" appears as cautioner in tke test, of Stewart of Ckristis- woll, Con. Oct. 3. 1633.—" Allex' Cleland, fear of p' Ilk .... deceift in tke m monethe of Julij, 1634." His testament, in which " W Cleland, brother to pe defunct," " is mentioned, is Con. Nov. 5 following ; and Andro & Ard. Clelandis, brether germane to the defunct, are afterwards ferved to him, and confirmed June 16. 1643. Ibid.

In the test, of " Johne Hamiltone, falconer, burges of Hamiltone," who deceased Oct. " 1656, the following item occurs : —Awand be James Cleland, now of p' ilk, be band, p" delignit fecond Iau" fone to vmq" James Cleland of that ilk, & kis ca™- be twa bands, vj r xxxiij li.—Con. Oct. 16. 1657.—Ibid. 5 Alexander Steinsoun of tkat Ilk appears in tke testament of Jonet Jakfoun, Nov. 1595. —Con. inter Aug. 1609 et Nov. 1610. He died in tke month of Oct. 1619. His latter will follows :

" Legacie At Steinltoune, the audit day of October, the yeir of God 1619 y. The a q day, the faid AllexJ Steinitoun nominatis Johnne Steinftoune, his eldeft fone, his onlie r ex and intro' with his guidis and geir : Day, yeir & place foirfaid, Befoir pir witneis Johnne Hamiltoun of Aikinkeid, Jokne Cleland of Fofcane, James M'keid elder of Schaw- fute, and Williame Cleland of Knowhobill, and Maifter Robert Herbertfone commillar dark of Hamiltone. Sic sub'" &c—Con. Marck 27, 1620 Ibid. Margaret Hamilton, relict of Alexander Steinstoun of tkat ilk, is mentioned in a Conf.

Baillie, Marck 9. 1631 Ibid.

Johne Steinstoune of that ilk is cautioner in a Conf. Bayllie, Dec. 27. 1661 Ibid. — — — —— —

42 DESCRIPTION OF THE

wall about the clofs ; and a convenient dwelling. The prefent Laird is William Murehead of Lachupe. ° Woodhall belonging to John Hamilton of Woodhall, whofe predeceffors heth long poffeffed it. The houfe is feated among woods, and near to the water of Wefter Calder, and is a convenient dwelling. He is baron of the barony of Thankertoun, anciently a part of the lordfhip of Torphichen. 7

Carnbrue has long appertained to the Baillies of Carfine ; is a convenient feat, and good houfe and gardens ; now belonging to Alexander

Bail lie. Near to this is the Shirold, a convenient litle houfe and in- clofer, belonging to John Baillie of Caftlekerrie ; and is temple land.

Boiggs is alfo in this parifli, lying near to the river of Clyde ; a convenient houfe and pleafant feat ; neglected by the former heritors, bot now belonging to Archbald Hamilton of Rofehall. And near to this there are fyne woods and large meadows belonging to the Duke of Ha- milton, near to Bothwell Bridge.

f Elspeth Houstoun, Lady Lawchope, appears in 1616. — Conf. May 9, that year. Ibid- James Muirlieid of Lawchope, elder, deceased in Oct. 1622—Test. Con. March 15.

1 623. He appears to have left two sons : James, his successor, and Mr Thomas, minister of Cambusnethan. The eldest son of John Muirheid of Brydenhill is a legatee. He also alludes to his " filler, the guidwyf of pe Schawfute ;" and Mr James Muirlieid of Schaw- fute appears as cautioner Ibid.

James Muirheid younger of Lawchope is mentioued in a Conf. Aug. 16.1631 ; and James Muirlieid elder of Lawchope in another, Nov. 12. 1635. Ibid. James Muirheid of Lawchope deceased Dec. 1644; and " S' James Muirheid, now of Lawchope, kny' law" creditour to the defunct," is confirmed to him Jan. 25. 1649. Ibid. Sir James appears again, Oct. 1656. Ibid. James Muirheid younger of Lawchope, deceased, within the parish of Easter Kilpatrik,

Jan. 1661 . " Helen Lindfay, relict of the defundl," is confirmed to him July 18, 166 1 Ibid. 1 Thomas Hamiltone of Wodhall occurs in the testament of John Franche, " maid at

c Muliilburgh, pe viij day of Sept. pe yeir of God Jaj vj xlvij yeiris," as before alluded to, p. 33.

lc " Vmq Johnne Hamiltoun of Wodhall his airis," &c. occur as debtors in the will of — c Williame Glen of Bar, Jan. 1608, " reftand of his tocher guid v xxxiij li. vj s. viij d." N. B. Glen appears to have been married to a daughter of Woodhall's. John Hamilton of Wodhall appears Jan. 1616, and March, 1628 Ibid. And James Hamilton of Wodhall Dec. 1654.—Conf. April 4. 1655 Ibid. — — — — ——

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Near to which is the Raith, a pleafant feat, belonging to Mr Thomas Hamilton. 8

Parkheid is alfo in this parifh, belonging to James Hamilton of Park- heid. 9

Tannochsyde, belonging to Rae, baillie of Glafgow ; a well built honfe, with gardens well enclofed, and keept in good condi-

10 tion.

SHOTTS parifh was formerly a part both of the baronie and pariih of Bothwell, but foon after the Reformation, it was erecled in a separate

of it, and almoft pariih ; and the Duke of Hamilton is titular and patron the whole pariih belongs to him either in propertie or fuperioritie. ' The lands of Bothwell Forefl, or Bothwell Muire, in this parifh, has long

8 " Mr Jobne Hamiltone of Raith" appears in the test, of Robert Hamilton of Mylnburne Dec. 165-1—Con. April 4 following. Ibid. 9 " Jeane Polwart, fpous to James Hamiltoun of Parkheid," deceased June, 1G27. Cristine and Grissall Hamiltones, their children, are her executors.—Test. Con. Sept. 8. 1628. "Ar- thour Hamiltone, fone to pe laid James Hamilton of Parkheid, cautioner." Ibid. " Arthoure Hamiltoune of Parkheid," Bothwell, deceased Jan. 163-1. His will, an extract whereof follows, is confirmed on the last day of Feb. 1636. " Legacie—At Parkheid, the twentie fevint day of December, 1633. . . . Item, The laid Arthoure lies nominat & conftitute Jeane Hamiltone, his dochter, and his vther lk baime that his wyfe is pntlie. with, gif pe famyn fall come to perfeclione, (q is long fince borne, named Anna Hamilton) his onlie ex™," &c. Ibid. 10 " Andro Jack of Tannochel'yde" appears in Oct. 1656.—Conf. Hamilton, Oct.16. 165/. —Ibid.

1 A church, it is evident, had existed here long prior to the Reformation ; and it appears to have been dedicated to the blessed Virgin (as also probably to St Catharine, see p.

38). The following extract is curious, and shows this: Inuentarium om" bonorum quond. Jonet Gray, que obiit xij° die Mtij. a" Dni. M° v lij. &c. Legatio— .... Do et lego aiam. meam Deo omnipotenti, &c. corpufque

meum fepeliendum in templo bte. Marie Virginis, in Bertrum Schottis ; et iiij d. fabriCe ec- clie. Sfti. Kentigerni, &c Com. Rec.of Glas. Mr John Hume is minister of Barttum Schottis Feb. 1602—Jan. 1616. Ibid. F 2 — —

44> DESCRIPTION OF THE

been the propertie of that familie, as moft all the reft of that parilli belongs to him only in fuperioritie. And befides what holds of the familie,

there is the ten pund land of Blairmucks, holden anciently by the Lairds

of Dnndafs of the Earles of Douglafs ; and upon their forfaulture, was,

by Dundafs, holden of the King ; and now belongs to Sir John Inglis

of Cramond. There is alfo in this parifh ane twentie pound land, above

Tedling, which is ane part of the Marquefs of Douglafs his lhare of the lordfhip of Bothwell ; and was all fewed out, about the year 1630, to the feverall tenents and pofTefTors of the fame, without diminution of the old rentall : the fuperioritie whereof belongs now to the Earle of Forfar, brother to the Marquefs. This parifh lyeth between the two waters of Calder, and inarches, a great way, with Lothian. The moil confiderable heritor, and beft dwell- 2 ing in this paroch is Murdieston, belonging to Thomas Inglifs. He heth a tolerable good houfe with gardens, and woods and inclofures, lying upon the water of Eaft Calder. Kxowhoble Hill, a convenient dwelling, lying upon Teilling burn, 3 with gardens well inclosed, belonging to Archbald Cleland. There are many other heritors in this parifh, —James RufTell of Gart- nefs and John Bell of Dunfyftoun, William Cleland of Hairfhaw, and many others. The manfe of the parifh having been feated upon a great road, hard by the church, is lately built new by the Dutchefs of Hamilton, at

s Estate or domain. Which seems to be the author's usual meaning of the phrase. 3 " Test. &c. W° Cleland of Knowliobihill quha deceift in pe moneth of Jtdij, 1615," &c. m "Legacie. .... The laid W being leik in bodie, &c. nominat, &c. Troyalus

r m . . laid Cleland nominatis, Eilloun .... his only ex . . Mairovir, the \V &c. James Cleland of that ilk, Johne Cleland, burges of Ed", broper to pe laid Williame, &c. r tutouris to Johnne, James, Andro and Griffall Clelandis, his lau'full bairnes, q" p perfyte ,iue aiges rex and to have pe adminiilratione of pe landis, rowmes, &c.—Con. Dec. 7. 1615. Hid. He was succeeded by his eldest son, William.—Ibid. " Margaret Baillie, fpous to Williame Cleland of Knowhobilhill," deceased October,1630. The inventory of her effects is " gevin vp be the faid William Cleland, hir fpous, In name and behalf of Williame, James, Elizabethe, Jeane, Jonet & Griliall Clelandis, tliair lau'full bairnes,'' &c.—Con. March 9 following. Ibid. William Cleland yo' of Knowhobilhill appears April, 1651 Ibid. SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 45 fome diftance from the liigh way, a good houfe, upon her own ex- pences.

DALYELL. Tins is but a litle parifh, lying upon the northeaft fide of the river of Clyde, betwixt the parilhes of Bothwell towards the northweft, and the parifh of Cambufnethen to the eaft and northeaft, and the water of Calder to the north. ' The parifli and baronie of Dal- yell did anciently belong to the Dalyells of that ilke, untill the forfaulture of Sir Robert Dalyell in the tyme of King David Bruce, for abyd- ing in England without the King's confent. And was then given to

Robert the Great Stuart, who gave it with one of his daughters to Sir

Sandilands ; and by the marrying of his grand childe to the heir of Sir Robert Dalyell, it returned to the ancient proprietors, untill the deceafe of one of the young Lairds of Dalyell, having only two daughters,—the eldeft was married to the heire male of the family, and the other to a fone of the Laird of Weft Nilbet, who and his fucceffors, for diftinguiihing him from the Laird, was commonly called the Baron of Dalyell, and did pofl'efs the one half of the baronie, in right of that manage, untill after the Laird of Dalyell was nobilitat and created Lord

Dalyell, in anno , he purchafed from the Baron of Dalyell his half of that baronie. But his fone being thereafter created Earle of Carn- wath (of which more afterward), they fold the baronie of Dalzell to James Hamilton of Boggs, brother to Orbiftoune, whofe grandchild,

James Hamilton, is now Laird of Dalyell ; and the whole parifli belongs in propertie to him, except two roums, Rivenfcraig and Todholeburne. The teinds of this parifh did anciently belong to the common kirk of

Glafgow ; and after the Reformation was mortified to the colledge of

Glafgow, who thereby became both titulars and patrons : bot the whole of the teinds are much within the value of a competent ftipend.

1 Cuthbertus Simon vicarius de Dalliell, whose testament is dated Feb. 6. 1552-3, assigned certain lands and tenements to two chaplains to serve in the church of Glasgow—" viz. vni vicario chori Glafguen. qui miniftrabit lecundum fonnam et tenorem funda°nis confecl. per quond. bone memorie Magrm. Rollandum Blakater, fub decanum Glafguen. apnd altare Diui Nicholai in balla ecclia. Glafguen." &c. — —

46 DESCRIPTION OF THE

The hoiife of Dalyell was ane old caftle, with a bartefhing ; but

James Hamilton, who purchafed it, did, about the year 1648, build a great and fubftantiall houfe clofs to it, which is much bettered by the prefent heritor. It Hands upon a rifing ground, fome diftance from Clyde, having good gardens and inclofers. There was ane other dwelling in this parifh, called Johnstoun, which belonged to Mr Thomas Dalyell and his fucceflbrs ; but heth lately been purchafed by the Laird of Dalyell. 2

CAMBUSNETHAN baronie and parifh lyeth along the river of Clyde, upon the northeafl fyde thereof, betwixt the parifhes of Dalzell toward the weft, and the parifh of Carlouke upon the eaft and northeaft, and bounded by the Eafter water of Calder, which feparateth it from the parifh of Shotts, to the north and north-eaft. ' This was ane ancient baronie, and belonged of old to the Bairds, by whofe forfaulture it came to Sir Alexander de Stewart, and fra him to de Summervale, the predeceffor to the Lord Summervale ; and by the Lord Summervale to John, his eldeft fone of a 2d mariage, begotten upon his 2d wyfe, the

2 James Dalyell of Jobnestone appears May 1649.—Test. W° Dalyell of Chisholme.—Con. July 12 following Ibid.

1 " Joannes Lyndefay curatus de Cambusnethane" subscribes tbe testament of Lady

Cambusnetbane, Aug. 21. 1552 Com. Eec. of G las. Mr Tbomas Muirhead, a son of the Laird of Lawchope, was minister at Cambusnethan Nov. 1603. He deceased in the month of May 1634. His will is confirmed Nov. 12. 1635, Mr John Lindsay, minister at Carling, cautioner.— Ibid. In this he alludes to Mar- garet Baillie, his fpous, Christian and Elizabeth, his daughters, also to Mr Alex. [Thom- soun?] and Mr George Barbour, bis " twa fones in law." And concludes, " In witnels quharof, writtin be Mr Francis Kincaid reider at Cambufnethane, I have i'ubfcryvit, &c. Befoir this witnels, Johne Muirheid, my lone," &c. Mr James Hamilton is minister here Dec. 1636 —March 24. 1656 Ibid. John Hamilton of Udston, who deceased about 1628 (see p. 18.) left in legacy "Ane hundrith pundis to by ane bell to pe kirk of Cambufnethane ; and this hundrith pundis to be wairit be the licbt of Maifter Thomas M'heid, Brownehill & my oy, and to that vfe allanerlie." — — ;

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Earle of Angufes daughter, with whofe pofterity it continued for fix ge- nerations, as Lairds of Camhufnethan. -

During which tyme, much of it was defponed to other heritors, viz. the lands of Cruilerdyke and Braidfheill Burne were given by the Lord Summervale to the Laird of Lachupe 3 the lands of Coltnefs and Wifliaw, within that baronie, and the lands of Watfton, the Stain, alfo in that parifh, were purchafed by John Hamilton of Udllon ; and the lands of Greenhead by John Roberton ; and of late the lands of Over- ton and Pether were purchafed by the Lord Belhaven, and by him fold to Sir James Stewart, and belong now to his grandchyld, Sir David Stew- art, as doeth alfo the lands of Cultnefs. About the year 1G47, the houfe, maynes, fuperiorities difponed to and were James Summervall of Drum ; and by him, about the year 1661, were difponed to Sir John Harper,

advocate, who built thereupon a good and convenient houfe ; and after his death, it was fold to Lockhart of Calllehill, and now belongs to his lifter, Martha Lockhart, and John Sinclair younger of Steven- fone, her fpouse. 1

The teinds of this parifh did belong to the Archbilhop of Glafgow, as one of his menfall kirks, who was both titular and patron ; but fince the

- This seems to be partly mistaken. The mother of John Sommerville first of Cambus- nethan was a daughter of Baillie of Lamington. Sir John Sommerville, probably the next of Cambusnethan, married Catharine Carmich- ael, one of the mistresses of James the Fifth ; and Lord Sommerville thus concludes an admirable defence of the frail Lady :

" Thus far I have digretfed in vindication of this excellent lady, [alluding to her connec- tion with his Majesty] that it may appear it was nether her choyfe nor any vitious habite that prevailed over her chaftitie, but ane inevitable fate that the ftrongeli refinance could hardly withftand."

And the distinguished Editor aptly replies : " when weak women go aftray, Their ftars are more in fault than they."

His Lordship however mistakes a little the time of her death—her test, is dated Aug. 21. 1552, and Con. Oct. 1. following. 3 As a marriage portion probably. It appears to have been afterwards the patrimonial inheritance of a branch of Lawchope, see p. 8. 4 Ample details of the dilapidation of this estate are given by Lord Sommerville in his curious, but unmeasuredly tedious Memoirs. —

4S DESCRIPTION OF THE fuppreffion of Epifcopacie, the teinds were gifted by King William to the Dutchefs of Hamilton her Grace. This baronie lyes pleafantly, having great plenty of wood, coall and eorne ; and is pofleffed by the heritors following: firft, Cambusnethan maines and honfe by Stevenfon, younger, and his ladie. It is a great bodie of a houfe with two jambs, pleafantly fited in the midft of great gardens and woods, and in a fruitfull foill, and not far from the feat of the old church of Cambufnethan,—anciently feated upon the lands of Carbarns, belonging to William Hamilton of Wifhaw, but for the conveniencie of the parifh, was, about the year 164-9, removed to a place called Greenheid, and there well built and decored. Upwards from Cambufnethan, lyeth, upon the river Clyde, Gairen, a pleaiant place, with convenient gardens and a fruitfull foill ; now belonging to Wifhaw. 5 Next to this, are the lands of Cultness, Overton and Pether, belonging to Sir David Stewart of Cultnefs, baronet, who heth there a convenient houfe, with plenty of wood and coall.

A litle below it, upon the water of Calder, is Wishaw, belonging to

William Hamilton ; a neat litle houfe, lately built, well planted with barren timber, convenient gardens and inclofers, with regular entries and avenues. Green, belonging to James Hamilton, a convenient dwelling, was anciently the feat of the young lairds of Cambufnethan : purchafed by his grandfather, Patrick Hamilton. 6

5 " James Hammiltoun of Garen deceift in the monetli of Auguft, 1610." By his latterwill, dated 31st July, that year, " In pe duelling hous of Johnne Hammiltoun of Ad- dentoun, his vncle, w'in pe bur' of Pallay, He nominat, Sec. Elizabeth Hay, his fpous, and Claud Hamiltoun, his lau'full lone, his ex"". And alio requeiftis ane noble Lord, James erle of Abircorne, his mailt prin". . . . and Robert Flemyng of Clydifmylne .... o'il'men to his laidis ex'V &c. —Test. Com. Rec. Glas. Claud Hamilton of Gairen is a debtor in the testament of James Archbishop of Glasgow.

Oct. 1632, " for the few dewtie of his landis of Gairen, the faid crope, xxx s. viij d. Ibid. And he " deceift vpoun the threttein day of Nov. 1643."—Con. Dec. 4, following Ibid. James Hamilton of Garing, probably his son, appears by this document to have succeeded him.

- Qu. Greenhill. John Hamilton of Greenhill appears Oct. 1648 Ibid. — — —

SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 49

Murray and Kirkhill, pleafant feats, now belonging to Wifhaw and David Lawrie.

Befydes the baronie of Cambufnethan, there is within this parifh the lands of Auchtermuire, anciently a part of the lordfhip and abbacie of Aberbrothock. It belonged [afterwards] to the lords of Yefter, prede-

ceflbrs to the Marquefs of Tweddale, who fewed it out to feverall heri-

tors, the mofl confiderable of which is William Stewart of Allantoun, who heth a good and fubftantious houfe lying upon the water of Calder, 7 well planted with barren timber : long pofiefTed by his predeceffors. The other heritors are not confiderable.

There is alfo in this parifh the lands of Watftoun and Watftonhead, belonging to the Laird of Lamington, holden of the famihe and lord-

fhip of Hamilton, to which lordihip it heth been annexed above 300

years. It heth ane houfe upon it in which the young lairds of Lamington fometymes were in ufe to dwell.

This is the upmoft parifh of the nether ward of this fhyre, and is feparate from the upper ward by the litle water called Gairengill burn, which falleth into Clyde at Gairen. It mufl here be mynded, that the famous highway or flreat called, corruptlie, Watlinflreate (in place of Vattelinflreat) goeth through a great part of this parifh, being that flreat

' Part of the published details of this family are probably injudiciously treated, and they have lately met with a corresponding severity on the part of a very able genealogist. There

is certainly a singular regard of fable displayed in these accounts, whilst more solid matters seem comparatively neglected. The following individual may be added to the family

history :

r •' Gavine Stewart, eldeit law" lone and appeirand heir to S Walter Stewart of Allane- tone deceiffit in the moneth of Marche, 1652."—Test. Con. Oct. 9 following Com. Rec. Glas. He left an only daughter, Margaret, to whom, and the heirs of her body, he thus bequeaths—"All and haill pe Twelff thowfand merits money, &c. obleift y'foir to me and pe laid Bethia Hamilton, my fpous, be James Hamiltoue of Dalzell, my fatp' in law, be his band maid to us, &c. w' pe burden of my laid fpous her liferent of pe annuellis of pe fd. prin 11 fowme dureing hir widowitie, &c. And w 1 pe burden of pe mortificatione of pe Twa

thowfand mkis. for a Schoole in Achcat muir, as is p'in expreffit," &c. This young lady did not long survive her father. She " deceiffit in pe moneth of ;" r , 1653 and the inventory of her goods, " given upe be S Walter Stewart

of Allanetone, kny' her gude S'," is confirmed March 24. 1656. Ibid. G — —

.50 DESCRIPTION OF THE

which was made by the Romans while Vitellinus was Governour ; going fra the fouth end of the Roman wall, commonly called Graham's Dyke, at Kilpatrick, eight myles below Glalgow, up through all Clydfdale, and by to England, alongft the well road by Preftoun to of that London ; in many places whereof there are remains confiderable memorable caufeway yett appearing, fome parts producing myles of it togither yett in good condition.

THE UPPER WAIRD OF CLYDSDALE.

CARLOUKE is feated in the downmoft part of the upper waird, and was anciently called the Foreft kirk, being feated in the foreft of

Mauldfly or foreft. of Clyde. ' It is a confiderable parifli, lying upon Clyde, having Cambufnethane to the fouthweft, Lanark parifli and Car- ftairs to the northeaft, and Carnwath moor and fome parts of Lothian to the north. The kirk was anciently a part of the abbacie of Kelfoe ; but by agreement betuixt the King and the Earle of Roxburgh, when he gott the abbacie of Kelfoe erected into a temporal! lordfhip, this was one of the 24 kirks that Roxburgh refigned to the King : but the Laird of Cal- derwood having had ane long tack of the teinds of this parifli and gott ane long prorogation, by agreement with the feverall heritors, lie made over to every heritor the right of his own teinds during liis tack and prorogation. Thereafter, the Laird of Lee obtained from his Majeftie ane parilh fo that is right to the patronage and teinds of this ; he now titular and patron, but is yett fecluded from the teinds during Calderwood's tack and prorogation, whereof there are many years yet to run.

1 The titular patron of the church of Carluke seems alluded to in the following document: " Inuent. om" honorum quond. Willmi. Robertone, fad. apud Mauldillie, per os dece-

dentis, xxj. mfis. Septembris, a° lj° f_1551] . . . . Corpufque ineum in pulueribus Scti. Andeeje," &c— Com. Itec. Glas. Mr \V° Jack is minister at Carlouk June, 1658. Ibid. —

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In this parifli there is plenty of woods, fruitfull gardens and coall, many of the fmall fewars having orchards.

The mofl confiderable interelt in this parilh is the baronie of Maulds- ly, which was anciently much greater than now. It belonged of old to

the Danielftons, and by mariage of a co-heir of that family, it came to Maxwell of Calderwood, about the year 1400 or thereby, in which family it continued long, till about the year 1640 ; and then it was fold to Ar- thur Arfkine of Scotfcraig. For payment of whole debts and relieff of

cautionrie, it came to the Laird of Alva, who about the year , fold

it to Sir Daniel Carmichael, 2d fone to the Lord Carmichael ; and he

having no iffue of his own bodie, tailzied it to Daniel Carmichael, his grand nephew, fone to the prefent Earle of Hyndfoord. The Laird of

Calderwood built upon it a very good houfe, which the prefent heritor heth very much improven, and well finiihed. It heth pleafant, great and

convenient gardens, very fruitfull ; ane noble avenue to Clyde, well planted. 2 He heth alfo the lands of Belstaine in this parifli, which of old belonged to the Liviftons, and lately to the Lindfayes, and was acquyred by his grand uncle. 3 About half a myle upward upon the river of Clyde, lyeth the Mylne- toun, in a low and pleafant foill. It was anciently a part of the baronie of Mauldflie, but heth thefe many years bygone been holden blanch of the king. It was long the feat of the Whytfoords of that Ilk, but now belongs to Sir John Hamilton of Hallcraig, ane of the fenators of the colledge of juftice, who now relides there. It is ane old houfe, feated in the midft of large, plentifull and fruitfull gardens. It heth a good falmond fifhing, and the largefl and bell wood in that neighbourhood.

! Lady Calderwood, one of the religious correspondents of Boyd of Troehrig, dates her

letters from Mauldsly; and her death is thus recorded in the Principal's curious Obituary:— " About the fame time [Sep. 1623], dyed that holy, wife and vertuous Lady (equally if

not beyond any I have known in Scotland), the Lady Calderwood, and formerly Lady Ev- andail, eldeft daughter to the Earle of Glencairn. A woman of an excellent fpirit, and

many crolTes through her whole life. She was diligent and active, and a fearer of God. children that we May the Lord prepare us to follow ; and give his grace to her ; may reach her happy end, for the love of Chrilt, his fon." Wodkow's Life of Trochrig. 3 Alexander Levingstone of Belstaue appears in the Test, of Garen, 1610. —Quoted p. 48. G 2 —

52 DESCRIPTION OF THE

He heth alfo, adjoyning to it, the lands of Hallcraig, the inheritance of

his predeceflbrs, whereupon there is, anciently, ane old houfe and fruit - 4 full orchard, but this toucheth not Clyde.

Next to this is the lands of Kirktoun, belonging to Walter Lockhart of Kirktoun. It heth ane old houfe, with ane village at the kirk erected in ane burgh of baronie. 5 Upward from Mylnetoun, upon Clyde, (lands the Wicketshaw, be-

longing to William Lockhart. It is ane old houfe, with woods and gardens. It has been long annexed to the baronie of Touchadame, of whom K it yet holds. More upward upon Clyde, lyeth the baronie of Braidwood, all of it now belonging to fmall fewars. It did anciently belong to the Earls of

Douglafs ; and after their forfaulture, in anno 1455, it came to the Earle of Angufe ; and was given by Archbald Earle of Angufe, commonly called Bell the Cat, to his fone, William Douglafs of Glenbervie. And at fuch tyme as his fon fucceeded to the Earledome of Angufe, it was difponed by him to Chancelor Maitland, then Vifcount Lauderdale ; and he fewed it all out to the tenents for paying of fmall few duties, and thereafter difponed it back again to the Earle of Angufe, with the burden of the tenents fewes : and there it continued untill James, the laft

Marquefs of Douglafs, difponed it to Sir George Lockhart of Carnwath, the prefident of the feffion ; and it belongs now to his fon. There are many other fmall fewars, that have fruitful! orchards along the river and brae of Clyde.

* " Archibald Hamilton of Halcraig, coramiff1 of Lanark," occurs in the testament of James

1 archbishop of Glasgow, Oct. 1632, as indebted to him " v' lib. as the Quottis of the tefta" w'in the commiliariat of Lanerk, fra the terme of Witfounday, 1631, to pe terme of Mer- times, 1632 yeiris."—Quoted p. 34. James Hamilton of Halcraig is named a tutor in the will of Mr Francis Aird, March 14, 1659.—Quoted p. 7. 5 A branch of the family of Stonebyres were designed of Kirkton ; and the unhappy Ma- jor Weir is said to have had his descent from them. 6 In a roll of persons implicated for an attack on Drumlanrig, Oct. 1650, occur " Two Lockerts, fons to Stephen Lockert of Wicketlhaw." See Mr Robertson's Ayrshire Families, III. 371.,- where however the family name of Lockhart is misprinted Robert—the only material error in the list. The conjectured name of James QRrown ?] should be " Armer."' — — ;

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More upward in this parifh lyeth the Heads, a convenient houfe, feat and gardens, belonging to the Laird of Lee, who heth feverall other lands in this parifh, but remote from the river, as Eafler and Wefter Kin- caidyen. The lands of Hanshaw in this parifh belong to the Laird of Laming- ton, and heth long appertained to them, holden of the family of Hamil- ton.

LANARK parifh. Befyde the burgh of Lanark already named, it heth ane coniiderable landwart parifh, anciently called the Outterkirk

and Innerkirk of Lanark. ' The one was a laick patronage, and the

other a part of the abbacie of Dryburgh ; but the Laird of Lee is now patron to the haill. This parifh lyeth a great way upon the north fyde

of the river of Clyde, over which there is ane bridge lately built at

Clydefholme, a litle below Lanark. It is bounded upon the weft with Carlouk, upon the north by Carflairs, and upon the fouth and fouthealt by the river of Clyde.

The Laird of Lee is the mofl confiderable heritor in this parifh, and

pleafantly feated at the Lee. It is a very ancient and good family. His

1 " The old parisli church [of Lanark is] situated about a quarter of a mile to the south-

east of the town, on the road leading to Carlisle. It preserves marks of great elegance

but the time of its erection is built of hewn unknown. It appears to have been stone ; £and is] divided in the middle, from one end to the other, by a wall resting upon pillars, of which

six superb arches are still entire. In the centre there is a modern erection for the noc- turnal accommodation of those who are appointed to watch the repositories of the dead.

This building is erected upon the grave of [Irvine of] Bonshaw, the notorious perse- cutor, who was slain here by one of his own followers." Hist, of Lanark, by W. Da- vidson, 1828.

Robert the Bruce founded a monastery of Gray Friars at Lanark in 1314 ; and to both

this church, and that mentioned above, probably allusion is made in the following ex-

tracts :

" Inuentarium om" bonorum quond. Dni. Andrea? Allan, factum apud Lanerk, xxviij.

die mens. Mtij. Anno Dni. Jaj v c 1". &c corpuique meum fepeliend. fore in infula bte. Marie, in ecclefia Friarum de Lanerk . . . . Et conftituo meos ex'" cm viz. Jo° nem Bannatyne de Corhous & Jo Cvnynghame de Bonytoun . . . . Et lego,

ad sedificandum ecclefiam Sdi. Nicholai de Lanerk, v. marcas : Lego ecclefie Friarum de

c Lanerk xl s."—Conf. die 8° Junij a" Jaj v lij°.— Com. Bee. of Glas. 54 DESCRIPTION OF THE

predeceffor, Sir Lockhart, is ane witnefs in the foundation of the abbacie of Paifley, in the tyme of King William ; and heth continued

in that family without any known interruption fince. He is chieff of his

name ; and there are many defcendants come of the family. The houfe

of the Lee is feated in a low, warm, and fertile foill, invironed with fruitfull gardens, fyne woods, and pleafant meadowes. The houfe was anciently ane old caftle, but long fince there was convenient buildings joyned to it ; and of late, upon the fouth fyde of the court, there are added fix extraordinarie fyne rooms, well finifhed and furnifhed. The gardens are great and regular, adorned with fyne walks, flans and ter- raffes. And the lairds of this family, for feverall ages paft, have been men of extraordinarie worth and merite. 2 Up the water of Moufe, upon the well fyde thereof, Hands the houfe of Castlehill, in a pleafant place, and almolt invironed with woods, alfo belonging to the Laird of Lee. More upward upon that water of Moufe, Hands the houfe of Cleg- horn, which heth been long the feat of ane old famdie of the name of

Lockhart. It is a good fubflantious houfe, well repaired, having plenty 3 of wood ; and is a part of the principalitie. Upon the other fyde of the water of Moufe Hands the houfe of Jervies-

! Our author seems to have overlooked the " Lee penny ;" but it is amazing with what indifference this sober age have regarded the "attractions" of such matters as this. The historian of Lanark shall supply the defect : —" It is a stone of a dark red colour set in a shilling ;" of Edward I. with a silver chain attached and was thus obtained : " The founder of this very ancient family, having taken captive a Saracen Prince, his Qthe Prince's] wife came to

pay the ransom ; and, in reckoning the stipulated siun, she was observed to drop a jewel, which she hastily snatched up. Lockhart observing the eagerness with which she endea- voured to conceal it, insisted that unless this was included in the ransom, he would not li- berate his prisoner. The lady, finding him inflexible, reluctantly complied ; at the same time informing him of its miraculous virtues in curing diseases both of men and cattle." 3 " Allane Lockhart of Cleghorne" occurs in the testament of Johnne Manual], Nov. 1608. —Conf. Sep. 10. 1610.— Com. Rec. Glas. And James Lockhart of Cleghorne in April, 1635.—Test, of Alane Lockhart of Hinschalwood. "Nicolas Maxwell Ladie Cleghorne deceift in the monethe of Januar, 1643."—Test. Con. Aug.l, following. " Allane Lockhart, fone law" to wmq" Allane Lockhart of Cleghorne, defeift [in Paisley] in pe moneth of Aprile, 1G35 yeiris." —Test, ad omissa, " given upe be Thomas Lockhart, brop' fone to ve defunft, ex' datiue, ad omifla, decernit," &-c.—Conf. Dec. 31. 1652 Ibid. — — — —

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wood. It did anciently belong to the Levingflons, bot now to George Baillie. It is a pleafant feat, having good inclofers, and good woods. 4 Maynes of Braxfield, a pleafant feat and fyne wood, lying upon Clyde, belongs to Mungo Cochran. Bonietoun, the ancient feat of the Kuninghams of Bonietoun, lately purchafed by Sir James Carmichell, a 3d fone of the Lord Carmichell,

and belongs now to his grandchyld. It lyeth upon Clyde, and is well planted.

There are many finall fewars in this parilh, almofl all of them holding of the Earle of Hyndfoord or the Laird of Lee.

CARSTAIRS parifh and baronie is all kirk land, holding anciently of the archbifhop of Glafgow. ' It belonged to the Hamiltons of Aven-

dale ; and was acquyred fra them by Sir James Lockhart of Lee, who gave it to Sir William Lockhart, the eldeft fone of his 2d marriage, who was father to the prefent Laird of Carftairs. It is a pleafant parifh, lying along Clyde, and has a good houfe at Lockharthill. The haill parifh belongs to him almofl all in propertie, and heth a heritable baillery within himfelf.

* " Robert Baillie of Jerreftoun" is a witness to the testament of Steinston of that ilk, Sep. 1615 Ibid. " James Bailye of Jerreftoune .... deceift in June, 1623." In his latterwill he thus appoints—" I commit my laul to God, and ordanes me to be bureit w'in the kirk of

Bothwell, in my awin buriel place, as vfe is, &c. Item, I have maid, &c. Jonet Robertoun

11 [my lpous] tutrix te(ta,Lr to James & Robert Baillies, my law bairnes," &c—Con. Nov. 9. 1624. James Robertoun of Ernok, cautioner Ibid. " Robert Baillie of Jerreftone .... deceift in pe moneth of Sep. 1644."—Test. Con. Jan. 25. 1649 Ibid. " James Bayllie younger of Carphin .... deceiit Sept. 1661." His testament. ". ffay'fullie maid and gevin vp be Mr John Bayllie of Jerreftoun, brother german to the

r defunct, & ex datiue, furrogat," &c. is Con. Dec. 27, following. Ibid. 1 In a list of delinquents laid before the General Assembly August, 1575, the incumbent of

: — Carstairs is thus charged " John Kinnaird, viccar of Carftaires, waiteth not on his cure ; and hath slain the Laird of Corfton." There is at the same time an accusation against " James Stirling, who fold the parlbnage of Carftaires." Life of Mr John Colvit, MS. .56 DESCRIPTION OF THE

CARNWATH is a great parifh, with the village of Carnwath erected in ane burgh of baronie. It is much bettered of late by improving the moors, lince the fewing them. It did anciently belong to the Somervells of Carnwath, one of whom, William, fone and air of Thomas de Somer- vell, was a hoftage for the ranfome of King David Bruce, 1357, as appears by the Treatie betwixt England and Scotland, 3rd October, 1357. They were create Lord Somervell by King James the Second, anno 1445; and continued in that race till Gilbert, the laft Lord, difponed it to John Earle of Marr, thefaurer both to King James the Sixth and to King Charles the Firfl. And James Arefkine Earle of Buchan, his eldeft fone of his 2d marriage, thereafter fold it to Robert Lord Dalyell, who, in anno 1641, was honoured with the title of Earle of Carnwath ; and thereafter his grandchyld fold it to Sir George Lockhart, prendent of the feffion, and it now belongs to his fon. The teinds of this parifh was anciently the patrimony of [the] Thefaurer of the chapter of Glaf- gow ; but the prefent heritor is now both titular and patron. He heth ane houfe at the end of the town of Carnwath, wherein he fometymes

ftayes in the fummer ; for the ancient houfe of Cudely, the ancient feat of the Lords of Sommervell, is now quyte decayed. This paroch belongs to him all in propertie or fuperiority, except West- sheill, which the late Earle of Carnwath refigned [i. e. the superiority] in favour of this Laud of Weftfheill ; which heth long been the refidence of the lairds of Weftfheill, and now belongs to Sir William Denhame, cheif of that name. This man heth much improven both the houfe and

the fortune ; made good inclofers : and is at prefent matter of the mint.

Not far from this is Eastsheill, belonging to Thomas Inglis of Eaft-

flieill. Upon the fouth fide of the Moor, lyes Kerswell, upon the water of Maidwoon. It anciently belonged to the Lairds of Cambufnethan, bot now to Cheifley of Kerfewell. Spittle, defcended of the family of the Lord Sommervell, was lately Sheriff depute of this fhyre.

1 " S r Johne Cheiflie of Carfewall, kny 1 " appears in the testament of Allan Stewart younger of Allanton, before quoted. — '

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Wolfroods is alfo of the name of Somervell. And there are many finall heritors in this parifli, who all hold of of the Laird Carnwath ; whereof Poole is amongft the molt confiderable.

DUNSYRE parilh did anciently belong the one half of it to the Earle of Angufe, and the other to the Earle of Bothwell : thereafter, the whole of it came to the Marquefs of Donglafs. It lyes upon the north fyde of the water of Maidwoon, having Carnwath to the fouthweft, Calder, in Lothian, to the north, and fome parts in Peebles lhyre to the eaft. The one half of it was long fince fewed out ; but the whole was lately fold by James Marquefs of Douglafs to Sir George Lockhart, the prefident of the Seflion. The teinds of this parifli were anciently a part of the patrimonie of the abbacie of Kelfoe ; but in refpedl its but a fmall parifli, they are wholly poflefled by the incumbent. That part of the parifli which is fewed out, was part of the regalitie of Bothwell, viz. Eafter and Wefter Hills, Auldfloun, Wefthall, and

Greens ; but Hills and Auldfloun were lately purchafed from John Ha- milton of Udflon by Sir George Lockhart, prefident of the Seflion.

DOLPHINGTOUN. This is but a very litle parifli ; and the whole teinds thereof come far fliort of a competent ftipend. The moft part of the land of this parifli holds of the Marquefs of Douglafs, and belongs

1 to Mr Andrew Brown of Dolphington, phyfitian.

NEWHOLME, lying upon the water of Maidwoon, belongs to John

Lermond. It is marched by Dunfyre on the north, Walftoun upon the fouth, and Peebles fliyre upon the foiith and foutheaft.

i « \y™ Browne of Dolphingtone" is a curator in the testament of Robert Hamilton of Mylnburne, Dec. 1654 Conf. April i, following Com. Rec. Glas. Doctor Andrew Brown was an author, and left severall works professional and political.

1 Newholme, if ever a parish, is wholly omitted in Keith's list, at least by that name. H 58 DESCRIPTION OF THE

WALSTOUN. This parifli and baronie did anciently belong to the

Earls of Marr ; and lyeth upon the fouth lyde of the water of Maidwoon, and bounded by the pariihes of Liberton, Biggar, and Dolphington. It was acquired from the Earle of Marr by Baillie merchant, fone to Saint John's Kirk, and now belongs to his grandchyld. It heth ane old houfe, feated near to the church, and well planted with barren timber. The whole parifli belongs to himfelf. The teinds did anciently belong to the common kirk of Glafgow, and was thereafter mortified to that colledge ; hot the whole amounts not to the value of a competent ftipend.

LIBERTOUN and QUODQUHAN lyeth betuixt the parifhes of

Carnwath, Walflon, and Biggar ; and did anciently belong to Hamilton of Avendale : thereafter to the Earle of Carnwath ; and now to the Laird of Carnwath, Lockhart. There are in this parifli the lands of Whyte- castle, belonging to Murehead; Shielhill, belonging to

Chancellor ; and Gladstaines, belonging to Sir William Menzies ; and feverall other fmall fewars, all holding of the Laird of Carnwath.

BIGGAR is a great parifli, with a town of that name erected in a burgh of baronie. It heth long appertained to the Flemings, whillLord

Fleming and Earls of Wigtoun, who gott it by marrying the daughter and aires of de Bigris of Biggar. It is bounded by the fherifdome of Peebles to the fouth and foutheaft, and furrounded by Walftoun, Quodquain, and Coulter, and other parts. The Earle of Wig- toun heth here ane old caftle called Boghall, where he refides when in thefe parts. It is ane laick patronage, and the Earle of Wigtoun is now both titular and patron. Befyde the Earle of Wigtoun's propertie, there are many fewars in this parifli, as the lands of Edmiftoun, belonging to Walftoun, Sheills and Between-the-hills to the Laird of Carnwath, Lintfeedlands, Perfonlands and many others, belonging to feverall heritors : molt of them are holden of the Earle of Wijrtoun. SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 59

THANKERTOUN, lying on Clyde, is a litle parilh, formerly belonging to the Earles of Wigtoun ; it now belongs to Sir James Carmichaell of Bonnetoun. There are fome other fmall heretors in it, as St John's- kirk, Murrayes. The teinds of it are ane part of the parfonage of Big- gar ; but amount not to the value of a competent ftipend.

COULTER is no great parilh, and belongs almoft entirely to Coul- terallers, Coultermaynes, and Nifbett, who all refide in this parilh. It lyeth betwixt Biggar and upon the great road that goes [ Lamington,

from Edinburgh to the fouth ; and is a laick patronage, but the teinds amount not to the value of ane competent ltipend. ' And Lamingtoun is fuperior to half the baronie of Coulter.

LAMINGTOUN parilh lyeth between Biggar, Crawfurd and Clyde.

The one half of it, viz. Lamingtoun, heth long appertained to the Lairds of Lamingtoun, Badlie, and chieff of his name, who heth ane old houfe feated upon the river of Clyde, near to the kirk, in a pleafant place, and well planted. It is reputed ane old family ; and heth, in this Ihyre and in Lothian, land worth 20,000 merks yearly that heth all been poffeft by this family above thefe 300 years. The other half, called Wandell or Hartfyde, belonged of old to Jer- dane of Aplegirth ; thereafter, to the family of Douglafs, but now to Archbald Earle of Forfar. Litlegill is in this parilh, but heth no houfe upon it. The patronage of it belongs to [the Earl of] Forfar and La- mington alternative ; but the teinds doe litle exceed the value of a competent ftipend.

ROBERTOUN belongs all in property and fuperiority to the Mar- quefs of Douglafs, lying upon the fouth fide of Clyde, foragainft the pa-

11 1 " James Sommervell, in Ovirtone of Cambufnetliane, eldeft law" lone to umq Mr Ro- bert Somervell, miniller at Coulter," occurs in the testament of " Catharine Crawfurd, dochter law" to Williame Crawfurd of Beircroft" \jn Cambusnethan ?],—Conf. May 17. 1650— Com. Bee. Glas. H 2 60 DESCRIPTION OF THE

rilhes of Crawfurd and Lamingtoun. It was ane old regalitie ; and the teinds amount not to a competent ftipend. The Laird of Litlegill heth ane houfe here called the Moat, lying upon Clyde, near to which there is a bridge lately built over that river. There are fome other fmall heretors in this pariih, but hold all of the Marquefs of Douglafs.

CRAWFURD (alias Crawfurd Lindfay) is a great and wide parifh, and anciently it belonged to the Lindfays of Crawfurd. Sir David Lind- fay of Crawfurd maryed one of the daughters of King Robert the Se- cond, of whom are defcended both the families of Crawfurd and Lind- fay, —Lindfay Earle of Crawfurd and the Lord Lindfay of the Byres, afterward Earle of Lindfay, and now Earle of Crawfurd. The reprefentative of this family having maried the heirefs of Glenefk (Stirling), he was honoured with the title of Earle of Crawfurd by King Robert the

Third, anno 1398 ; and continued heritor of that land untill after the fatall forfeiture of the Earls of Douglafs. The Earle of Angufe gott the lordfhip of Douglafs from the King, and then Crawfurd exchanged the barony of Crawfurd in Clydfdale for the barony of Phinheaven in Angufe, fince which tyme the barony of Crawfurd heth belonged either in propertie or fuperioritie to the family of Angufe. A great part of the propertie of this parifh did appertaine to Car- michael of Meadowflett, commonly called the Captaine of the cattle of

Crawfurd, untill William the firft Marquefs of Douglais purchafed it from the Captaine of Crawfurd ; and then he added much new building to the old caftle.

There is alfo in this pariih, befyde the baronie of Crawfurd, the baronie of Friermure, kirk land, anciently a part of the abbacie of New-

botle ; and purchafed by the Marquefs of Douglafs from the Earle of

Lothian. It now belongs to the Earle of Hopetoun. There is alfo in it fome parts of the King's propertie, as

, alfo purchafed by the Marquefs of Dou- glafs, holden few of the King. SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 61

There is in it lykewayes the lands of Hopetoun, where are the great and profitable lead mynes belonging to Charles Hope of Hopetoun. This pariih lyeth in the uppermoft part of the lheriffdome of Lanark, marching with the ihyres of Drumfries and Peebles upon the foutheaft parts, and with the pariihes of Lamyngton, Roberton and Crawfurd John upon the northweft and fouthweft parts. The river of Clyde heth its rife in this pariih ; running in a imall current from Litle Clyde hill untill it meet with the water of Dair, and then Dair quitteth its name to the litle current of Clyde, and by the acceffion of many other waters from these mountanoufe parts, it becometh a river before it reach the caftle of Crawfurd. The teinds of this pariih were anciently a part of the patrimonie of the biihoprick of Edinburgh ; and from him the miniiler had his ftipend. But of late, King William gave the heretable right of thefe teinds to

Charles Earle of Selkirk : for William Marquefs of Douglafs having given thefe baronies of Crawfurd and Friermure to William Earle of Selkirk, elded fon procreat betwixt him and Lady Mary Gordon, his fecond fpous, and the faid William Earle of Selkirk having become Duke of Hamilton, by marrying the Dutchefs and heirefs of Hamilton, he gave thole lands of Crawfurd to his fecond fone Charles, now Earle of Sel- kirk.

The caftle of Crawfurd is a fquare court with much lodging in it, lying upon the river of Clyde, juft oppoilte to the kirk and town of Crawfurd, which town was long iince eredred in a burgh of baronie. There are befyde, thefe feverall heritors in this parifti, as the Earle of Hopetoun, who heth the baronie of Friermoore and the lands of Hope- toun, wherein are the lead mynes ; and fome leffer ones, as the Laird of Newtoun, Weir, who has a convenient houfe, lately rebuilt, iituat upon

Clyde, about two myles above the caftle of Crawfurd. It is efteemed ane old family, and holds of the Marquefs of Duglafs. Upward in this pariih, and upon the water of Dair, there is ane new houfe built by

i u "« j Weir de Newtoun" is a witness in the Test, of Henry Willyamsone, April 20. Ioo4.— Com. Rec. Glas. 62 DESCRIPTION OF THE

John Hamilton of Elderfliaw, defcended of the famdy of Preftoun.

There are feverall other heritors in this parifli, as Crimpcramp, Hair-

cleuch, and Trelofs, who all hold of the Marquefs of Douglafs.

CRAWFURD JOHN is ane old baronie, which anciently did belong to the Lord Monipenny. In the tyme of King James the Second, he

exchanged it with the Lord Hamilton for the lands of Kirkinner in Gal-

loway ; and it remained with the family of Hamilton untill James Earle

of Arran gave it to his fone, Sir James Hamilton of Phineard, who was

thelaurer of Scotland : and then he exchanged this baronie with King James the Fifth for the baronie of Kilmarnock, then in the King's hands by the forfaulture of the Lord Boyd. But Sir James being soon there-

after forfaulted himfelf, Kilmarnock returned to the crown ; but Sir James his forfaulture being reduced by parliament, in anno 1543, his fone, Sir James Hamilton of Avendale, was reftored to his father's eflate, except the baronie of Kilmarnock,—the parliament judging the King had been over-reached in the exchangeing it with Crawford John, —and declared Sir James had right to Crawford John in all tymes thereafter.

While King James the Fifth had this baronie of Crawford John, lie built upon it the Boghouse of Crawford John, wherein a daughter of the Captaine of Crawford lived untill fhe was married to the Laird of Cambufnethan. ' And this baronie continued in the family of Avendale untill James

Marquefs of Hamilton purchafed Avendale, it and fome other lands from his great grandchyld, Sir James Hamilton of Avendale.

This parifh lyes upon the fouth fyde of the water of Clyde ; heth ane water called Duneden running through the midle of it. It is furrounded by the parifli of Crawford Lindfay upon the foutheaft, the fliyre of Drumfrife upon the fouth, and the parifhes of Douglafs and Robertoun upon the well and northweft. This baronie and parifh of Crawford

1 This is the same lady, Catharine Carmichael, to whom allusion is made, p. 47, note.

Even this slight notice of the private history of this amorous prince is interesting. SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 63

John was alio given by William and Anna Duke and Dutchefs of Ha- milton to Charles Earle of Selkirk, their fecond fone, albeit it was a part of the eft ate of Hamilton.

Crawfurd John is a laick patronage, and the Duke of Hamilton was both patron and titular of the teinds. The mod confiderable heritors in this parifti are John Hamilton of Gilkerfcleugh, who has ane convenient houfe and dwelling upon the water of Duneden, Claud Mackmoran of Glefpen, Gilbert Summer- vale of Boekcleugh, and feverall others, who all hold of the family of Hamilton. The Laird of Calderwood has there alfo the lands of Abing- ton, lying upon Clyde, which lately belonged to the family of Hamilton, and were fold by this Dutchefs to this Laird of Calderwood his father-in-law. 2

WISTOUN is a litle parifli. It did belong to Wynrahame of Wif- toun ; but he dying without heirs male, and leaving three daughters, the eldeft was married to Allan Lockhart younger of Cleghorne, and the other two gott portions. It is a convenient dwelling, and heth fome fu-

periorities ; bot the whole teinds amount not to a competent ftipend.

SYMINGTOUN is ane ancient, but no great baronie, and belonged to the Lairds of Symingtoun of that Ilk. And from them, it came to the Lairds of Lamingtoun, and was fold by him to the Laird of Lee, and now belongeth to George Lockhart of Carnwath. The old house of

Symingtoun is ruinous. It heth fome fuperiorities ; but the whole teinds of the pariih amount not to a competent ftipend.

COVINGTOUN did long appertaine to Lindfayes, lairds of Coving-

- Avington ? Allusion is made to a family of Hamilton* designed of Avington as early as the year 1625, see p. 10, note. But supposing this the same, they were probably wholly disconnected with the family through whom it came to the house of Calderwood. —

64 DESCRIPTION OF THE

toun ; and was lately purchafed by Sir George Lockhart, prefident of the Seffion, and now belongs to George Lockhart of Carnwath. It heth

ane old houfe, fituate near to the church. The parifh is not great ; neither the minifter too plentifully provyded. '

PETTIENAIN parilh lyes upon Clyde, oppofite to the parifh of Carftaires. It did anciently belong to Johnfloun of Weftraw, who had a good houfe there, well planted. It now belongs to the Earle of Hynd-

foord ; and his eldeft fone, the Lord Carmichaell, now dwells there. The lands of Clowburn in this parifh, have long appertained to Weir of Clowburn, the heirefs of which is now married to Sir Andrew Kennedy, confervator. There are fome other fmall heritors in this pa-

rifh ; bot the whole is not great, nor the minifter over plentifully provyded.

DOUGLASS pariih, and baronie and lordfhip, heth very long appertained to the family of Douglafs, and continued with the Earles of Dou- glafs until] their fatall forfeiture, anno 1455 : during which tyme there are many noble and important actions recorded in hiftories performed by them, by the Lords and Earles of that great family. It was thereafter given to Douglafs, Earle of Angufe, and continued with them until!

1 The following extracts from the will of John Lindsay of Covington have likewise an interest in reference to the parish—the dedication of the church seems alluded to :

" . . . . Qd. ego Jo" Lindefay de Covyngtone .... condo teftamentum meuni in hunc mod. In primis, Do et lego aiam. Deo, &c. corpul'que meum fepeliendum fore in pulueribus Diui Michaelis, Archangel!, &c. Item, Conflituo meos exe'" Alex" Lyndefay, meum filium, et Criftinam Dailyell, meam fponiam, &c. Item, Conftituo dtam. Criftinam Dailyell, meam fponiam, tutricem, &c. ombus. et finglis. prolibus meis, inter me & vxani. procreatis, excepto filio meo Bernardo Lyndefay cui relinquo Johannem Lyndefay, meum filium & apparentem heredem, Sec. Pns. teftamentum fuit fatfum apud Covyngtone c die mes. Aprilis a" Dni. Jaj v 1°. &c. Georgius Dikefone curatus de Covyngtone

Conf. xv. Aug" a° li. Q1551] manu propria." N. B. Lindsay gives legacies to his two natural sons, John and Roland. —

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William Earle of Angufe was created Marquefs of Douglafs, anno 1633 ; and is now the principal feat of the Marquefs of Douglafs his family. It is a large baronie and pariih, and ane laick patronage, and the Marquefs is both titular and patron. He heth there, near to the church, a very confiderable great houfe called the caftle of Douglas ; and near the church is a fyne village called the town of Douglafs, long fince erected in a burgh of baronie. It heth ane hanfome church, with many ancient monuments and infcriptions on the old interments of the Earles of this place. The water of Douglafs runs quyte through the whole length of this pariih, and upon either fyde of the water it is called Douglafs dale. It toucheth Clyde towards the north, and is bounded by Lefmahagow to the weft, Kyle to the fouthweft, Crawfurd John and Carmichaell to the fouth and foutheaft. It is a pleafant ftrath, plentifull in grafs and corne,

and coall ; and the minifter is well provyded. The lands of Heyslesyde, belonging to Samuel Douglafs, has a good houfe and pleafant feat, clofe by a wood. Kennock, lately belonging to William Summervale, and now fold by him to the Earle of Selkirk. Pen- feich and Park, belonging to the Marquefs [of Douglas], are now pof- fefTed by the Earle of Hyndfoord. '

CARMICHAELL lands are part of the lordftiip of Douglafs, and has long belonged to the Lairds of Carmichaell of that Ilk, untill Sir James Carmichaell of that Ilk, thefaurer depute, was honoured with the title of

Lord Carmichaell anno 1648 ; and his grandchyld, John Lord Carmich- aell, was by King William (to whom he was fecretary) honoured with the title of Earle of Hyndfoord in anno 1701. It is no great pariih. It has a good fubftantious old houfe, much repaired and well finifhed of late ; very well planted, with a noble avenue from the houfe to the church. The pariih belongeth moftly to the Earle.

1 m In the will of " W Aird in Spyrflak"—Con. Sep. 3. 1621, occurs " Waltir Carmichaell of Park, his mailler" (?) Com. Rec. Glas. —

66 DESCRIPTION OF THE

' The lands of Croceridge belong now to the laird of Carnwatli ; and Eastend to Thomas Carmichaell.—There are good inclofures about Carmichaell, which beautifie and augment the conveniencie of the dwel-

ling.

LESMAHAGOW is the moil considerable pariih in the neighbourhood. It lyeth a great way upon the fouth fyde of the river of Clyde, having Douglafs upon the eaft and foutheaft, the lliyre of Aire upon the

fouth, and the parilhes of Dalferf and Stonehoufe upon the weft ; and

is the downmoft pariih of the over waird upon the fouth fyde of Clyde. It heth the water of Nethan running quite through this pariih, which,

augmented by many burnes, falls into Clyde at Nethanfoot.

This great pariih is all kirk land, and was anciently a part of the abbacie of Kelfoe, which had a cell there [here], where feverall of the

monks ftayed, called the Abbay of Lefmahagow ; and to which many others of them irfed to retire in tyme of warr with England. This baronie was mortified to the abbacie of Kelfoe by Lord [of] Gal-

loway, and his mortification is confirmed by King David the Firfi in the year of his reigne. The Lord Hamilton was long fince valfall to the Abbott in the lands

of Draffin and many others lying in this pariih ; and upon the 10th of October, 1456, he gott a commiffion of heretable bailliary from the Ab- bot and convent of Kelfoe, in the tyme of King James the Second. But at Inch tyme as the abbacie of Kelfoe was erected in a temporall lordlhip in favours of the Earle of Both well, he came to have right to the fuperi-

1 The lands of Crosrig, Bowhous, and Newhall, " in comitatu de Douglass—E. 10 1." are enumerated in the Retour of George Lyndsay of Covingtoun, Nov. 4. 1623. Af- terwards, the same article occurs in the Retour of Lockhard of Lee. But there appears to have been a distinct family designed of Crossrig about the former period, probably a cadet of the house of Covington, who may have retained the superiority. Wodrow relates, that Mr William Livingstoun, the minister of Lanark, about the year 1623, " by a dream and voice £of which he narrates very circumstantially] is made the inftrument of pre- i'erving the life of Crofl-Riggs, a gentleman near Lanerk." Life of Livingston, MS. And these dreams have been lately printed in Mr Motherwell's curious Magazine, where they are easier consulted. —

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orities and patronages of this great parifh. And the Earle of Roxburgh fucceeding in the right thereof, upon Bothwell's forfaulture, the patronages and fuperiorities were purchafed from him by the Marquefs of Ha-

milton ; and his fuccefibrs, the Dukes of Hamilton, are now fuperiors, titulars and patrons of this parifh, which is fo great that the cure is ferved by two minifters, both of them well provyded. Befydes the lands which belong in property to the Duke of Hamilton

in this parifh, which are confiderable, there are many gentlemen and heritors in this parifh, and fome of them ancient, fpecially the Laird of Blakwood, at prefent call'd Sir George Weir, baronet. This eftate

has been long injoyed by his predeceflbrs ; for there is ane charter extant in the regifler of Kelfoe, granted in the tyme of King Malcolm the Fourth, by the Abbot of Kelfoe to Rothold de Weir of the lands of Blakwood, Moffinyning and Durgundiefloun, which formerly belonged

to his father ; and heth continued in that family downward untill now.

The houfe of Blackwood is a confiderable old houfe, well repaired and

furniihed of late ; well planted, and a convenient dwelling.

Weir of Stonebyres is ane old family in this parifh. It heth a good old houfe, large inclofers and fyne wood upon Clyde, and pertains to William Weire of Stonebyres. Kirkfield, a cadet of the family of Stonebyres, lyeth near to this. Corehouse, ane very old family of the name of Ballantyne, had continued long in that race, untill lately that Sir John Ballantyne of Core- houfe, having maried the heirefs of Crookdyke, in Cumberland, fold his eftate in Scotland and fetled there. It now belongs to Wdliam Som- mervale of Corehoufe. It is an old houfe, fituate upon a great linn or

' fall of the river of Clyde. Aughterfardell, belonging to Robert Kenedie, upon the water of

Nethan ; a convenient dwelling.

1 Williame Bannatyne of Corhous is " dilatit," &c. for the forcible abduction of Mar- garet, daughter of John Hamilton of Auchnaglen " furth of Johnne Weiris hous of Dar- gavill," July 5. 1596.— Crim. Trials. " Johne Weir of Darngavell—Cambufnethane [probably the same individual mentioned here] deceift in the monthe of Nov.1620."—His wife, Bessie Brownlie, and severall children survived. Test, recorded April 7, following. — Com. Bee. Glas. 12 68 DESCRIPTION OF THE, &c.

Kerss, Weir, heth a convenient dwelling upon the other fyde of Nethan. * There was built in this parifh, by Sir James Hamilton of Phineard, ane great caftle, confifling of fyve tours, called Craignethan. Of the ruines whereof, Mr Andrew Hay built a convenient houfe upon the corner of its garden, after he purchafed the fame fra the Dutchefs of Ha- milton. It is almolt furrounded with gardens and woods ; a very odd feat. There are many other lefl'er heritors in this parifh, who all hold of the family of Hamilton. The Dutchefs heth feverall profitable mdnes in this parifh, and other confiderable cafualities.

- James Weir of Kers occurs Oct. 1612—Test. John Dalyell of Rylandsyd, Con. Aug. 18, 1613—Ibid. ACCOMPT OF THE SHERIFFDOMS OF RANFREW. BY WILLIAM HAMILTON OF WIS HAW.

ACCOMPT OF THE SHERIFFDOME OF RANFREW

THIS fhyre is boundit by the river of Clyde upon the north and north-

weft, quhen that river becomes broad, quhairin ther is an plentiful] hilling of herrings and other fiflies in their feafon, and by Cunninghame to the fouth and fouthweft, and by the nether ward of the fhyre of Lanerke to the northeaft, eaft and foutheaft. The fhyre of Ranfrew was anciently called the barronie of Ranfrew, lyand within the nether ward of the flierriffdome of Lanerk (of which nether ward Rutherglen was the head burgh), untill fuch tyme as King Robert the Third erected the moft pairt of what had been the patrimony of his predeceflbrs, before his father King Robert the Second his acceffion to the Crown, in ane principality, in favours of James, Prince and

Great Stewart of Scotland ; which was upon the tenth day of December, One thowfand four hundred and four. And about that time, King Ro- bert did diftblve the barronie of Ranfrew from the flierriffdome of Lan- erk, and erected it in ane flierriffdome by itfelf, and appointed the town of Ranfrew to be the head burgh of that fhire. Since which tyme, it hath injoyed all priviledges, dignities, and immunities belonging to it,

that were known to appertain to any other fhyre in the nation ; and have 72 ACCOM PTOFTHE always had two commiffioners reprefenting them in the parliaments of Scotland fince the year One thowfand fyve hundred and eighty feven, that the fmall Barrons of the feverall fliires were allowed to have, and came in vfe to fend commiffioners to reprefent them in parliament. And fince the year One thoufand fix hundred and nyntie they were allowed to fend three commiffioners to the parliament. This ihyre hath always fince the time of King Robert the Third had its diftin6l fherifts. The Lord Semple his predeceffbrs were long heritable fheriffs of this fhyre, and alfo heretable baylies of the regalitie of c fix Pafiev, untill about the year J™ yj and thirty or therby, the Lord Sem- ple fold both thefe heretable offices to Sir Bryce Semple of Cathcart, who not long thereafter, fold them to My Lady Dowager of Rofs, who [not] long thereafter fold them to Alexander Earle of Eglintoune, whofe fucceflbrs yet injoy them ; only this [prefent] Earle of Eglintoune difponed that pairt of the bayliarie of the regality of Pafley within the barronie of Kil]>atrick, lyand upon the north fide of the river of Clyde, to William Hamiltoun of Orbiftoun.

All this fliyre lyes within, and is fubjec~l to the jurifdiclion of the Com- mifl'ar of Glafgow in all caufes that are confiftoriall, and applyes to that Commiffar for confirmation of Teftaments. Though the town of Ranfrew be the head burgh of the ihyre, where the Sheriff holds his head courts, and where the Barrons of the fliyre meats for choofing commiffioners to parliaments, yet the fherriff courts fitts ordinarlie at Pafley, as being both the better town and more centrical] ami convenient for the fliyre, notwithflanding that Pafley is no burgh of royalty, but only a burgh of regality.

There is only one prefbetry in this fliyre, and comprehends the pariflies of Pafley, Ranfrew, Inchennan, Arafkine, Kilmacomb, Killalen, Grenock, Houltone, Killbarchane, Inverkype, Lochwhinyeoch, Neilftone, Mairns, and Eaftwood. There are other two pariflies in this fliyre, Cathcart and Eaglefliam, that are within the prefbetry of Glafgow.

This fliyre is much more confiderable for its worth, and the very many

valuable heretors refideing in it, then for its extent. It marches with the fliyre of Lanerk a great way toward the eaft, foutheaft, and north-

eaft ; and when it pairteth from Lanerkfhvre, a litle above Ranfrew, it SHERIFFDOM OF RANFREW. 73

is bounded by the river of Clyde a great [way], untill it joyn with

the parifli of Largs, in the bailiary of Cunninghame, and is thence

bounded by Cunninghame, untill it again meet with the fhyre of La- nerk. The moil conhderable place in this jurifdicrion, and where the fheriff

court and court of regality ufually fitts is Pafley, the feat of a very conhderable and ancient monalterie, fituat upon the water of Kert, fome few miles above where it falls into Clyde, in a pleafant, fertile, and rich foill. To which boats can come from the fea to the bridge of Pafley, where the water of Kert divideth between the abbacy and the town of Pafley,

which is litle a very pleafant and well built town ; plentifully provided with all forts of grain, fruitts, coalls, peats, fifhes, and what elfe is proper for the comfortable ufe of man, or can be expected in any other place of the kingdome.

The monaflerie of Pafley was tirft founded in ane priory by Walter the fone of Allan, Dapifer Regis, or mailer houfehold to the King, about the year of God 11 GO, in the reign of Malcolm the Fourth, who continues ane mortification of the Inch of Ranfrew to that monaflerie, and he died in the 1165.

This mortification by Walter dapifer, the founder, was made with re- fervation of the patronage to him and the heirs.

This foundation is confirmed by Allan the fone of Walter, and feverall other lands mortified therto. And is confiderably augmented [by] Wal- ter the fon of Allan, defigned in his firfl charter Dapifer Regis, and in the next and fubfequent grants Senefcallus Scotia?, or Great Stewart of Scotland, as all his fucceflbrs are defigned therefter,—who from time to time did grant many charters and liberall mortifications to that monafterie, and obtained it to be changed from ane priory to ane abbacy of

the order of , and under the patronage

of St Mirrine ; referving always the right of prefenting the Abbot to them and ther fucceflbrs, untill the Pope wrefled [it] from them and all the other founders of monafleries, bifliopricks, and benefices, and fetled them upon the church, appointing the abbots to be chofen by ther monks, and bifhops by ther chapters. King Robert the Second, after his acceflion to the crown of Scotland, 74 ACCOMPT OF THE

erects this abbacie of Pafley in ane regalitie, becaufe it was founded by

his predeceflbrs ; which jurifdidlion it yet continous. After the reformation of this kingdom from popery, in the minority of King James the Sixth, this abbacie was not only fecularized by the Pope in favours of Lord Claud Hamiltone, youngeft fone to James Duke of Chaftowherald, for his conftancy in the Popifli religion and uninterupted

adhering to Mary Queen of Scotland dureing her life, but was alfo by that King and the parliament of Scotland, erected in ane temporall lordfliip in favours of the Lord Claud Hamiltone, and he created Lord Pafley, 1588.

He married Lady Margaret Seaton, only filter to the Earles of Winton

and Dumfermling, by whom he had James Earle of Abercorne ; Sir

Claud Hamiltone of Eliftoune ; and Sir Fredrick Hamiltone of Manor-

Hamiltone—all men of plentifull fortunes ; and Sir Alexander, who married the Earle of Ormond his dochter. James Hamiltone, his eldert fone, was created Earle of Abercorne in m c his father's lifetime, upon the day of Junij J yj & fix. He married the Lord Boyd's daughter, by whom he had James Earle of Aber-

corne, his eldeft fone ; Claud Lord vifcount of Straban ; Sir George Ha- miltone, who maried the Marques of Ormond's daughter ; Sir Alexan-

der, who married , and his fon is now an Count of the Empyer ; and Sir William, who died without hTue.

This James Earle of Abercorne was of extraordinary accomplish - ments ; left his children plentifully provided. He was fent to Ireland, with a commiffion to be Lord Lievetennant therof, and died att Dublin foon after he went ther. This abbacy was very confiderable, having the Lordfiiip of Pafley, extending to ane hundred merk land ; the Lordfliip of Kilpatrick, extending to ane other hundred merk land, in Dumbarton fliyre ; the lordfliip of Monktoune, in Kyle Stewart, extending to ane other hundred merk in parilh land ; the forty pound land of Glens, the of Lochwhinyeoch ; the lands of Auchingown, Grange, and feverall other lefler quantitys of lands lyand difcontigue : all whicli were parts of the lordfliip and regality of Pafley. And befides thefe, they had the teinds of eight and twenty ' q

SHERIFFDOM OF RANFREW. 15 pariih churches, whereof lyand within the (hire of Ranfrew, and the reft in other places. * # #

- charter, of Pasley, at the and Lennox, by whom he had two fones, who are both dead, leaving no <*a. stc m ms. iflue, but one daughter, yet unmarried. This James Earle of Abercorn fold the lordfhip of Pafley to William

Lord Cochran, in the year Fifty three [1653] ; and the barrony of Kil- patrick to Sir John Hamiltone of Orbiltoun, lord juftice clerk and one of the fenators of the college of juftice ; and the barronie of Monktoun to the Lord Bargeny. The abbacie of Pailey was ane great and noble fabrick, much improven by the Earles of Abercorn, with a ftately church,—a pairt whereof was deftroyed about the time of our reformation, and the reft of it which is yet Handing is the remains of a fplendide building. It had great gardens, and fruitfull orchards, notably inclofed with fyne walls of polifhed ftone.

[ PASLEY. ]

The pariih of Pafley is very great, and befide the kirk land in it, it hath long been the feat of very confiderable families there. The firfl wherof we fliall name is Croxtone, long poflefied by a family of the name of Crok, who are frequently among the witnefles contained in the charters granted to and by the monafterie of Pafley. This family falling in ane heir-

1 " James erle of Abircorne, etc. . . . deceift w'in the parochin of Mounktoune,

c vpotie the xxiij day of Merche, the yeir of God Jaj vj and auchtein."—Test. Con. Sep. 2,

1620.— Com. Bee. Glas. The following extract is carious and interesting: " I committ my faul in pe holie handis of my guid God & mercifull father, fra quhome, throw pe richteous mentis of Cbryft Jefus, I luik to reflave it again at pe glorious refurrectioune, joynit w* pis

lk r lame body,— heir I leif to fleip and be bureit, gif fo it pleis God, in pe fepulclier q my brethir, my Meris & bairnes lyis, in pe Iyll callit S' Mirreinis Iyll, at pe Couth heid of pe croce churche of Paflay : Trusting afluredlie to rys at p' bliffit refurreclioune to lyf eter-

r nall. I defyre that p be no vaine nor glorious Ceremonie vfit at my buriell, rayring [cry- ing] honouris ; bot p' my corps be kareyit to pe grave be Cum of my moft honorabill & nerreft freindis with my bairnes," &c. K 2 76 ACCOMPTOFTHE efs, lhe was maried to Sir Alexander Stewart of Tarboltoun, fecond fone to Walter, the fecond of that name, Great Stewart of Scotland ; and of this marriage is defcended the familys of Darnly and Lorn. And therefter, there defcended of the family of Darnly the familys of Cafllemilk, Cardonnell, Baifkub, Gahloun and Hallrig. Therefter, the Lord Darnly, having in the reign of King James the Second, maried one of the co-heirs of the family of Lennox, he was by King James the Third created Earle of Lennox, anno 1478. And his fone, Mathew Earle of Lennox, having maried Elizabeth Hamiltone, daughter procreat betwixt James Lord Hamiltone and Lady Mary Stewart, eldeft daughter to King James the Second, and by her had John Earle of Lennox.

Robert Crock is witnefs in the firft donation of the kirks of Inner- week, Legerwood, &c. to Pafley [by] Walter fone of Allan, dapifer, who died 1177- He is alfo in the confirmation of thefe kirks by Allan fone of Walter. He is in the gift of the tiends of Maclain by Allan fone of Walter, dapifer, who died anno 1229. Robert de Crock getts the priviledge from the Abbot of Pafley, as a fpeciall friend and benefactor of that houfe, to build a chappell within his houfe, therein to caufe divine fervice to be celebrate. He is alfo in the donation of the church of Mairns by Helias fone of Fulbert in the time of Allan fone of Walter, who lived under King William. This Ro- bert acknowledges his fault in difturbing the monks ther peaceable pof- fefiion of the kirk of Neilftoun, gifted to the monks by William de Hart- foord ; but to which this Robert pretended right. The firft wittnes here 2*' is Walter fone of Allan, Stewart of Scotland, reg. Alex.

Allan Crock, defigned fone of Robert, is in the charter of Fultoun by

1 Gilbert fone of Henry of St Martine, reg. Alex. 2 "' He is alfo witnes to the mortification of two chalders of meall for a monk to fay fervice for the foul of Robert de Bruce by Walter Stewart of Scotland, reg. Alex. 2*'

Sir Thomas Crock is wittnes to the confirmation of all Ins prediceflbrs' deeds by Alexander Stewart of Scotland, when he was goeing a pilgram- age, 1252. As alfo, in the charter of the patronage of the kirk of

Comonell by Duftgall fone of , dated anno 1261. — —

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John, Earle of Lennox maried Stewart, daughter to the Earle of Atholl, by whom he had Mathew and feverall other children. Mathew Earle of Lennox maried Lady Margaret Douglas, only lawfull daughter procreat betwixt Archibald Earle of Angus and Queen Margaret, relief of King James the Fourth, and daughter to Henry the Seventh of England, by whom he had Henry Lord Darnly, father to King James the Sixth. This King gave to his couline, Efme, the earldome of Lennox and lordlhip of Darnly ; and it hath continued with his fucceflbrs fince, untill the death of Charles Duke of Lennox and Ritchmond, who died in

Denmark, , and then it returned to King Charles the Second. The family of Lennox had in this fhyre of Ranfrew the lands of Crox- ftoune and Darnly, in the parifli of Pailey ; the lands of Inchennan and Nedftoune, whereof more in their refpeclive parilhes.

In this parifli is the Halkhead, which hath long been the feat of the

RofTe family, who feems to have been very old ; and is a pleafant dwelling, with a very fyne houfe and good inclofures, allmoft furownded with

fyne gardens and woods. This famdy appears to be old ; for Robert de

Rofs is wittnes to repair a year upon Leven in the firft year of King

Alexander the Third, which is 1248. They are frequently witnefles in the charters of the monafterie of Pafley. Therefter, they were nobilitat by King James the Fourth, about the year 1492 ; and have continowed in honowr and reputation fince. Godfridus de Rofs, miles, fone and heir of Sir Godfride de Rofs, knight, confirmes the lands in Stewarton which the abbacy of Pafley gott from Sir James Rofs. Amongft the witt- 2 neffes is William de Rofs,—1281, reg. Alex. 3*-

1 Blanks frequently occur in the MS. the narrative being incomplete. These will be thus denoted.

- " Dame Jeane Hammiltone Ladie Rofs," occurs frequently, as a creditor of the rents and teinds of the estate of Tarbart in Cunninghame, inter 1600 et 1614. —Records of the Commissariat of Glasgow.

" Berne Houftoun Ladie Quhytfuird & W" Ros, hir fpous" occur in a Con. May 6, 1617. Ibid. Again, " Elizabethe Houftoun Ladie Quhytfuird and Willame Ros of Muireftoun, hir fpous, for his entres," appear in the testament of Alex' Muir in Quhytfuird. March 1631.—Con. May 23 following Ibid. 78 ACCOMPTOFTHE

Cardonell lyes upon the water of Cart, juft oppofite to the caftell

and woods of Croxfloune ; a very pleafant and convenient dwelling, with a good houfe and good inclofures. It belongs to Walter Stew- art Lord Blantyre, whofe prediceflbr was Walter Stewart, eldefl fone of the fecond manage of Sir Mathew Stewart of Minto, begotten upon Stewart, heires of Cardonall. He was long fervand to King James the Sixth, who honoured him with the title of Lord Blan-

tyre, in anno 1606 ; and [it] hath been poffeffed by his fucceflbrs ever fincefyne. 3 Allan Stewart of Cardonall gets a tenement of land in the Stockwall

sh of Glafgow in feu of the monaftery of Pailey, for payment of 5 ' per

ann. 1505, Ja. 4. This Allan of Cardonald is witnes in the infeftment of the fifliing of Lynbrys by John E. of Lennox Lord Darnlie, 1521.

Next to this is Ralstoune, the feat of ane old family ; a very pleafant place, lyand near to Pafley. His prediceffors were of the family of M c Duff; and being oblidged to leave Fyfe, feated themfells in this

countrey ; and from his name, Half, they were called Ralfftoune, or Ral- itoune. Bot having their refidence att Woodfyde, in Cunninghame, weft- ward of this, they neglected this place. His prediceffor is an fubfcryver to Ragman Roll, 1296.

Nicolaus de Ralftoune is wittnefs in the grant of Fultoun by Sir An- thony Lombard to the monafterie of Pafley, 1272. Jacobus Ralftoune do-

minus ejufdem is wittnes to the priviledge granted to the monks for choofeing an abott, 1346.—John de Ralftoune is wittnes in the liberty granted by the Pope's Legat to few lands about Pafley, 1488.—John Ral- ftoune of that Ilk is one of the arbiters betwixt the monafterie of Pafley

and town of Ranfrew anent the cuftoms, 1488 ; and in the indenture betwixt the Abott and town of Pafley anent the fewing of the lands.

3 In the Will of Walter Lord Blantyre (see p. 15) confirmed June 12. 1618, the house

of Cardonald is thus alluded to : —" Item, The inficht & plenifcliing of pe hous of Car-

10 c donnald, tynihir work & all being comptit, (by pe airfchip) eftimat to ij ij xl 1." And " his Lordship's servants, being creditors for their fies," are thus enumerated : Alex' Stew-

c art, Queutein Luif, Jo°° Paterfoune, Andro Wallace, Robert M Andro cuik, Robert James, Johne Someruell, James Dowglas tailyeo r ,W° Mathew gardner, Helein Scowgall, Helein Sinclar, Elix' Forreft, and Marg' Someruell. — — — —

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Ricardus de Ralfloune, John, his fone, and William, his brother, are all wittneffes in the mortification granted by Henry of St Martin of his lands in Stragryfe to the honfe of Pafley in the reign of King William.

John de Ralfton, fecretary to King James the Second is witnefs in the chartdur granted by that King, erecting all the Lord Hamilton his lands in on lordfhip, to be called the lordihip of Hamilton, 1445.—Hugh Ral- fton of that Ilk is an fubfcryver of that folem bond entered into by many for manteaning the trew evangell, 1500. 4 Next to this lyes the lands of Whytfoord, clofe by the watter of Cart, a litle above Pafley ; a pleafant place, and hath long [been] the feat of the Lairds of Whytfoord of that Ilk ; for Walter de Whytfoord is wittnes in a confirmation of the donation of three merks to the convent of Syxle [Thixel ?] by King Alexander the Second, the fourteen year of his reign. They gott the lands of Whytefoord from the Great Stewart, for fervices done att the battell of the Lar^s. 5

* " Jean Ker Ladie Ralltoun" occurs June 23, 1610.—Test. Hardie in Byris of Ralftoun, Con. Sep. 18, following.— Com. Rec. Glas. " 1 Hew Rallloun of p Ilk, &c. deceiit in the moneth of Auguft, 1613."—Test. Con. Jan. 13, 1614 Ibid. This deed is dated " At Wodfyde the xxiij day of Maij, 1613." He constitutes " Jonet Hammiltoun, his fpous, his onlie exeori:l" &c. and leaves his " bodie to be bureit at the kirk of Beith." " Hew Ralftoun his lau'full fone and Jo r " Ralftoun his lone" appear as witnesses.

" 1 Williame Ralftoun younger of p Ilk," who occurs Feb. 1611 Ibid, appears to have succeeded Hew, said to be his grandfather. Both he and his wife deceased in 1623 : " Test. &c. of Williame Ralftoun of p' Ilk [Beith] Quha deceit! in the monethe of Julij,

le 1623 ; And of vmq Barbara Hamiltoune, his fpous, Quha deceift in the monethe of Octo- ber, the yeir of God foirfaid : ffayfullie maid and gevin vp be Williame Muir of Glanders-

r toune Tuto teftar to Jonet, Barbara, Iflbbel, Jeane, Margaret, & Kathrein Ralftounes," &c. " Exeo'" datiues," &c.—Con. Nov. 19, 1625, John Hamilton of Udfton, cautioner. Ibid. William Ralstoun of that Ilk appears in these records May, 1630 (as a creditor of ferme meill" for the lands of Byris of Ralstoun), Nov. 1646 and March, 1647. " Johne Quhytfuird of p' Ilk" is an " o'ifman and oTear" in the will of John Maxwell of Bulwryis (otherwise Bullerhouse ?) Oct. 18. 1595. Ibid. " r M Waltir Q'fuird," is a creditor in the Test, of Hew Ritchie in Knokindaill, Symon- ton, Ayrshire, June, 1624, of " fyve bollis teynd meill, pe faid year." Mr Whyteford was afterwards Bishop of Brechin, but he appears not ever to have been minister of Sy- — —

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Juit oppofite to this, upon the other fide of Cart, is the houfe of Blackhall, a very pleafant dwelling, appertaining to Sir Archibald

Stewart of Blackhall, barronet,—who have enjoyed it fince the time of King Robert the Third, his prediceffor having been a naturall fone of that King. But in regard the Lands of Blackhall ufed to refide at Ard- 6 gowan, in the parifh of Inderkype, this place is lefs regarded. ***** * Well from Pafley, is ane neat litle houfe and dwelling called Wood- syde, belonging to Hugh Crawford, belonging to Carfburn.

Near to this is Ferguslie, a very pleafant and convenient dwelling ; lately belonging to one Hamiltone of the family of Orbiftoune, but now

"' to William Cochran of Fergullie.

The following notices of this family occur in the records of the Com. of Glasgow : Archibald Stewart of Caltlemilk, who died June, 1612, was addebted " To his oyes, k Johnne & Jonet Stewartis, laufull bairnes to vmq Johnne Stewart of Ardgowane, Thrie thowfand and twa hundrith mkis." &c. " Ard. Stewart, fap r brop r to pe laird of Blakhall," appears in a Con. Dec. 9.1617. " James Stewart Tuto r of Blackball'' deceased at Paisley in the month of March, 1618.

He nominates his wife, Mary Maxwell, " tutrix to his bairnes f_not named] during hir we- dowheid ;" and he ordains, amonglt others, his " twa brethir, Patrick & Ard. Stewartes" his trustees—Test. Con. May 11. 1618. • Margaret Blair, fpous to Archibald Stewart of Ardgowane, ccc. deceilt in the monethe of Auguit, 1621."—Test. Con. July 31. 1622, " gevin vp he the faid Archibald, In name and behalf of Annabill Stewart [their] eldell lau'full dochter," &c. " Margaret Wallace, relid of vmq ,e James Stewart of Blakhall" died at Paisley in the month of Feb. 1625.—Test. Con. Sep. 23. 1625. " Johnne Stewart, brother germane to Archibald Stewart of Ardgowane, [[ane young man, vnmareit]" died at Paisley in August, 1627. He nominates John Stewart, his

" vnckill" only executor ; and " levis to Mathow Stewart, his ibne naturall, the fowme of Ane thowiands mkis. Item, To Jonet and Agnes Wallaces, dochteris lau" to Mathow Wal- lace of Dundonnald, the fowme of 1300 mkis. Sec. and annuelrent of faid 1300 mkis. To redoune and appertein to Margrat Stewart, his, & thair mother, during hir Iyftyme," &c.

Con. Dec. 6, following.

There is a " Lady Ardgowane" of the name of Hoome incidentally occurs in the records, about the year 1645, but the proper reference has been omitted to be noted. Jonet Levyngftone, wife of John Hamilton (apparently the ancestor of this family), deceased at Ferguslie, " x" die mentis Septembris, a" lij." Q1552].—Test. Con. 12 Dec. following Ibid. She appoints her husband, and son, John, executors—Allane Hamilton — — — —

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Not far to the weft of this is the old decayed houfe of Elderslie, which

was the defignation, and is fuppofed to have been the featt of the renown- ed Sir William Wallace of Elderflie. It now belongs to Heugh Wallace of Ingleflon. After the death of the famous Sir William Wallace, who 8 died without fones, it returned to the family of Craigie-Wallace.

Well from this is the houfe of Cochran, ane old tour houfe, and was

anciently the featt of the family of Cochran ; but in refpecl they have not

of Ferguslie appears in Con. Reid, March 11. 1615 Ibid. He occurs again Jan. 1618. This family, says Crawfurd, ended in an heiress, who married John Wallace a son of El- derslie. "John Wallace fear of Ferguflie" occurs frequently inter Nov. 1609 et March, 1618. Oct.1620, he is designed of Ferguslie. And " Johne Wallace of Ferguflie" deceased at Paisley in Dec. 1651.—Test. April, 8. 1650—Con. Dec. 11. 1652—Ibid. He "nominats, &c. James Wallace, his youngeft fone, his onlie ex'. &c w' pe fpecial advyfe and confent of Margaret Hamiltone, his fpous," &c. Amongst others, he appoints " ovirfeeris" " Sir John m Hamiltone of Orbiftone ; Thomas Stewart feare of Barlcube, my lone in law ; W Wallace of Neilftonlyde & Allane Wallace, my fones law"." He likewise mortifies to the poor " The iowme of Fyve hundreth mkis." to be employit for ane yeirly a.rent of Twentie pundis;" and ordains his executors ' To furneis for pe faid poor, in tyme comeing, ane mans & houfe

r r & yaird at pe Woodnooke of Ferguflie, &c. to put pe poor p in for p refidence," &c. " Allane Wallace, fone law" to Jo" Wallace of Ferguflie," died Feb. 1651.—Test. Con. June 11. 1651. Ibid. This bears to be " gevin vpe be pe faid Johne Wallace, fap r to pe defunct, and James Wallace, youngelt brop' to the defunct, exeris" &c. and that he was " ane young man, wnmaried."

s " Inuentarium om™ bonorum quond. Willmi. Wallace de Ellirfly, Ibid. xix° Mtij. a" xlix. [1549] &c. Legatio.—In Dei nomine. Amen. &c. Qd. ego preds. Wilms, condo teliamentum ineiim in hunc mod. In primis, Do et lego aiam. raeara Deo omnipotenti, Bte. Marie Virgini, oibus. Sctis. Corpufque meum fepeliend. in pulueribus Scli. Merini de Pafleto. &c. Et hos conllituo meos executores, viz. Jonetam Schaw, nieam fponfam, Willmum Wallace, meum

heredem, ac Willum. Wallace meum filium (? )."— Con. viij. Aprilis, anno lj. [1551]. Ibid. Crawfurd, mistaking the son for the father, being of the same name, appears to have lost a link in the line of the family. Johne Wallace younger of Elderslie appears August, 1609. Ibid. William Wallace younger of Elderslie occurs March, 1618—Test. Stewart tutor of Blakhall, before quoted —and he is so designed frequently afterwards. "Helein Wallace Lady Elderflie" deceased, in the parish of Symontoun, in June, 1621 Test. Con. May 28. 1622 Ibid. " gevin vp be W" Wallace of Elderflie, hir fpous, In name

ris and behalf of Hew Wallace and Eafter Wallace, bairnes law" to the deid, and ex ' &c. And " William Wallace elder of Elderflie," Paisley, deceased July, 1623 Test. Con. L — —

82 ACCOM PTOFTHE leived ther thefe many years, it is not improved as might be. This fa- is mily is alio old, and chief of the name ; for Waldevo de Cochran wittnes in ane charter granted be Duff-Gallus, filius Savine, to Walter Stew- art Earle of Monteith of the lands of Skipnage and others in Kintire, upon the Wedenfday after Saint Hdarie's day, 1262.—William de Coch- ran is ane fubfcriver of Ragman Roll in anno 1296.—John de Cochran is wittnes in ane inftrnment of creatting ane abott in Pafley, anno 1346 ; and alfo in ane gilt by Robert Earle of Stratharne of [to] the abbacy of Pafley, 1361. This famdy continued in the male line untill the beginning of the laft ao-e that it fell in ane heires, who maried Alexander Blair, fone to the Laird of Blah, who, changing his name to Cochran, became the father of many chddren, as Sir John Cochran, who was imployed in feverall for- reign embaflies ; his immediat younger brother, Sir William, afterward Cornell Heugh, Earle of Dundonald ; Sir Bryce ; Cornell Alexander ; and Gavine Cochrane of Craigmuir,—all fenfible and judicious men. But the two eldelt brothers feamed conftantly to contend in two cardinall ver- tews,—the firft in liberality, the fecond in frugality; for whatever the firfl gott he liberally parted with it, and whatever the fecond gott or acquired he frugally and noblely improved, for being a gentleman of the greater! accomplishment for manageing affairs that owr nation hath produced, he acquired a vaft fortune, which he left to his eldefl grandfone, and pro- y vided all his other children and grand children to plentifull fortunes.

Weft [eaft] from this lyes the Quareltowne ; a tolerable houfe and featt. It did appertain to Cunninghame of Quarreltowne, but now to Houftoune of Johnftoune. 10 Befides thefe, ther are two other gentlemen's dwellings in the fouth part of this parifh, Stainly, which belonged to Maxwell, and Raith

July 21. 1625. Ibid. This being " gevin vp be James Wallace, law" fone to pe defunct, vnforiffiniliat, and ex' datiue." &c. Indeed the age appears to have beheld with admiration the Earl's frugality, and his suc- cess has been celebrated as one of three wonders of the shire, namely, " How Dundonald gathered such an estate,—how Orbistoun spent such an estate,—and how Glencairn lived so handsomely on such an estate." 10 " Robert Cwnynghame of Quarreltoun, within the parochin of Pafley the tyme of his — — — —

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[Rais], which belonged to Logan, but thefe now do both appertain to » the Lord Rofs. "•

Ther is alfo in this parifli, lyand upon Carth, the houfe belonging to William Dunlop of Howile, whofe grandfather was a fone of the Laird of

Dunlop. It is a pretty dwelling, and a reafonable good houfe.

Ther is likeways in the northweft part of this parifli, upon the watter of Gryph, a very pretty dwelling called Walkinshaw, which has been long the inheritance of Walkinlhaw of that Ilk, chief of his name. It hath been lately acquired by James Walkinlhaw merchand in Glafgow, who hath very much improven both the houfe and dwelling,—having a I3 naturall convenience of bringing veffels to it by watter.

deceis," deceased May, 1613.—Test. Con. Feb. 17. 1614 Com. Rec. Glas. He constitutes Margaret Wood, bis spouse, and James Cunynghaine, bis son, executors. Margaret Cun- yngbame, bis daugbter, who is also named, married Robert Blair of Lochwood Kil- winning; and she deceased in November, 1618 —Test. Con. Oct. 21. 1619. In which

: — occurs " Debtis awand In — . ... Be W° Cvnynghame of Quarreltoune, of To-

lk 1 aj c cherguid, is obleift to to laid the ij li." q he pay pe Robert w defunct, j Robert was succeeded by his eldest son William, as appears by this document. " William Cvnynghame of Quarreltoune, &c. deceift in the moneth of November, 1630 yeiris." &c—Test. Con. July 24. 1632. He ordains, &c. " Allex' Porterfeild of that Ilk m & W° Wallace of Johneftoune Tutouris, guydaris and governouris to Ro', W , Johnne, r Margrat, & Iflbbell Cvnyngbames, his law" bairnes, during p minoritie, being within the aige of xiiij yeiris," &c.

11 " Margaret Maxwell Lady Giffine, and relitl of vmq' e Duncane Folter of Kilmoir," who deceased at Giffin, Beith, November, 1610, was probably of this family. Her "Will

Con. Feb. 17. 1611 —is dated " At the Stanlie," and John Maxwell of Stanelie is one of the tutors " to Dauid Fofter, her youngefi law" fone," &c. Ibid. " Johnne Maxwell of Stanelie, &c. deceilt in the moneth of Aprile, 1630 yeiris."—Test. Con. Oct. 22 following. Which bears to be " ft'ay'fullie maid and gevin vp be Jonet Crau- fuird, his r r relift, In name and behalf of James Maxwell, p law" bairne and ex datiue, furrogat," &c. "Jonet Crawfuird, Lady Stanelie," appears Feb. 1611 Ibid. She was daughter of the Laird of Ferme.

" Jobne Maxwell younger of Stanelie" is a debtor to James Hamilton, the wealthy provost of Glasgow, 1633. 15 John Logan elder and younger of Rais occur frequently inter 1613 et 1622. Com. Rec. Glas. 13 " Johne Walkinfehaw of that Ilk" appears Oct. 1604.—Con. Erskyn, June, 1616. Ibid. L '2 — — ;

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Upon the other fyde upon the river Gryph, but within the parifh of Pafley, is fituat the houfe of Blackstoun, near unto that river. It was

anciently a fummer retirement of the monks of Pafley ; but the houfe and gardens were very much improven by the Earles of Abercorne. It is a very good and a pleafant featt, if it were not reckoned too moifl, by its too nearnefs to the river. It hath the conveniency of that river for

importing what is convenient from Clyde, and lb from the fea. Thir lands came to the Earle of Abercorne with the lordfhip of Palley and was fold by him to the Laird of New-warke, and from New-wark's fone it came to Napier, now of Blackltoun.

The Earle of Dundonall is both titular and patron of this great parifh. Mr Thomas Brown is prefent minifler, —wanting a coleague for the time, though they have been in ufe to have two minilters, and both of them well provided. RANFREW.

This parifh lyeth to the northeaft of Pafley. It is bounded upon the eall by the parochin of Govan, within the fhirrefdom of Lanerk, upon the north by the river of Clyde, and upon the weft and northweft by the rivers of Gryph and Carth, and upon the fouth and fouthweft by the pa-

rifh of Pafley. ' In this parifh is feated the town of Ranfrew, defcribed as above.

" Petir Walkinichaw of Bornehill, w'in tbe parochin of Inchynnane, Quha deceift in the " l moneth of Auguil, 1630," nominates, &c. James Walkinichaw of p Ilk, Mr Johne Wal- kinichaw of Garturk, & Mr James Walkinfchaw of Kirklie (?)" his executors, &c.—Con. Dec. 16. 1631, " William Birlbane fear of Midle Walkinichaw" cautioner. Ibid. " Mr Jo° Walkinfchaw of p' Ilk & Gavine Walkinichaw, his eldelt lone & appeirand air" appear in the Test. Stewart younger of Allanton, before quoted. 14 In the year 1626, the family of Abercorne resided at Blackstoun.

r 1 " Agnes Someruell, fpous to M Johne Hay perfoun of Ranfrew," appears Aug. 1616. Con. Carrutheris, June 10. 1617 Com. Bee. Glas. Mathew Wallace of Dundonald, who deceased June, 1628, was addebted " To vraq 1 ' M r

Johne Hay perfone of Ranfrew, and Agnes Someruell, his fpous, and to George, Jonet .St — — —

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A litle below the town of Ranfrew, near to the falling of Gryph into

Clyde, is feated the Ranfield, one of the moll Angularly pleafant places in all this neighbourhood. The houfe, though good, is not repute fuitable to the fynes of the dwelling. It hath large gardens, well planted, both with fruit trees and barren timber, and other conveniences of good office houfes, warehoufes, herrinhoufes. It formerly belonged to the Hays, but now to Colin Campbell merchand in Glafgow.

Ther is here ane gentleman, of no great fortune, but repute chief of his name, called Hall of Fulber, who ufwaly leaves in Ranfrew. 2 Upon the other fide of the river of Clyde, within this pariih of Ran- frew, is the houfe of Jordanhill, belonging to Crawford of Jordanhill, who layes claim to be heir male of the familys of Kilbirny and Carfe- land. This maried the heires in gentleman of Woodhall, Lanerkfhire ; but leaves at JordanhiJl, which is an convenient houfe and dwelling. 3

A litle below this, is Scotstoun, a very pleafant dwelling, not far from Clyde, and a good houfe, now belonging to William Walkinfhaw of

r Jean Hayis, p bairnes, .... the fowme of ffour thowl'and pundis," &c Test. Con. April 30. 1630.—Ibid. " Mr Jobne Hay perfone of Ranfrew," said to be son of the preceding, occurs March,

1632 Con. Stark of Kiderraount (?), Nov. 5. 1624. Ibid. Mr John Hay was minister at Paisley 1628—probably the same individual. - James Hall of Fulbar appears Oct. 1616—Con. Greinleyis in Fowisbar, Paisley, June 3.

1617 ; and Robert Hall of Fulbar in October, 1633.— Con. July 1, 1634 Rid. " Arthour Hall, l'one to wmq" George Hall in Dumbartane," &c. deceased Dec. 1631

Con. Aug. 11. 1649. Ibid. This is " gevin up be Robert Hall of Fulbar, fecond & thridis

1 k of kin w pe faid wmq [Arthour]," &c. 3 " Daniell Ker of Kerilland," elder brother of Hew Crawfurd of Jordanhill, deceased at Kersland, in the month of June, 1613. —Test. Con. July 12. 1614 Ibid. He constitutes

Annabill Campbell, his spouse, only executrix, &c. His children at his decease were : Hew, who succeeded, John, Issobell, married to Robert Ker of Triarne, Margaret, Marioun, and Jonet.

The testament of " Hew Sterling, ferjand-major to Colonell Crawfurd the tyme of his deceis, quha deceift in the towne of Dubling, within the kingdome of Ireland, in the November, 1642," bears to be " gevin vp be Cornelius Craufurd of Jordanehill and Wil- liam Sterling of Law ex r " datiue, furrogat," &c. Ibid. —

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Scotftoun, who lately acquired it from Stewart of Scotftoun ; and hath very large and pleafant gardens. * In the way between Pafley and Ranfrew, upon the mure of Ranfrew,

is ane higg ftone as a memoriall of a moll remarkable paffage, viz. That when Maijory Bruce, daughter to King Robert Bruce, and fpoufe to Walter Great Stewart of Scotland, was rideing from Pafley to Ranfrew, when near to be brought to bed, fhe fell from her horfe, and died of the tall, wher the child was furthwith cutt out of her belly, upon the muir, who lived and became the King of Scotland by the name of Robert the

Second, or firft of the Stewarts : and becaufe of a touch he gott upon the eye with a razour, he was by fome called Robert blear-eye ; and was both a vertewous and witty King. 5

In this parifli is the land of Porteufield, the ancient inheritance of Porterneld of that Ilk, chief of his name. In regard his refidence is att Dowchill, the place has been neglected.

There is alfo within this parifli, upon the north fide of the Clyde, the Yooker, Blawarthill and King's meadow. 6 This parifli was ane laick patronage, and one of the kirks of the chapter of Glafgow ; but is now annexed to the coledge of Glafgow, with the burden of a competent ftipend to the minifter, who is att prefent Mr Pat- rick Sympfone.

INCHINAN.

This parifli is bounded with the river of Clyde upon the north, the watter of Gryph upon the eaft and foutheaft, and the parish of Arefkine

* " Mr Johne Hutchefoune of Scotftoun" appears repeatedly inter April, 1630, et Oct. 1633, and is uniformly thus designed Ibid.

5 It is strange that Lord Hailes should have deemed such nonsense as this worthy of serious consideration. However, some real and interesting incident may be concealed in the legend. The story is more methodically related in a contemporary account of the shire, which will be found in the Appendix. These appear to have belonged to George Hutcheson, founder of the Hospital, October 29. 1632; at which time his wife, Elizabeth Craig, died—Test. Con. Jan. 8. 1633.— Com. Rec. Glas. —

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to the weft and northweft. ' This parifli cUd all belong to the Lord of Darnlay, afterwards the Earles of Lennox,—where they had a confider-

able houfe, at Inchennan, and was ther orchnary featt or refidence ; but

is now decayed. And is now lately acquired from the Duke of Lennox, with the reft of his eftate in Scotland, by the Marques of Montrofs : and

almoft all the lands in this parifli doeth appertain to the faid Marques, as having right from the Duke of Lennox, either in property or fuperiority, except the lands of Barns, Barnhill, Aldlands, Newlands, and Glenfhinoch, which were given by Walter [the High Stewart, to Walter] the fone of Sir Gilbert de Hamiltone, 2 in the time of King Robert the

Firft, and is commonly faid to have been ane god-bairn gift. Thefe were afterwards acquired by the Lord Arfkine from the Lord Hamiltone, and hold of the Prince. They now appertain to John Graham of Dougald- ftoun. The tiends of this parifli did anciently appertain to the preceptory or

lordfliip of Torfichen ; and the Marques of Montrofs, as having right

1 " M' Gabriell Maxwell minifter at Inchynnane ... . deceiit in pe monethe of Aprile, 1621."—Test. Con. Nov. 15 following. Com. Bee. Glas. He nominates, &c. " Andro Stewart of Wodfyde, his brop r in law, and Margrat Levingftoune, relict of M r Thomas Maxwell minifter at Codquhen, his lifter in law, his onlie ex'"" &c. " Item, In m tlie firit he levis to Jo°" Maxwell younger of Pottirhill xx li. . . . Item, To W Stew-

art, fone to pe laid Andro, xx li. Item, To John Maxwell elder of Pottirhill xx li." The residue of his effects he leaves " to pe faid Margaret Levingftoune [jind to M r Alex. Max- well hir fone, to be delt and diftribute equallie betwix thame]." The Maxwells of Pot- terhill, with whom Mr Maxwell would seem to have been connected, were probably of the family of Brediland. " Mr Thomas Law minifter at Inchanane .... deceift in May, 1649."—Test- k Con. Nov. 9 following Ibid. " Item, The defunct had, &c. viz. certaue bookes [q' wer aflignit and difponet be pe defunct befoir his deceis to M' Robert Law, his lau" lone],

c eltimat worth iij lxvj li. xiij s. iiij d." Mr Law was son of James Law archbishop of Glas- gow, in whose Will he appears, and seems to have been Mr Maxwell's immediate successor in Inchinnan. His son Mr Robert Law, here named, was minister of E. Kilpa- trick, and author of the curious Memorialls, lately edited by Mr Sharpe. Jeane Hamil-

tone, his spouse, is nominated executrix ; and besides Robert, he left other three sons, Mr James, John, and Thomas Law. Robert Hamilton of Silvertonhill and James Hamilton of Mylnetone are appointed " o'fearis," &c. ' So Crawfurd reads the passage—see Hist, of Ren. apud locum. — —

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from the Duke of Lennox, is now both titular and patron. But the parifh [being] but litle, the tiends doeth not much exceed the value of a

competent ftipend. The prefent minifler is

Henricus de Grahame is wittnes in the confirmation of Monyabrok and the fifliing of Lochwhineoch by King William, att Clackmannan, 25

of May . —David de Grahame is amongft the knights wittnefs in a confirmation of the kirks of Innerweek and Legerwood by Da. B. of St Andrews, 1247.—D. Pat. de Grahame, miles, is in the monotory of excommunication emitted againfl Malcolme E. of Lennox, and his ad- herents by Rob'. Bifli. of Glafgow, 1294.

ARSKINE.

Tliis barony and pariih of Aifkine hath been very long the inheritance

of the Lords of Arfkine, and ther prediceffors, chiefs of ther name. ' It

is bounded by the river of Clyde to the north, the pariih of Inchinnan to the eafl and foutheaft, and the pariih of Kilmacolm to the weft and fouth-

1 " Robert Sempill vicar of Erikyn .... deceift in the moneth of December, the

c yeir of God Jaj vj yeiris. "—Test. Con. Oct. 1. 1610.— Com. Rec. Glas —" Gevin vp be

George Sempill, lau" fone to the defunct." &c. It is probable Sempill held the cure of

1 ' Erskin before the Reformation : — ..." Item, Thair was awand to the laid vmq

5 1 Robert be the aids and ex" of vmq ' Gabriell Sempill of Craigbait and Robert Sempill of

Craigbait, his fone, the fowme of Twentie mkis. ike. contenit in ane contract maid betuix the

1 c laid vmq '' Gabriell & pe defunct, of pe crop and yeir of God Jaj v & fiftie yeiris." &c. This contract is curious, and seems to have been for the personal maintenance of the vicar. " M r Mathow Birlbane, fone to vmq 1 ' M r Williame Birfbane perlone of Erfkine .... deceiffit in the moneth of Feb. 1650 yeiris," &c Test. Con. Feb. 7. 1652. Ibid. He con- '' stitutes " Helene Naper, his weilbeloved fpous, and Jo" Birfbane, his eldeft fone, his ex" 5 &c. " w' his haill guidis and geir, to be difponed vpone as followis, viz. flour thowfand mkis.

p'of To his lone William Birlbane ; and vp' ffour thowfand mkis. p'of To his thrid fone, Mathow Birfbane, and Three thowfand mkis. To his dochter, Marie Birlbane," &c. Amongst others, occur " M' Ro' Naper of Kilcreugh & Alex. Naper, his brop', oleers to his faidis bairnes," &c. " M r Ro' Birfbaue, fone to Symone Birfbane of Selviland & Dauid Boill of Kelburne" are witnesses here. Helen Napier seems to have been daughter of the celebrated inventor of the Logarithms.

r " M W" Thomlbune miniller at Erikin" is a witness to the Test, of William Miller at Barscuib, dated Jan. 31. 1661. Con. Nov. 5 following. Ibid. — —

SHERIFFDOM OF RANFREW. 89 welt. It is a very noble barronie, extending to ane hundred merk land, a great pairt wherof was long fince given out to vaflalls. It is a molt fingularly pleafant and well fituat place ; well planted with barren timber, and notable orchards and gardens ; but in regard the Earles of Marr had their ordinary relidence att Aloway, it was not fo improven as the fyn- nes of the feat did deferve. It was purchafed from the family of Man- by Sir John Hamiltone of Orbifloune, juflice clerk and one of the fenators of the coledge of juitice, about the year Thirty eight [1638] ; and is now fold by his grandchild to the Lord Blantyre, who haveing gott great fowmes of money from the Dutches of Richmond and Lennox, his coufine, he hath not only purchafed this, but many other valuable lands. There are fome confiderable gentlemen in this parifh, who hold ther lands of this lordfhip of Arfkine, as Brifbane laird of Biihoptowne, chief of his name, and lyeth upon Clyde ; but in refpecl he hath not his refidence att this place, butt in the parilh of Larggs, in Cunninghame, att Briibanetowne, the place hath not been improven fuitable to the pleafant- s nes of it. And he hath lately fubfewed it to John Walkinfhaw.

Schaw of Bargarran holdeth likeways of this lordfhip, and is repute

2 The following entries relative to this family occur in the recoids last quoted : " Inuent. om™ bonorum quond. Joannis Birlbane de Bifchoptone, ab inteftato decedentis in conflictu de Fawfyde, ex relatione et impofitione [Joannis] Birlbane, eius filii legi- timi et haered. fact, die xv. mens. Oclobris, anno J™ v c xlvij," &c. " Annas Blair, fpous to Johne Birlbane of Bifchoptoun, deceift vnteflit vpon the xvj day of March, 1608 yeiris," &c. Test. Con. Feb. 2. 1609. This is " gevin vp be the faid Johne, hir fpous, In name and behalf of Jonet, Griflell and Marie Birlbanes, bairnes lau" to the deid," &c. " Robert Birlbane of Bifchoptoun, deceift vnteflit f_ within the parochin of Erfkyne] vpone the day of Merch [1610]."—Test. Conf. Sep. 10. following. He appoints " his bodie to be bureit, w* his prediceflbris, in pe Queir of the paroch kirk of Erflcyn," &c. " Jonet Stewart Lady Bifchoptoun elder, w'in pe parochin of Lairgis pe tyme of hir deceis, deceift in the moneth of Nov. 1614 yeiris," &c. Test. Con. May 6. 1615. This is dated "At the Reidhill, the fyift day of November, 1614;" and she nominates her son Han- niball Birsbane executor, &c.

" Jeane Sempill, fpous to Johne Birsbane of Bifchoptoun," deceased at Bishopton " in the moneth of May, 1626." Test. Con. Oct. SI. 1627. She left children " Williame, Johne, James, Anna, & Barbara Birfbanes."

" Johne Brifbane of Bifchoptoune deceift [w'in the brughe of Glafgow] in the moneth — — — — — — — ——

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ane old family ; and is a tolerable good houfe and dwelling. Ther is many of this name of Schaw wittneffes in the cartularly of Pafley; whether they be of this family I cannot fay, becaufe they are only defigned de Schaw. 3

* Brifbane of Roflland is alfo a vaflal of this lordfhip.

Freeland is a pleafant feat in this parifh, and a neat litle houfe ; but is Temple land. 5 The lands of Southbar ° and Northbar 7 are both convenient feats.

of Auguft, 1635."—Test. Con. Dec. 17. 1636. " Gevin vp be Johne Brilbane, now of Bif- choptoun, In name and bebalf of Marie Brifbane, lau" dochter to the defuncV' &c. " Robert Birfbane, lone law" to wmq'" Jobne Brifbane of Bifchoptoun," deceased [win the parochin of Pafley] Sept. 1645.—Test. Con. May 1. 1647. He married Elizabeth Lyone—contract dated Dec. 9. 1635—who survived him. Ibid. " Johne Birfbane, brother to pe laird of Bifchoptoun [elder]," deceased £at Bifchop- tone] in April, 1647.—Test. Con. July 18. 1648. " Johne Birfbane younger of Bifchoptone" deceased [at Bifchoptone] in May, 1649. Test. Con. Aug. 16. following—" Gevin vp be Dame Marie Muire, relict of the defuncV 3 " Agnes Lennox, fpous to Robert Schaw of Bargarren, deceift in the moneth of November, r c 28. 1612 Ibid. This or p by, J™ v lxxxxviij. yeiris."—Test. Con. March bears to be m " gevin vp be the laid Robert, hir fpous, In name and behalf of \V Ro' James, Agnes, and Elfpeth Schawis, bairnes law" to the defuncV' &c. And Robert Schaw of Bargarren occurs

Feb. 1. 1623—Ibid. 4 " Criftiane Stewart, fpous to Mathow Birfbane of Rolland, deceift in the moneth of Dec. 1619."—Test. Con. Feb. 20. 1621.—Ibid. She left children, Mathow, Mr George, Robert, and Criftiane. " Jonet Kelfo, fpous to Johne Birfbane of Rofland, . . . deceift in the moneth of Feb. 1625."—Test. Con. Jan. 13. 1627. Ibid. She leaves her " frie geir To her bairnes, Jonet, Elizabeth, Sara, Geillis, & George Birfbanes." " Johne Birfbane of Rolland, &c. deceift in the moneth of Julij, 1634."—Test. Con. Feb. 4. 1635. Ibid. " Gevin vp be Mathow Birfbane, eldeft law" fone to the defuncV' &c. 5 " John Freland of that Ilk, &c. deceift in the moneth of September 1629 yeiris." &c. Test. Con. June 5. 1630. Ibid. He nominates, &c. Mareoune Birsbane, his spouse, executrix, &c. His children named are Robert, who succeeded, James, and George.

6 John Maxwell fear of Southbar, deceased April, 1607 ; his wife, Jeane Hamilton, in the month of November preceding. Paisley Magazine, p. 385. He left a son John, who probably succeeded his grandfather, Thomas Maxwell of Southbar. John Maxwell of South- bar appears April, 1651 Conf. Oct. 10. 1651. Com. Rec. Glas.

' According to Crawfurd, this was the seat of the Stewarts of Barscube. " John Stewart of Barfcube, Sibilla Edmeftoun, his fpous, & Ro' Stewart p' fone," ap- — — — — — —

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The kirk of Arfkine is ane laick patronage, and one of the kirks of titular and pa- the chapter of Glafgow ; and the prefent heretour is both trone—Mr is prefent minifter. He is matter and heretor of the two confiderable paffages upon Clyde, one, called the Broad ferry, oppofite to Dumbartone, and the other att Kilpatrick.

KILMACOLM.

This is a great parifli, and feverall confiderable heretors in it. ' The

firft is the Earle of Glencaim, who lives att Finlaftoun. This is ane very old and ancient family. Their old inheritance seams to have been att Kilmaurs, in Cunninghame. They gott thir lands of Finlaftoun, and Kilmarronock, by marying of the daughter of Danielftoun, in the time of King Robert the Third. It hath been many years the

featt of this noble family. It is a pleafant dwelling, a fyne houfe, well planted, with good inclofures and gardens, lyand not far from the river of Clyde, a litle the oppofite of Dumbartone caftle. The prediceflbrs of this Earle are frequently mentioned in the cartulary of Pafley, wherein Fergus de Cunninghame and Malcolm, his fone

and heir, refign all ther lands in Kilpatrick to Maldoven Earle of Len-

nox : and when that Earle difpones thefe lands to Pafley, they are fpeci-

fied, and called Dundrinnans ; and Fergus is defigned films Cunningh. Immediatly after, in the Inqueft of feven men, about the lands of Mo-

nakineran, Fergus filius Cuninghameis [appears], of the Junij a" 1233.

pear Dec. 1613 Con. April 5. 1614. Ibid. And John Stewart younger of Barscube previously occurs, June, 1606 —Con. Jan. 8. 1607. Ibid.—John Stewart elder, and Ro- bert Stewart younger of Barscube appear Sep. 1616 Con. May 14. 1617. Ibid.—Robert Stewart of Barscube is cautioner in a Con. Dec. 14. 1625 Ibid.—Robert Stewart of Bars- cube and his lady, and Walter Stewart, his brother, appear in a Con. Feb. 4. 1635. Ibid. — Robert Stewart of Barscube occurs again in a Con. Oct. 10. 1651. Thomas Stewart fear of Barscube married a daughter of John Wallace of Ferguslie. Ibid.

1 " M' Daniell Cvnynghame minifter at Kilmacolme kirk" is a witness in the Test, of John Maxwell of Bulwryis, dated Oct. 18. 1595.—Con. inter 1602 et May, 1608.— Com. Rec. Glas. He is minister here 1615 and 1617. Ibid. M 2 92 ACCOMPTOFTHE

Laftly, in a gift of a nett upon the watter of Leven by Earle Maldowin, this Fergufs is defigned filius Cunninghame : all thefe under King Al- exander Second. Robertus, fone and heir of Sir Robert de Cuninghame, is wittnes in the confirmation of the lands of Ingliftoun by Thomas, fone of Adam

Carpentarius ; which is thought, by the co-\vittneffes, John of Knox and Thomas of Fultown, to have been under King Alexander Third.

Sir James of Cuninghame is wittnes in a charter by Walter Stewart of Scotland of the kirk of Larggs to Pafley, dated the 3d of February, 1318. — Sir William de Cuninghame is wittnes in the confirmation of the lands of Thornly, 1404, wherein he is defigned of Kilmars ; as alfo in a permiffion by Sir John Blair to draw watter through his lands of Adam- toune, in Kyle, to the milne of Monktoune, quhairin he is defigned Vice- comes de Air, 1390. This man his fuccefibr was created Lord of Kilmarrs by King James the Second, in anno 1445. And his fuccefibr was created Earl of Glen- cairne by King James the Third, in anno 1488. Ther was long a litigious debate between this Earle's fucceflbrs and the Earles of Eglintoun for precedency ; for albeit Glencairn was Earle 28 May, 1488, and Eglintoun only in anno 1506,—yet it was contended for Eglintoun, That by ane A61 of parliament in the firft year of King

James the Fourth, that all honours conferred by King James the Third, after the 2 day of February, 1488 years, fliould be void ; and that Glen- cairne could only pretend to the dignity of an Earle from the year 1525, that he gott ane new charter defigning him Earle.

To this it was anfwered for the Earle of Glencairne, That by evidents produced for him, not only Alexander, bot his father [son], Robert, fone to Alexander Earle of Glencairne, who got the [title], is defigned Earle, who lived only one year after his firft patent and his father's death,—who was killed in the field with King James the Third [but which] could not prejudge him : For,

a 2 ° By act of parliament, in the end of the year 1488, all the fones of thefe who were killed with King James the Third are allowed to be ferved heirs to ther fathers, they expeding ane warrand under the privy feall to the Director of the chancellary for granting of ther brieves —

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(which were to be granted gratis, but which quality is therafter difpenf-

ed with by ane fubfequent act, appointing all brieves to be expede in the common form, without any innovation). Lykeas, in the year 1489, many of thefe who had been with King James the Third, and received dignitys from him, were continowed in public!; imployments by his fone, fome on the councill, fome on the fefiion, and fome in the exchequer, viz. in the Black Acts, the Duke of Montrofs [Earle of Crawfurd], the

Earle of Lennox, Lord Leill, Lord Borthwick ; and Alexander Scott, clerk regifter, is reflored the faid year, 1489, and made a Lord of the exchequer ; Robert Colvill of Hilltown, director of the chancellary and William Hebron, vicar of Linlithgow, was removed and putt out of his place by his return.

3"° In the parliament held the 8th of November, 1505, Glencairne fitts

Earle, and Eglintoun as Lord Montgomery ; and in another federunt, the 3d of February, 1505 [1506] Glencairn fitts as Earle, and Eglintoun Lord, as was clear by the papers produced at that time. Upon thefe and fome other grounds, the Earle of Glencairn was pre- ferred to the precedency, by a decreet of the Lords of councill and feffion, in anno 1648.

What other eftate belongs to this family is not here to be mentioned, 2 as not lyand within this fhyre. Weft from Finlayftoun, lyes Newark, which has been long the featt of a very considerable gentleman's family of the name of Maxwell, defcended of the family of Calderwood, in Lanerkfliyre. Thir lands of Newark did anciently belong to Danielftoun ; and Calderwood having married the co-heir of that family gott thefe and many other lands with her. And gave thir lands of Newark to a fecond fone, in whofe fuccefibrs it became a very opulent and confiderable family ; fo far as Sir Patrick Maxwell, late of Newark, left the eftate of Newark to his eldeft fone, the eftate of

5 " John Cvnynghame of Cambufkeithe, w'in the parochin of Kilmaris, . . . deceiit in the moneth of Merche, 1628."—Test. Con. July 17, following Ibid- He nominates " Margaret Knox, his fpous," and others, " his fpeciall guid freindis," Tutouris, &c. to his " children Johne, Anna, Margaret, and Elizabeth Cunynghames ; and appoints his bodie, eftir his deceis, to be bureit in the burial! place of James erle of Glenkairne, his father, w'in the paroch kirk of Kilmaris," &c. — —

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Blackftone to his fecond fone, the eftate of Teilen to a third fone,

and the eftate of Cowhill to a fourth fone : and yet the family of Newark

decayed in his grandchild's tyme ; and it now belongs to Mr William

Cochrane of Kilmaronock, brother to the Earle of Dundonald. It is a

good houfe, fituat clofs upon the river of Clyde, where ther is a convenient harbour, both for great fhips and lefler veflels. 3 Not long ago, the town of Glafgow purchafed from the Laird of Newark fome few acres of ground upon the bay of Newark, where they have built ane very fine harbour and fome very good houfes, both for

dwellings, fallaradges and warehoufes, fo as it is now the only place to

which all veflels tradeing to Glafgow comes. And it is now called New

Glafgow, and is a place of much trade and refort, efpecially when the

herring fiihing falls to be in Clyde, for the river att this place is fyve or

1 The following representative of the family of Newark seems wholly to have escaped the notice of Mr Crawfurd. The time and tenor of this document might lead to a conjecture

that the individual had perished in the unhappy carnage of Pinkie : " Testamentum quond. Kentigerni Maxwell Dni. de New-werk, factum apud Kilma- colme, xj. menfis Julij, anno Dni. J™ v c xlvij." &c.

. . . . In primis, Do & lego aiam. meam Deo Omnipotenti, &c. Corpulque meum

i'epeliend. fore vbicunque difpofuerit Deus : Et hos conftituo & ordino meos executores, viz. Georgium Maxwall, meum filium et apparentem heredem, Elizabeth Lavmond, meam i'pon- fam, & Robertum Maxwall de Bulrois, &c.

In Dei none. Amen. I Mungow Maxwall of pe New YTerk, haill in mynd and body, makis my teftament in pis maner, I leyf my l'aule to God Almy'ty, and conftitis and ordainis Elfpeth Lawmont, my wife, and Robert Maxwall of pe Bulroi's, my eym, my exe- r " cuto and Johne Maxwell of Dargavill o'man ; and als, I leif pe foirfaid Robert Maxwell,

r my eym, tuto to my eldeft fone, and guardian, be pe avife of the laid John, my eym : And als I leif my herfchip of Fawflane & Bolannik, pe quhilk pertenis to me, To Mariory Maxwall and Agnes Maxwall, my tway eldeft dochteris; and ordainis my laid fpous to mak pe expenls of pe wynnyng of pe famin to pe law, and to gyde it q" pe bairnis cum to perfite ns aige : And referris pe gevin vp of my gudis to my faid ex and compt buke. In witnes of pe quhilk thing, I have fublcnit. pis write, At Kilmacolme, day and yeir above writtyn, Before pir witnes S r Johne Robefone, George Flemyng of Kilmacolme, Jonet Maxwall, his fpous, and Mathow Maxwall Mungow Maxwall of pe New Werk, w' my hand," &c. John Maxwell of Dargavil, mentioned here, is probably the first of that branch. Craw- furd indeed derives them from Newark, but seems mistaken in chronology. Our author may not have obtained materials relative to Dargavil. Some notices of this and other omissions may be supplied in the Appendix. —

SHERIFFDOM OF RANFREW. 95 fix miles broad. This place is fo increafed with people, that they have now built ane church there, att which is prefent minifter.

The next confiderable heritor in this parifh is the laird of Dowchill, or Porterfield of that Ilk, who injoys a confiderable eflate in this pariih. Thir lands of Dowchill did anciently belong to the Lord Leill, who was long a good family in thir pairts. Rodolphus de Infula, or de Leill, is wittnes in feverall charters granted by King William, and mortifications of Innerkype and Mearns ; and in ane mortification of two chalders meall for a priefl to pray for the foull of Robert Bruce, by Walter fone of Allan.—William de Ifle is wittnes in the charter of Old Patrick granted by Walter fone of Allan, dapifer.

He is defigned Lord Leill in a grant of the fifhing of Crooked-Shott to Pafley, 1452. Robert Lord Leill is wittnes in the erection of the town of Pafley in a burgh of barrony by King James the Fourth, 1488. He is on of the Lords of Councill att the pronouncing of ane decreet againft Sir John Rofs of Halkhead anent the lands of Auld Ingliiloune, 1490. Not long after this, that family haveing decayed, the lands or lordfhip of Dowchill came to Porterfield of that Ilk. It is ane bigg old houfe, much of it of late having become ruinous ; well planted with barren timber, but none of the pleafanteft featts. Ther firname was anciently Porter, and are fo defigned witnefles in charters granted in the reign of King William. Thereafter, I find Robert Porter dominus de Porterfield confirms a mortification granted be Steven Porter, his father, 1399. And William Porter is wittnes in ane inftrument betwixt Robert bifhop of Glafgow and George abbott of Pafley, 1485. 4

The house of Newark, a demi-fortified building and exhibiting much of the ornament of its time, is still preserved and partly inhabited. It stands on the margin of the water, close by Port Glasgow. Over the entrance is this inscription: the blissin of god be heirin, 1597. But part of it is certainly more ancient. 4 Porterfeild " Allexander apeirand of pat Ilk, &c. deceiffit vpone j>e fyift day of Julij, the yeir ra c of God J vj & nyne yeiris, &c. gevin vp be Jeane Porterfeild, laufull dochter to the deid, for hir felf, and in name and behalf of Agnes, Mareoun, & Marie Porterfeildis, minoris, dochteris alio to pe defuncft, and exeo™ datiues,"-&c Test. Con. Aug. 3. 1610. Ibid. — — q— — — —

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The teinds of this parifh did belong to the lordfliip of Pafley ; but the feverall heritors have acquired their own teinds. The prefent minifter

KILALLEN.

1 This is no great parifh. It lyeth betwixt the parifhes of Arfkine, Kil- macolmb, Greenock, Kilbarchan, and Houftoun, in none of the choiceft

places of this countrey ; neither is ther any gentleman now refideing in this parifh, except Barrochan, who hath been very long a diftinct family of the name of Fleming. William Fleming of Barrochan was one of the arbiters betwixt the Abbott of Pafley and town of Ranfrew anent the cuftoms, in anno 14S8. 2

" Williame Porterfeild of pat Ilk, w'in the parocliin of Kilmacome, . . deceift in pe moneth of (Mober.the yeir of God 1616," &c—Test. Con. 21 Dec. following Ibid. He " constitutes " Gabriell, George, Mareoun, and Marie Porterfeildis, his oyes, his onlie ex" s &c. And ordains " his bodie to be bureyit in honeft and decent forme, w'out pomp, in his

lk 1 awin buriall place at Kilmacolme,— he ordanes to be buildit, as is agreit, w all expedi- tioun. . . . Item, He levis, &c. To Daniell and Johne Porterfeildis, bairnes naturall to vraq" Allex. Porterfeild, [Tiis son J equallie betwixt thame, to put thame to craftis, thrie hundrith mkis. fire. Item, He levis To Allex. Porterfeild, his oy & appeirand air, his haill

,k fylwer work and tymber work q he hes w'in his houfs of Dowchall and Glafgow." &c.

One of these young Ladies appears to have married Wallace of Johnston : see p. 102, note.

1 " Mr George Sempill minifter at Killeland" appears Sep. 1606 —Test. Baird, Con. 1610. Com. Bee. Glas. He is still minister here May, 1613.—Con. June 9. 1614. Ibid. " Mr George Sempill, minifter within the parochin of Pafley, [walk and aigit,] the tyme of his deceis, deceift in Julij, 1632." Ibid. Possibly the same person.

° " Patrik Flemyng of Barruchane, younger, the laird of the ground," is a creditor in the Test, of James Flemyng in Lang-corslie, " within the fourtie mkis. land of Barruch- ane," Feb. 1606. Con. June 9, following Com. Rec. Glas. And " Alex' Flemyng of

r Barruchane" and " M ' James Flemyng, fone lau'full to the laid Alex'" are witnesses. " Alexander Flemyng of Barrochane .... deceift in the monethe of September, 1622," &c. Test. Con. Feb. 1. 1623 Ibid. This is " maid and gevin vp be Patrik Fle-

m lau'full myng of Barrochane, In name and behalf of W , Archibald and Anna Flemyngis, bairnes to pe defund, and ex'" datiue," &c. — —

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Ther is alfo in this parifh the houfe of Booghall, a confiderable houfe, and was a feparate family of the name of Fleming ; but now belongs to the Earle of Dundonall, who doth not preferve the houfe. 3 The tiends of this parifh did alfo belong to the lordfhip of Palley.

r M James Hutchifone is prefent minifter. GREENOCK.

About two miles down from Newark, upon the river of Clyde, is the houfe, town and parifh of Greenock. This parifh is of no old erection. But the Lairds of Greenock having given incouragement to build, leave and inhabite there, that the town fo increafed as the Laird was incouraged to build ane church there ; and gott feverall lands difjoyned from neighbouring parifhes, which makes up this parifh of Greenock. ' And the town of Greenock is now eredled in ane burgh of barronie ; hath ane good harbour for veffels, and is become a place of confiderable trade, and is like more and more to increafe, as fpecially if the herring fifhing continue in the river of Clyde : for as that fifhing neceffarly follows the fweaming of the herring, fo when they fweam in Clyde or in the lochs adjoyning to it, as frequently they doe towards the end of the year, it occafions a confluence of many thoufands of people to thefe pairts, which yearly continowes a confiderable fpace.

" Elizabeth Cvynghame Lady Barrochane & Agnes Campbell, hir dochter," appear in the Win of Charles Campbell of Horscleuch, Dec. 1622. Con. Oct. 26. 1624.—Ibid. 3 " James Flemyng of Boghall, &c. deceift in the moneth of OS,. 1623.—Test. Con. July 11. 1625 Ibid. " Gevin vp be Jonet Biribane his relidt, In name and behalf of James, Frances, Anna, and Jeane Birfbanes QFlemyngs], p' lau" bairnes," &c.—" Johne Flemyng appeirand of Boghall" is a witness in the Test, of Robert Brisbane in Boghall, June 5. 1633. —Con. March 17, thereafter Ibid. And James Flemyng of Boghall appears April, 1651. —Test. Brisbane, Con. Oct. 10, following. Ibid.

1 Mr John Layng minister at Greenock appears in 1616.—Conf. Feb. 25. 1617.— Com. Rec. Glas. He deceased there " in the moneth of Februar, 1639 yeiris."—Test. Con. Dec. r 25, following. Ibid. The inventory of his effects is " maid and gevin vp be M James Lang, his eldeft laufull fone, and ex' datiue," &c. N ——

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The laft Laird of Greenock, Sir John Schaw, did wonderfuly augment his fortune, fo as he left one of the beft gentlemen's eftate to his fone in all that country.

This family of Greenock is defcended, not many ages fince, of the family of Sawchy, in Clackmananfhyre, and is repute the next heir male of that family ; and he hath lately purchased the eftate of Sawchie. Ther is very expenfive works lately built about the houfe, gardens and parks of Greenock, which exceadingly beautify the place ; and he hath Angu- 2 larly repaired and beutifyed the church. Near to the town of Greenock, is the town of Carfedyke, lyand upon the river of Clyde, a litle to the eaft of Greenock. It is ere6led in a burgh of barrony, and hath a very convenient harbour for veffels. It belongs to the Laird of Carfeburn, Crawford, who is brother fone to the Laud of Jordanhill, who hath a convenient houfe and dwelling ther, att Carseburn.—The town is moftly fubfewed to merchands, feamen, or loadingmen, who have built very good houfes in it ; and is a very thriving 3 litle place.

2 1620." " James Schaw of Grenok . . . deceift in the moneth of May, —Test. Con. June 12. 1621." Ibid. Bearing to be " gevin vp be W™ Schaw, his lau" fone, and ex' datiue," &c. William has escaped Mr Crawfurd. 3 The original family of Cartsburn are said to have been derived from the Crawfurds of Kilbirnie, as early as the reign of Mary. Of this race the subjoined notices occur in the above records : " Dauid Craufurde of Cartilburne" is a creditor in the Will of John Maxwell of Bulwryis, Oct. 1595, of "pe fowme of twelf merkis money a.rent, yeirlie, to be vpliftit and tane furth of the xl s. land of Bulwryis," &c.—Con. inter 1602 et May, 1603.

" Teft. &c. of Patrik Craufurd elder of Cartisfburne . . maid, &c. the tent day of Maij, 1605 yeiris."—Con. about Feb. 1606. His children mentioned are: Dauid, his eldest son • James Craufurd in Hagtounhill and Williame Craufurd in Schawis, his sones law"

le Craufurd in Cass , his sone law" (left children) ; Johne Crawfurd his ex'™ ; vmq John — [?] in Ardgowan, his sone also. Daughters,—Nans, spous to James Hamiltoun of Peill; Mar- ioun, spous to [Hew?] Craufurd in Banochray; and Margaret, spous to Dauid Boill in Lairgis (Sara and An Boillis there children are mentioned). " Mr Patrik Craufuird of Cartilburne" appears April, 1613.—Con. Edie, April 25. 1614. And he deceased " in the moneth of Februar, 1630."—Test. Con. Feb. 21. 1631. Which was " gevin vp be Malcolme Craufuird of Newtoune, Tuto T to Dauid Craufuird, fone law" to the defuncV' &c. ;

SHERIFFDOM OF RANFREW. 99

Gourock. This place lyeth two miles down Clyde below Greenock. It apertains to Sir William Stewart of Caftlemilk. He has here a convenient honfe, and a thriving litle town upon the more, where he hath built a very fyne and fecure harbour for velfels. And though this be a very convenient place, yett in regard he lives att Caftlemilk, in the fher-

iffdome of Lanerk, it is not fo improven as it might be. This gentleman his prediceflbr was a fone of the family of Darnly, in the tyme of King

Robert the Second ; and hath continowed a diftincl family of good reputation finceyne. And, by a treaty betwixt the Commifiioners of both kingdoms upon the

Borders, on the 19 Junij, 1398, Sir William Stewart of Caftlemilk is ap- poynted one of the guardians for preferving the peace of the Borders. And upon the 19 day of Junij, 1414, Sir William Stewart of Caftlemilk is ane wittnes in the mortification granted by Arch. E. of Douglas of the lands of Cathkin and miln of Orbiftoun to the provoftry of Bothwell and in the chartour granted by him to William Park of Gilbertfield he is alfo ane wittnes, called Sir William Stewart of Caftlemilk.

The teinds of this parifh belonged to the lordfhip of Pafley ; and the prefent minifter is

HOUSTON.

This parifh doeth almoft all appertain to the Laird of Houfton. It lyes betwixt the parifhes of Kilmacolm, Killalen, Arfkine, and Kilbarchan.

Ther is no gentleman in this parifh, befide the Laird of Houfton ; fo it is repute very old. And the houfe of Houfton is a very greatt old houfe, expreffing both the greatnes and antiquity of its owners. It hath been much improved and finifhed of late ; and is a very confiderable and

Malcolme Crawfurd of Cartisburne is in the Will of Hamilton of Aickinheid, 1633. And " r M Thomas Craufuird fone law" to wmq" Malcolme Craufuird of Cartiilrarne . . . deceiit Qin Glasgow]] in the moneth of Apryll, 1648. . . . gevin up be Anna Craufurd, " filler germane to the defunc"l," &c. Item, The defuruft being . . . ane young man, wnmaried, & ftudent in Glafgow, had no guidis, &c. except allanerlie ane cifter w' fome kifts & buikis w' pe abuilyement of his body, eftimat to xl li Con. Nov. 2, following. N 2 — — —

100 ACCOMPT OF THE convenient dwelling, and now belongs to Sir John Houftone of that Ilk, knight barronet, a man of a great and opulent fortune. The place is well planted with barren timber, with good gardens and inclofures.

This family is come of Baldwin de Bigeris, who is wittnes in the firft mortification by Walter, dapifer, the founder of Pafley ; and in the mortification of the kirks of Innerweek and Legerwood ; as alfo in the kirks of

Stragryph ; and the kirk of Inverkype ; and in feverall other charters, all in the reign of King William. And in the confirmation by that king of lands [granted] by Walter, the founder, to Ricardus, filius Heugonis. Of this filius Heugonis proceads the firname of Hewftone, as appears by ane agreement made anent the lands of Auchinhofe, quhairin he is defigned filius Heugonis, & miles, 1225, and in the 11 year of Alexan- der Second,—in whofe reign he is feverall times wittnes, as in the exchange of Killingtown for Inverweek, and in the firft mortification of the houfe of Sempryngham. This Hugo is wittnes to the furrender of the kirk of Neilfloune by Robert Crock in the reign of Alexander Se- cond.—Alexander, filius Heugonis, is in the inqueft of the lands of Monakinaran, befyde Killpatrick, in the year 1233, in the reign of King Alexander Second. '

1 " Jo' Houftoun of p' Ilk deceift in pe moneth of Junij, 1609."—Test. Con. 1611-12. — Com. Rec. Glas. Ordaining his " bodie to be bureyit w'in pe Qneir of Houftoun, w' his parentis ;" and his " eldeft fone to be governit be my Lord Duik of Lennox, and to ferve him as his prediceftburis lies evir fervit pe houfe of Lennox." His " twa bretherin, M r Petir and James," to oversee his tenants, " and to gang w 1 thame in our Kingis fervice, and in my freindis adois, as falbe necefTr vpone my awin expenfs." Mr Crawfurd states that this John had three brothers, Patrick of Colt, Mr Peter of

Wester Southbar and James. " Patrik Houftoun my Qhis] brother naturall" is a witness in the above, whilst he nominates " Mr Peter and James Houftouns, my [his] twa bre- therein" to give "afiiftanceand advys" to Margaret Stirling, his wife, and "onlie exeo ri> " &c. " Jonet Cvnynghame Lady Houftoun, &c. deceift in Julij, 1607."—Test. Con. 1612.

Ibid. In the inventory occurs : —" To Waltir Denniftoun of Colgrain, her fone in law, reftand of her [his] tocher-guid, the fowme of Twelff hundrith pundis money." " James

lc r Houftoun, brother germane to vmq S Johne Houftoun of that Ilk," occurs May 4. 1624. — Con. of that date. Ibid. " c Margaret Stirling, relief of vmq' Johne Houftoun of that Ilk, . . . deceift [in Killairne] in the moneth of Auguft, 1626," &&—Test. Con. April 15. 1629 Ibid. " Ge- r vin vp be S Lodouick Houftoun of that Ilk, kny1 law" fone to pe defunct," &c. —— — —— ——

SHERIFFDOM OF RANFREW. 101

The tiends of this parifli did belong to the lordfhip of Pafley. The prefent minifter is

KILBARCHAN.

This is a confiderable parifli ; is bounded by Lochwhinyeoch to the fouthwefl, Pafley to the fouth, Houftone to the north and northweft.

The confiderable heritors in this parifli are : William Cunningham of

Craigens, lyand upon the watter of Gryph ; a good houfe, well planted, and a convenient dwelling. He is linealy defcended of a lawful brother of the family of Glencairn. 2

In this parifli is alfo the old, and now decayed houfe of Ramphord- ly, belonging to Knox of Ramphordly, a very old family. John of

Knock is frequently a wittnes in the writts of the monaflerie of Pafley,

2 " Gabriel Sempill of Cathcart killed William Cuningham of Craigends in 1534." Paisley Mag. 318.—" Egidia Campbell Dna. deCraigans" occurs April 16. 1552. Com.Rec. Glas. " Gabriel Cvnynghame, bruder germane to AIexr Cvnynghame of Craiganis" witnesses the "Will of John Maxwell of Bnlwryis, Oct. 1595 Ibid. " Alexander Cvnynghame of Craigans and Dauid Cvnynghame of Robertland" are tacksmen of the teinds of Kilmars, 1599, and several subsequent years. Ibid. " Elizabeth Cvnynghame, fpous to Allexr Cvnynghame laird of Caigance," deceased in January, 1614.—Test. Con. Sep. 7, following Ibid. " Maid, &c. be the faid Alex 1 hir relicT:, In name & behalf of W" Cvnynghame, their laufull fone, Exeo' datiue," &c. " Allex' Cvnynghame of Craigance, iSrc. deceift in pe moneth of Merche, 1615."—Test. m Con. Sep. 3. 1617 Ibid. " W Cvnynghame appeirand of Craigennis, his fone, his onlie exr" &c. m le " W Cvnynghame, brother to vmq Allex' Cvnynghame of Craigance," occurs July, 1623—Test. Dauid Flemyng, sone to vmq' e George Flemyng of Covanlie, Con. Nov. 25, following Ibid. m " Elizabethe Stewart, fpous to W Cvnynghame of Craigance," deceased July, 1620 Test. Con. Jan. 22. 1623 Ibid. " Williame Cvnynghame elder of Craigance, Williame Cvnynghame fear of Craigance. and Archibald Cvnynghame, fone to the Laird of Craigance," appear in the Will of Hamil- ton of Aickinheid, 1633 Ibid. " Williame Cvnynghame of Craigence, &c. deceift in the moneth of July, 1647."—Test.

r Con. Dec. 1, following. Ibid. " Maid, &c. be Alex' Cvnynghame now of Craigence, ex datiae, furrogat," &c. m "W Cvnynghame, brother germane to the laird of Craigance," occurs Dec. 7. 1653. Ibid. — — — — *—

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1265, 1270, 1284, 1380, 1466, and 1488. But becaufe the houfe and family are both decayed, and the eftate belongs to the Earle of Dundon- 3 ald, we mull leave it there.

Johnstoune. This is a very pleafant and defireable place, not far from the watter of Black Carth ; a good old houfe ; good old planting, gardens and inclofures. It formerly belonged to the Wallaces of John- itoune, but now to George Houftone, brother to the Land of Houftone, who hath much improven both the dwelling and fortune.

Auchinames, belonging to Crawford of Auchinames. This is repute

J " Euphame Galbraith, relict of vmqle Jo" Knok of Renfurlie, &c. deceilt in the moneth

of Merche, 1606 yeiris, or p'by, unteftit : ffayfidlie maid, &c. be Patrik Knok, hir lawfull fone, exeo r datiue, decernit, &c. the xx day of Dec. 1611," &c. Inuentar—Item, The

1 laid vmq '' Euffame, being ane auld aigit woman, of fourlcoir yeiris aige, or p'by, had na vp r guidis nor geir, except," &c. [jome trifliug debts due by the tenants] Ibid. 4 William Wallace of Johnestone occurs in the year 1602.—Test. Ros in Nethir Halkheid, Con. inter Dec. 1605 et Feb. 13. 1606.—Ibid. " Margaret Stewart, fpous to Williame Wallace of Johnneftoun," &c. deceased in June, 1609—Test. Con. Sep. 5. 1610. Ibid. Her husband's children seem to have been by a former marriage. " Williame Wallace of Johneftoun, &c. deceift in Julij, 1612."'—Test. Con. May 4. 1613. —Ibid. He appears to have been succeeded by his son, James Wallace, who did not long " survive—a younger son was minister of Eastwood. In the inventory is marked : Item, Sevin cuttit efche tries, lyand befyd pe place of Johneftoun—pryce of pame all, Sevin pund." " James Wallace of Johneftoun, &c. deceilt in Januar, 1617."—Test. Con. Nov. 32, following. Ibid. This is " maid, &c. be Margaret Lindfay, his fpous, In name and behalf n of Ro', Jo ", Elizabeth, and Jeane Wallaces, bairnes lau" procreat betuix thame," &c. In the

inventory occurs : " Allex' Porterfeild of that Ilk, reftand of Tocher, promefit in mariage w'

m ra c Agnes Porterfeild, his filler, and W Wallace of Johneftoun, iij ij li." William succeeded. •' Johne Wallace [brother of vmq le James Wallace of Johnftoun] ane of the bailyes of Pafiay, &c. defeift in Aprile, 1617.—Test. Con. Sep. 5, following. Ibid. His wife, Mar-

1 garet Algeo, survived. Their children are "Rob , Johne, W"', Brys, Hew, James, and Mareoun Wallaces." The baillie appears to have been a dealer in wine, and to have posess- sed a " Taverne " in Paisley.—Robert Wallace of Leitchland, baillie of Paisley, &c. evidently son of John, deceased in Nov. 1646.—Test. Con. May 26. 1647. Jonet Hamilton, his wife, died July, 1644. They appear not to have left any children. Hew Wallace, baillie of Paisley, and Brys Wallace, " his brotheris germane," are executors of both Con. Ibid. " Jeane Porterfeild, relict of vmq" Robert Hamiltone of Torrence," who died Dec. 1658, m leaves in legacy " To Jeane Wallace, dochter to wmq" W Wallace, fometyme of Johne- ftoun, ane hundreth merkis."—Con. Feb. 7. 1659. Ibid. — — —

SHERIFFDOM OF RANFREW. 103 to be ane very old family, and hath fometimes contended for the chief- ihip of that eland. But in regaird they have not been in ufe to dwell here, but at Corfbie, in Cunninghame, this place hath been neglected.

It is ane old towr houfe, and no great improvement about it.

Robert of Crawford of Auchinames is one of the overfmen in the fub- miflion betwixt the Abbott of Pafley and town of Renfrew, 1488. 5

Fullwood. This is a very pleafant and convenient dwelling, being the featt of the Laird of Fullwood, Semple, who are faid to be old ; for

William Semple of Fullwood is wittnes to the donation of the fiihing of Crockedfhott by Robert Lord Leill to the monafterie of Pafley, 145(2.

John Semple of Fulwood is one of the Arbiters betwixt the Abbott of Pafley and town of Ranfrew, anent the cuftoms. G

5 Patrik Craufuird of Auchnames appears March, 1613 Con. Stevin, Aug. 17. 1615 Ibid. And seems to have been possessed of Crosbie, in Cunninghame— " Margaret Hoiillotui, e relift of vmq' Williame Craufurd of Auchinames, &c. deceit! in May, 1642."— Test. Con. Dec. 3. 16-14. Ibid. She constitutes " Patrik Craufurd of Auchinames, Elizabeth Crau- fuird, hir Ioveing bairne, & Elizabethe Naper, hir oy, &c. ex" s" and ordains her " corps to be bureid amange the Faithfull, with hir laid hufbaud at Kilbarchane, vpon the chairges ef- terfpecifeit," [viz. " the fowme of Thrie hundrith mkis. money, loying befyd me, to be taken and beftowit vpone my faid honeil buriall."] Johne How of Damptone is a witness to this deed. " Patrik Craufurd of Auchinames, w*in the parochin of Largs £at Crosbie, now annexed to Kilbryde] the time of his deceis, deceiliit in the moneth of Jan r 1649 yeiris —Test. Con. May 12, following. He constitutes " Jeane Craufurd, his Ioveing fpous, ex"*" &c. His

children appear to have been : William, who succeeded ,• John ; Mr Hew ; Patrik ; James, " no'ius publicus," and Robert, designed of " Nap r Maynes." " Robert Huntare yo' of Hunterltone, his fone in law," appears as a witness. " The last vestige of the old Auchinames castle was barbarously erased by a new proprietor, to make way for his new house, within these two years." Paisley Mag. p. 316. pub. June 2. 1828. And the Editor complains of a similar " barbarity" having been committed on the old castle of Cochrane, at a period almost as recent. We fear the catalogue might be fearfully swelled by a very little inquiry. But the time is surely not far distant

when these gentlemen must learn that in these monuments their own advantage is insepar-

ably united with that of the national interest ; and that such relics, however ruinous or

unshapely they may seem to be, possess an attraction which it were vain to hope to sup- plant by any embellishment whatever. 6 ra " Inuentarium, om bonorum quond. Ro" Symple de Fulwod, infra paro. de Duii-

bartane, qui obiit die nono menfis Decembris, a" etc. 1. [1550], &c. — — — — — — —

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Thir lands belong now to Alexander Porterfield, brother to the Laird of Dowchill, alias Porterfeild of that Ilk.

INVERKYPE.

This parifli lyes upon the coall fide, betwixt the parifhes of Greenock and Larggs. l It doeth now for moll pairt appertain unto Sir Archibald

Stewart of Blackball, barronet, who hath here a very good houfe ; well planted with fyne gardens and inclofures. He is linealy defcended of

a naturall fone of King Robert the Third ; and gott the barrony of Ar-

gowan, which is his mefluage, from that King. Befides which, his prediceflbrs had acquired feverall other lands in this parilh, as the lands of Dunroad, which belonged to Lindfay of Dun- road, whofe predicefibr is believed to be that Lindfay who was with King Robert Bruce when he killed John Cumin in the kirk of Dumfrife, which is the more probable becaufe not long thereafter he gott an hundred merk land in the parifh of Kilbryde, in Clydefdale. 2 Blackhall acquired alfo the lands of Flattertoun, Christs-

m .... Qd. ego Robertus Symple de Fidwod, &c. condo tefta meum in hunc rnodum : In primis, Do et lego animam Deo, &c. Corpufque meum fepeliendum in Infula Diui Ja- cobi, infra ecclefiam paro. de Dunbartane, &c. Et bos conftituo meos exe'" Johannem Symple, menm fratrem germanum, Jonetam Bucbquhannane, meam fponfam, &c. fuperiores,

c &c. Item, Lego Kath. Symple, mee forori juniori, ij mcas. &c. Conditmn erat hoc pns. teita™ per os decedentis, apud Edinburt, tempe. fui decefli a Scotia in Galliam, &c. Con. vlt. brU No a" lj. Ibid." Johne Denuestone of Colgraine, who deceased July, 1655, nominates his " worthie m freindis and kinfmen, &c. W Sempel of Fuhvoode, his father in law, Jo" Sempel feare

r of, his eldeft fone, &c. tuto" to his children," &c.—Test. Con. Dec. 19, following. Ibid. j>

1 Mr Thomas Younger was minister at Innerkip, Dec. 1611 —April 1623. Com. Ree. Glas. " Tobias Younger, fone to vmq'' Mr Thomas Younger" is a witness in the Will of Dougal Bannantyne, Nov. 28. 1623. Ibid. " M' Jo°° Hamilton minifter at Innerkip" appears May, 1626. Ibid. He was still minister here in 1634. Ibid.

- " James Craufuird of Flattertoun" appears Dec. 1611 Ibid. — — —— — —— — ——

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3 wall, and feverall other lands in that [this] parifh ; befides considerable other lands in the neighbouring parifhes of this fhyre.

Ther is alfo in this pariih the lands of Kelly, belonging to Banna- 4 tine of Kelly, fituate near to the fhoar ; a reafonable good dwelling.

" James Craufuird younger of Flattertoun, &c. deceift in the raoneth of October, 162'/"

Test. Con. May 20. 1628 Ibid. This is " gevin vp be Johnne Craufuird, his lau" brother, In name and behalf of Archibald Craufuird, tone to the defunct," iSrc. "James Craufuird of Flattertoun, &c. deceift in the moneth of Aprile, the yeir of God 1629."—Test. Con. Dec. 10. 1632.—Ibid. He, "being of guid age, feik in bodie, bot haill x" in mynd & fpirit," &c. " conftitutis his weilbelouit fpous, Jeallis Schaw, his onlie ex" &c.

And " ordains, &c. That all his guidis, &c. be diltribute and delt amangis Ard. Bryce, James, Williame, Jeane, & Elfpeth Craufuirdis, bairnes lau" procreiit betwixt him and the laid Jeallis, his fpous," &c. James the younger may have been of a previous marriage ? James Craufuird of Flattertoun witnesses the Will of Stewart of Christiswoll, 1631 Ibid. Mr Duncan MacLouis, alias Fullarton, minister at Glendaruall, married a daughter of James Craufurd of Flatterton, by Agnes daughter of Fraser of Knok, and had issue. Crawfurd's Hist, of the Crawfurds, MS. Ad. Lib. Mr John Fullarton, bishop of Edin- burgh, was probably descended of this marriage. See Keith's Catal. last ed. p. 525. 1 " Robert Stewart of Chryftifwoll and James Stewart, his elder! fone," are witnesses in the Test, of the Laird of Bishopton, Jan. 16. 1610 Com. Bee. Glas. And " Allex' Stew- art, fecund lau" fone of Robert Stewart of Cryitwoll," witnesses that of the Laird of Kel- lie, May 5. 1626 Ibid. Robert Stewart of Chrystiswoll, &c. deceased October, 1631 —Test. Con. Oct. 3. 1633. —Ibid. He nominates " Elfpethe Muir, his fpous, James and Alex' Stewartis, his femes, his onlie ex" s " &c. And he leaves " in Legacy to the Seffioune &• kirk of Innerkip, to be imployit be pame, ad pios vfus, as they fall think expedient, the fowme of Ane hundrithe mkis. money." He seems to have been succeeded by his son James. * James Bannantyne of Kellie appears in 1612. Ibid. " Hew Bannantyne failler, brother to the Laird of Kellie, &c. deceift Nov. 1614."—Test. Con. Jan. 13, following Ibid. He [being ane young man unmariet] " nominatis Dowgall & William Ballantynes, his breth',

ris his ex " &c. Agnes, his sister, is also named.—Williame Ballantyne, brother to James Bal- lantyne of Kellie, deceist Dec. 1614. —Test. Con. Feb. 4. 1615. Ibid. He appears not to have been married.—" Dowgall Bannantyne in Ovirtoune [in Innerkip], &c. deceit! in Dec. 1623."—Test. Con. April 6, following. Ibid. His wife, Mareoun Or, survived. " James Bannantyne of Kellie, &c. deceift in the monethe of Merche, 1628 yeiris," &c Test, dated May 5. 1626. Con. May 23. 1828 Ibid. He nominates his " weilbelouit fpous, Jonet Crawfuird, ex" 1 " &c. and his " fone, feare of Kellie, Johne Bannantyne," with others, is named an overseer. He leaves to bis " eldeft dochter Jeallis Ane thowfand mkis." and to his " vther twa dochteris [[not named], everie ane of pame, ffy ve hundrith li." &c. " Mathow Bannantyne Qyounger ?] Laird of Kellie" occurs about 1615. Ibid. o — — — — —

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The tiends of this parifh were alfo a pairt of the lordfhip of Pafley.

The prefent minifter is

LOCHWHINYEOCH.

This is a great pariih. The moft confiderable heritor in it is the Lord Semple, who hath long keeped ther refidence att the houfe of Caftle Semple, fitnat upon ane frefh watter loch, near three miles long, and half ane mile broad, called Lochwhinyeoch or the Loch of Caftle

Semple. The houfe is very old, to which there are now added fome very good lodgeable rooms. It is well planted with barren timber, and good inclofures. The loch belongs in property to the Lord Semple, who lately indeavouring to drain it, hath recovered great quantitys of meadow ground along the head and fides of it, and it is thought that ther may be yet more gained of it. This hath been long a family of good eftimation. His prediceifors gott from King Robert Bruce all the lands in the parifh of Larggs which

James Banatyne, brother to Kellie, married a daughter of Robert Boyd of Portincross, by his wife Jeane Montgomery, daughter of Sir Robert Montgomery of Skelniurlie, Ckayvfurd's Gen. Col. MS. Ad. Lib. "Jeane Montgomerie, lpousto Robert Boyd of Por- tincors, &c. deceift Dec. 1621." Com. Iiec. Glas. 5 The account of this parish would seem to be amongst the least perfect of our author's descriptions, though there are no doubt omissions in all. The lands of Lunderston appear to have been in the hands of small portioners, holding of the crown, shortly after the Re- formation : — These little lairds, in all likelihood, were previously church vassals. "Johne Cry ftifwoll younger, ane of the portioneris of Lunderftoun," deceased in 1606; and James Jamefoune another of these " portioneris" appears in 1615. Ibid. " Johnne Hyndman in Lunderltoun, w'in the parochin of Innerkip, &c. deceit! October, 1612."—Test. Con. Jan. 3. 1614. Ibid. " Gevin vp be Elifoun Scheirer, his fpous, In name & behalf of Archibald, Heclour, Violat, Jonet, Kathrein, Margaret, & Mareoun Hyndmanis, law" bairnes to pe defunct," &c. " Alexander Hyndman," probably John's successor, " Jo" Crefwall and James Tailyeour, all portioneris of Lunderlloun," occur May 22. 1646. Ibid. These notices have some slight interest in reference to the labours of a late historian of Renfrewshire ; in whose pages certain of these humble portioners have assumed a dignity which even the ingenuity of a Chatterton could hardly have equalled. But another Saltfoot Controversy would doubtless here be out of place. —

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- formerly belonged to John Ballioll ; and accordingly the lands of South ennan in that parifli hath appertained to that family fince. f

Robert Semple is wittnes in ane agreement between the monaflerie of

Pafley and the town of Ranfrew, 1313 ; and in the collation of the kirk of Larggs, 1318. And William Semple is wittnes in the ratification of Kilpatrick granted be Malcolm Earle of Lennox, 1330. His predicefibr was nobilitat by King James the Third in the laft year of his reigne, 1488. William [John] Lord Semple is one of the attorneys for Robert abbott of Pafley, 1497-—He is defigned nobilis et potens dominus, Gnlielmus dominns Semple, in ane infeftment of the fifhing of Lynbryne, granted be John Earle of Lennox to Pafley, 1521.—John Sem- ple is alfo wittnes to the Laird of Lamond his quitting of the patronage

of Killinan [Kilfinan] to Pafley ; and to the licenfe to few lands about Pafley, 1488. The Lord Semple and his prediceflbrs were long heretable fherriffs of

the lherriffdome of Ranfrew ; and heretable baylies of the regality of Pafley, which they parted with as above. Ther was here ane collegiatt kirk founded by this family, called the Proveftry of Caftle Semple, to which the tiends of Glaffoord, in Clydef- dale, and fome land in Farnyayes were annexed. The monaflerie of Pafley had the fourtie pound land of Glenns in this parifli, all now fewed out by the Earles of Abercorn and Dundonall ; are now holden of the Earle of Dundonall.

Barr is in this parifli, belonging to Hamiltone of Barr ; a pleafant 2 featt, and a tolerable houfe ; fituat not far from the loch.

1 The lands of Southannan were .annexed to the parish of Kilbryde about the year 1650. " Dame Hamiltoune, fpous to ane nobill Lord, Hew Lord Sempill, &c. deceift [at Southendand] in the moneth of Junij, 1619/' &c.—Test. Con. July 6. 1621. Com. Rec. Glas. Which bears to be " maid, &c. be the faid Hew Lord Sempill, In name and behalf of Mareoune & Anna Sempillis, laufull bairnes to pe defuncV' &c.

2 Our author, it will be perceived, though mild withal, is still a clansman in the spirit of the day. The more ancient family of Glen of Bar appears to have held these lands off the monastery of Paisley. They are part of the lordship of Glen, whence possibly the vassal de-

rived his cognomen— it may be in virtue of an office ? Crawfurd gives a very satisfactory notice of this family. " James Glen of the Bar and his fones," who leagued with the Ha- O 2 — — —

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Ther are very many other heritors in this parifh, and almoft all of them hold of the Earle of Dundonall. The Lord Boyd hath Gavin and Rifk in this parifh. The Laird of Ral- ftoun hath the lands of Auchingown. Blackhall hath alfo fome lands in this parifh. The tiends of this parifh belonged to the abbacie of Pafley. Dun-

donall is both now titular and patrone ; and [John] Paifley is prefent minifter. NEILSTOUN.

This parifh lyes betwixt the pariihes of Pafley, Maims, Dunlop, and

Beith. ' It is no great parifh. But the confiderableft intereft in it did

belong to the family of Lennox, as lords of Darnley ; and was, a confiderable time fince, fold to the Earle of Dundonall, who hath fince fewed out the fame to the tennants. # # # # # *

Muir of Caldwell his houfe is in this parifh : ane old and confiderable

family, lineally defcended from Muir of Abercorn. The dwelling is

well planted with barren timber ; bot the houfe is become ruinous. It 2 now belongs to an aires. —The Ann. of Scot. p. 10 & 11. [Sic]

railtons, seem to have been prisoners in the castle of Spynie at the Treaty of Perth, 1573. —Bannat. Jour. 459. " Williame Glen of Bar, &c. deceit! in the moneth of Januar, 1608.' —Test. Con. Aug. 24. 1614. Com. Bee. Glas. " Gevin vp be Dauid Glen, law" brother to pe defuncl, and

ex' datiue," &c. In the inventory occur : —" Item, To James Glen, his fervand gentilniaii,

of fie, the faid yeir [1607], xx li. To John Glen, of fie, xij li." &c. " Johne Hamilton of ris" c Wodhall his airis and exeo occur as debtors, " reitand of his Tocher guidis,v xxxiij li. vj s. viij d." It is obvious Glen had married one of the ladies of Woodhall, but seems to have

r left no issue. "Allex Glen of Bar" occurs in 1616 Conf. April 15. 1617. Ibid.

1 " r minilter at kirk of Neilftoun" M Andro Law pe appears Nov. 25. 1606 ; again. Jan. 1618.— Com. Bee. Glas.

- There is an elaborate account of this family in the last edition of the History of Ren- frewshire, said to be by Mr Riddle. " Will" 8 M r frat. dni de Caulduoll" occurs in the Test, of Jonet Stewart Lady Cidyane. Dec. 3. 1551. Ibid. Said to be ancestor of Glanderston. — — — — — —

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Muir of Glanderftoun, a cadie of this family of Caldwall, is in this pa-

rifh. It is a good houfe, lately built ; well planted, and good inclofures.

The prefent heritor is William Muir of Glanderftoun, next heir to the 3 family of Caldwell, after the prefent lady heires, who hath no children.

Cowdown is in this parilh. It long appertained to the Spruiles ; is well planted. One of this family, Walter Spruile, was fenifcall to Mal-

colm Earle of Lennox ; and threatened with excommunication upon his

" Barbara Prelloun, l'pous to Robert Muir of Cauldwoll, &c. deceilt September, 1607. Test. Con. March 16. 1616. Ibid. " Gevin vp be pe laid Robert, In name and behalf of Robert Muir, his naturall fone [?], exeo r datiue furrogat," &c. And " Ro* Muir, fbne

lau" to pe faid Robert Muir of Cauldwoll," is a witness.

" James Muir fear of Cauldwell,

Mareoun, his daughter, is named. " Allex' Muir, brother to Robert Muir of CauldweH'' " is a witness ; and he directs his son to give to his vncle, Rob' Muir, fourfcoir mkis. efter his fatheris deceis, in penfioune." " Margaret Muir, daughter lau" to vmq' e James Muir of Cauldwoll Qane young woman, r of Glafgow, 1624." of the aige of xij yeiris, or p by] &c. deceift w'in the town Aug. Test. Con. July 24. 1628.—Ibid. " Gevin up be Mbbell Muir, lau" fifter to pe de- funa." The marriage of the Laird of Caldwell, whose father died in the country's service, was ordered by the parliament, Aug. 5. 1641, to be past gratis. Bal. Ann. III. 29. " Robert Muir of Cauldwoll, &c. deceift" January, 1644— Test. Con. Aug. 9, following.— Com. Fee. Glas. " Maid, &c. be Euphame Muir, fifter germane to the defunct, and ex,ix" &c. " Item, The faid vmq' e Robert Muir of Cauldwoll, being ane young man, vnma- reid, & in houfhauld & family w' the faid Jeane Knox, his mother, had na guidis," &c.

,c " Margrat Mure, relict of vmq James Mure of Cauldwall, &c. deceift pn Glafgow,] in the moneth of No r 1644 yeiris." — Test. Con. June 4. 1645. Ibid. e " Vmq' Jeane Knox Lady Cauldwall" is named in the Will of John Maxwall, burgefs of Glafgow , 1648,—Con. Nov. 26. I6i9.— Ibid.

3 "Jeane Blair, fpous to Williame Mure of Glanderftoun, &c deceift in , 1606," —Test. Con. inter 1610 et Feb. 1611. Ibid. She nominates her husband executor; " And levis hir pairt of the houll guidis, &c. To Jeane Mvre, hir onlie dochter, bairne lauchfullie procreat betuix pame," &c. She also ordains her husband " to haif the cuftodie r " of the laid Jeane ; and to be o fein be Gavine Blair of Halie, hir bruder," &c. Item. Scho levis ane kow To Barbara Mvre, dochter naturall to hir faid hufband." — '

110 ACCOMPT OF THE account, 1294. Thir Spruiles are feverall tymes thereafter mentioned in the cartulary of Pafley. But the family is now decayed, and the eftate 3 belongs to the Earle of Dundonall. Litle Caldwall, or Caldwall of that Ilk, was repute old in this pa- the rifh. It is a tolerable good houfe and featt, and is lately acquired by Earle of Dundonall. 5 Wallace of Neilftounfide hath a reafonable good houfe and dwelling in this******parifh. The tiends of this parifh belonged to the lordfhip of Pafley. The Earle of Dundonall is prefent titular and patrone, and

is minifler.

MAIRNS.

This is a conflderable lordfhip and parifh ; and hath Neilftoune and in Clydefdale Eaftwood to the north, northeafl and northwefl ; Kfllbryde to the fouthweft. to the eafl ; Eglifham to the foutheafl ; and Stewarton

4 " Jo n " Sprewll elder of Coldoun" appears 1616.—Test. Vrie, Con. May, 1617 Ibid. 5 " Thomas Cauldwall of pat Ilk, &c. deceift in Dec. 1603."—Test. Con. ,1613. —Ibid. He nominates " Beflie Wallace, his fpous, his onlie executrix," &c. " Robert Muire of Cauldwall, Williame Wallace burges of Glafgow & M r Alex' Wallace minifter

at Gailloun o'fearis," &c. His children named here are : Williame Cauldwall, his eld- Johne est sone ; Adame ; Thomas, and Gavine : Margaret, wife of Johne Cupar, son of

Cupar, burges of Kilwynning ; Jeane, wife of one Wallace, seemingly connected with the " minister of Galston ; and Agnes. Item, He ordainis the faid Beflie, &c. To fuftein Con- ftantein Cauldwall, his broper, during his lyftyme, in meit, drink and claithe, conforme to pe vfe and cuitume pat pe laid Thomas did to pe faid Conftantein."

1 " George Maxwell of Auldhous ininiller at Mernes" is a witness in the Will of Mr Gabriel Maxwell minister at Inchinan, April, 1621, before quoted. He died in Novem- " ber, 1648. —Test. Con. Feb. 15. 1651.— Com. Bee. Glas Gevin upe be Ro' Hamiltone of Bridgend of Partick, Tuto' datiue to George, Hew, Gabriell, Dauid, & Ro' Maxwellis, law" bairnes to pe defunft, In name and behalf of pe faid bairnes (in refpeft of p' pupillari- ris " ties), as they q* ar exe furrogat," &c. Jonet Dowglas, relict of the defunct," is also named. His grandson, descended of a previous marriage, appears to have succeeded to the —

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The houfe is ane old callle, fituated upon a rock ; and hath long appertained to the Lord Maxwell and his predicefibrs. To whom a great

pairt of it appertained in property, and the reft of it was fewed out to fome confiderable vaffals.

This family feem to be very old ; for Harber de Maxwell is wittnes in two charters by King William, both dated at Selcraig, Given by Wal-

ter, dapifer. Homer Maxwell is wittnes in a donation of the kirks of Dundonall and Sanchir to Pafley by Walter the Great Stewart, in the tyme of King Alexander the Second. Dominus Harbertus de Maxwell is wittnes in ane tranfa6lion about the lands of Aldhoufe, 1284. Harber de Maxwell, miles, mortifies eight acres of land in Newtoun of Manns to Pafley, and 10 merks out of the milne of Mairns, in the time of Alexan-

der the Third, in which John Maxwell of Nether Pollock is wittnes.

It is very long fince this family was nobihtat and created Lord Max-

well, —as is faid, in the time of King James the Second ; was a conflderable family, and had their refidence upon the Weft Border, att Carlaver- ock. He was created Earle of Mortoun by King James the Sixth, 1581, after the forfaulter of Regent Mortoun ; but his fucceflbrs being reftored in 1585, they loft the title of Mortoun, and were thereafter created Earles of Nithfdale, with precedency conform to the prior patent. 2

Hamiltoun, Laird of Preftoun, had a confiderable intereft in this parifli called Fingertoun ; a litle houfe, well planted ; but they having ther ordinary refidence in Lothian, occafioned this to be neglected. Thir lands were given by the Lord Maxwell's prediceffors to John Hamiltoun, prediceflbr to Preftoun, for his recovering the houfe of Carlaverock from the Englifh, in the time of King Robert Bruce ; and continowed holden of the family of Maxwell until! the year 1648, Preftoun obtained them holden of the King.

Maxwells of Nether Pollock, though no allusion to this reverend gentleman's office is made in the published genealogy of that family.

r " M Dauid Gemmill preichare of God's Word at pe kirk of Mearnes, &c. deceiflit July, 1651."—Test. Con. Oct. 8, thereafter. Ibid. " Gevin vp be Eli' Montgomerie, relicl of 1 ]ie defunct, and ex" datiue, furrogat," &c.

- The old tower of Mearns is still standing, and is very carefully and properly preserved by the present proprietor, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart of Blackhall, Bart. — —

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Not far from this is the houfe and caftle of Over Pollock, or Pollock of that Ilk, feated upon ane eminence and overlooking all the countrey below it. The houfe was ane old towr, but very much improven by the prefent heretor, Sir Robert Pollock, barronet, who hath made a very fyne houfe ; well finifhed, with greatt conveniences. This hath been long a good family, and appears to have been very old.

Robertus Alius Fulberti (called afterwards Pollock) is wittnes in the donation of the kirks of Strath-Gryfe and Inverweek by Walter, dapifer, founder of Pafley, in the beginning of the reign of King William. He is alfo a wittnes in the confirmation of Walter his foundation by his fone charters thereaf- Allan, dapifer ; and in feverall others of that Allan his ter. He is alfo in the mortification of the lands of Mola by Efchina, wife to Walter the founder. And in the donation of the kirk of Mairns by Helias Pollock, his brother, [appear?] all his brethern, viz. Peter or

Perez de Pollock, Helias is alio defigned filius Fulberti, and ane other Helias de Pollock. This Peter and Helias doe mortify the kirks of Mairns and of Pollock to the monaflerie of Paflay in the reign of King William. Robert fone of Robert Laird of Pollock, mortifies a yearly rent for the foul of Peter de Pollock, and Robert fone of Fulbert, his prediceflbr.

This Robert filius Robert! de Pollock, is in the confirmation by Peter

fone to Fulbert, whofe wife was Helen : this is alfo in the reign of King William.

Thomas de Pollock is wittnes in many charters in the reigns of Alex- ander the Second and Alexander the Third. s

1 The Pollocks of Balgray Crawfurd states to be descended of this family, though his statement seems to be but slenderly supported. " Geillis Pollock & Alex' Pollock of Balgray, now Mr spous for his entres," occur, as debtors, in the Will of William Henrysoun, Paisley, June, 1606.—Con. Jan. 8. 1607. Com. Rec. Glas. " David Pollock of Balgray, &c. deceift Aprile, 1631."—Test. Con. June 20, following. " r —Ibid. He constitutes Robert Pollock, bis younger! fone, bis ex , &c. And ordanes the laid Robert, his ex r to mak equall expenfs in obteining of ane Confirmatioun To the r of laid Johne Pollock, bis fone, & Jeane Pollok, bis fpous p Infeftmentis at the bandis my Lord Duik of Lennox, fuperiour of pe landis of Balgray." Charles Pollock, his son, also appears. Johne Pollock of Balgray frequently occurs afterwards Ibid. And " Johne — — — — —

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About the year [16]48, the Earle of Nithfdale parted with this barronie of Mairns to Sir George Maxwell of Nether Pollock, who not long thereafter fold it to the Laird of Blackhall ; and thefe two did fubfew the moft pairt of it to fmall heretors, to be holden of themfelves, and for payment of conliderable few deuties. The ten pound land of Dripps, in

Killbryde, is a pairt of this barronie of Mairns, and belongs to the Laird of Calderwood. The tiends of this parilh are a pairt of the lordfhip of Palley. The

Laird of Blackhall is titular and patrone. The prefent minifter is

EASTWOOD.

This is no great parilh. ' The lands of Eaftwood hath long appertained to the family of Eghntoun, where he hath a very litle houfe, and a fyne park, inclofed with Hone, not far from the church.

But ther is in this parilh the houfe and lands of Nether Pollock, belonging to Sir John Maxwell, barronet, one of the fenators of the college of juftice. It Hands upon the river of Carth, in a fertile foyle ; fin-

Polloke of Balgray [parilh of Mernis] deceillit in pe moneth of Nov' 1650 yeiris."—Test.

1 " Con. Dec. 28, following . Ibid. Whicb is ffay'fullie maid and gevin upe be Jeane Pol- ns loke, relicT; of pe defunct, h ex dative, furrogat," &c.

1 M r W" Wallace, minifter at Eaftwod," son of William Wallace of Johnston, appears in his father's Will, June 7. 1609, see p.102. He deceased Dec. 1617—Test. Con. April

13. 1618. Com. Rec. Glas. He nominates " Iftbbel Greg, his fpous ; Thomas Wallace,

his brother ; and George Glafgow merchand in Glafgovv exeo™" &c. And alludes to his " bairnes," but none are named. " M r James Greg minifter at Lowdoun" is a trustee. r "M John Maxwell minifter at Eiftwod" appears Feb. 2.1624 Con. of that date. Ibid. Mr Hew Blair is minister here Oct. 1630.—Con. Nov. 27, following. Ibid. He appears to have been translated to Glasgow. " M r Hew Blair, ane of pe ordinar milliliters of pe bur' of Glafgow, and M r Hew Blair, his lone," appear in the Will of Principal Strang, June, 1654.—Ibid.

Mr John Maxwell is minister at Eastwood Oct. 1647 Test. Maxwell of Nether Pol- lok. See next page. P — — — ;

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gularly planted, both with barren timber and orchards ; fyne incloiures, upon both fides of the river ; ane great old houfe, very much improven of late ; and a pleafant eftate, lyand pairtly in this parifh and pairtly in the neighbouring pariflies of Pafley and Govan, but all lying contique.

This family is repute to be very old. I have feen John Maxwell of Nether Pollock ane wittnefs in the mortification granted be Herbert de Maxwell, miles, of eight acres of land in Mairns, and ten merk of an- nuity out of the milne of Mairns to the monafterie of Pafley. John

Maxwell of Nether Pollock is alfo wittnes in the gift granted be Robert Earle of Stratharne, and Great Stewart of Scotland, of Sir William Muir his lands to the Abbott of Pafley, 1362. Ther is alfo ane charter, granted by Robert the Second, to Sir John Maxwell of Pollock and Ifa- bell Lindfay, his fpoufe, lawfull daughter to Sir David Lindfay of Craw- ford and Mary daughter to that king, of the lands of Badenoul and Ba- dinheath, in Stratharn, and difponed by him to the Laird of Glenaigis, At######Edinburgh, the 6th of May, 1388. 2 Aldhousk is in this parifh ; a neatt litle houfe, and a pleafant featt

2 " Williame Maxwell in Kowglen, brother germane to vmq' e S r Johnne Maxwell of Ne- thir Pollok, kny'" &c. died March, 1625—Test. Con. May 16. following Ibid. He 1 " ordanes Jeane Maxwell, his fpous, his onlie exeo" " but appears not to have left any children. And he bequeaths " To the Lipper folk at pe Brigend of Glafgow, xx s. Item, To pe men of pe Almous hous p' is nixt adjacent to pe Colledg of Glafgow, xx s." " S r J" Maxwell of Nep r Polloke, kny' &c. deceilt Qw'in the parochin of Eiflwoode] vpone the ffirft day of Nov' 1647 yeiris."—Test, dated " At Nep' Pollok" Oct. 29. 1647,

Con. Dec. 10, following Ibid. He appears to have left a daughter, his only child ; and that she was of his first marriage may be inferred from what follows : —" Item, p' was

k* ! awand be pe faid wmq S' Jo" Maxwell, he. viz. in pe firit, To Jflbbell Maxwell, his law i dochter, the fowme of Ten thowfand pundis,—conforme to ane contract betuixt wrnq" Hew Lord Lowdone and the faid wmq" S' Johne Maxwell, and wmq" Dame IfTobell Campbell,

m c his firil fpous, on the ane and vp' pairtis, of pe dait the day of J vj yeiris,— In satiffaclion to hir of all p' fcho can cleame of him, or of the faid S' George Max- well, his fueceffo'" &c. " Jo" Maxwell, lone law" to wmq" Jo" Maxwell fumetyme of Boi- " feild," is alfo a creditor ; as is Geillis, Jonet, Griffel, & Agnes Maxwells, his [the tes-

tor] iiiteris." His second wife, whom he would seem also to have survived, is stated to

have been Grizel, daughter of Blair of Blair : —" Dame Griffal Blair Lady Nethir Pollok" appears Feb. 1618—Con. March 25, following Ibid. — —

SHERIFFDOM OF RAN FREW. 115 well planted with barren timber, and fyne gardens. 3 It now belongs to

J The Maxwells of Auldhouse, as we have seen, are continued in the present opulent family of Pollock. Relative to Auldhouse the following curious genealogical inscriptions appear on a monument in the wall of the High Church burying ground, Glasgow. They are evidently of the different periods to which they refer, and are still in tolerable preservation :

Here lyes the body of Patrick Maxwell son of John Maxwell of Allhouse Merc-h t Taylor who died Deacon Conveener Sep" 1623 & Bessy Boyd his spouse.

Here lyes the body of y e Rev d M" Robert Maxwell who served Chryst in THE WORK OF Y e GoSPEL AT MoNK-TOUN & PrESTICK FROM 1640 TO 1665 WHEN HE WAS EJECTED FOR NoN CONFORMITY & AFTER THAT EXERCISED HIS MINISTRY PARTLY THERE PARTLY IN THIS ClTY & THE COUNTREY ROUND TILL MARCH 26, 1686 WHEN

HE FELL ASLEEP IN CHRIST AT BOGTOUN HOUSE IN CaTHCART AGED 75 : & ROBERT Maxwell his son & Euphan Paton his spouse: & belongs to M r Patrick Maxwell minister at Inchennan.

And now to his son The Rev" M" Thomas Maxwell minister of Stewarton, 1777.

The death of the above respectable citizen appears also in Trochrig's Obituary : —" This fame moneth [Sep. 1623], died at Glafgow my good friend Patrick Maxwell, baillie there, after he had built a good houfe there."

The house which seems here alluded to is situated in High Street,

near the cross. It appears to have undergone very little change exter-

nally ; and may be identified by the builder's paternal achievements, impaled with those of his wife—a daughter of the family of Portincross,

still remaining in front. He was maternally descended of Dunlop of

Hapland ; and to this the distinctive double headed eagle in the shield

it is corroborative of the fact Hist, I. seems to refer, whilst — See of fienf.

jsJ-gfe^ j-^l 1 la-ted. p. 2*3. An exact drawing of this curious family relic is here placed in the margin. The testament of " Patrik Maxwell," who " deceit! September, 1623," is Con. Feb. 2. 1624.— Com. Rec. Glas. Bearing to be " gevin vp be Beffie Boyd, his relict, In name, r " &c. of George and Agnes Maxwellis, p law" bairnes," &c. Johne Maxwell, elder! law" fone to pe defunct," also appears.

His relict married secondly a son of the Bishop of Argyle, whom she likewise survived : —" M r Adam Boyd, fone law 1 to wmq" M r Andro Boyd, fumtyme Bifchop of Argyle, &c. deceift in Maij, 1649."—Test. Con. Nov. 3, following. Ibid. "Maid, &c. be Eli' Boyd, his relict, and ex'° datiue, furrogat," &c. And " George Maxwell, hir law" lone, actit

himself ca' &c. for pe ex"*" " Johne Maxwell merchant burges of Glafgow, &c. [obviously the son of Patrick] de- P 2 '

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The tiends of this parifh are alfo a pairt of the lordfhip of Pafley.

is now patrone. The prefent minifter is

CATHCART.

This parifh lyes moftly in the fherriffdome of Ranfrew, but yet ther is fome pairt of it in the fhyre of Lanerk, viz. the lands of Aikenhead, belonging to James Hamiltone, of Aickinhead. All the reft of this parifh was anciently comprehended within the barrony of Cathcart, belonging to the Laird of Cathcart of that Ilk, who is repute to be very old.

Tins family was nobditat in the year 1455, and have continowed finceyne Lords of Cathcart ; and have ther refidence now in the fhyre of Air, att the caftle of Sunrom. 2 This barrony of Cathcart, when intire, was a very pleafant and de-

fireable intereft ; lyand upon both fides of the watter of Carth, within two miles of Glafgow. The caftle of Cathcart is ane old houfe, to

ceilt in the moneth of 1648."—Test. Con. Nov. 26. 1649.— Ibid. He nominates, &c. " Helene Hill, bis fpous, Niniane Hill of Lambhill, M r Robert Maxwell mini- Iter at Monktone, and George Maxwell, bis brither germane," and otbers, " Tuto™ &c. To Niniane, Beffie & Jonet Maxwellis, bis law" bairnes," &c.

1 Tins parisb cburch would seem to have been dedicated to St Oswald. See next page, note ; where John Coluill curate of Cathcart also appears. Mr Robert Hamilton was minister here July, 1610.—Test. Hamilton of Garen Com. Rec. Glas. He died March, 1628—Test. Con. last day of Feb. 1629.—Ibid. " Johnne Hamiltoun, his fone, his onlie ex r " &c. He was succeeded by Mr Gavin Forsyth, his son

r r in law : —" Item, He ordanes the faid Johne, ex foirfaid, to entir M Gavin Forsyth, his lone in law, alreddy admittit to the minifterie at the laid kirk of Cathcart, in & to pe lions

& borne, as they ar prefentlie, w'out ony acknawledgment for the famyn ; and in and to the

r polleffioun of the gleib & yairdis, heich & laich, adjacent p to—beefs & hie houfs Handing p'in," &c. " And to delyvir to pe faid M r Gavin his prefs, w' his haill Buikis, conforme

r to ane Cotolloge, wryttin w' his awin hand, p of, excepting allenerlie bis airfchip Bybill." 8 Allan Lord Cathcart died at Auchincrue in August, 1628. His Will, written by "Andro

Bifchop of Argyll,'' is dated July 31, preceding, and recorded at Glasgow Jan. 14. 1649. — — — —

SHERIFFDOM OF RANFREW. 117 which feverall new buildings have been added. It flands near to the watter, and had fruitful! gardens about it. It now belongs to Sir William Setnple of Cathcart. 3

A litle below this Hands the kirk of Cathcart, in a very pleafant place.

And downward, upon this watter, is the lands of Langfyde, where was foughten the field of Langfyde, upon the day of May, 1568 ; where thefe that were conveened by Queen Mary, to convoy her to Dutnbar- tone, were beaten by thefe that were with the Earle of Murray, Regent. * Upon the other fide of the watter of Carth lyes the lands of Boogtoun.

It is alfo a pairt of the barronie of Cathcart. It belonged to the Laird of

Blair, [Ayrfliire] ; and was fold by him to Sir Adam Blair ; and by him to the Laird of Aikenhead, who hath fince fewed all the land, except the houfe and mains. But in regard he lives att Aikenhead, he is the lefs carefull of Booatoun. 5

3 " Test, quond. Jo ,e Spreull due. de Cathcart, qui obiit apud villain eiufd. xxij. die mens. m Octobris, anno J v° 1° coram his teftibus Willmo. Pollok de eod. Dno. de Coldane, Val- tero Spreull, &c. u in fe- . . . . Ego Jo Spreull .... condo teftamentum meum hunc nioduin Virgini, quentem : In primis, Do & lego animam meant Deo Omnipotent^ beate Marie &c. corpulque meum fepeliend. in choro Sen. Osualdi, in Cathcart

lu Et hos conltituo meos ex™" viz. Ro" Sympile meum filium, & Malcolmum Sympile filium meum filium, Juniores ; Et conftituo & ordino Willmum. Sympile, meum Senior- em, & Gabrielem Sympile, meum filium jiraiorem, viz. lie o'men & vt dictum executores," &c.

As legatees, occur her daughters Jonet and Bessie ; also Jo. Pollok de eod. William is previously so designed—probably father and son ? " Ita eft Jo" Coluill ciiratus de Cath- cart, manu propria." Con. penult. Octobris, anno 1" E155CT] Ibid. Thomas Sempill of Cathcart occurs frequently inter June, 1607, et Nov. 1619. Ibid.— Bryce Sempill of Cathcart appears March, 1628. Ibid.—" Cuthbert Hamiltone & Jeane Thomei'oune Lady Cathcart, lpoufs," appear in the Test, of Adame Boyd, Kilwynniiig, Jan. 19. 1636.—Con. Nov. 8. following Ibid.— William Sempill of Cathcart is mentioned Nov. 1646 and May, 1653.—Ibid. * The lands of Sleivmanshill, Cathcart, are mentioned in the above records, 1626. A name they possibly derived from this noted fight ? "Johne Blair yonger ofp' Ilk, &c. deceift, vnteftit, in the moneth of Januar, 1604 yeiris." —Test. Con. July 31. 1608 Rec. ut sup. Which bears to be "gevin vp be Iffobell Boyd,hi> relict, In name and behalf of Grillel, Iftbbell, [Ananas, and Margaret Blairis, dochteris lau" m to the defunct, Ex " &c. " Item, pair was awand be the defunct, the tyme foirfaid, To Jon- —— —

118 A CCO MPT OF THE

More downward upon this watter, is the Newlands, which lately be-

longed to the Earle of Eglintoun ; and now to Leckie mer-

chand in Glalgow. It is a very pleafant and well fituat place, and was anciently a pairt of the barronie of Cathcart.

The tiends of this parifli were a pairt of the lordihip of Pafley. The

prefent miniller is Mr John Stevenfone.

EGLISHAM.

This is a confiderable, and high lyand parilh ; much inclining to mure and murelands. It hath long appertained to the Earle of Eglintoun, and

Iris prediceffors ; and the mofl pant belongs to him in property, and what he hath not in property holds of him as fuperior. The lands in this parifli are cheapper fett to the tennants then in the neighbouring par-

et Stewart, relicl of vraq le Gawin Gbrame in Glafgow, of hous maill, q'in the defunct de- ceLirit, xxxiij lib. Item, To Thomas Blair, his fervand gentilman, of fie, xl. lib. Item, To

John Miller, his gairdner, of fie, viij lib. To John Crawfurd, thair cnik, of fie, v lib." The other servants are : John Reid, Ketrene Sempill, Jonet Sempill, and Margaret Muir. Reid will remind the reader of the interesting Thorn of Mr Pitcairn's Crim. Trials.

In the churchyard of Cathcart there is a monumental slab bearing the paternal coat of

Blair—a Saltier charged with five Mascles—not nine, as in modern exemplifications ; and encircled by an inscription, of which the following is all that remains :

[HE]IR . LYIS . JHONE [T]HE. BLAIR.

ZONGER . THAT . ILK. DECISIT . 15 - - . Z[EIRIS]. This may not improbably relate to a son of the above John Blair younger. The date may be about 1590—it is certainly not much earlier. " Bryce Blair of p' Ilk, M r John Blair, his fone, and the tennentis of the landis of Gar- roche" were addebted to the Bishop of Glasgow, at his death, 1632, some part of the " few dutie of the landis of Garroche" for the years 1617— 1631. Com. Rec. Glas. " Mr William Blair miniller at Dumbartane, &c. deceift Nov. 1632."—Test. Con. Jan. 3. 1635.—Ibid. He " ordanes his faid fpous, [Barbara Robertfoun], ex'" To be compt-

l abile to Bryce Blair elder, and younger of p Ilk." &c. He possibly was of this family ? " The vantes Awards] and mariages of the Lairdes of Cuninghamehead, Cromriges \j~\. Blare, and Caldweell, quhofie fathers deyed in the countries feruice, ordained by the hous to be paft by the Th r depute to ther heire gratis, August 5. 1641.,' Balfour's Annates,

III. 29. — — —

SHERIFFDOM OF RANFREW. 119 ilhes about, fo that every nynteen year the Earle getts a conficlerable en- trefs for renewing of tacks to the tennants. He hath ane old houfe in this pariih called Ponoun caftle, which they fay was built by one of the family of Percy, in Ingland ; in regard he was taken prifoner by Sir John Montgomery, prediceffbr to this Earle, and for his ranfome built the caftle of Ponoun.

Ther is in this pariih the lands of Auchinhood, belonging to

' Montgomery, who hath ane convenient park and litle houfe here.

This parifh is almoft furrounded by the pariih of Kyllbryde in Clydef- dale, the pariih of Phinnick in Cunninghame, and the parifh of Mairns in

Ranfrew. It is ane laick patronage, and was a member of the chapter 2 of Glafgow. The prefent minifter is . This Earle of Eglintoun his prediceffbr was created Lord Montgomery

by King James the Second, in the year 1445 ; and Earle of Eglintoun by King James the Fourth, in anno 1506. But ther prediceffbrs were long confiderable gentlemen before that time. For Robert Montgomery

1 " Hew Montgomerie of Auchinhuid" is a creditor in the testament of " Marjorie Duuibar, fpous to Edward Wallace of Sewaltoun," July, 1614. And " Jonet Peblis Lady Auchinhuid, and Hew Montgomerie, hir fpous," appear in a Confirmation Jan. 13. 1617, relating to the preceding year.— Com. Rec. Glas. - Mr Andrew Boyd, a natural son of the Lord Boyd, parson of Eglesham, was consecrated Bishop of Argyle, 1613. Wodrow, who has written his Life, says he was minister here in 1601, and advanced to the see of Argyle February, 1612, referring to a letter of Boyd's to Bishop Spotswood. " The Billiop," continues this writer, " was married, and had pollerity. I know my good friend, Mr A. Rofs, prefent profelfor of Humanity in Glafgow, yet with." is defcended from him ; but the particular account of his children I have not met —MS. in Bib. Col. Glas. " Elizabeth Cvnynghame, fpous to M' Andro Boyd," occurs June, 1603 and Feb. 1618.

Com. Rec. Glas. Boyd is called Bishop Oct. 1613 Ibid. " M* Allex' Boyd, ane of the Regentis of pe Colledge of Glafgow," who deceased March, 1619, nominates, &c. " Andro, Bifchop of Argyll, ex r" and leaves " To M r Adame Boyd, the Bifchop of Argyll his fecund lone, Audit hundrith mkis Ibid. Adam married a daughter of Boyd of Portincross,

but probably left no succession See p. 1 15, note. " James Boyd, fone to the Bifchop of Argyll," appears Oct. 1632—Con. Jan. 8. 1633 Rec. ut sup. And Trochrig records the r death of a third son:" —[July, 1625] I heard likewife of the death of M George Boyd, fon to the Billiop of Argyle, my fchollar at Glafgow, who died in France, devotely, fince he was a fober, religious, model! youth." Obituary. :

120 AC COM PT OF THE

is wittnes in many charters granted by Walter dapifer, the founder of

Pafley; as particularly, in the two firft charters of Inverweek and Legard-

wood to Pafley ; as alfo in the charter of Henry de St Martine of his

lands in Strath-Gryphe ; and in the mortification of Efchina, fpoufe to

the faid Walter. This Robert is defigned in the mortification of Inver- week Vicecomes de Lanerk. And in the mortification of a plough

of land in Inverweek by Nigellus de Conftentine ; and in the mortification of the fifhing of Linbryne by Maldowin Earle of Lennox, 1205. All thir are in the reign of King William.

Allan de Montgomery is in two charters of Allan fone of Walter, the

founder of Pafley : the firft confirming all deeds done by his father ; the fecond, of fyve merks yearly payed him by the monks of Mellrofs for

Mauchlane . He is alfo wittnes in the donation of

Henry of St Martine of his lands of Strath-Gryphe ; and in the confir-

mation of the kirk of Pollock by Florentius elect bifhop of Glafgow : all in the reign of King William.

Allanus de Montgomery is wittnes in the firft charter granted be Wal- ter the fone of Allan, oye to the founder, before he was Great Stewart, of

the lands betwixt Old Patrick and Efpadie. He is alfo in the liberty granted to the monks of Pafley to choofe ane abbott by the faid Walter, after he was Great Stewart. Thir are in the time of Alexander the Se-

cond. Allan is alfo in the charter of Malcolm Lockquhart of fix acres of land in Seimontoun. Robert de Montgomery and John, his brother, are wittnes in the ex- cambion of Killingtoun for Inverweek.

John of Montgomery, miles, is in the firft affignation to the convent of Syxle [Thixel ?] and in the three charters of Sempryngham all by Walter, Senefcallus. This John, with one Hector before him, is 2^ in the fecond gift given to Syxle : all reg. Alex.

Dominus Johannes de Montgomery, miles, is in the feall of Aid Ing- liftoun by Adam Carpentar, under Alexander the Third. " Nobilis vir Johannes de Montgomery dominus de Eglifham" is wittnes to the appeall by the convent of Pafley againft Mathew bifhop of

d[ Glafgow, 1388, reg. Rob. 2 Eglintoun. " Dominus Hugo de Eglintoun, dominus ejufdem, miles," SHERIFFDOM OF RANFREW. 121 is wittnes to the gift of all lands belonging to Sir Reginald More by

di Robert Stewart Earle of Strath ern, anno 1361, reg. Da. 2

Hugo de Eglintoun, miles, is amonglt the amicable compofitors of that plea betwixt Pafley and Sir William More anent Sympryngham, a 1373, reg. Rob. 2

— — — ——

FURTHER NOTICES RELATIVE TO

THE PRECEDING ACCOUNT OF RENFREWSHIRE.

Ijeltrees.—The Sempills of Beltrees are distinguished by a kind of hereditary affiance to letters and the muses, and various eminently successful effusions have been ascribed to individuals of the family. There can be no doubt that a careful collection of their poetical writings, accompanied with memoirs of tlie writers, would prove highly acceptable and useful to Scottish literature ; and this it is gratifying to learn, has in some measure been promised by a gentleman of the neighbourhood—one whose acquaintance and acquirements in all that relates to the mysteries of minstrelsy must make the subject peculiarly his own, cannot fail to ensure the most satisfactory residt of his labours. In the records from which so much has previously been introduced, some slight notices of this family occur : " Geillis Elphingftone Lady Bultreis" incidentally appears July, 1611. This Lady was wife of Sir James Sempill of Beltrees, and sister of Sir George Elphingstone of Blythswood. She died at Paisley in the month of September, 1618.—Test. Con. June 4.

1633. Her children by Sir James appear to have been : Robert, who succeeded his father, George, Margaret, Issobell, Mareoun, and Geillis. The two elder daughters were married, one to Campbell of Ardkinlas, the other to the Laird of MacFarlane—George, Mareoun, and Geillis seem to have been under age at their mother's decease. Sir James Sempill died at his house in Paisley, Feb. 1625 Trochrig's Obituary.

" Robert Sempill of Beltries and Dame Marie Lyon, his fpous," are named in the testament of Robert Brisbane, son to Brisbane of Bishopton.—Con. Aug. 4. 1646. Sec. ut supra. Mary Lyon was daughter to Sir Thomas Lyon of Auldbar—her sister Elizabeth was wife of the above Robert Brisbane, whom she survived.

Blacksolm.—John Lindsay of Blacksolme appears in the Will of Maxwell of Bulross, Oct. 1595 Ibid. He died in June, 1618 Test. Con. Jan. 12. 1619.—Ibid. Agnes Stewart, his spouse, and Robert Lindsay, his sou, executors.

r " M George Lindfay of Blakfholme, minifter at Roifnaith, the tyme of his deceis," died in November, 1644.—Test. Con. Feb. 4. 1645. Ibid. " Gevin vp be M r Robert & Wal- ter Lindlayis, Ian11 tones to the defunct," &c.

Bredieland.—" Arthour Maxwell of Bradieland" deceased in 1606.—Test. Con. inter

Q. '2 — — — — — — —— —

124 NOTICES RELATIVE TO

1607 et 1609 Ibid. "Hew Maxwell of Brydiland" appears in a Con. Nov. 2. 1627.— Ibid. —" Gawand Maxwell of Braidilaudis" appears Aug-. 4.1646.—Con. of that date Ibid.

Bruntshiels.—William Sempill of Brunscheillis appears August, 1603. Ibid. Hew and James Sempill, sons to William Sempill of Bruntscheillis, occur Jan. 1616 —Conf. Aug. 2, following. Ibid. William was dead April, 1617.— Con. Sept. 5, that year. Ibid. Andro Sempill of Bruntscheillis is named Oct. 1620 Con. March 7. 1621 Ibid.

Cajrncurran.—Gabriel Cuninghame of Carncuraue appears often inter Oct. 18. 1595 et Feb. 18. 1630. Ibid " Elizabeth Stewart, fpous to Gabriell Cvninghame of Camcurane," &c. deceased in April, 1620 Test. Con. April 19. 1621. " ffayfullie maid, &c. be the

r faid Gabriell Cvnynghame, In name & behalf of Daniell Cvnynghame, p laufull lone, vn- foriffamiliat, ex r datiue," &c. " M' Johnne Cvnynghame, lau'full (Tone] to Gabriell Cvn- ynghame of Carnecurane," appears Feb. 18. 1630, as cautioner in the testament of George Lindsay of Westirsyd, Kilmacolm, who deceased Feb. 1G29. Ibid. " Williame Cvnyng- " hame of Carnecurrane, &c. deceill in , 16 . . —Test. Con. Aug. 5. 1643 Ibid. " Gevin up be William Conynghame younger of Carnecurane, lau'full lone to the defuuct, and ex r datiue, furrogat," &c.

Craigbet.—This property is omitted likewise by Crawfurd. Gabriell Sempill of Craig- bait and Robert Sempill of Craigbait, his son —(and doubtless successor), appear about the end of the sixteenth century : see p. 88, note. " Kathrein Sempill, filler to the Laird of Craigbait," appears Jan. 1622. Rec. ut supra.

Craigton " Robert Pateiibune of Craigtoune, &c. deceilt in Aprill, 1660yeiris."—Test. Con. Nov. 5. 1661. Ibid. He constitutes " Marion Semple, his fpous, full exeo"* &c.

For the behoveing of his dochter, Jonet Paterfoune : As alfo he appoynts Mathow Aikin

r nier'1 burges of Glafgow tuto to his lone, and Johne Allafoune, his goodlbne," &c. There appears to have been a second daughter, but she is not named.

Dargavel.—John Maxwell, uncle to Mungow Maxwell of Newark, may have been the of Dargavell is an " o'ilmau" in the first of this family ; see p. 94, note.—Patrik Maxwell Will of Maxwell of Bulross, Oct. 1595. He died in August, 1612—Test. Con. Feb. 2. 1613. Rec. ut sup. " Gevin vp be Mareoun Porterfeild, his relict, In name and

r,s behalf of Jeane and Marie Maxwellis, his law" bairnes, and ex datiues," &c. Crawfurd states that Patrick Maxwell of Dargavel was slain at Lockerby, 1593, and that he was

succeeded by his son John. This seems incompatible with the above facts ; but he may

have been the son,—very probably the only son : —Patrik Maxwell of Dargavel pursues Alexander Flemyug of Barrochan and his sons for the forcible abduction of Rebecca Max- well, his daughter, 1596. Crim. Trials, p. 377. And it need hardly be remarked, that

this was a crime rarely attempted but with heiresses. " Mareoun Porterfeild, relict of vmqle Patrik Maxwell of Dargavel," &c. deceased March — — —— —— — — — —— —

RENFREWSHIRE. 125

1615 Test. Con. June 6. 1616. Ibid, "ffayfullie maid, &c. be John Maxwell of Dar- gavell, For himfelf, and in name & behalf of Annas, Jeane & Mareoun Maxwellis, lau" baimes to the defund, and ex™ datiue," &c. John's relation to the family does not further appear. He may have been the husband of Rebecca, mentioned above. John Max- well of Dargavel appears frequently ad 1646. Ibid.

Mylnebank.—James Sempill of Mylnebank appears May, 1604, and 1613. And Robert Sempill of Mylnebank in Oct. 1620 Ibid.

respectable yet Newton.—The Crawfurds of Newton appear to have been ancient and ; even their namesake has omitted any notice of them. " Willielmus Crawfurd de Newtone" appears in the Will of John Haisty in Park of Erskin, April 16. 1552. Rec. ut supra.

" George Crawfurd of Newtoun" is a creditor, of " vicarage teind, xj s. vj d." of Big- gart in Gillisyaird, Nov. 1604 Ibid. And he deceased, apparently at Newton, " w'in the parochin of Paflay," in Oct. 1607 —Test. Con. Feb. 27. 1621 Ibid. Which bears to be " gevin up be Andro Crawfurd baillie of Pallay, brop' germane to the defund:, In name, &c. of Elizabeth Crawfurd, dochter lau" to the deid," &c. Crawfurd was owing " To James erle of Abircorne, for pe few ferine dewtie of pe four nik. land of Newtoune, the crop & yeir of God 1607, ffourtie audit bollis ferine aittis, pryce of the boll liij s. iiij d." These lands appear to have been originally a feu of the monastery of Paisley. m " Hew Crawfurd of Newtone, and his guid lone, W Hair," appear Feb. 20. 1611. Hew appears again April 15. 1629 Ibid. " Margaret, daughter of William Hair, proprietor of a fmall eltate in the parifli of Kil- m barchan," was mother of Wodrow the covenanting historian. " W Hair of Pennell occurs in the Will of Elizabeth Aickein in Hairis Pennell— Kilbarchan—Junij, 1634."

Rec. ut supra. This is probably the same individual. Malcolme Crawfurd of Newtoun appears Feb. 1630.—Con. Oct. 11, following Ibid. " Elizabeth Stewart Lady Lamyngtoune, fpous to Malcolme Crawfuird of Newtoun the tyme of hir deceis, deceilt in November, 1631: ffay'fullie maid & gevin vp be the laid

r r Malcolme, hir bufband, In name, &c of Thomas Crawfuird, p law" lone, and ex datiue," &c Test. Con. Jan. 1632. Ibid. But this was subsequently reduced, and Thomas' sister Annas served to her mother. Thomas Crawfuird of Newtoun occurs June, 1633—Con. Dec. 3, same year Ibid.

Selviland A family of the name of Knox were designed of Selviland. They were probably a branch of Ranforlie, but are noticed by none of the historians of the county. William Knox of Selviland occurs Aug. 1603 Rec. ut supra—" Margaret Maxwell, lpous to Williame Knok of Selviland, &c. deceit! in Jan. 1622.— Test. Con. Nov. 15, following. Ibid. " Gevin vp be the faid W" In name, &e. of Jeane Knok, law" daughter procreat betwixt thame." " Robert Knox, lone law" to vmqlc Thomas Knox of Selviland [evidently brother to — —

126 NOTICES RELATIVE TO, &c.

William], deceiit in Nov. 1625."—Test. Con. Dec. 4, following Ibid. Tbe substance of this document, being curious, is here transcribed : lk " Legacy.—At the Halkheid, the penult day of October, 1625. The q day Robert Knox, &c. nominatis & ordanes AHexr Knox of Selviland & Thomas Knox, burges of Pailay, his ex ris &c. In frimis, He levis to Jean Knox, his brother dochter, fyve hundrith mkis. r ike. . . . Item, He levis to M Andro Sempill minifter at Ballull, fiftie mkis. Item, He r,s levis to George Knox, his naturall fone, ane hundrith pund—and that the ex let pe prof- feit of it put him to pe fkuillis, &c. Item, He levis to Andro Knox, burges of Ranfrow, callit Broune boy, fyiftie pundis. Item, He levis his belt cloik, ane pair of blak breikis, and ane ftuft dowblat to his mamy, Megie Glen. Item, He levis ane (land of Inglis claith, w' ane blak cloik & the lynning claithis, to his man, Robert Moderall. Item, He levis his

r 1 word, with faddill & fiUTieifiing, to his brother fone, Allex Knox of Selviland. Subfcryvit w' his hand," &c. Alexander Knox of Selviland appears again in these records June, 1633.

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APPENDIX I. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHIRES OF LANARK AND RENFREW

AND OF THE PARISH OF BOTHWELL

FROM SIBBALD AND MACFARLANE MSS.

ADVOCATES' LIBRARY.

;

DESCRIPTION OF THE SHERIFFDOM OF LANERIK BY SIR WILLIAM BAILLIE OF LAMINTON,

AND WILLIAM BAILLIE OF CARPHIN.

[SIBBALD MSS. written probably about 1650.]

Ihe flieriffdom of Lanerik is divided into two Wards, to wit, the Over and Ne- ther Wards of Clidfdale; and bounds with the flewartry of Annaudale, which is a part of the fheriffdoin of Nidefdale, on the ibutheaft, —the fheriffdom of Druinfriefs on the fouth, — the flieriffdom of Air upon the fouthwefl, —the iherifFdom of Ran- frow on the northweft,—the flieriffdom of Dumbarton on the north, —the flieriffdom of Stirling on the northeaft, and the fheriffdoni of Linlithgow, called Weft Lothian, on the eaft, and the flieriffdom of Mid Lothian a little to the foutheaft, and the llieriffdom of Peebles on the fouth parts. This fliire is in length, fra Errihftane to Partik bridge, 40 miles; and in breadth, in the broadeft part, 24 miles, and the narroweft part 16.

River of Clide.—The principal river is the river of Clide, having its beginning at Errik hill, alias Little Clydes hill, and runs through the middle of the whole

fliire, and exoners it felf at the fea, through Dumbarton fliire.

The rivers running into Clide are : Daer water, flowing from the Well pethe,

running four miles in length, before it fall in Clide ; —Porttrail water, flowing fra Kirkhope head, running 4 miles before it fall in Clide, and falls in the water of Meitines, and then runs into Clide, befide Crooked ftanes, upon the fouth fide of Clide ; —The water of Glennuchan, flowing from the hill of Luthers, runs three miles ere it fall in Clide, upon the fouth fide of the faid river ; —The water of Glafpine, flowing fra the Glafpine hill, runs a mile ere it come to Clide) befide the Nether

Newtoun ; —Alvine water, flowing from the Luthers, runs about 4 miles ere it fall in Clide, at Nether Newtoun ; —Hart cleuch water, flowing fra the Hart cleuch hills, runs 5 miles, ere it fall in Clide at the caftle of Crawford ; —Campe water,

flowing fra Couter ftane height, runs 6 miles ere it fall in Clide, at the faid caftle

of Crawford ; —Glengonar water, flowing fra the Luthers, runs 4 miles ere it fall in Clyde, at the Southwood ; —Cald Chappel water, flowing fra the hill called the Ragged gill, falls in Clide at the Cald Chappel ; —Dinidine water, flowing fra the hill of Carnetable, falls in Clide at Midding Coatts, being 12 miles;—Craik water, flowing fra the Quhitcleuch, goes into the flieriffdom of Nidefdale, by the Souchall R 130 BAILLIES' DESCRIPTION OF THE

Wandill burn, flowing from Birnoklicad, runs three miles ere it fall in Clide at the

Davidfliall ; —Robertoun burn, coming fra Hartoun hill, runs 1 miles, and falls in Clide at Malmegatcs hour ; —Hartfide burn, coming fra Boutak head, falls in Clide foreanent the houfe of Bagbie ; —Lamintoun burn, flowing fra the Smallgill hill, running 4 miles in length, falls in Clide; —Gerff water, flowing fra Tyntoch hill, runs 4 miles of length ere it fall in Clide foreanent Lamintoun ; —Eaitertoun burn, coming fra the hill Montjadefoord, runs 2 miles of length, and falls in Clide at the

Quhithill ; —The Daniel burn, flowing from the top of Tynto mountain, runs two miles ere it fall in Clide, foreanent Lamintoun ; —The Landie moor burn, coming fra Tynto, runs about two miles ere it fall in Clide, above Symingtouu ; —Coulter water, coming fra Kiugibek head, runs 4 miles, and falls in Clide beneath Coulter

Mains ; —Biggar water, flowing fra Bizziebiggar head, runs two miles, and falls in Clide befide Drumalyeart ; —The Two mile burn, coming fra Elfrikle bog, down by

Skirling, falls into Biggar water, and then to Tweed ; —The Kirk burn, coming fra

Tynto, two miles ere it fall in Clide, beneath Annyltoun; —Blaikburn, coming fra Tynto, 3 miles ere it fall in Clide, above Covingtoun ; —Cathquhanne burne, coming fra the Schall hill, falls in Clide foreanent Coldingtoun ; —The two Medane waters, falling in Clide betwixt Carnwath and Libertoun, 6 miles long ; —Mous Water, coming fra the Corfwood hill, runs in Clide above the Stanebyres, being 8 flde, fra miles : Clowburn water, on the welt comes Carmichael hill, and falls in Clide at Clowburn mill ;—Saudies burn, coming from the Howgate, flows from

the north fide of Tynto, and falls into Clide ; —Douglas water, coming fra Carneta-

bell, runs into Clide, about 10 miles, and falls therein above the Bonytoun Lin. Burns running into Douglas Water & Clide.—To this Water of Douglas runs in the burns of Park burn, Vdiugtoun burn, Eifilfide burn. Nethane water, coming fra the hills of Cummarheads, ten miles long, ere it fall in Clide, beneath fra law, miles Craig-Nethane ; —the Fidler burn, quhilk comes Kiukego 3 in length,

and falls in Clide at the Crocefoord ; —the Forreft kirk burn, coming from Kilkegow law, runs 4 miles, and falls in Clide at the Miltoun and Maulllie ; —The Henfchaw water, coming from the King's law, and caftward, runs into Clide at Garyne, being weft, four miles in length ; —Dilerf burn, coming fra the called Calder mofs, runs into Clide at the town of Dilerf; —South Calder water, coming fra the Blackftane,

runs 10 miles, and falls in Clide foreanent Hamiltouu ; —North Calder, flowing fra the Blackloch, being twelve miles, falls in Clide at Calder bridge; —Evin water,

coming fra the Glengavells, runs into Clide, 12 miles, above Hamiltoun, at Rofevin : —Reezoche water, coming fra the Lochheads, runs into Clide, 6 miles, through the

town of Hamiltoun, and falls in the fame at the Nether town of Hamiltouu ; —Rot- tin Calder water, coming fra the heads of Evindale, falls into Clide beneath Both well caitle, about 10 miles; —Tivitt goes into Clide at Dilenvie, being 2 miles; —Mer- —

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meer, coming fra Dechmont liills, falls into Glide above the Ferme ; —Ruglan burn, coming fra Catbkine bill, 4 miles, falls in Clide beneath Ruglan ; —The Langfide burn, being 2 miles, falls in Clide at Over Govan ; —Blackcart, coming fra Catbkine hill [falling into Cart?], runs 10 miles through Ran frow ere it come to Clide ; —Pow- corfe burn, coming fra the Provin lochs, runs into Clide at Ardgray, 4 miles ;

Camelekie burn, coming fra Salmbrac, runs into Clide at Bogillholl ; —Port Glas- gow burn runs through a part of Glafgow, and runs to Clide at the bridge thereof, two miles.

Burghs Royal.—Burghs royal in this (hire are : Glafgow, Lanerik and Ruglan.

Burghs of Barony.—Burghs of barony : Hamiltoun, Crawford, Biggar, Carn- wath, Douglafs, and Evindale.

Abbacies & Provostries.—One abbacy, to wit, Lifraahagow ; and the Proveft- rie of Bothwell. Principal Houses.—The principal houfes are: Hamiltoun, Douglafs, Bothwell caftle, Craig of Blantire, Lamiutoun, Crawford, Covingtoun, Biggar, Carmichael, the Lie, Corehoufe, Stanebyres, Carnwatb, Cleghorn, Jarifwood, the Miltoun, MauKlie, Diferf, Caftehill, Evindale, Craig-Nethan, the Monkland, Orbiiloun, Car- phin, Lachope, Carnebroo, Clelandtown, Dalyell, the Ferm, Lickprivick, Raploch, Caffiltoun, Broomhil], Stenhoufe, Patrickholm, Torrens, Calderwood, Mayns of Kilbryde, Catbkine, Gilbertfield, Murdeftoun, Allantoun, Cultnefs, Murrows, the Haggs, Falkine, Woodhall, Inchnoche, Provin, Airdrie, Rofevin, Jerreftoun. Gold & Lead Mines.—There were Gold mines found in King James the Fifth's time, and Gold on Lamintoun burn yet ; and fine Lead mines in Glengonar water, at Syraingtoun. Coals, Limestones & Peets.—There is in this fliire abundance of coals, lime- ftones, and peets for fewel.

Woods.—Woods are : Hamiltoun wood, Stanebyres, Miltoun, Camnethan, Cleg- born, Jarifwood, Jerreftoun, Dalyell, the Rofevin, Bothwell, the Park of Bothwell, the Caftlewood, the Monkland, with fundry other woods there, the woods of Lif- mahagow. Lochs.—The Lochs in this fliire are: Carftairs, Carnwatb, Cudilie loch, Lanerick, the Head loch, the Groundlefs loch, the Lochcoatts, Provin loch, Garvirie, Gart- fliarie, Garqueme, Banheth loch.

This Shire well ftored with Grafs, &c. — It has ftore of grafs, corn, and fillies of all forts, the over ward moft for pafturage, the nether ward for corns. Chief Hills.—The chief hills are Lutbers, Tyuto, Darngavell, Mont Inervar, Kingfbek heicbt, Coulter heichts, Darnoch beichts, Hurillbury heichts, the Ragged- gill heichts, Dechmont hill, Biflieberry bill, Quathquanne law, Carnetabell, the Black bill above the Stanebires, the King's law. r2 GEOGRAPHICALL DESCRIPTION OF THE PAROCH OF BOTHWELL.

[M' Far lane MSS. Probably by the incumbent, Mr William Hamilton—date about 1720,]

A he paroch of Bothwell lyes in the nether ward of the fhire of Lanark, within the bounds of the prefbitry of Hamilton. It is about feven miles in length from eait to weft, and much about two miles broad from north to fouth. This paroch is bounded, upon the north, by the water of North Calder, which runs the whole length of the laid paroch ; and upon the fouth it is bounded, the whole length, by the water of South Calder.

The adjacent parochs are : Hamilton upon the foutheaft, feparated by the river of Clyde, at two miles diftance (N. B. In this and others, I give the bearing and diftance from the kirk) ; It hath Blantyre upon the fouth, feparate alio by the river of Clyde, at two miles diftance ; upon the weft and northweft, it hath the paroch of Old

Monkland, at two large miles diftance, feparate from it by the water of North Cal- der ; upon the north, it hath the paroch of New Monkland, at five miles diftance,

teparate likways by the water of North Calder ; upon the northeaft, it hath the paroch of Shotts, at feven miles diftance (this was a new Erection, taken of the paroch

of Bothwell) ; upon E. N. E. it hath the paroch of Cambufnethen, feparate by the water of South Calder, at near five miles diftance ; upon the eaft, it hath the paroch of Dalyell, at two large miles diftance, feparate by the water of South Calder. The kirk ftands upon the north fide of the river of Clyde, much about a large mile diftance from the river. The kirk, or rather Quire, is a very ftately ftruclure, not very large, but old Gothick work, ane arched roof, and very fine workmanfliip. It was built and endued by the family of Douglafs, as is evident by the armes of that family cutt in ftoue, both without and within the houfe, at the fouth corner of the great window in the eaft end of the Quire. There is no defcription by which it can be underftood when the church was built, only in both the above mentioned places, the Douglafs armes are quartered with the Royall armes, which probably

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poynts at Arcbebald the Griine, who was marryed to King Robert's daughter ; and, as the tradition goes, both of them lyed buried under a very large marble ftone within the faid Quire.

The Enduement of this kirk was very great ; having a right to all the tyths of Bothwell and Bertram Shotts, Avendale, and Stonehous paroches, with a great deal of property in lands, and ieverall fuperioritys. All thefe fuperioritys, with part of

the property, and whole tyths, belong now to the Duke of Hamilton, who is both patron and titular. The kirk of Bothwell was a kind of colledge, confifting of the Proveft, his Vicar, and nine Prebends, all of which had houfes and yeards about the church. The

houfes are all demolillied, and the veftiges fcarce known ; but the yeards to this day retain their old names, fuch as the Vicar's yeard and Prebends' yeards.

There is at the church a little Hamlett or village, confifting of fourty or fifty

houfes, juft upon the highway betwixt Glafgow and Hamilton. This is likwaysthe common paflage for all merchands and other travellers going to England by the weft road. Who have been minifters here fince the Reformation cannot now be known, in

regard all our Regifters prior to the Revolution are loft ; only I find from ane old Decreit of locality, That one Mr Robert Boyd was minifter here in the year 1618.

When he dyed, or who l'ucceeded him, I know not ; but I find from a Decreit of augmentation, obtained in the year 1650, that the Reverend Mr Mathew M c Kell was then minifter at Bothwell. He was outed at the Reftoration of King Charles the

Second. —Minifters of the Epifcopall perfuafion were : Mr Robert Douglafs, afterwards Bifhop of Dunkeld ; Mr Alexander Kinnier ; Mr Thomas Hamilton ; and Mr Robert Douglafs, fon to the former. The laft was minifter here at the Revo- lution, in the year 1689. His immediate fucceflor was the Reverend Mr John Orr, who was for feverall years minifter at Bothwell, and afterward tranfported to be one of the minifters of the city of Edinburgh. The prefent minifter, and Mr Orr's immediate fucceflor, is Mr William Hamilton, who was ordained to that charge in the year 1709. *

The adjacent towns, with their bearing and diftance from the kirk of Bothwell :

Hamilton lyes two lbort miles eaft from the kirk. This is a very plealant little town ; the houfes all very well built ; lying at the confluence of Clyde and Aven, in a very fertile plain. About fix miles weft from this kirk, and upon the

* " Mr Clawin Hamiltoun" is " proveist of Bothuell" Feb. 1590, and Feb. 1600 " Mr Dauid Scharp proveist of Bothuell" occurs March 1606. —" Mr Robert Boyd minister at Bothuell" writes and subscribes the Will of" Elizabeth Hamiltoun, relict of vmqle Thomas Faullis of Brouniesyde,within theparochin of Bothuell" Sep. 24. 1620. Again, he subscribes the Test, of Gavin AViddrow in Aickinheid, Bothwell, Feb. 19. 1631. Conf. of Tests. Com. Bee Glas. 134 DESCRIPTION OF THE

fame fide of Clyde, lyes the city of Glafgow : much about 18 miles north, itands the town of Stirling: about 24. miles to the N. E. itands the city of Edinburgh : and about 12 miles S.E. itands the town of Lanark, which is the head burgh of the fhyre. About a iliort half mile ealt from the kirk, itands the famous Bridge called Both- well bridge, upon the river of Clyde, confiiting of four arches. Here all paffengers, whether on horfeback or on foot, as likways all kind of merchandize, pay a fraall Cuitom to the town of Hamilton. The bridge indeed belongs to the goverment, but it is fett in tack to the town of Hamilton, who are allowed to exacl Cuitom of the Leidges, for upholding the bridge. Let us follow down the courfe of the river, which runs much about two miles upon the border of the paroch. A litle below the bridge, there are two corn milns upon Clyde, much about a quarter of a mile lbuth from the kirk. A great many falmon and other fiili are caught here. The fifhing in this part of the water belongs partly to the Duke of Hamilton, partly to the Earle of Forfar, and partly to the Lord Blantyre.

About a iliort mile weft from the kirk, upon the fame fide of the river, itands the caitle of Bothwell, upon a riling ground, very near the bank of the river. This was one of the ancient feats of the noble family of Douglafs : given off, as a patrimonial portion with the Earl of Forfar ; and is now again returned to the family of Dou- glafs by the death of Archibald Earl of Forfar, who dyed at Stirling of his wounds received at Sheriff muir, in the year 1715.

The caitle was once [a] very great and itately ft rupture, of a very fine and cu-

rious workmaniliip, but is now altogether ruinous ; much defae'd by length of time,

and iome coufiderable part of it thrown down by the late Earl of Forfar, who from

the ruins thereof built a very handfom new houfe : but this houfe was never finiihed, being Hoped by the death of both Earles, the father and fon. This is a very pleafant fituation, furrounded with wood and water, very much regular planting, and capable of all the embelliiliment that can render any place pleafant. Juit oppofite to this, upon thefouth bank of the river, itands the Craig of Blantyre, anciently the refidence of the Priours of Blantyre, but now belongs to Lord Blantyre. The

houfe is quite ruinous. About a iliort mile weft from the kirk, a large quarter of a mile N. W. from the caitle, at a litle diftance from the river, juit upon the highway betwixt Glaigow

and Hamilton, itands a litle village call'd Udifton, confiiting of about fixty fami-

lys ; and about a mile welt from this village, juit upon the highroad, itands a very

good ltonc bridge, confiiting of one arch, upon North Calder, juit where it emptys

itfelf into Clyde. This is [the] outmoft bounds of the paroch to the weft.

This water of Calder hath its rife from the Black loch, in the paroch of New

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itfelf into Clyde, at the bridge above mentioned ; and for four or five miles feparates the paroch from that of Old and New Monklands. Let us now follow up the courfe of the water as far as it waflies this paroch. About a quarter of a mile up from the bridge, there ftands a very good corn mill, called the New miln of Calder. About a mile up from this miln ftands the houie of Bradifliolme,—a family of the name of Muirhead. This is upon the north fide of the water, within the paroch of Old Monkland. Its bearing from the church of Bothwell is much about north-

weft, and about two miles diftance. Here is very much wood, upon both fides of

the water. Here likways there is a very good ftone bridge, confifting of one arch, with a corn miln, called Aikenhead bridge and miln. This is within the paroch of Bothwell. Upon the fouth fide of the water, within the paroch of Bothwell, about half a

mile up from the bridge, ftands the houie of Tannochfide ; a very handlbm litle houie, with parks, gardens and pidgeon houfe, and confidcrable wood, upon both fides of the water. This formerly belonged to the name of Jack, but now to the name of Rae. This bears N. W. from the kirk, about a large mile and ane half

diftant from it. Juft north from this, and about half a mile diftant, ftands the kirk of Old Monkland, in a low ground, all molt furrounded with woods. NLxt upon the fame water, ftands the houfe of Rofeliall, formerly called Haggs. This ftands upon the north fide of the water, within the paroch of Old Monkland, about a large quarter of a mile S. E. from the kirk, and much about two miles

N. W. from the kirk of Bothwell. It is a very handfome houfe, with a prodigious planting and parks. It now belongs to Sir James Hamilton of Rofehall. About half a mile weft from Rofehall, upon the fouth fide of the water, and within the paroch of Bothwell, about a large half mile S. E. from the kirk of Monkland, and much about two miles ilreight north from the kirk of Bothwell, ftands the

houfe of Carnbrue, upon the water of North Calder. This is a family of the name of Bayly. About a quarter of a mile fouth from this, ftands the houfe of Sherrell, upon a Iot" ground at a burnfide. It lyes juft north from the kirk, at a mile and

ane half diftant. This formerly belonged to the name of Hamilton ; now to James Laurie. The water makes a confiderable compas up from Carnebruc, and there

are feveral milns upon it, fuch as Haggs walk miln and corn milu, both belonging

to Sir James Hamilton, and Carnbrue miln, but I pafs thefe.

The nixt remarkable houfe we meet with upon this water is Woodhall, fo called becaufe it was furrouuded with woods. This formerly belonged to the name of

Hamilton ; it now belongs to Daniel Campbell of Shawfield, who lies made it a

very fine place : built ane handfome houfe, with a great deal of parks and planting.

The bearing of this houie is N. E. from the kirk, much about three miles diftant. 136 DESCRIPTION OF THE

It Hands much about a mile eaft from Carnbrue, and about two or three pair of butts lbuth from the water. Oppofite to this, in the paroch of Monkland, Hands

the houfe of Fafcan, upon the north lip of the water ; a very pretty litle houfe, with

a great deal of woods. This formerly belonged to the name of Cleland ; now to that of Wright.

The nixt remarkable houfe within the paroch of Bothwell is the houfe of Lachop, about a fhort half mile diftaut from the water. This was a very old family, the mother family and chief of the Muirheads. It now belongs to Alexander Lellie of

Lachop. It is ane old tour houfe ; the walls are of a prodigious tbickuefs. Its bearing from the kirk of Bothwell is northeaft, about four miles diftance ; from the kirk of New Monkland about three miles lbuth ; from the kirk of Shotts about three miles weft ; from the houfe of Wodhall about a mile ftreight eaft. About a large half mile north from Lachop, upon the north lip of the water, and within the paroch of New Monkland, Hands the houfe of Monkland. This formerly belonged to Sir James Cleland, who built a very large houfe upon it. It now belongs to a gentleman of the name of Hamilton. This houfe was malicioully burnt, but the prefent Monkland has repaired it. The fituation of this houfe [is] noways convenient. At the upper end of Monkland's garden, there is a corn miln, much about a bowftiott above the houfe of Monkland. There is aprittylitle rivulet called Lachop water emptys itfelf into Calder. The litle rivulet hath its rise in the marflies above the kirk of Shotts, and for fome litle way leparates the paroch of

Bothwell from that of Shotts. There is nothing remarkable upon the rivulet of Lachop. Chappell, which was formerly a religious houfe, of what order I know not; but is now converted into a buriall place for Lachop's family. There is likeways a corn mill Hands upon this water ; and upon the N. E. fide, within the paroch of Shotts, ftands the houfe of Gartnefs, now belonging to Archibald More writer in Edinburgh. The paroch of Bothwell reaches about a mile eaft from the houfe of Lachop, where it is bounded by the paroch of Shotts.

Upon the E. N. E. quarter, there is a litle rivulet called the Teeling burn, which falls into South Calder a litle above the houfe of Cleland. The burn runs much about a mile upon the borders of the paroch, which it feparatcs from that of Shotts. The only thing remarkable upon it is the houfe of Connoblehill, * in the paroch of Shotts, —a family of the name of Cleland. It belongs to Captain William Cleland, one of the Commiffioners of his Majefties Navey. There is alfo in this burn the beft mil- ftones perhaps in the Weft of Scotland.

This •srims an admirable softining indeed of the old name, Knovrhobilhill. PAROCH OF BOTHWELL, 13?

I now come to the water of South Calder, which rifeth from ieverall maraflies and fenns in the parodies of Shotts and Cambuihcathan, and having continued its courfe for nine or ten miles, falls into Clyde a litle below the houfe of Orbifton.

The firft remarkable houfe we meet with upon this water of South Calder, after it enters the paroch of Bothwell, is the houfe of Cleland. This is a very good houfe, antiently the feat of the Clelands of that Ilk ; but now it belongs to Alexander Inglis, alias Hamilton Murdoiton, fon to Gavin Hamilton, late one of the under

Clerks of Seffion. It is fituate upon the north brink of South Calder. It Hands upon a rock, with a precipice toward the water. There is here a great deall of wood, and fome regular planting. In the rock below the houfe, toward the water, there is a naturall cove, capable to contain fourty or fifty men. The bearing of this houfe from the kirk is N. E. at near four miles diitance. It lyes two miles fouth from Lachop. On the fbutheaft from this, about three quarters of a mile, Hands the houfe of Wifliaw, juft upon the fouth fide of the water. This is a very good houfe, with a vaft planting, moil of them all come to perfection in the planter's own time.

This belongs to William Hamilton of Wifliaw. This is in the paroch of Cambuf- nethan, about a large mile weft from the kirk of Cambufhethan. At the lower end of Clelaud wood there ftands the mill of Cleland, upon the water of Calder. About three quarters of a mile weft from Cleland, and upon the fame fide of the water, ftands the houfe of Carphin. This houfe ftands upon a rifing ground, and below it, towards the water, there is a very pleafant peice of valley ground, furrounded upon three fides with the water and pritty high braes, of which the prefent Carphin has made a very large orchard. This formerly belonged to the name of Bayly, but now belongs to Archbald Nilbit of Carphin. The bearing of this houfe

from the kirk of Bothwell is E. N. E. at three miles diftance. At the eaft end of

Carphin's park there is a very good ftone bridge of one arch over the water of Cal- der. Here likeways ftands Carphin's corn miln. To the fouthward of this lyes the houfe and kirk of Dalyell, about a long mile, or rather a mile and ane half diftant.

About a fliort mile ftreight north from Carphin ftands the houfe of Stevenfou. This was formerly the refidence of Stevenfone of that Ilk, who pretended to be the mother family and chief of the name. It was lait poffeiied by George Muir- head of Stevenfone, brother to James Muirhead of Bridfliolme, but now under fe-

queft ration for the behove of the creditors. The houfe is quite ruinous. It bears northeaft from the kirk, about three miles diftant. About half a mile fouthweft from Stevenfone ftands the houfe of Hillhead. This formerly belonged to the name of Bayly, —now to Euphame Nilbit, relicl of the Rev- erend Mr David Blair, late one of the minifters of the Gofpell in Edinburgh. To the fouth of Hillhead, about half a quarter of a mile, ftands the houfe of Jer- ;

138 DESCRIPTION OF THE

riftoun upon a rifing ground, bard by the water. This family is of the name of

Bayly. The bearing of this houfe from the kirk is eaft northeall, about three lhort miles diltant to the eaft, upon the fame fide of the water. It hath the houfe of Car-

phin much about three quarters of a mile diltant to the fouth ; it hath the houfe

and kirk of Dalyell much about a mile and ane half diltant. There is upon the water, juft under the houfe of Jerriltoun, a corn miln called Motherwel miln, belonging to the Laird of Dalyell. About a quarter of a mile weft from Jerrifton, formerly there was a very good ftone bridge upon the water called the Camp

bridge ; but the veftige of it can fcarce be known. This way is very dangerous

to ftrangers, efpecially under cloud of night, in regard it is full of coal pits, fome of them juft upon the way fide, which have been fatall to feverall. About half a

mile below Jerrifton, upon the other fide of the water, there is a wauke miln called

Braedhirft wauke miln ; and about ane half mile below this ftands Orbifton corn

miln : a very litle below this miln, there is a tolerable good foord throw the water, juft upon the highway betwixt Glafgow and Lanark.

The nixt remarkable houfe which we meet with upon this water is Orbifton or

Urbanftoun, as it was formerly called in time of Popery. This is a family of the name of Hamilton. It now belongs to James Hamilton of Dalyell, to whom Wil- liam Hamilton of Orbifton difponed it, having no children of his own furviving him.

This is a very fine houfe ; its fituation is capable of all the embellishments both of nature and art. Its bearing from the kirk is almoft due eaft, about a mile diftant. It hath the houfe and kirk of Dalyell to the eaft, about a mile and ane half diftant and to the fouth it hath the town of Hamilton, a lhort mile diftant. Juft at the weft end of the park, below the houfe, there is a good ftone bridge, conlifting of one arch. The water, a litle below this, falls into Clyde. About a mile northweft from Orbifton, ftands the houfe of Parkhead,—a family once of the name of Hamilton ; but now it is parcelled out to different perfons. Its bearing E. N. E. from the kirk, at a mile's diltance from it, and three quarters of a mile north from the water. About a large quarter of a mile from Orbifton ftands the houfe of Boogs, upon a rifing ground, having a pleafant declivity towards Clyde, from which it is not above a quarter of a mile diftant. It ftands eaft from the kirk, about three quarters of a mile. This belongs to Sir James Hamilton of Rofehall. About a lhort quarter of a mile fouthwelt from Boogs ftands the houfe of Raith, pritty near the river fide. This is a family of the name of Hamilton. It ftands about half a mile juft eaft from the kirk. To the fouth of this houfe there is a pritty large meadow, betwixt it and the river, belonging to the Duke of Hamilton. To the north and N. W. of this, there are feverall meadows and woods belonging to his

Grace of Hamilton, with a pritty large platt of firrs, as a vifee to the houfe, juft oppofite to the mouth of the great avenue. PAROCH OF BOTHWELL 139

Tlius I have gone through the whole paroch, and have taken notice of every thing remarkable, fo far as they did occur to me at prefent. Only I had almoft forgot to take notice that the King's high ltreet, the common paliage betwixt Edinburgh and Glalgow, by way of the kirk of Shotts, goes the whole lenth of the paroch,

from the one end to the other, and divides it almolt into two equal hall's, being fcarce dilcernable which of the two Calders the highway is nearer!. The highway enters

the welt end of this paroch at a place called the Winefoord, a very litle above Calder bridge, where, as we noticed before, the water emptys itfelf into Clyde. Again, the highway goes out of this paroch, and enters into that of Bartrom Shotts, at ane houle called Sandyfoord, a mile ealt from the houfe of Lachop. So the paflengers betwixt Edinburgh and Glalgow travell full feven miles in the paroch of Bothwell. I lhould have taken notice of lome of the molt remarkable places upon the highroad, but neither the kirk nor any of the gentlemen's houl'es ltand upon the road, tho' all, or molt of them, are in view at ibme place or other of it ; but thefe having been already defcribit, their bearing and diitance marked, it would be needlefs to repeat.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE SHERIFFDOM OF RANFROW, HOL- DEN OF THE PRINCES AND STEWARTS OF SCOTLAND, DESCRIBED BY OF GREEN- OCK AND MR JAMES MONTGOMERIE OF WEITLANDS.*

A he flieriffdom of Ranfrow has upon the north the river of Glide, feparating it from the lheriffdom of Dumbarton, except a little part of the parifh of Ranfrow quhilk lyes benorth Clide. It is joyned on the weft to Dumbarton (hire, and on the eaft to the lheriflfdora of Lanerick ; on the weft and fouth it borders with the lheriffdom of Air, and the part thereof called the baillery of Cuningham marcheth with the burn called Kellie burn. —The river of Clide lyes on the north fide of this (hire, famous and portable for fhips of great burden for ten miles.

There are in this lliire three waters. The firft is called Greiff, running out from the moor countries on the weft fide of this fhire, and runs by the fpace of nine miles eaftward, till it fall in Clide near the burgh of Ranfrow. The fecond is Blackart, having its beginning from the loch of Caftle Sempill, within the parifii of Loch- quhinnoch, and runs eaftward 5 miles, till it fall into Greiff. The water of Quhytt- cart, coming from the moors on the fouth fide of this fhire, runs by the fpace of miles northweft, till it fall in Greiff, quhilk (as is before laid) carries the other two with it into Clide.

The length of this fhire is, from Kellie burn to Polmadie, at the march of Lan- erick, 20 miles long ; and eight miles of breadth at the broadeft part.

It is for the mod part a plain ground, without any great hills : the weft and fouth

* SIBBA LD MSS. This account would seem to have been written previous to 1653, the abbay of Paisley,

which is here described as their chief residence, being then alienated by the family of Abercorn, and probably after 1647, when the family of Cochran were ennobled. —Of its joint author Moutgomerie the following particulars may tend to gratify the curious, though probably their sole value. " Ezetchell Moutgomerie seruitour to the Lord Sempill" appears Feb. 1611. Com. Bee. Glas. In 1618, Ezechiall Montgomerie occurs in the same records, creditor of "vicareg teynd and kirk stent" in the parish of Largs, where Lord Sempill was proprietor of these duties. It is therefore probable that he acted as chamberlain to his Lordship. He is designed of Weitlandis, April, 1625. Jbkl. — " Ezechiall Montgomerie of Weitlandis within theparochin of Kilbarchane, &c. deceist in the moneth of Julij, 1644 yeiris." — Test. Con. Aug. 8 following. Ibid. This document, which certainly relates to the same individual, bears to be " maid & gevin vp be Barbara Sempill, relict of the said vmqle Ezechiall, In name and behalf of AV m Montgomerie, lau11 sone,

&c. And it is further stated that " The defunct, being ane old man, had no guidis nor geir, hot onlie the insy 1 of his hous, in vtincillis & domiciles, with the abuilyemeut of his bodie, estimat to liij li. vj s. viij d. with ane kow, worth x li." He had however, at least three servant maids, as we learn further here.

Our author was very likely the elder son of this person, whose property he appears to have inherited ; and it has been supposed that Mr Ezekiel Montgomerie, at a subsequent period, Sheriff-depute of Renfrewshire, was the son of Mr James. SHERIFFDOM OF RANFROW. 141

parts of it niooriili, and the reit fit both for corns and cattel. It has in it coals, lirae-ltone, and peats for fewel.

The woods are : Crookftoun, Hawkwood, Pollok, Howiloun, and Barruchane, befides other lefter woods. In this ihire, at a part called the Knok, on Greiff near Ranfrow, was King Ro- bert, called Blear-eye, cutted out of his mother's womb by Sir John Forrelter * of Ellieftoun (who being hazarded on extremity to ufe that remedy to preierve the

child's life, the Queen having there taken her child ill, being on the fields and dying, the child being quick in her belly) who before that was reputed a simple man, —from whence the Houfe of Sempill and Lords thereof have their name, and a part

of their eftate. In memory whereof, there is yet a ftone pillar erected and Handing in that place.

In it is the round hill called the Langfide, where was fought that field betwixt Mary of Scotland and the Earl of Murray, Regent, called the field of Langfide, where

fte was defeated, and forced to fly to England, her foil, King James, being then but two years of age.

In it there is but only one burgh royal, called Ranfrow, and the burgh of regality of Paflay, with one abbacy, of Pailay, quhilk now is the chief dwelling houfe of the Earles of Abercorn.

There is in it one prefbytery, called Pailay prelbytery, having 16 kirks, viz. Cathcart, Eaftwood, Eglelham, Mearns, Ranfrow, Paiflay, Neilftoun, Kilbarchane, Lochquhinnocb, Houlloun, Inchinnen, Arreikine, Kilmacolm, Greinok, and Inner- kip. The pariflies of Cathcart and Eiftwood are adjoyned to the prelbytery of Glaf-

gow, all the remanent is called the prelbytery of Paillay.

The moft confiderable houies in this fliire arc : Crookftoun, pertaining to the Duke

of Lennox ; Pownoon, pertaining to the Earle of Eglintoun ; Cathcart ; Over Pol- lok; Nether Pollok ; the Cattle of the Mearns, belonging to the Earle of Nidefdale ; Cardonall, pertaining to the Lord Blantyre; Cochran, pertaining to the Lord Coch- ran ; Hawkwood [Hawkhead], to the Lord Rofs ; Caldwell ; Caftle Sempill, to the

Lord Sempill ; Craigaues ; Ramferlie ; Auchnames ; Blackftoun ; Caftle of Houi-

toun, a ftrong hold; Barruchane; Boghall ; Arefkine; Biihoptoun ; Finlaftoun, pertaining to the Earle of Glencarne; New-wark ; Duchill ; Greinok; Gorrok :

Ardgowan ; Dunrod; Allerflie, from which has deicended William Wallace, ibme- time governour of the armies of Scotland.

There are no other lochs except the loch of Caftle Sempill, wherein is a houfe vaulted.

Bridges in this fliire are : Pailay, Pollok, Johnftoun, Ramforlie, Calder, Kellie, and Allerilie, &c.

Denoting an office—not a surname? DESCRIPTION OF RENFREW SHIRE.

Nature of the soil. —This fliire lying next to Clidefdale partaketh of its foil, that part of it which lyeth near Clide being both pleafant and fertile, without moun- little rifes of the ground, from which there are many tains ; but having many pretty

fair profpe&s, both of the greater part of this fliire and of the nether ward of Clidef- dale, and the Lennox. The confines of the fliire to the fouth and fouthweft and weft, bordering on a part of Clidefdale, Cuninghame and the mouth of Clide, are more barren, hilly and moorifli. The whole of it is ftored with grafsand corn, fuf- ficient to ferve its own inhabitants, except about Greenock, where there is a great confluence of people for the herring filhing, in its feafon. The herring fifhing, fliire though it may more properly belong to the river of Clide then to any lying right on its fliore, yet of all the fliires that border on Clide this may moft claim a

unto it, the inhabitants hereof, at Greenock, Gourock, Innerkip, and Newark, making the greateft number of fifliers. This fifliing of herrings, on all accounts, hath for many years been the moft noted of any in Scotland, or about it, the fifli that enter this firth of Clide being larger, fairer, firmer, of a better tafte, and taking better with the salt then any other, and more valued both fresh and salted, at home the likewife and abroad, then any other the kingdom affords ; number being incre- dibly great, confidering in how narrow a firth they contain themfelves. There bave been reckoned 2500 laft, which comes to 3750 tun of herrings, made and felted and exported in a year, befide vaft quantities which are confumed within the the take of them is good, as bath been many years countrey : thir herrings (when together) being the daily food of all the fliires adjacent, efpecially in harveft time. their The fifliers themfelves may fome years be reckoned to confume 1400 tun by own eatino-. Thir herrings come together, as if they were under fome government of their own, and fwim with a great deal of order, as an army marching in battel aray. They enter the firth of Clide from the Mule of Kintyre yearly, fometime in June or July. When they firft enter, they frequently come alongft the coaft of Argile,

is evident from « S1BBALD MSS. By Mr William Dunlop, Principal of the university of Glasgow., as what Mr Crawfurd states.— Hist, of Sen. last ed. p. 14. DESCRIPTION, &c. 143 and enter the lochs and take fome time before they fettle their principall refidenee.

They come fo throng that they are not vifible to the fifliers, but in calm weather they will fwell and move the very ocean. They have fometime found them on the coaft of Galloway and Carrik, about Ballantrae, but more frequently in the lochs on Argile fide, and within Clide at Greenock, and as far up as Armour LArdmore}, fome of them coming to the fireflies near Dumbarton, and are taken in the yairs : but thefe are not reckoned the bed for falting. When the fhole of herrings enters the firth, the fifliers gather in fuch number that five or fix hundred boats have been feen together in one place at the take, and all thefe have been feen to lode their boats in a day or two. The herrings will fometime continue till December and January, from June or July. The chief time is in July and harveft quarter for fifhing and making. The royal company for fifliing did feat their trade here, and built an houfe at Greenock for that effect. Pearls.—The moft noted peculiar rarity this fliirc affords is that of pearls, found in the water of White Cart, about Pailay and above it for three miles. Though it be not that confiderable that the proprietor of the water and land adjacent claims an intereft in them, but every perfon hath liberty to fearch for them, yet pearls are not only frequently here found, but of fuch a finenefs and magnitude as may be compared with any, except what the Indies afford ; and they are tranfported to other countreys in good parcels, fo that Tavernier, the great French jeweller, in his Tra- vells to the Eaft Indies, taketh notice of them. They are found in the bottom of the water in a fiflies fliell, larger then that of the mufcle. The fifliing is moft in the fummer time.

Forrests.—There are no forefts at prefent in this fliire : formerly there was a forreft about Paflay, on the fouth and foutheaft of it ; and another, of the Ferinneis, adjacent thereto, as the account about the 1200 teftifys. Woods.—The countrey is well ftored with woods, every gentleman almoft having fome in his own bounds. Inclosures and Parks.—The nobility and gentry are beginning to inclofe and impark fome of their ground, efpecially with ftone dikes, particularly the Earle of Dundonald, quhair he hath plenty of fallow deer.

Springs.—The countrey is well ftored with fprings, not a countrey houfe wanting

them at its door ; one whereof, in the lands of Newyairds, near Pailay, is obfervable

for that it's feen to ebb and flow with the tide, though it be on a far higher ground then any place where the tide comes, and half a mile from the neareft place of the water of Cart, where the tide comes. Rivers.—The countrey is very well watered with rivers, though the narrownefs of the countrey doth not allow any long courfe to fwell themfelves navigable. Thefe are

chiefly three, all which have their rifes on the confines of the fliirc, and do mix 144 DESCRIPTION OF

themfelves together at their entry into Glide, within the iliire likewife, viz. the two Carts and Greiff. The Carts are dillinguiilied by their colours into White and

Black. White Cart hath its rife out of thefe moors which ly betwixt Eglifhame in

this iliire, and Evandale and Kilbride in Clidefdale ; from thence it runneth north

ward, and is in many places the border betwixt the fliires, mil ill it comes within

two miles of Glalgow, there it turneth weitward, until it comes to Pailay, whence

to Inchinan northward, where it both mixeth with the two others and entereth Clide. The tide floweth up Clide, and enterethe this river as far up as the

bridge of Pailay. The tide is reckoned to flow about three foot at Pailay, but all frefh. This river, all alongil, affords many pleafant feats of houfes for the nobility and gentry.

The Black Cart taketh its rife out of Lochinoch loch, at the mouth of which it is many times not fordable. It runneth a ilraight courfe eaitward. For the moil part, it runneth dead and low, and through the moifes about Blackiloun, which mak-

eth it blackiih. It emptieth itfelf into Clide near Inchinan, quhair it joyneth itfelf to the other. Griff rifeth out of the northwelt places of this ihire, in Kilmacolm pariih, and runneth Couth and foutheaft, until it mixeth itfelf with the other in the lower countrey. All the three are increafed by feverall waters and burns or rivulets, not worthy the noticing. This Griff gave name to the northerly part of the fhire, which was called Strath Griff about the year 1180 : but that name is now out of ufe, and only preferved in the gentrie's charters. Lochquhinnoch.—There are no confiderable lochs but one, Lochquhinnoch. It is about 4 miles in length, and 2 in breadth. Many rivulets run into it. On the weil end it bordereth this iliire and Cunighame, where it receiveth a rivulet which cometh out of Kilburny loch, in Cunighame, from which it's diitant about 2 miles. Round this loch there are feveral feats of houfes, and many pleafant meadows. It's replenilhed with fiih, fuch as pikes, pearches, and eels. In the middeft of this loch there is an old tower called the Peel, belonging to the Lord Sempill, to which they ufed to fly formerly in times of the feuds, or of wars. We never hear that it was belieged, being a full mile from all fides. There are likewife fome leifer lochs in the Mearns and Eglifhame moors, where are plenty of fifli ; and a little one called loch Liho in Neilitoun, where there is plenty of fiih and fowl for diverfe forts of game. Roads, Bays and Ports.—All the roads, bays and ports in this ihire are on the river Clide. From the weft end of the iliire, the firth of Clide beginneth to narrow it felf, it being at the Clochftane about 4 miles in breadth, within which there are almoft every where good riding for fliips. The firft bay that openeth is that of Innerkip, without the Cloch, where there is a good fifher town. Then, more eaft- RENFREWSHIRE. 145 erly and inward, opeuetb a fair bay, at the welt end whereof ftands Gurock, where is a good road and harbour lately built by Walter Gibibn, and a village building. Next inward, ftands Greenock, the place of bell account on all this coait, this being the principal harbour to all the Glaigow merchants, and a good road, and a well built town, and the chief feat of herring filhing. Here the Royal Company did build an houfe, and made it the feat of their trade. To this adjoyneth Crawfordf- dykes, and hath the fame trade with that of Greenock ; where good houfes are fall building. Further, and a little more ibuthward, lyeth Newark, where the town of

Glaigow have built a good port, and called it Port Glaigow, and a large publick houfe, and there is a village building. Here is the cuftome houfe for all this coaft ; and the town of Glafgow of late oblige their merchants to lode and unlode here. Above Newark the river of Clide narroweth, being a mile's breadth over againlt Dumbar- ton, above which mips of burden do not come, and the river frefheth when the tide is out. But barks and boats of burden come up Clide to Glafgow, all alongft the coaft of this lliire, and fo come to Ranfrew town. The tide floweth up two or three miles both the Carts and Griff, whereby boats come to Pallay with Highland timber and Hates—6000 in a boat— fifli of all forts, and return with coals and lime. The coaft all alongft is very fafe, it being very rare to hear of any lofs of veilels within the Cloch, which is moll ordinarily reckoned in the innermoft mouth of Clide. The tide at Greenock flows 12 foot ; within the harbour at Gurock 18 foot ; at Newark 12 foot, at a lpring tide. The Roman Conquests.—This countrey being low, fertile, and adjacent to Clidefdale, fell likcwife under the Roman arms, and (as I take it) did fet a bound to their conqueft : the Romans never having paft the firth of Clide to Argile- ihire, and the old Caledonian wood came to the border of this lliire, —it having reached the Lennox or Dumbartoniliire, on this hand, as it did Stirlingiliire and to Forth on the other band. But that the Romans came this length is more then probable ; for as there are in many places, from the one [end] of Clidefdale to the other, vilible, undeniable veftiges, for whole miles of way together, of an old Roman ftreet, from Erickltane, in the head of Eufdale, to Maul's mire, at this end, where it bordereth this fhire (called this day Watline ftreet—corruptly, for Vitel- lian, or Vitellius' ftreet), fo there are continued veftiges of their being in this {hire, for at Pailay there is a large Roman camp to be feen. The praetorium or innermoft part of the camp is on the weft end of a riling ground or little hill, called Oakfhawhead, on the foutheaft defcent of which hill ftandetb the town of Pailay.

The praetorium is not very large, but hath been well fortified with three fouffees and dykes of earth, which niuft have been large, when, to this day, their veftiges are fo great that men on horfeback will not fee over them. The camp itfelf hath

been great and large, it comprehending the whole hill. There are veftiges on the T 146 DESCRIPTION OF

north fide of the fouflees and dyke whereby it appears that the earnp reached to the

river of Cart. On the north fide, tbe dike gocth alongft the foot of the hill ; and

if we allow it to have gone fo far on the other fide, it hath inclofed all the fpace of

ground on which the town of Paflay Hands, and it may be judged to be about a mile in compafs. Its fituation was both ftrong and pleafant, overlooking the whole countrey. I have not heard that any have been fo curious as to digg the ground into

the praetorium ; but when they tread upon it, it gives a found as if it were hollow below, where belike there are fome of their vaults. Near to this camp, about a

quarter of a mile, Hands two other rifes, or little hills, the one to the weft, the other to the fouth, which, with this, makes almoft a triangular form, where have been ftations for the outter guards. The veftiges of them appear, and make them little

larger then the pra?torium of the other camp ; of the fame form, without any other fortification then a fofie and dike.

Battel of Langside At Langfide there is the appearance of an old camp on

the top of the hill, where was fought that memorable battel betwixt Queen Mary and Regent Murray, 1568. Cross between Paslay and Ranfiiew.—Midway betwixt Pailay and Ranfrew, at the Knock, is a high crofs ftanding, but no iufcription is legible. Tradition hath

handed it down, that it was erected on this occafiou : Marjorie Bruce, daughter to King Robert Bruce, and wife to Walter the Great Steward of Scotland, at that time

lord of all this countrey, was hunting at this place, and got a fall ; and the being big with child of her fon Robert (afterward King Robert the Second), fell in la-

bour, and there died in the field; and (as tradition will have it) the child was a Ca?far, cut out of his mother's womb, and had his eye touched by the chirurgion,

from which he was called King Blear-eye, and his mother is by the tradition called

Queen Blear-eye, though fhe was never Queen ; and the crofs is called Queen Blear-

eye's crofs. This fell out about the year 1317, and flie is buried at Pailay. Nature of the Inhabitants.—The inhabitants of this fliire (both nobility, gen-

try and commons) are generally frugal ; love to keep at home. The gentry are

given to all manly fports (as hunting, hawking and gunning) ; are friendly among themfelves, and their families in conftant affinity by marriages one with another. This Shire belongs to Glasgow Diocese.—In relation to the church, this

ihire, under Popery, was, and is ftill, within the diocefe of Glalgow; and in the time of Prelbytery made up a preibytery or class, in which are 15 pariih churches, each church being well provided with a manfe and benefice for ane minifter, and

Pailay for two. The parithes are : Eggliihame, Neilftoun, Mearns, Eaft wood, Ran- frew, Pailay, Inchinan, Lochquhinnoch, Kilbarchan, Killellan, Howftoun, Erlkin, Kilmacolm, Greenock, and Innerkip. The churches are well built, yet none of them worth the noticing, except that of Paflay. RENFREWSHIRE. 147

Abbacy of Paslay.—In the time of Popery there were no monafteries [here] except Paflay, which was a very confiderable abbacy. Our hiftorians have generally reckoned it to have been founded by Alexander the Great Steward, about the year 1260. But they have been in a great miilake. The charter of the foundation, being extant, runs thus : " Walter us Alius Alani, dapifer regis Scotia", pro animis Regis

David, et Regis Heurici, et Comitis Heurici ; et pro falute corporis et auima? Regis Malcolini"—gives fuch lands to 13 monks, who were to be Ordinis fratrum de Wenloeh, Ordinis Mouachorum Cluniacenlium. By which it appears to have been founded by Walter the iccond Great Stewart, or dapifer Regis Malcolmi 4" called the Maiden, about the year 1160. This abbacy was lb augmented by the Great Stewards, that the teyuds of the greater part of this fliire and of Kyle belonged to it. The Earles of Lennox and the Lords of the Illes were great benefactors to it.

There were 32 churches under its patronage: to wit, Incrwick, in Lothian ; Lidger-

wood, in the Merfe ; Rutherglen and Cathcart [Carmunock], in Clidefdalc ; Riccar- toun, Craigie, Dundonald, Monktown, St Evox, Prellick, Affleck, the Chappel of

Crofbie, in Kyle ; Largs, in Cunighame ; Cumray, in Boot ; Kilpatrick, in Lennox ;

Rofneth, Kilcolmannell, Kilfmnan, and Kilkerran, in Argilefliire ; Mcarns, Ealt- wood, Neilltoun, Pallay, Kilbarchan, Lochquhinnoch, Killellan, Howftoun, Kil- macolm, Innerkip, [Catheart, and Erlkin], in this fliire.

The abbacy was well built, fair and large, and pleafantly feated on the river Cart> in a good foyl. The buildings are yet remaining, and fliew forth much of the mag- nificeuce and luxury of that religion. There was a itately crofs church built and a iteeple, which was one of the greateft in the kingdom ; but about a hundred years ago, the Iteeple fell with its own weight, and with it the quire of the church. The chancel [jiave]] only is now Handing, and is a very fair building, aud is indeed one of the molt convenient and large houfes forbearing that can be. The infcription on the porch tells that this church was built 14 - - .* The abbay and church, with all its fair gardens and orchards, and a little park for fallow deer, are enclofed within one of the faireft walls not in the kingdom only but in Europe, and perhaps in the world. It is altogether built, on both lides, of large fquared free ltone, fo well that there is no appearance of lime in the wall, and it will be a full mile about, and of a great height. It was the work of many years. The infcriptions upon it (hew it to have been begun by Schaw, abbot here about 1483. Black Book of Paslay.—The monks of this abbacy wrote a Chronicle, which was continued by them, the authentick copy whereof periflied when the abbay of Haly-

rood houfe was burned during the Englifli ufurpation, it being then in the King's

• This seems mistakingly to allude to an inscription to the memory of Abbot Lithgow, still remaining, within the north entrance to the church. It is included in the drawings of inscriptions inserted in a previous part of this volume. i Q 148 TESTAMENT OF JAMES LAW,

bibliotheck : but tbere are fome copies and compends of it. Tliere is extant a Re- gilter of all the charters granted to the abbacy, which, together with the charters themfelves, are preferved after the Reformation. This abbacy was given to Lord

Claud Hamilton, third Ton to James Duke of Chattelerault, whofe pofterity fold it to the Earle of Dundonald, who is the prefent owner of it. This abbacy was honoured by being the burial place of King Robert the Second and of his mother, Marjorie Bruce, whofe grave-ltone is to bo feen, cut out in the fliape of a woman. Many Noble Families here.—There is no lliire in Scotland of its bounds, where mo noble families have been, both of the greater! nobility and gentry. Of nobility, this {hire may justly claim to have been the feat of the noble family of the Stewarts, who were lords of all this countrey. And this fhire was then Ba- ronia de Raufrew. Our hiltorians have much erred in the genealogy of this noble family, which is very evident by the 'charters extant in the abbacy of Pailay, where we find the line of the family thus, BANCHO, &c.

The following document, partly in abstract, possesses considerable interest, in relation to the see of Glasgow, whilst it furnishes several particulars of the respectable prelate to whom it relates. It is pretended that the noted adventurer John Law was a descendant of the Archbishop ; but this is probably an honour to which his Grace has no just claim.

The Testament tellamentar and Iuventar of the guidis, geir, debtis, and fowmes of money quhilkis perteint to vmquhile James Archibifchope of Glafgow, the tyme of his deceis, Quha deccift in the moneth of Oftober, the yeir of God J m vj u threttie twa yeiris : ffay'fullie maid & gevin up be his awin mouth, In fwa far as concernes

s the nominatioun of bis exeo" and Legacie vnderwritin ; and pairtlie maid and gevin vp be Mr Thomas and M' George Lawis, his lau'full fones, and onlie exeo^ nominat be him, In fwa far as concernes the vpgeving of the Inuentar of bis guidis, geir and debtis awand In and Out, as his teftameut and latterwill, of the daite vnderwriten, at mair lenth makis mentioun. Inuentar.—Item, The faid vmquhile James Archibifchope of Glafgow had the tyme of his deceis foirfaid perteining to him as his awin proper, the iniicht of the hous, in vtincillis and domicillis with the abuilyementis of his body, eilimat (by the air-

c fchipe) to Sax huudrith pund money. Item, Of reddy money, iij xxxiij li. vj s. viij d.

c Summa of the Inuentar, patet, ix xxxiij li. vj. s. viij d.

Debtis awand In. —Item, Thair was awand to the laid vmquhile James Archibii- ARCHBISHOP OF GLASGOW. 149

chope of Glafgow, the tyme of his deceis foirfaid, The lowraes of money and vtheris vnderwriten, be the perfones eftirfpeit, viz. Be the fewaris, fermoraris, tennentis, occupieris, and poffeffouris of the baronie of Glafgow, the few-fertnes, caynes, cuftomes, and dewties of the famyne eftirmentionat, off the crop and yeir of God

n c c J' vj threttie twa yeiris, viz. of fylwir dewtie iij lix li. xviij s. Item, Be thame, of malt, Twenty thrie chalderis thrie furlottis thrie peckis half peck, pryce of the

boll vj li. pryce of the chalder thairof, lxxxxvij li. Inde, of all, Twa thowfand twa

huudrith xiij li. xv s. iij d. Item, Be thame, of meill, Thretty fax chalder. nyne

bollis thrie peckis, pryce of the boll, v li. vj s. viij d. pryce of the chalder, lxxx li.

c vj s. viij all, li. Item, of come, Allevin d. Inde, of Thrie thowfand j xxj Be thame chalderis xiij bollis ij f. ij. p. pryce of the boll, iij li. vj s. viij d. pryce of the chalder,

Iiij li. vj s. viij d. Inde, of all, vj" xxxij li. j s. viij d. Item, Be thame of falmound,

Threttein duffane and fax falmound, pryce of the piece, xx s. pryce of the duffane, xij c li. Inde, j lxij li. Be thame of capounes, Threttie audit duffane and fevin ca- c all, pounes, pryce of the peice, vj s. pryce of the duffane, iij li. xij s. Inde, of j xxxviij li. xviij s. Item, Be thame of poultrie, Threttie duffane and ane poultrie, pryce of

r the peice, v s. pryce of the duffane, iij li. Inde, lxxxx li. v s. Item, Be S Dauid Murray of Stanehope, kny' as for the few dutie of his landis of Stobo and Dreva,

c the foirfaid yeir 1 li. crop & of God 1632 yeiris, j Item, Be S' Murray of Dernehill, kny' baronet, and remanent fewaris, tennentis and pofleffouris of the landis and baronie of Eccilftoun, callit the Quhyt baronie, for the few duties of the

famyn landis and baronie the faid crop, xiij li. x s. Item, Be the fewaris, fermour- aris, tennentis, occupieris, and poffeffouris of the lands and baronie of [Auchrinie ?]

ffiftie fax pund thrie s. as the few dutie of the faidis landis the faid crop. Item, Be the fewaris, fermoraris, tennentis, occupieris & poffeffouris of the landis of Lilleif-

leif, for the few dewtie of the famyne the faid crop, Thrie fcoir punch's thrie s. ij d, Item, Be the fewaris, fermoraris, tennentis, occupieris & poffeffouris of the landis and baronie of Etkirk, for the few dewties of the famyne the faid crop, lxj li. vj s. viij d. Item, Be George Lord Forrefter, for the few dewtie of his landis of [Nid- rie-Forrefter ?] the faid crope, vj li. xiij s. iiij d. Item, Be Robert M Brair, for the few dewties of his landis of QConbatrig?] the faid crope, Thrie pund vj s. viij d. Item, Be Claud Hamilton of Gairen, for the few dewtie of his landis of Gairen the faid crope, xxx s. viij d. Item, Be the fewaris, fermoraris, tennentis, occupieris and poffeffouris of the landis and baronie of Bifchopis-fforrefter, xxxiij li. vj s. viij d. as the few dutie of the faidis landis the crope and yeir of God abouewret- tin. Item, Be the fewaris, fermoraris, tennentis, occupieris and poffetfburis of the landis & baronie of Carftairis, as the few dutie of the famyne the crope and yeir of

God abouewrittin, of fylwir dewtie, ffiftie pimdis thrie s. iiij d. Item, Be thame of corne, the faid crope, Threttein bollis, pryce of the boll, xl s. Inde, Ix li. Item, 150 TESTAMENT OF JAMES LAW,

Be thame of capounes, ffyiftein duffane, pryce of the peice, vj s. Inde, liiij li. Item, c Be Archibald Hamilton of Halcraig, Comiffar of Lanark, v li. as the quottis of the teftamentis within the commiffariat of Lanerk, fra the terme of Witfouuday, 1631 yeiris, to the terme of Mertimes, 1632 yeiris. Item, Be Adame Cvnynghame advocat, commiffar of Drumfreis, Twa hundrithe pundis money, as the quottis of the teftamentis within the commiffariate of Drumfreis, reftand fra the terme of Witfounday, 1632 yeiris, to Mertimes thereftir. Item, Be Johnne Petir, commiffar

: of Peblis, ij' xlij li. money, as the quottis of the teftamentis within the commiffariat of Peblis, the terme of Mertimes, 1632 yeiris. . . . Item, Be S' George El- phinftoune of BlythilVood, kuy' and the tennentis, occupieris of the landis of Gor- ballis, viij bs. meill, addebtit be thame yeirlie, furtlie of the faidis landis, and reft- and awand vnpayit yeirlie the croppis & yeiris of God 1616— 1631 yeiris. Cgi ven r at length in the original] . . . Be S Waltir Stewart of Mynto, kny' and the tennentis, occupieris & poffeffouris of the landis of Eiltir Daldowie, Barrachnie & Blakyairdis the fowme of Sax pundis money, as the few dutie of the aucht mkis. land of Eifter Daldowie, and the fowme of fevin pundis vj s. viij d. as the dewtie of the landis of Barrachnie, and the fowme of xxij s. vj d. as the fylwir dewtie of Blakyairdis, fevin furlottis ane peck thrie pt. peck malt, fax furlottis twa peckis twa

thrid pt. peckis meill, ane boll aittis, thrie capounes, and twa poultrie, as the few dewtie of the landis of Blakyairdis, reftand vnpayit the croppis & yeiris of God

. . Blair that Ilk, \QIG 1631 yeiris. . Item, Be Bryce of M' Johnne Blair, his lone, and the tennentis and occupieris of the landis of Garroche, reftand vnpayit, the croppis and yeiris of God 1617— 1631 yeiris, ffour bollis hors corue,

as ane pt. of the few dewtie of the landis of Garroche. . . . Item, Be the few-

aris, fermoraris, tennentis, occupieris & poffefforis of the Fourtie thrie s. iiij d. land of Nethir Poffill the few dewties of the famyne eftirmentionat, the croppis & yeiris of God abovewrittin, viz. in the firft, the crop 1616 yeiris, twa fs. malt,

pryce of the boll vj li. x s. Inde, iij li. V s. Item, Of multer meill, the faid yeir,

thrie bollis, pryce of the boll, v li. Inde, xv li. . . . Item, Be the fewaris, fermoraris, tennentis, occupieris & poffefforis of the ffour pund vj s. viij d. landis of Keppoche, the few-ferme, kaynes, cuftomes, & dewties of the famyne eftirmention-

at, the croppis and yeiris of God abouewrittin, viz. in the firft, the crop & yeir of God 1625 yeiris, of fylwir dewtie, Thrie pund xiiij s. Item, Fyve bollis malt, pryce meill, of boll, iiij li. of the boll, v li. xiij s. iiij d. . • . Item, Four bollis pryce the bollis corne, pryce of the boll, iij li xiij s. iiij d. . . . Item, Four Item, Twell capounes, pryce of the haill, iiij li. iiij s. Item, Twa poultrie, pryce

thairof, xij s. Inde, of the haill, the faid yeir, lxviij li. x s. . . . Item, Be George Hutcheioune of Lambhill Iiij s. iiij d. money yierlie, the yeiris of God 1616 — 1631, as ane tak of aucht bollis meill, aftriftit be the Archibifchope of Glafgow to him, ARCHBISHOPOF GLASGOW. 151

extending in liaill the faidis yeiris, the laid tak-dewtie, to xiij li. xiij s. iiij d. Item,

Be Johnne Erie of Perth, of taxatioun for the firft terme of the teyndis of Drum-

r men, liij li. x s. Item, Be M Franceis Irwein, commiflar clark of Drumfreis,

c lxxij li. iiij s. iiij Item, xij li. Item, j d. Be Alex' Hay of Mountoun, of taxatioun, Be Andro Turnebull, of dewtie, xvj li. xiij s. iiij d. Item, Be the Laird of Blair-

quhane, xx li. Item, Be the towne of Glafgow, for the taxatioun of the new mylne,

lx li. Item, Be the baxteris, for the quheit mylne of Partick, of taxatioun, xxxvj

li. Item, Be James Mitchell tailyeour, xl li. Item, Be James Boill pro'fiTchall, the

fowme of Ane thowfand ane hundrithe lv li. xvij s. viij d. as ane pt. of the few-dewtie of the baronie of Glafgow, reftand be him as chalmerland, of the crop & yeir of

c God 1631 yeiris. Item, Mair be him, the fowme of vij vj lis. money, reftand of the quottis of teftamentis of the commiflariat of Glafgow, Hamiltoun & Canpfie, fra the terme of Witfounday, 1632 yeiris, to the terme of Mertimes thereftir, the faid yeir. m c Surama of the haill debtis In, xiiij vij xxxvij li. j s. xj d.

ra Summa of the Inuentar & Debtis, xv vj" lxx li. viij s. vij d.

Debtis awand Out.—Item, Thair was awand be the faid vmquhile James Archi-

bifchope of Glafgow, the tyme of his deceis . . . viz. In the firft, to M' Johnne Bell, M r Johnrie Maxwell and M' Zachrie Boyd minifteris, for thair ftipend the

crop 1632 yeiris, Audit chalderis of malt, pryce of the boll vj li. . . . Item, To thame, as ane pt. of thair ftipendis the laid yeir, Audit chalderis of meill, pryce of

the boll, v li. vj s. viij d. . . . Item, To James Sanderis reider, of fey the faid

yeir, liij li. vj s. viij d. Item, To the Commiflaris of Ed' for the Mertimes feyis the

faid yeir, Twa hundrithe xiij li. Item, To the Lordis of SefEoun, for thair feyis the

faid yeir, xiij li. . . . Item, To M' Andro Law, of fey the faid yeir, xxxiij li.

. . . Item, To Dvmmie porter at the yet, of fey the faid yeir, iiij li. vij s. . . . m c Summa of the debtis Out, ij v lxxiij li. xj s. iiij d. m Reftis frie geir, debtis deducit, xiiij Ixxxxvj li. xv s. iiij d.

FOLLOWIS THE LATTERWILL AND LEGACIE OF THE SAID UMQUHILE JAMES ARCHIBISCHOPE OF GLASGOW.

1 c At Glasgow, the Saxt day of Julij, J" vj threttie twa yeiris : The quhilk day, We James, by the mercie of God, archibifehope of Glafgow, being haill in body &

mynd ; yet knawing that thair is nothing moir certane nor daithe, and nothing moir

vncertane than the tyme and place thairof ; makis my Teftament and Latterwill in

c firft, maner following : In the I mak, nominat & constitute M Thomas Law, mi- r nifter at Inchynane, & M George Law, my fones, my onlie ex' is and vniuerfall in-

tro" with my guidis, geir & debtis ; And referris the vpgeving of the Inuentar to — — ;

13S TESTAMENT OF JAMES LAW.

thame. Item, I leive to the puir of Sancl Nicholas hofpitall in Glafgow, foundit by the Archibifchopis thairof, The fowme of ffyve hundrithe mkis. money of Scotland And to the merchandis and croftis bofpitallis thair, equallie to be devydit amangis

thame, ffyve hundrithe mkis. money : And ordane the faidis fowmes to be mortefeit

•& imployit for the f uftentatioun of the puir of the faidis hofpitallis prefent & to cum, be the advyfe of my airis and exeo' ,s and fucceflburis, Archibifchopis of Glafgow, Proveilt & Minifters of the faid bur' With this conditioune, That the preceptouris m & M of the faid hofpitallis fall yeirlie mak compt & rcckuing to the faidis per- ibnes abouewrittin of the imployment of the faidis fowmes, to the effect abouefpc-

cefeit ; And how oft the famyne beis vplifted, that they fall imploy the fame agane

be advyfe foirfaid, to the effect abouefpecefeit : vpone quhilk conditioune this Lega-

cie is left to the faidis hofpitallis, & na vtherwayis. And gif it fall happin me at ony tyme befoir my deceis to pay the faidis fowmes left be me to the faidis hofpi-

s tallis, Than & in that caice, I will and declair that my faidis ex" falbe frie of all payment of the famyne to thame eftir my deceis, nochtwithstanding of my leving of the famyne in maner foirfaid. Item, I ratifie & approve the Difpofitiounes maid be me to the Colledge of Glafgow, M' Patrik Turnet perfone of Dalkeith, James, ns M Thomas & George Lawis, my fones, of certane buikis, conforme to thair feuerall difpofitiounes thairof : Togidder with the difpofitiounes maid be me to Mareoune Boill, my fpous, f of the twafylwir coupes, ovir gilt with gold, of playne work im-

bolfed ; and of that fylwir falt-fat, ovir gilt, that daylie fervis my tabill, with the

buird & dreflour almerie ftanding in the heich hall, within the Tour : And to the

laid James Law my haill remanent fylwir work, quhilk is o'gilt with gold, conforme to thair perticuler difpofitiounes of the famyne : Lykas I haue dilyvert the faid haill buikis, fylwir workis and vtheris abouewrittin to the feuerall perfones abouefpecefeit, to be vfit & keepit be thame as thair awin propir guidis & geir at thair pie- four. ... In witnes quharof, wryttin be Robert Stewart, my fervaud, I have fubfcryvit thir pnts. &c. Befoir thir witnefs, Johnne Dundas of Newlifioun, Tho- mas Dalyell of Beannes, W Muir of Glanderftoun, & M1 Robert Linn Qor Lun] 1 induellar in Carrail, Sic fub [Conf. Sept. 6. 1633. Com. Rec. of Glas.]

*" Dame llareoune Boill, relict of vmq 1 ' James Archibischope of Glasgow, &c. deceist in the monethe of Nov. 1636."— Test. Con. June 8. 1637 Ibid, She nominates Thomas Stewart of Galstoun, her sone in law, & Annas Ros, her dochter, conjunctlie, &c. her onlie exri * And farther ordains: "Item, my saidis debtis being payit, I leive the rest that salbe frie to be devydit betuixt the said Tho 8 Stewart his bairnes, procreat betuixt him & vmq 1 ' Jeane Kos, my dochter, and the said Anna Ros, my vther ex™1 scho being on lyf." [Stew- art is confirmed as " onlie ex r on lyff."] This lady was daughter of John Boyle of Kelburne, by Mareon, daughter of Ciawfurd of Kilbirny, and previously wife of " M r Mathow Ros of Hanyng-Ros," who deceased October, 1617. Rec. ut supra.

She had a son, George Ros, one of the executors dative in his father's will, and probably there was an elder, successor to the estate. APPENDIX II. BEING ORIGINAL PAPERS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE PRECEDING ACCOUNTS OF THE SHIRES OF LANARK AND RENFREW.

DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO GLASGOW.

INQUISITIO FACTA PER DAVID PRINCIPEM

CUMBRLE. [Circa 1116.]

[CHARTULARIUM GLASGUENSE.]

" Igitur quandoquidem predecefiorum inftituta mortalium [mortuorum vel noftrorum?] literarum oftentatione, et fcribarum deliberatione, ad memoriam revocan- tur, Nos Cumbrenfium quedam gesta nobdium, prefentibus apicibus memorie commendavimus. In Cumbria itaque, regione quadam inter Angliam et Sco-

tiam fita, fide Catholica in illis climatibus prius exuberante ac propagante ; do- meftici fidei ac proceres regni cum rege provincie co-operante, in honorem Dei et Sanfte Marie pie genetricis, ecclefiam Glafguenfem fedem fcilicet pontifi- calem Cumbrenfis regionis fundaverunt ; et dignis fan&ionibus pro priftina lanc- torum religione patrum folidaverunt. Hoc vero pulcris initiatibus et ecclefiafticis inftitutionibus, fanfte quoque fidei rudimentis inolevit ; et difpofitione divina Sanctum Kentegernum in Epifcopum admifit, qui celeftis affluentiam doclrine fitientibus propinaret, et cibum fpiritualem ut fidelis Difpenfator efurientibus miniltraret. Verum enimvero fraudulentus exterminator, fupradi&am ecclefiam diu inviolabiliter conftari ingemifcens, confuetis verfutiis fuis, poll multa temporum curri- cula, fcandala intolerabilia Cumbrenfium ecclefie machinavit. Sancto namque Ken- tegerno, prolibufque [pluribufque ?] fiicceflbribus fuis pie religionis perfeverantia ad

Dominum tranfinigratis ; diverfe feditiones circumquaque infurgentes, non fblum ecclefiam et ejus pofieffiones deftruxerunt, verum etiam totam regionem vaftantes, ejus habitatores exilio tradiderunt. Sic ergo omnibus bonis exterminatis, magnis temporum intervallis tranfaftis, diverfe tribus diverfarum nacionum ex diverfis partibus

affluentes, defertam regionem prefatam habitaverunt. Sed difpari gente et diflhnili lingua et vario more viventes, haut facde [inter] fefe confencientes, gentilitatem potius quam fidei cultum tenuerunt. Quos infelices et damnate habitacionis habitatores, more pecudum irrationabiliter degentes, dignatus eft Dominus, qui nemi- U 2 156 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chaktul.

nem vult perire, propiciacione fua vifitare : Tempore enim Henrici regis Anglie, Alexandro Scotorum rege in Scotia regnante, mifit eis Deus David predi&i regis et fcelerofa con- Scotie germanum in principem et ducem ; Qui eorum impudica tagia corrigeret, et animi nobilitate et inflexibili feveritate, contumeliofam eorum contumaciam refrenaret. Hie nempe bene vivendi ftudio fervidus, profane mul- titudinis miferie condolens, ut paftorali folicitudine qua diucius carnerant, eorum- reli- que obprobria deleret ; divino inftigatus hortamine, Johannem quemdam giofum virum, qui eum educaverat, vitamque ejus Deo non imbecilliter devota voverat, peritorum confilio clericorum, quern fuorum auxilio in Epifcopum elegit. Set cum Epifcopus cognita infelicis populi feritate, et abhominabili vicior-

proficifci difpofuiffet ; ab Apofto- um multiplicitate ; utpote perterritus, Jerufalem lico Pafchali licet invitus confecratus, officium fufcepte follicitudinis nullatenus differre voluit ; fet cum gaudio, fub plebis alacritate, a principe et a proceribus regni receptus, verbum predicationis Spiritu Santto largiflue operante, per Cura- brenfem parochiam diffudit. David vero Cumbrenfis regionis Princeps, amore precipue Dei, partim quoque religiofe dileclionem, et ammonicionem, terras ecclefie Glafguenfi pertinentes, fingulis Cumbrie provinciis que fub dominio et poteftate ejus erant, (non enim toti Cumbrenfi regioni dominabatur,) inquirere fecit, ut avidus ipfius ecclefie reftauracionis, pofieffionum earum quas antiquitus tenuerat, polteris et fequacibus fuis certitudinem relinqueret. Has vero auxilio et inveftigacione feni- orum liominum et fapienciorum tocius Cumbrie, pro pofle fuo inveftigavit que inferius fubferibuntur, Carclevien, Camcar, Camcachetheyn, Lengartheyn, Pathelanarhe, Cunclut, Chefcarnenwat, Carnetheyii, Caruill, Quendal, Aber-

carf, Mecheyn, Planmichel, Stoboe, Pentnacob, Alnecrumba, Keveronum, Lillielcliva, Afchecliyrc, Hodelm, Edyngaheym, Abermelc, Drivefdal, Colchtaim, Kevertrold, Afcheby, Brumefcheyd, Kevergylt. In Pebles una carucata terre et

ecclefia. In Kenegyrd, una carucata et ecclefia : In Mereboda una carucata et ecclefia. Has terras juraverunt fore pertinentes ecclefie Glafgu, rogatu et imperio lupradi&i principis ; —Uhtred filius Waldef, Gill. Alius Boed, Leyfyng et Oggo Cumbrenfes Judices, Halden filius Edulf. Hujus rei teftes funt ut audientes et videntes, Mathildis Comitifia, que ex parte fua conceflit, Willielmus nepos ipfius principis, Cofpatric frater Dalfin, Waldef frater fuus, Cofpatric filius U6lred, Cof-

patric filius Alden, Ofolf filius Eadmer, Maccus filius Undwyn, Uchtred filius Scot, Ulchel filius Alftan, Hugo de Morvilla, Paganus de Brausa, Olber de Ar- dena, Gervafius Ridel, Guido de CajTies, Berengarius Engaine, Robertus Corbet, Walterus de Luidefeya, Robertus de Burnevilla, Reinaldus de Muscans, Walterus

filius Winemari, Willielmus Venator, Alanus de Perci, Walterus de Broy. —

GLASGUENSE] TO GLASGOW. 157

NOTES ON THE PRECEDING WRITING.

This deed has been printed repeatedly, but incorrectly ; and in the present reprint, I am not satis- fied it is accurately represented. It appears from the style to be rather a narrative of the steps taken to ascertain the property, which had belonged to the ancient Bishopric of Cumbria, than a legal do-

cument. It is perhaps extracted from some history, which if found, might afford further information as to this Bishopric, and the country where it was situated. I doubt whether the copy in the Char-

tulary of Glasgow, whence they are all taken, is correct ; certainly it is not so in the names of places.

Gibson in his History of Glasgow says, that it shows the names of places were, at the time of the in-

quest, quite different from what they are now. In this he was mistaken ; for a number of places, as

well in the neighbourhood of Glasgow, as elsewhere in the diocese, still bear the very names given in

this Manuscript. It is true these names are disguised in the orthography, most probably by frequent

and careless transcription, and partly because the transcribers were ignorant of the names mentioned ;

and as usual every copy has multiplied these errors. It is likewise probable that the original may have

been written by a foreigner, since there is reason to suppose that, at the time, few natives were equal

to the task of drawing up a deed in Latin, or perhaps to write at all, and that the names were written down by the ear.

The following observations are submitted :

In Cumbria itaque, regione inter Angliam et Scotiam sita. The present county of Cumberland is but

a small part of the territory of Cumbria. Besides including the north-west counties of England, viz.

Cumberland, Westmoreland, Cheshire, and perhaps other territory, it extended into Scotland, so as to

include Clydesdale, and the counties on the west and middle borders. Whether it included Galloway

is not well ascertained ; but it is most probably that at one time it did.

The part of Cumbria now included in Scotland, early became a part of that kingdom ; and had or some time been usually granted to the eldest sons of the kings. Malcolm III. when driven out by

Macbeth retired to it. It had been granted by Edgar, one of the sons of Malcolm when king, to Da-

vid his younger brother, afterwards king ; and was possessed by him at the time of this inquest. Its date must therefore be previous to 1124, when David succeeded to the kingdom on the decease of his immediate elder brother, Alexander I. Cumbria was originally a British country. It was conquered by the Saxons of Northumberland, and became a part of that kingdom. Accordingly the names of persons occurring in this writing are

mostly Saxon, and they must have been persons of consequence ; though most of the names of places

do not appear to be derived from that language, and are probably of British origin. Afterwards it

appears to have been invaded and ruined either by the pagan Norwegians or Irish ; perhaps both had a

hand in the destruction alluded to in this document. From the life of St Patrick, referred to in

Usher's book de Primordiis Ecclesiarum Britannicarum, it appears to have been his native country. His time goes back to the period of the Roman colonists of that part of Britain. He was carried off

from it as a prisoner in his youth, to Ireland, in one of the predatory expeditions from thence. Be- fore his time, the Christian religion had been introduced into this country by the Roman colonists;

and it was thence propagated in Ireland by Saint Patrick and his successors. The accounts of his life

would imply that he returned to it and died there, though the English authors say he retired to and died at Glastonbury, to which place they ascribe the name Glastun, which may have been readily cor-

rupted from Glascu, the t and c being easily confounded in old MSS., and Glascu then only wanting 158 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

the stroke above the u to make it Glastun, which a transcriber who knew Glastonbury, but had never heard of Glascu, would readily supply. Kentigern's labours as a missionary were posterior to those of Patrick. He came from Wales, and appears to have instituted a religious establishment here, which our manuscript informs us was destroyed by the incursions of barbarians, by whom the country was wasted, and the inhabitants destroyed or driven out. Here then was a cessation of Kentigern's establishment represented as a bishopric. The writer, describing things according to the ideas of his own times, describes it as Sedes pontificalis Cumbrensis regionis, though probably only a small and poor Culdee monastery. But in the lives of the Saints, these early establishments begun by them, are usually represented in the most magnificent terms. If one of them fixed his dwelling in a pagan country, living in a cottage and preaching when the inhabitants would hear him, recommending himself by his harmless course of life,

he is said to have converted the whole nation to Christianity. If by some skill in medicine, (a most

useful accomplishment in rude countries,) he sometimes effected the recovery of a sick person, it is

represented as a miracle, of restoring a dead person to life, by means of his prayers. And the Esta-

blishment, consisting of a few Culdees living in small huts, is erected into a bishopric and chapter, according to the notions of the biographer, of bishoprics at the time he wrote. As already said, this country came to be an ordinary possession of the eldest sons of the

Scottish kings. Malcolm III. before he conquered Macbeth, was prince of Cumberland ; so was Da-

vid the son of Malcolm before he was king, though being the youngest son, he did not obtain it till

the death of his brother Edgar, who was succeeded by the next brother, Alexander I.—Henry the son of David concurs in some gifts of his father to this church, as well as in the present Inquisition,

and Henry's son, William, afterwards King, is a witness to it.

This writing shows that it was David, who when prince of Cumberland, restored the possessions of the church of Glasgow, and appointed a bishop. The proceeding adopted by David was to appoint several of the elder and more influential inhabitants (Seniorum hominum et sapient'wrum totius Cum- bria,) to ascertain what lands in former times belonged to this church, that they might be restored

to it. These lands had doubtless been long in the possession of laymen, and those not the usurpers; and could not be wrested from them without trouble and risk. This may have been one reason for the reluctance of the bishop to accept the bishopric. But David certainly took the safest method, by giving the task of pointing out the ancient possessions of the church to persons of consequence and

authority in the country. After all, the recovery of them could not be easily accomplished among a people so rude as they are here described. After these general observations, some remarks shall be submitted upon the names of lands mentioned in the writing now under consideration, with a view to ascertain, if possible, the particular lands

mentioned in it. They are here placed in alphabetical order.

Abercarf, Abertarf; this name remains unaltered.

Abermelc. There is a water of Milk in Galloway which gives name also to Castlemilk. Alnecrumba, Ancruni. Afcheby remains unaltered.

Afchechirche, Askirk, remains unaltered. The difference in spelling is of no consequence. Aftanefdene, Hassenden.

Ballanrik, Ballanark, Budlornac? Is Pathelanarke a corruption of this ? There is a Ballernock near Glasgow, also Bedlormie. Ballayn, Bedlay, in the parish of Calder.

Brumefcheyd. There is Bro wnieside near Glasgow, but it is doubtful if it is the place here meant. GI.ASGLENSE] TO GLASGOW. 159

Bader, Badcrnionocli. Monocli in the names of places implies the place to have belonged to a

convent ; perhaps Baldernock.

Buthelule. Bonhill in Dumbartonshire is sometimes so written in old deeds ; but here it probably signifies Bothwell.

Camcar. Can this be Sanquhar, though very unlike? Yet if we can suppose a French scribe, it

is not impossible he might have so corrupted the name in writing it from the ear, and using c for t. Carclevien, written Carcleuien, and corruptly Carclemen, perhaps Carcluie in Ayrshire.

Camcachethyn, Cambusnethan? The Cambus in names compounded with that word is commonly pronounced Cam.

Conclut, Conclud. In more modern deeds Kinclaith. The Green of Glasgow is said to have been part of these lands.

Chefcarnenwat. Here is ground for supposing a foreign scribe : Chef is French ; and when introduced here seems to signify Upper or Over Carnwath, which the writer may have translated,

when informed of the meaning of Upper or Over prefixed to a name. There can be little doubt

that the Saxon language prevailed in this country at the time of the inquest. Carnewid also is supposed to denote Carnwath in the upper ward of Lanarkshire.

Carnetheyn, Carntyne, near Glasgow. Yet there is a service of Margaret Wright, 9th Feb. 1G88, in the lands of Carnethan in parochia de Troqueir, et Senescallatu de Kirkcudbright, which name comes very near to that in the inquisitio under consideration. Carwill, erroneously written for Carmyle, near Glasgow.

Couendal, Quendal. There is a parish in the upper ward of Lanarkshire called Covinton, the first two syllables of which agree with this name. A foreign scribe might readily turn Couendal into

Quendal. Perhaps it may be said the reverse was just as natural.

is, Colchtaiin ; perhaps Coltram, that Homecultram.

Cafteltarras, this name still remains unaltered.

Dryvefdale, Drysdale. Dalmuneh, perhaps Dalmarnoch. Drumteblay, Duntiblae.

Dalkarn, in Galloway. Drilton, Dirleton.

Edulviftun, Edulfston, now Eddilston. Edyngahaym, Edenham, or Ednam. Encarrach, a blunder for In Carrick.

Guvan, Govan, remains unaltered. Galwaith, Galloway. Gillemoriftun, the modern name of Penjacob. Golyn, in Lothian.

Hachenkerach, Auchinraith, Auchinreach or Auchinreoch. Houchiltre, Ochiltree. Hodelm, Hoddam, in Dumfriesshire. Hotun, Hutton. Hardingeftrena, Hassenden ? Horda, Orda, Orde. .

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Ingoliftun, Ingliston. Innenfchaden, Inienfchaddin, Inchinan in Renfrewshire, near Glasgow.

Keveronum. Lands called Monach Kennaran are adjudged to belong to the monastery of Paisley

by a decree in Annalibus Facultatis artium in Glasgow college. Can Keveronum be a corruption of Kennaran, and signify other lands of Kennaran not belonging to Paisley ? Kennaran is in Kil- patrick parish. Kevertrold. Kevergylt.

Kevergyrd, Traquair, orTroqueer; or it may be Cathcart, ordinarily pronounced Kerkert, and usually written Ketkert m older writings. The two first syllables of these are perhaps corruptions of Caer, which occurs in many names in this country. Keneayrd, Kinnaird ? Karnewid, Carnwath.

Kill, Incuill, corruption of In kyl. Kerkentulacht, Kirkintilloch, both corrupted from Caerpentalhch, the ancient name of this place.

Lengartheyn. The first syllable of this name would seem to be Lan, the Welsh word for a church There are several places in Dumbartonshire, the names of which are compounded with Gartan.

Lilliefcliva, now Lilliesleaf ; the last syllable corrupted from elite or cliff. Lochorwar ecclefia, Locharret near Borthwick, Lochorward. Levenaiche, Levenax, Lennox. Laodonia, Lothian.

Mecheyn, Machan shire, in Lanarkshire. Menenfchadin, probably an error for Inchinan. Mereboda, corruptly written for Morebattle. Morthewic, perhaps a corruption of Borthwicke, by miswriting of the transcriber. Muckraht, Muckroft.

Planmichel ; the first syllable may be an error for Lan ; or is it Carmichel ?

is Gille- Penjacob ; Pentnacob is a corruption of it. The more modern name in the Chartulary moristune.

Perdeyc, Perdehic, Pertheit, Pertheic ; Partick, near Glasgow, where the bishop had a residence.

Polmadie, still bears the same name : near Glasgow in the parish of Govan.

Rokele, is a misreading for Possele, which retains still the same name.

Sadinfton, Schadinfton, villa filiae Sadin, now corruptly called Shettleston, a village near Glasgow, named from Sadin a brother of St Patrick. Selefchirca, Selkirk. Sleindaff. Strablahane, Strathblane.

Travequer, Travercuer, Traquair. Traverenni, Taverenni, Travcrnent. Can this be Tranent in East Lothian ?

Wilthon, Wiltona, Wilton.

Thus only three or four names of the whole, are unaccounted for in the modern names of the country. GLASGUENSE] TOGLASGOW. l6l

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS DE ERIGENDO BURGO APUD

GLASGU. [Circa 1172.]

W. dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Epifcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Baronibus, Jufli- ciariis, Vicecoinitibus, Miniftris, et omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, modernis et pofteris, falutem : Sciant prefentes et futuri Me conceffrffe et hac carta mea confirmaffe Deo et Sanfto Kentegerno, et Jofcelino Epifcopo Glafguenfi, et fingulis ejus fuccefforibus in perpetuum, Ut burgum habeant apud Glafgu, cum foro die Jovis, bene et honorifice, quiete et plenarie, cum omnibus libertatibus et confuetudinibus quas aliquis burgorum meorum in tota terra mea, melius, plenius, quietius, et honorificentius habet : Quare Volo et firmiter Precipio, ut omnes burgenfes qui in predi6lo burgo manentes erunt, meam firmam pacem jufte habeant, per totam terram meam, in eimdo et redeundo : Et

Prohibeo firmiter ne quis eos aut eorum catalla iiijufte difturbet aut vexet, aut ali- quant eis injuriam aut contumeliam, inferat, luper meam plenariam foriffa&uram. Testibus Comite David fratre meo, Waltero Bidun Cancellario meo, Comite Dune- cano, Comite Gilleberto, Comite Gillecrift de Meneth [Menteth ?], Ricardo de Moreville Conftabulario, Roberto de Quinci, Ricardo Cumin, Waltero de Berkeli Camerario, W. de Veteriponte, Philippo de Valloniis, Roberto de Berkeli, Adam de Stanford, Apud Travequer.

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS DE NUNDINIS APUD

GLASGU. [Circa 1190.]

W. dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Epifcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Baronibus, Jufti- ciariis, Vicecomitibus, Prepofitis, Miniftris, et omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciant prefentes et futuri Me dediffe et concefliffe, et hac carta mea confirmaffe Deo et San&o Kentegerno et ecclefie de Glafgu, et Jocelino ejufdem loci Epifcopo, omnibufque fuccefforibus ejus, in perpetuum, Nundinas apud Glafgu habendas, et fingulis annis tenendas, ab O&avis Petri et Pauli, Aportolorum plenarie per oclo dies ; cum firma et plenaria pace, et

cum omnibus libertatibus aliquibus Nundinis in tota terra mea conceflis ; et cum

omnibus reclitudinibus ad Nundinas pertinentibus, ita libere, quiete, plenarie, et honorifice ficut alique Nundine in aliquo burgorum meorum, liberius, quietius. x ;

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O. Abbate de Kelcho, Comite Dunecano, Rollando filio Uclredi, Willielmo de

Lindefeia, Waltero Corbet, Willielmo Cumin, Roberto filio Werneburc, Alexan- dre vicecomite de Strivelin, Henrico de Graham, Henrico de Cormanoc, Apud Edenburc.

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS DE ACCESSU LIBERO AD NUNDINAS DE GLASGU.

Willielmus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, onmibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem : Sciatis Me firmam pacem meam jufte dedill'e omnibus qui venient ad Nundinas de Glafgu, quas conceffi Deo et Sanclo Kentegerno, et burgo de Glafgu, ad veniendum illuc et ibi ftandum, et inde jufte redeundum ita ut faciant quod jufte et fecundum aiftfam burgenfium meorum et terre mee facere debebunt. Testibus Willielmo de Bofcho Clerico meo, PhUippo de Mu- bray, Apud Edeneburgh xxvij die Junij.

The following Charter suggests an inquiry, whether the building of cathedral churches, monas- teries, and other important ecclesiastical buildings, may not have given rise to the societies of Free Masons. CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS QUA CONFIRMAT FRATERNITATEM CONSTITUTAM AD CONSTRUCTIONEM ECCLESIE GLASGU- ENSIS.

Willielmus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem : Neceftitali Glalguenfis ecclefie, pietate debita com- pacientes, et earn fummi regis, et San&iffimi Kentegerni confeflbris intuitu, devo- cione non modica diligentes, defolacioni ipfius curam volumus confolationis adhi- bere ; Et earn quoad pofliimus regie proteclionis munimine confovere. Quum autem mater multarum gentium, exilis antehac et angufta, ad honorem Dei ampliari defiderat ; et preterea in hiis diebus noftris igne confumpta, ad fui reparationem, ampliftimis expenfis indigens, et noftrum et plurium proborum hominum fubfidium expoftulat ; Fraternitatem quam ad ejus conftruclionem venerabilis Jocelinus ejuf- glasguense] TO GLASGOW. 163 dem ecclefie Epifcopus, de confilio Abbatum, Priorum et alterins cleri Epifcopatus fui conftituit, devote recipimus, et regie conceffionis munimine ufque ad ipfius ecclefie perfeclionem confirmamus : Et omnes ejufdem fraternitatis colleclores, et ad ejus fabricam aucloritate Epifcopi et Capituli ipfius ecclefie auxilium poftulantes, in noftra firma pace et prote&ione fufcepimus : Omnibus Ballivis noftris et miniftris firmiter precipientes, ut eos ubique in regno meo protegant et manuteneant : Et diftri&e prohibentes, ne quis eis injuriam, violenciam, aut contumeliam aliquam inferat, fuper meam plenariam foriffafluram ; Testibus Hugone Cancellario noftro, Archembaldo Abbate de Dunfermelin, Willielmo de Lindefeia Jufticiario, Philippo de Valoniis, Apud Rokelburg.

This Charter shows that the church had been burnt in the time of King William, and when Jocelin was bishop. The following two grants to the Bishop of Glasgow show that slavery was not unknown at the time in Scotland.

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS QUA CONCEDIT GILLEMACHOI DE CONCLUD ECCLESIE DE GLASGU.

Willielmus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, falutem : Sciatis Me conceflhTe et quietum clamafle de me et de heredibus meis, Deo et Ecclefie Sanfti Kentegerni de Glafgu, et Epifcopo Jocelino fuifque fucceiroribus in perpetuum, Gillemachoi de Conglud, cum liberis fuis, et tota ejus fefta que de ratione eum fequi debuerint. Quare prohibeo firmiter, ne quis ballivorum meorum impediat quin eos libere habere poflint. Testibus Ricardo de Morvilla Conftabulario, Roberto de Quinci, Waltero Olifard, Apud Selekirke.

CARTA ALEXANDRI II. REGIS DE QUIETA CLAMATIONE QUORUNDAM HOMINUM.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, falutem : Sciatis Quod Waltero Epifcopo Glafguenfi et fucceflbribus fuis Epif- copis, Quietum clamavimus in perpetuum quicquid juris habuimus in Gillemill filio

Bowein et Gillemor filio ejus ; et Buet et Gillys filio Eldredi, quos Adam filius Gilleberti prediclo Epifcopo et fucceflbribus fuis Epifcopis quietos clamavit, pro fe et heredibus fuis in perpetuum, coram probis hominibus : Et in hujus rei tefti-

monium predifto Waltero Epifcopo has litteras noftras patentes inde fieri fecimus : x 2 164 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

Testibus Waltero Olifard Jufticiario Laodonie, Henrico de Baillol Camerario, Johanne de Maccufwell Vicecomite de Rokefburg, Willielmo de Herteflievid Vice- mo comite de Lanark, Apud Cadihou xij mo die Novembris anno regni noftri xj [1225.]

CARTA ALEXANDRI II. REGIS DE QUIBUSDAM TERRIS IN LIBERA FORESTA ERECTIS.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue falutem : Sciatis Quod conceffimus venerabili patri Willielmo Epifcopo Glafgu- enfi, ut ipfe et omnes fucceflbres fui Epifcopi Glafguenfes, terras fuas circa Glafgu, Scilicet terras de Conclud, de Schedinftun, de Ballayn, de Badermonoc, de Poffele, et de Kenmor, de Garvach, de Neutoun, de Leys, de Rammifhoren, et terrain burgi, et alias terras ad Manerium de Glafgu fpe&antes, habeant et teneant in perpetuum in liberam Foreftam : Quare firmiter Prohibemus, ne quis fine eorum licentia, in di6lis terris fecet aut venetur, fuper noftram plenariam foriffa&uram decern librarum. Testibus Clemente Epifcopo Dunblanenfe, Magiftro M. Archidiacono Glafguenfe, Johanne vicecomite de Strivelyn, Walramo de Nor- manvilla, Apud Kirketun [Kirkentulach ?] duodecimo die Septembris, anno regni Domini regis vicefimo ociavo. [1242.]

CARTA ALEXANDRI II. REGIS, QUA CONFIRMAT CONCESSIONEM BURGI DE GLASGU.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Epifcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Baroni- bus, Jufticiariis, Vicecomitibus, Miniftris, et omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem : Sciant prefentes et futuri Me conceffiife, et hac carta mea confirmaffe, Deo et Sanclo Kentegerno, et Waltero Epifcopo Glafguenfi, et fingulis fids fuccefioribus in perpetuum, ut burgum habeant apud Glafcu cum

foro die Jovis, bene et honorifice, quiete et plenarie ; Cum omnibus libertatibus et confuetudinibus quas aliquis burgorum meorum in tota terra mea melius, plenius, quietius, et honorificentius habet. Quare Volo et firmiter Precipio, ut omnes burgenfes qui in predi£to burgo manentes erunt, meam firmam pacem jufte habeant per totam terram meam in eundo et redeundo. Et Prohibeo firmiter, ne quis eos aut eorum catalla injufte difturbet aut vexet, aut aliquam eis injuriam aut contumeliam inferat fuper meam plenariam foriffa&uram ; Sicut carta Domini regis GLASGUENSE] TO GLASGOW. 165

Willielmi patris mei, Jofcelino Epifcopo Glafguenfi et ejus fucceflbribus, inde iacta teftatur. Testibus, Hugone Epifcopo Dunkeldenfe, Willielmo Cumin Comite de Buchan Julticiario Scotie, Rogero de Mortuomari, Thoma Hoftiario, Waltero Cumin, Jordano Cumin, Malcolmo Pincerna, Thoma de Haya, Roberto de Seynt- cler, Apud Edeneburg. xxiij die Julij. [1215.]

CARTA ALEXANDRI II. REGIS DE NUNDINIS HABENDIS APUD GLASGU.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Epifcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Baroni- bus, Jufticiariis, Vicecomitibus, Prepofitis, Miniftris, et omnibus probis hominibus fuis, clericis et laicis, falutem: Sciant prefentes et futuri Me conceffifleet hac carta mea coufirmafle, Deo et Sanfto Kentegerno et ecclefie Glafguenfi, et Waltero ejufdem loci Epifcopo, omnibufque fucceflbribus ejus in perpetuum, Nundinas apud Glafgu habendas fingulis annis et tenendas, ab oflavis apoftolorum Petri et Pauli plenarie per ocl;o dies, cum firma et plenaria pace, et cum omnibus libertatibus

aliquibus nundinis in tota terra mea conceffis ; Et cum omnibus reclitudinibus ad

Nundinas pertinentibus ; ita libere, quiete, plenarie, et honorifice, ficut alique nundine in aliquo burgorum meorum, liberius, quietius, plenius, et honorificentius tenentur aut teneri debent, ficut carta Domini regis WUlielmi patris mei, Jocelino Epifcopo Glafguenfi et ejus fuccelforibus inde facta teftatur. Testibus Hugone Epifcopo Dunkeldenfi, Willielmo Cumin Comite de Buchan Julticiario Scotie, Rogero de Mortuomari, Thoma Hoftiario, Waltero Cumin, Jordano Cumin, Mal- colmo Pincerna, Thoma de Haya, Roberto de Seintcler, Apud Edenelburc. xxiij die Julij.

LITERA PROTECTIONS PER ALEXANDRUM II. REGEM WILLIELMO EPISCOPO GLASGUENSI CONCESSA.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fiie

falutem : Sciatis Nos venerabilem patrem Willielmum Epifcopum Glaiguenfem terras fuas et homines {bos, et univerfas eorundem pofleffiones, fub firma pace et proteftione noftra jufte fufcepifle. Quare firmiter Prohibemus ne quis eis malum, injuriam, moleftiam, aut gravamen aliquod inferre prefumat injufte, fuper noftram plenariam foriftacluram. Testibus Patricio Comite de Dunbar, Alexandro Se- 166 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

nefcallo, et Roberto de Meyners Camerario, apud Rokelburg, tricefimo die Aprilis anno regni regis fecundo. [1216.]

CARTA ALEXANDRI II. REGIS DE BURGO APUD GLASGU.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre

fue clericis et laicis, falutem : Sciant prefentes et futuri Nos conceflhTe et hac carta noftra confirmaffe Deo et Sanfto Kentegerno, et Waltero Epifcopo Glaf-

guenfi, et fingulis Epifcopis ejus fuccefforibus ; ut burgum habeant apud Glafgu cum foro die Jovis, ita bene et honorifice, plenarie et quiete, et cum omnibus libertatibus et confuetudinibus ficut aliquis burgorum noftrorum in tota terra noftra, plenius, melius, honorificentius habet. Quare Volumus et firmiter Precipimus, ut omnes burgenfes qui in predi£lo burgo manentes erunt, noftram firmam pacem

jufte habeant per totam terram noftram, in eundo et redeundo : Et Prohibemus firmiter, ne quis eos vel eorum catalla injufte difturbet aut vexet, ant aliquam eis injuriam aut contumeliam inferat, fuper noftram plenariam foriffacturam ; Sicut carta Domini regis Willielmi patris noftri inde facta Jocelino quondam Epifcopo Glaf- guenfi teftatur. Testibus Waltero Olifard Jufticiario Laodonie, Henrico de Bayllol Camerario, Johanne de Makefwell Vicecomite de Rokelburg, Henrico Marefcallo, Alexandro de Seton, Roberto de Sancto Claro,Willielmo de Hertefhev-

id Vicecomite de Lanarc, Apud Cadihou xxij die Novembris anno regni noftri undecimo. [1225.]

LITERA ALEXANDRI II. REGIS QUOD EPISCOPI GLASGUENSES ET EORUM NATIVI ET SERVI QUIETI SINT DE TOLNEO PER TOTUM REGNUM.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue,

falutem : Sciatis quod Conceffimus venerabili patri in Chrifto W. Epifcopo Glaf- guenfi Cancellario noftro, ut ipfe et fuccefiores fui Epifcopi Glafguenfes, et eorum homines, Nativi et Servi, quieti fint de Tolneo dando per totum regnum noftrum, tarn in burgis quam extra, de propriis catallis fuis, et de omnibus aliis que ad ufiis

fuos proprios evenerint : Quare firmiter Prohibemus ne quis ipfos contra hanc conceffionem noftram vexare prefumat fuper premiffis, tolneum ab eis exigendo, vel

aliquam vexationem eis hrferendo, fuper noftram plenariam foriffa6hiram : Testi- bus Willielmo [Waltero?] filio A. Senefcalli Jufticiario Scotie, W. Cumin Co- glasguense] TO GLASGOW. I67

mite de Meneteth, W. Olifard Jufticiario Laodonie, Alano Hoftiario, Rogero Avenel, David Marefcallo, Apud Cadihou tertio decimo die Octobris anno regni domini regis vicefimo primo. [1235.]

T CARTA ALEXANDRI II. REGIS, QUOD BURGENSES DE GLASGL QUIETI SINT IN ERGADIA ET LEVENAX ET PER TOTUM

REGNUM, &c.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, falutem. Sciant prefentes et futuri Nos conceflifle et hac carta noftra confirmafie venerabili patri, W. Epifcopo Glafguenfi et ejus fuccefforibus Epifcopis Glaf- guenfibus in perpetuum, ut Burgenfes et homines fui de Glafgu, in Ergadia et in Levenax, et per totum regnum noftrum ire pofllnt ad emendum et vendendum, et

omnimodas mercaturas exercendas cum voluerint ; ita libere et quiete, plenarie et honorifice, et fine aliquo impedimento Ballivorum noftrorum de Dunbretan feu

quorumcunque aliorum Ballivorum noftrorum ; ficut di&i burgenfes et homines de Glaigu antiquitus, liberius, quietius, plenius, et honorificentius, facere potuerunt, antequam ahquem burgum apud Dunbretan fundari fecimus. Conceffimus etiam, et hac carta noftra confirmavimus omnibus venientibus ad Nundinas et forum de

Glafgu, et inde recedentibus, firmam pacem et proteclionem noftram ; Firmiter prohibentes, ne quis ad di£tas Nundinas et forum de Glafgu venientibus et inde recedentibus, malum, injuriam, moleftiam inferat, aut gravamen contra hanc conceffionem noftram, quo minus ad diclas Nundinas libere, et ad forum de Glaigu cum voluerint venire, et inde recedere poffint fine alicujus Ballivi impedimento, fuper noftram plenariam mifericordiam decern hbrarum. Testibus David Epifcopo Sanfli Andree, G. Epifcopo Dunkeldenfi, W. Comyn Comite de Menenteth, W. Olyfard, Jufticiario Laodonie,W. Archidiacono Laodonie, H. de Balliol Camerario, \V. de Lindefeia, Philippo de Malevilla Jufticiario Scotie. Apud Caftrum puellarum xj° die January, anno regni Domini regis vicefimo oftavo. [1242.]

CARTA ROBERTI I. REGIS, QUA CONFIRMAT CARTAM ALEX-

ANDRI II. REGIS DE BURGO ET FORO APUD GLASGU.

Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Omnibus probis hominibus fuis ad quos prefentes litere pervenerint, falutem : Sciatis Nos infpexifle literas excellentillimi —

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Principis quondam Domini Alexandri Dei gratia Regis Scottorum illuftris, in hec verba " Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem : Sciant prefentes et futuri Nos conceffifie et hac carta noftra confirmaffe Deo et Sanfto Kentegerno, et Waltero Epifcopo Glaf- guenfi, et fingulis Epifcopis ejus fuccefforibus, ut burgum habeant apud Glafgu, cum foro die Jovis, ita bene et honorifice, plenarie et quiete, et cum omnibus libertatibus et confuetudinibus, ficut aliquis burgorum noftrorum in tota terra noilra plenius, melius, et honorificentius habet : Quare Volumus et firmiter Precipimus ut omnes burgenfes qui in prediclo burgo manentes erunt, noltram firmam pacem jufte habeant per totam terram noltram, in eundo et redeundo. Et Prohibemus firmiter, ne quis eos vel eorum catalla injufte difturbet aut vexet, aut aliquam eis injuriam aut contumeliam inferat, fuper noftram plenariam foriffa&uram, ficut carta Domini Willelmi Regis Scotie patris noftri inde fa£ta Jocelino quondam

Epifcopo Glafguenfi teftatur : Testibus Waltero Olifard Jufticiario Laudonie, Henrico de Baliolo Camerario, Johanne de Maxwell Vicecomite de Rokeiburg, Henrico Marefcallo, Alexandro de Seton, Roberto de Seton, Roberto de San£to Claro, Willelmo de Hertiflieved Vicecomite de Lanark, Apud Cardros, vicefimo fecundo die Novembris, anno regni noftri, undecimo."—Nos vero diclam conceflion- ero confirmare volentes, di£lam conceffionem et confirnintionem, in omnibus pun6lis fuis et articulis, approbamus, ratificamus, et prefente carta noftra confirmamus. In cujus rei teftimoninm prefenti carte noftre figillum noftrum precepimus apponi ; Testibus Venerabilibus in Chrifto patribus, Willelmo, Willelmo et Henrico, Sanfti Andree, Dunkeldenfis et Aberdonenfis Ecclefiarum Epiicopis, Bernardo Abbate de Abirbrothok Cancellario noftro, Waltero Senefcallo Scotie, Jacobo Domino de Dug-

las, Johanne de Menteth et Alexandro Frafer Camerario Scotie, militibus, Apud Sconam vicefimo oftavo^die Julij, anno regni noftri decimo o6lavo. [1324.]

In an Inventory of writings belonging to the city of Glasgow, there is this article :

N° 2. Item, A Charter be the faid King Robert the firft, dated at Glafgow the 15 th day of November, and of his Majefty's reign the twenty-third year, which was in the year 1329, Approving and ratifying a Charter granted by King Alexander his predeceflbr laft deceift, which was King Alexander 3. dated at the Maiden ,h Caftle the 18 th day of June, and of the faid King Alexander his reign the 26 year, which was the year of God 1275, which is repeated verbatim in the faid King Ro-

bert's Charter ; and bears the faid King Alexander to direcl his Charter to the that they Sheriff, Baillies, and Provofts of Dumbarton ; and to fay to themthairby, knew weill how his Majeftv had granted to the Bifhop of Glafgow, that his men of ;

chart, glas.] TO GLASGOW. 169

Glafgow might go to and return from Argyle with their merchandife freely and without any impediment : And becaufe the fame was granted be his Majefty to the faid Bifliop before the foundation of the burgh of Dumbarton, commanding therefore, that if they had taken any thing from the faid Bifliop his men, that without delay they would make reltitution, and that none fliould vex or trouble them againft this commiffion upon his Majefty's higheft difpleafure.

CARTA REGALITATIS CIVITATIS ET BARONIJE GLASGUENSIS ET ILLIUS TERRyE QUtE VOCATUR BISHOP FOREST, LEVA- TA ET OPTENTA PER DOMINUM WILLIELMUM TURNBULL EPISCOPUM GLASGUENSEM.

Jacobus Dei gratia Rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, lalutem : Sciatis Nos in honorem et laudem Dei omnipotentis et gloriofe Virginis Marie, ac Beati Kentigerni confefforis patroni ecclefie Glaf- guenfis, in qua canonicus exiftimus, et omnium fan&orum ; Necnon pro fingulari favore et zelo et dileclione quas erga reverendum in Chrifto patrem "Willielmum Epifcopum Glafguenfem Prelatum ejufdem ecclefie modernum, noftrum confiliari- um intime dileclum gerimus, propter fua merita fervicia grata atque fidelia nobis longo tempore impenfa ; Dediffe, Conceffiffe et hac prefenti carta noftra Confir- maffe, prefato reverendo in Chrifto patri Willielmo Epifcopo Glafguenfi, et fuis

fuccefforibus Glafguenfis ecclefie Epifcopis pro perpetuo ; Quod habeant, teneant, et poffideant perpetuis futuris temporibus civitatem Glafguenfem, baroniam de Glafgu et terras vulgariter vocatas Bifliop foreft, in meram, puram, et liberam regalitatem. Tenendam et Habendam prefatam civitatem Glafguenfem ac baroniam, et diclas terras vocatas Bifliop foreft cum pertinenciis di£to Willielmo et fuis fuccefforibus, Epifcopis ecclefie Glafguenfis, De nobis et fuccefforibus noftris, in meram, puram, et liberam regalitatem feu regaliam, in feodo et hereditate in perpetuum ; Cum univerfis et fingulis commoditatibus et proficuis di6le civitati, baronie, et antediftis terris pertinentibus, in bofcis, planis, moris, marefiis, viis, femitis, aquis, ftagnis, rivulis, pratis, pafcuis, et pafturis, molendinis, multuiis, et eorum fequelis, aucupationibus, venationibus, pifcationibus, aquarum decurfibus, petariis, turbariis, carbonariis, lapicidiis, lapide, calce, fabrilibus, bracinis, bruariis et ge- neftis ; cum homagiis, curiis et earum exitibus, efchaetis, libero introitu et exitu, bludwetis, herezeldis, et marchetis mulierum ; cum libera forrefta et warrenna cum feodis, foriffacluris, jufticiis, antiquis confuetudinibus et cuftumis, ac cum 170 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartui.. itineribus jufticiarie et camerarie et eorum exitibus, portubus et paffagiis, cum capella ; in liberam, puram, et integram regalitatem feu regaliam : Cum furca et fofla, fok, fak, Thol et Them, infangandthef, outfangandthef, hamfokyn ; cum tenenti-

bus, tenandriis, et libere tenendum fervitiis : Nee non cum pifcationibus, aritiquis ufibus, et advocationibus ecclefiarum, aliifque omnibus et fingulis libertatibus, commoditatibus, ac aifiamentis, et juftis pertinenciis fuis quibufcunque, tam non nominatis quam nominatis ad regalitatem feu regaliam fpe6tantibus, feu quovis modo jufte fpe&are valentibus in futurum ; et adeo libere, quiete, plenarie, integre, honorifice, bene et in pace, in omnibus et per omnia, ficut aliqua regalitas feu regalia cuicunque ecclefie, aut perfonis ecclefiafticis quibufcunque, in regno noftro, liberius, quietius, aut honorificentius conceditur aut donatur : Reddendo inde annuatim, dictus Willielmus et fui fucceflbres Glafguenfis ecclefie Epifcopi, nobis, heredibus et fuccefforibus noftris, unam rofam rubeam ad feftum nativitatis Beati Johannis Bap- tifte apud Glafgu, nomine albe firme fi petatur, et orationum fuffragia devotarum tantum, pro omni alio onere, exaftione, queftione, demanda feu fervicio feculari, que de dicta civitate, baronia et terris vocatis Bifchopforelt cum pertinenciis per quofcunque jufte exigi poterit quomodo libet feu requiri. In cujus hei teftimonium prefenti carte noftre, magnum figillum noftrum apponi precepimus. Testi- bus Willielmo Domino Creychton noftro cancellario et confanguineo predile6lo, venerabili in Chrifto patre Andrea Abbate de Melros noftro Confeffore et The- faurario ; Dile£lis confanguineis noftris Patricio Domino Glammys Magiftro hofpitii noftri, Patricio Domino de le Graham, Willielmo Domino Somerveil, Geor- gio de Creychton de Carnes admirallo regni noftri, David de Murray de Tuly- bardyn, Alexandro Ramfay de Dalwolfy militibus; Magiftris Johanne Mows [Arous] Archidiacono Glafguenfi, et Georgio de Schorfwodd re&ore de Cultyr clerico noftro, apud Edynburch vicefimo die menfis Februarij, anno Domini millefimo iih c quinquagefimo et regni noftri decimo quinto. In the copy of the Chartulary in the library of the university of Glasgow, there is a copy of this charter, said to be taken " Ex autographo in archivis ecclefie

" Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera . Huic " carta? appenfum eft figillum magnum Scotia? ex cera alba integrum." The witnesses in this last mentioned charter are as follows, differing from that in the Chartulary which was kept at Glasgow before these records were carried to —" reverendo in Chrifto patre Jacobo Epifcopo San£li Andrea?, Paris : Testibus " Willielmo Domino Creichton noftro cancellario et confanguineo predile&o, " cariflimo confanguineo noftro Willelmo Comite de Douglas, et de Avendale " Domino Galwidie, venerabili in Chrifto patre Andrea Abbate de Melros noftro " Confeffore et Thefaurario, dileftis confanguineis noftris Patricio Domino Gla- " mis Magiftro hofpitii noftri, Willelmo Domino Somervile, Andrea Domino le GLASGUENSE] TO GLASGOW. 171

" Gray, Magiftris Johanne Arows Archidiacono Glafguenfi, et Georgio de Schorif- " wod Re&ore de Cultrc, apud Edinburgh vigefimo die mends Aprilis anno Do- " mini 1450 et regni noltri decimo quarto."

LITERA JACOBI II. REGIS DE PRIVILEGES ECCLESIE ET BURGI DE GLASGU.

Jamys, be the grace of God Kyng of Scottis, to the balzeis, burgefs, and communiteis of Renfreu and Rutherglen, and all utheris quham it effeirs, to quhais knaw- laigis thir our letters fal cum, gretyng: It is complenzit tyl us be a reverende fadyr in Crift, our fpecial counfalour, Wylzam, Bifchop of Glafgu, That ze mak diitrublans and impediment tyl our leigis and communiteis of burgh and land, that bryngs ony guds to the mercat of Glafgu to fell or by ; doing tharthrow hurtyng and prejudece to the privileges and cultum grantyd to the Kyrk of Glafgu of auld tym be our nobill antecefiburs, ufyt and kepyt in tym of our genitours, quham

Godaffolze : Quharfor it is our wyll, and ftraytly we chargis yhou, and commands that nan of yhou tak on hand to mak diltrublans, impediment, or lattyng, in ony maner of devyce tyll ony of our lieges cummand or gangand to the faid mercat of

Glafgu wyth merchandyfs, or ony uther guds to fell or by ; bot that thaym to cum, gang, by or fell, frely and pefabli, but ony demand : Alfway that nan of yhou faid burrows, na nan utheris cum within the barony of Glafgu, na within ony lands pertenand to Sant Mungo's fredom, to tak tol or cultum be watter or land, of ony perfons cummand or gangand to the faid mercat, nochwythftandyng ony letters of our predeceffours grantyt tyl our faid burrowis of Renfreu, Ruglen, or ony uther burrowis of efchaet, or ony uther tenoures, be the quhilks we wyll nocht that thai extend to mak ony minwfyng, prejudice, or lattyng to the fredom and kyrk of

Glafgu, or to the merkat of it ; bot that it jois frely and pefably all fredomys and privileges, in maner as is befor wrytyn. Gewyn under our privie feal at Edynborch the ferd day of February, and of our regne the xix yere, 1449.

LITERA DECANI ET CAPITULI SARISBERIENSIS DECANO ET CAPITULO GLASGUENSI.

Vims venerabilibus et difcretis W. Decano et Capitulo Glafguenfis ecclefie, R. Decanus et Capitulum Sarifberienfis ecclefie, falutem [in Domino fempiternam, Quuji nobis fupplicaftis humiliter ac devote, ut libertates et approbatas confuetudines quibus utitur ecclefia noltra, ad veftram et ecclefie veftre informationem vobis y 2 172 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

fcribere curaremus ; Veftris fupplicationibus inclinati, prefens fcriptum vobis

tranfmittimus. Personas et eorum officia, dignitates et coiifuetudines quibus ec-

clefia Sarifberienfis ordinatur et regitur, juxta inftitutionem felicis memorie Of- mundi ejufdem ecclefie fundatoris et Epifcopi, prefens traftatus explanat. Quatuor itaque funt perfone principales in ecclefia Sariiberienfi, Decanus, Cantor, Can- cellarius, Thefaurarius. Quatuor Archidiaconi, videlicet, Archidiaconi Dorfet, Berkfir, et duo Wiltefir. Preterea fubdecanus et fuccentor. Decani officium eft, cum omnibus canonicis et vicariis, in animarum regimine, et morum correc- tione premineat ; Caufas omnes ad Capitulum fpe&antes audire, et judicio Capi- tuli terminare ; Excefliis clericorum corrigere, et delinquencium perfonas juxta delicti quantitatem, et perfonarum qualitate, digna animadverfione punire. Canon- ici ab Epifcopo inftitucionem, a Decano vero poffeffionem de Prebendis accipiunt.

Decani eft eciam Canonicis jam inftitutis, ecclefie communia fuo jure conferre; et in Stallum in Choro, et in Capitulo locum aflignare : Vicarias eciam vacantes ad prefentacionem Canonicorum prefencium, vel ex jufta et rationabili caufa, de licencia Decani et Capituli ob quamcunque caufam abfencium, de clericis idoneis ordinare. Verum ft ultra mare abfente Canonico quacunque de caufa, vicaria aliqua vacaverit, Decanus vicariam fua au6loritate, citra affenfum ipfius Canonici, cum voluerit, clerico idoneo poterit conferre. Preterea nullus clericorum de fuperiore gradu vel de fecunda forma in choro admittitur, nifi auftoritate Decani. Cantoris officium eft, chorum in cantuum elevatione et depreflione regere, cantores et miniftros altaris in tabula ordinare. Ad ilium eciam pertinet puerorum inftruftio et difciplina, et eorundem in choro admiffio et ordinacio. Preterea in majoribus feftis duplicibus, tenetur intereffe regimini chori. Preterea in omni duplici fefto, Rec- tores chori de cantibus injungendis et incipiendis, tenetur inftruere. Preterea omnes cantus ab Epifcopo incipiendos, ipfi Epifcopo in propria perfona tenetur injungere. Cancellarii officium eft, in fcolis regendis et libris reparandis et

corrigendis curam impendere ; le&iones aufcultare et terminare, figillum Capituli cuftodire, literas et cartas componere, et literas in Capitulo legendas legere, le6lores in tabula notare ; omnes eciam lefliones ad miflam, que non fcribuntur in tabula, tenetur injungere. Thesaurarii officium eft ornamenta et thefauros ecclefie confervare, luminaria adminiftrare, magniun eciam cereum pafchalem, facriftis quoque fuis expenfis tenetur Thefaurarius exhibere, campanas ecclefie con- grue fufpenfas, in ftatu congruo confervare, et earum ufibus neceffaria providere,

ornamenta eciam ecclefie fuis expenfis reficere ; Panem, vinum, aquam, et candelas

fingulis altaribus ecclefie, excepto parochiali, adminiftrare ; incenfum, carbonem, ftramen, juncum, et nattas [mattas ?] ftatutis temporibus per totum annum ecclefie

comparare. Subdecani officium eft, fi Decanus defuerit ecclefie, vices ejus fiip- plere, curam Archidiaconatus in urbe et fuburbio gerere. Succentoris officium GLASGUENSE] TO GLASGOW. 1?S

eft vices cantoris abfentis fupplere, fcolam cantus per officialem fuum regere ; fi quis Canonicorum, five ad dedicationem ecclefiarum, five alias cum Epifcopo

ejufdem ecclefie fuerit, partem oblationis ficut alius capellanus habebit. Item, fi Epifcopus ecclefias vel capellas Prebendarum dedicaverit, nichil ibi percipiant

capellani Epifcopi nee alii, nifi folus Canonicus cujus fait Prebenda : Quando vero aliquis conftituitnr Canonicus, debet jurare coram fratribus prefente ewangelio, fe digmtates et confuetudines Sarilberienfis ecclefie inviolabiliter obfervaturum.

Dignitas Decani et omnium Canonicorum eft, ut Epifcopo in nullo refpondeat, nifi in Capitulo cathedralis ecclefie Sarilberienfis, et judicio tantum ejufdem Capituli pareant. Habent eciam curiam fuam in omnibus Prebendis fuis, et jurifdiciionem Archidiaconalem ubicunque Prebende affignate fuerint in diocefi Sarilberienii, five

in ecclefiis, vel decimis, vel terris, ita quidem ut nulla exigencia omnino in dono vel

affifa aut aliqua alia confuetudine ab Epifcopo vel aliquo alio fiat in Prebendis eo-

rum ; fed omnes libertates eorum, et omnes dignitates plenarie et pacifice habeant, quas prediclus Ofmundus Epifcopus in eifdem Prebendis habuit creatas in fuo he- vifitacionem nee pro- reditario dominio ; in quibus Epifcopi et Archidiaconi, nee

curacionem ratione vifitacionis, nee pecuniarium auxilium hactenus habuerunt : Sic

enim optentum eft ex libera et approbata confuetudine a tempore cujus non extat memoria. Eifdem eciam libertatibus et confuetudinibus gaudet ecclefia noftra in ecclefiis, terris et decimis ad communiam ipfius infra Sariiberienfem diocefim affignatis, quas habet in Prebendis infra eandem diocefim exiftentibus, exceptis quibul- dam ecclefiis de novo ad communiam affignatis, in quibus premiflas libertates non- dum optinuit. Preterea noveritis, quod communia ecclefie noftre inter refidentes tantum clericos, vel qui pro negociis Capituli font abfentes diftribuitur, fecundum

confuetudinem ha6lenus approbatam. Iftud eciam notorium eft, quod libera eleclio Decani, ad Canonicos ecclefie pertinuit a tempore Beati Ofmundi predi&i. In cujus rei teftimonium prefens fcriptum Capituli noftri figillo roboravimus. Datum Sarilbirie die aflencionis Domini, anno gracie M°. cc°. quinquagefimo nono. [1259.]

Notatur in Chartulario Ex autograpko.

Huic carte appenfum eft figillum ex cera viridi, parum attritum, exhibens ex una parte imaginem Beate Virginis fedentis, et filium in ulnis tenentis. Ex alia vero, ejufdem imaginem eodem modo, et infra imaginem, cujufdam genuflexi, manibus jundlis, et in circumferentia, S. Boberti Decani Ecclesie Sarisberien. 174 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul;

CARTA LIBERTATUM ECCLESIE GLASGUENSIS PER WILLIEL- MUM EPISCOPUM.

Omnibus Chrifti fidelibus prefens fcriptum vifuris vel audituris, Willielmus miferacione divina ecclefie Glafguenfis minuter, falutem in Domino. Officii noftri debitmn remediis invigilat fubditorum, inter quos ecclefie noftre cathedralis miniftros profequimur favore fpeciali, cni fpirituali conjugio copulamur, et cujus miniftri, nobis tanquam membra capiti, indiffolubili caritate coherent. Attendentes igitur ecclefiam Sariiberienfem inter ceteras ecclefias cathedrales, libertatibus et confuetudinibus approbatis ornatam, eifdem Canonicis noftris libertates et confuetudines dicte ecclefie Sarifberienfis, de confenfu Capituli noftri donamus et concedimus ; Statuentes de affenfu ejufdem Capituli, ut libertates et confuetudines prenominate ecclefie in ecclefia Glafguenfi imperpetuum obferventur; Data apud Alnecrumb die Sancli Leonard] anno gracie M°. cc°. L°. octavo. [1258.]

Notatur in Chartulario, Ex autographo in archivis ecclefie Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera E.

Huic cartae appenfum eft figillum ex cera alba multum attritum.

CONFIRMATIO LIBERTATES SARISBERIENSIS ECCLESIE PER DECANUM ET CANONICOS ECCLESIE GLASGUENSIS.

Omnibus Chrifti fidelibus prefens fcriptum vifuris vel audituris, R. permiffione divina ecclefie Dunblanenfis electus, et ecclefie Glafguenfis Canonicus; W. ejufdem ecclefie Decanus, R. et N. Glafguenfis et Tevidalie Archidiaconi, S. Precentor, R. Thefaurarius, R. Cancellarius, J. Sacrifta dicte Glafguenfis ecclefie, W. de Cadio, R. de Edinburgo, R. de Lanarc, W. de Stobbou, J. de Rainfru, J. Blundus ejuf-

dem ecclefie Canonici, falutem eternam in Chrifto ; Noveritis quod cum bone memorie W. quondam nofter Epifcopus ecclefie Glafguenfi et nobis, omnes libertates et confuetudines Sarifberienfis ecclefie, tocius Capituli noftri accedente con-

fenfu, conceflerit ; Nos omnes et finguli, ipfam conceffionem in omnibus libertatibus et confuetudinibus quas nobis impedire viderimus et prodefle, ratam habentes, preftito a fingulis noftrum corporali juramento, promifimus, quod contra diclam conceffionem in nullo veniemus. Hoc eciam in difto juramento noftro adjecimus,

(juod fi totum, vel major pars Capituli noftre ecclefie aliquas confuetudines dicle Sarilberienfis ecclefie, in ecclefia noftra mutare voluerit, Nos omnes et finguli ean- glasguense] TO GLASGOW. I75 dem mutationem in virtute ejufdem juramenti firmiter obfervari curabinuis, nee alio tempore contra mutacionem veniemus eandem, nifi dicta mutacio nobis reperi- atur dampnofa. In eodem eciam juramento, quilibet noftrum adjecit, quod fi quern noftrum in paitorem ejufdem ecelefie, gracia divina vocaverit, idem quicunque fuerit, primo anno promocionis fue, palacium fuum quod eft extra caftrum Glaf- guenfe amovebit exinde, et totum locum eundem, ad Canonicorum domicilia de- putabit ; Et quatenus dictus locus Canonicis domicilia non habentibus, fiifficiens non fuerit, ceteris Canonicis qui fuperfunt, loca alibi competencia, infra predi&um primum annum promocionis fue, ad conftruenda domicilia affignabit : Omnes eciam et finguli tac~lis facrofanftis juravimus, quod nee contra premiffa nee aliquod premifforum, in integrum reftitucionem vel hujus facramenti relaxacionem iinpetra- bimus, nee aliquid faciemus per quod premifta in toto vel in parte valeat infirmari, licet aliquem noftrum ad Epifcopalem dignitatem in eadem ecclefia promoveri eon- tigerit. In cujus rei teftimonium prefenti fcripto figilla noftra appofuimus. Data apud Glafgu in craftino Circumcisionis Domini, anno gracie millefimo ducentefimo quinquagefimo ociavo. [1258.]

Ex autographo in archivis ecelefie Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera E. Huic carta? appenfa erant 14- figilla Canonicorum, fed jam vetuftate pene omnia attrita.

Similis confirmatio concefla eft per N. Archidiaconum Thevidalie,\V. Arcliidiacono San6li Andree et Domini regis Cancellarium, Rogerum de Abirden et Adam de Dertford Canonicos ecelefie Glafguenfis. Data apud Glafgu die Sabbati proxima ante feftum San6ti Luce Evangelifte, anno gracie millefimo ducentefimo fexagefimo o&avo. [1268.]

CARTA WILLIELMI EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS QUA CONCEDIT CAPITULO ET ECCLESIE GLASGUENSI, LIBERAM ELECTIO- NEM DECANI.

Omnibus Cbrifti fidelibus boc fcriptum vifuris vel audituris, Williebnus miferatione divina ecelefie Glafguenfis minifter, eternam in Domino falutem. Officii noftri debitum remediis invigilat fubditorum, inter quos ecelefie noftre cathedralis miniftros favore profequimur fpeciali, cui fjiirituali conjugio copulamur, et cujus miniftri nobis, tanquam membra capiti indiffolubili caritate coherent. Consider- 176 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul. antes igitur di&am ecclefiam noftram, liberam Decani ele&ionem a multis temporibus non habentem, Ne igitur ceteris ecclefiis cathedralibus omnino cenfeatur inferior, liberam eleclionem Decani Canonicis ejufdem ecclefie damns in perpetuum et concedimus, pro nobis et fucceflbribus noftris, Capituli etiam noftri accedente confenfu, ut ita dicta electio Canonicis ejufdem ecclefie pia liberalitate conceffa, approbata confuetudine aliarum ecclefiarum intelligatur ordinata. In cujus rei teftimonium figillum noftrum prefenti fcripto duximus apponendum ; Testibus Domino Johanne Rectore ecclefie de Hodtoun, Ricardo vicario de ecclefia de Afkirk Capellanis noftris, Domino Johanne Rectore de Caftelmilc, Willielmo de Swineford clericis noftris, Adam de Kirkepatric, Johanne de Brun, Simon Maref- callo, Roberto filio Walteri, Willelmo Treveman, et aliis, Datum apud Alne- crumbe v t0 Idus Aprilis anno gracie 1258.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefie Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera Huic carta; appenfum eft figillum ex cera alba integrum, exhibens ex una parte Epifcopum veteri mitra et cafula mdutum, ad laevam converfum, finiftra baculum paftorale tenentem, elevata dextra benedicentem. Infcriptum in circumferentia

S. JVillelmi Dei gratia Glasg. Epi Ex altera vero, item Epifcopum eodem habitu benedicentem, Epifcopo pontificalibus veteri more induto, coram eo manibus junclis genuflexo infcriptum in circumferentia, ora pro nobis Beate Kentegerne. Nee uf- quam hoc in figillo (quod omnium qua; vidi vetuftiflimum eft) veftigium pifcis, an- nuli, aut avis.

LITERA GREGORII X. PAPE PRO LIBERTATIBUS ECCLESIJE GLASGUENSIS CONFIRMANDIS.

Gregorius Epifcopus, fervus fervorum Dei, dilectis filiis Decano et capitulo ecclefie Glafguenfis, falutem et apoftolicam benedictionem : Cum a nobis petitur quod juftum eft et honeftum, tarn vigor equitatis quam ordo exigit racionis, ut id per folicitudinem officii noftri, ad debitum perducatur effectum. Sane peticio veftra nobis exhibita continebat, quod bone memorie Willielmus Epifcopus Glafgu- enfis prudenter attendens, quod libertates et confuetudines que habentur in Saris-

fi li- berienfi ecclefia laudabiles exiftebant ; quodque Glafguenfis ecclefia, eedem bertates et confuetudines inibi fervarentur, quoad decorem et ornatum ipfius, fufcipere poterat incrementum, de quondam decani et noftro filii capitulum ejufdem ecclefie Glafguenfis aflenfu, ftatuit predictas libertates et confuetudines, tarn circa

executionem officiorum perfonatus, et dignitates obtinencium in eadem ; et divina —

GLASGUENSE] TO GLASGOW. 177

officia inibi celebranda ; quam eciam erga alia in quibus prefatas libertates et confuetudines competebant, debere perpetuis futuris temporibus in dicla ecclefia Glafgu- enfi obfervari, de obfervandis eifdem libertatibus et confuetudinibus preftito a diclo decano et nobis [vobis?] predi£li capitulum juramento prout in Uteris hide confeciis plenius dicitur contineri : Nos Itaque veftris fupplicationibus inclinati, quod fuper hoc proinde factum eft, et in augmentum cultus divini redundat, ratum et gratum habentes, illud aucloritate apoftolica confirmamus, et prefentis fcripti patrocinio communimus. Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat banc paginam noftre confirmationis infringere, vel ei aufu temerario contraire. Si quis autem hoc attemptare prefumpferit, indignationem omnipotentis Dei, et Beatorum Petri et Pauli apoftolorum ejus, fe noverit incurfurum. Data Lugduni tertio Idus Augusti, Pontifi- catus noftri anno tertio. [1274.] In dorfo Guido Novariensis.

In the Chartulary it is marked thus :

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefiae Glafguenfis apud in Sacco linteo, fub litera D.

Huic cartas appenfa eft bulla plumbea, cordula ex ferico croceo et rubeo.

LITERA GREGORII X. PAP.E DE LIBERTATIBUS ECCLESIE

SARISBERIENS1S, AB EPISCOPO GLASGUENSI OBSERVANDIS.

Gregorius Epifcopus fervus fervorum Dei, venerabilibus fratribus Dunblanenfi et

Ergadienfi Epifcopis, falutem et apoftolicam benedi&ionem ; Sua nobis dele£ti filii ecclefie Glafguenfis petitione monftrarunt Quod bone Decanus et Capitulum ; memorie Willielmus Epifcopus Glafguenfis, prudenter attendens, quod libertates et

confuetudines que habebantur in Sarilterienfi ecclefia laudabiles exiftebant ; quod-

que Glafguenfis ecclefia, fi eedem libertates et confuetudines inibi fervarentur quoad

decorem et ornatum ipfius, fufcipere poterat incrementum : De quondam Decani et Capituli ejufdem Glafguenfis ecclefie afienfu, ftatuit, prediftas libertates et confuetudines, tarn circa executionem officiorum perfonat-

us, et dignitates obtinencium in eadem ; et divina officia inibi celebranda, quam eciam erga alia in quibus prefate libertates et confuetudines competebant, debere perpetuis

futuris temporibus in di£ta ecclefia Glafguenfi obfervari ; De obfervandis eifdem libertatibus et confuetudinibus, preftito a di£Us Decano et Capitulo juramento,

prout in Uteris inde confeftis plenius dicitur contineri : Et licet predi6le libertates et confuetudines in eadem ecclefia Glafguenfi fuerint aliquamdiu obfervate, z —

178 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chautul. tamen venerabilis frater nofter Epifcopus Glafguenfis, eas pro fue voluntatis arbitrio

obfervari, indebite contradicit : Quamquam idem Epifcopus Glafguenfis eleclus, premiffas libertates et confuetudines, ac ftatuta ipfius Glafguenfis ecclefie, juramento preftito, promiferit obfervare : Quocirca fraternitati veftre per apoftolica fcripta mandamus, quatenus fi eft ita, diftum Epifcopum, quod prediclas libertates et confuetudines, ficut funt rationabiles et honefte, lit tenetur obfervet, monitione premiffa autoritate noftra ratione previa, compellatis. Datum Lugduni quinto Idus Augufti Pontificatus noftri anno tertio. [1274.]

Marked on the Chartulary thus :

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefie Glafguenfis in facco linteo, fub littera D. Huic appenfa eft bulla plumbea cordula ex cannabi.

L1TERA GREGORII PAP^E X. EPISCOPO DUNBLANENSI DE W. DE LINDSAY ET W. SALSARIO IMPEDIENDIS OBSERVATION- EM LIBERTATUM SARISBERIENSIS ECCLESI/E.

Gregorius Epifcopus fervus fervorum Dei venerabili fratri .... Epifcopo Dunblanenfi, falutem et apoftolicam benediftionem. Sua nobis dilecli filii Deca- nus et Capitulum ecclefie Glafguenfis petitione monftraverunt, quod bone memorie Willielmus Glafguenfis Epifcopus, prudenter attendens quod libertates et confuetudines que habebantur in Sarilberienfi ecclefia, laudabiles exiftebant ; Quodque

Glafguenfis ecclefia fi eedem libertates et confuetudines inibi fervarentur, quoad decorem et ornatum ipfius fufcipere poterat incrementum. De quondam Walteri De- cani et Capituli ejufdem ecclefie Glafguenfis afienfu, ftatuit, predictas libertates et confuetudines, tam circa executionem officiorum perfonatus et dignitates et ca- nonias obtinentium in eadem, et divina officia inibi celebranda, quara etiam circa

alia in quibus prefate libertates et confuetudines competebant, debere perpetuis futuris temporibus, in difta Glafguenfi ecclefia obfervari. Nofque poftmodum eorundem Decani et Capituli fupplicationibus inclinati, quod fuper hoc provide fa£tum extitit, ratum et gratum habentes, illud autoritate apoftolica duximus con- qui firmandum ; Verum Magifter Willielmus de Lyndefay, pro Archidiacono Glafimenfi, et Magifter Willielmus Salfarius, qui pro officiali fuo fe gerunt, quominus predicle libertates et confuetudines, in eadem Glafguenfi ecclefia, juxta tenorem ftatuti et confirmationis hujufinodi obferventur, contra juftitiam impedire prefumunt. Quare predi&i Decanus et Capitulum nobis humiliter fupplicarunt, ut prefatos Magiftros Willielmum de Lyndefay et WLUielmum Salfarium ab hu- — :

GLASGUENSE] TO GLASGOW. 179 jufmodi impedimento compefci, per difcretum aliquem mandaremus. Quocirca fraternitati tue per apoftolica fcripta Mandamus, quatinus vocatis qui fuerint evocandi, et auditis hinc hide propofitis, quod juftum fuerit, appellatione remota decernas ; Faciens quod deereveris per cenfuram ecclefiaiticam firmiter obfervari

Teftes autem qui fuerint nominati, fi fe gratia, odio, vel timore fubtraxerint, cenfura fimili, appellatione ceffante, compellas veritati teftimonium perhibere. Data Lug- duni Nonis Aprilis, Pontificatus noftri aimo quarto. [1275.] Et in dorfo Guido Novarien.

Marked on the Chartulary thus :

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefiae Glafguenfis apud in faeco linteo tub litera D.

Huic appenfa eft bulla plumbea cum cordula ex cannabi.

QILEDAM STATUTA CAPITULI GLASGUENSIS.

Universis Chrifti fidelibus prefentes litteras infpecluris, Robertus de Floren- cia Decanus ecclefie Glafguenfis, Walterus de Roule, Precentor; ac eciam procurator Roberti Cambrun Thefaurarii et Walteri Twynham canonici ejufdem ecclefie, Willielmus Comyn Cancellarius, Johannes Wyfliard ac Williel- mus de Yetham Archidiaconi Glafguenfis et Thevidalie, Willielmus de Lyn- defaye, Jacobus Ben per ipfum Willielmum procuratorem, Robertus de Sta- nipeth, Johannes de Prebenda, Hugo de Innyrpehtfir, et Reginaldus de Pratis, per diclum Hugonem procuratorem, Robertus de Peblis, Ricardus diclus Smal et Hugo de Duglas per ipfum Ricardum procuratorem, canonici ejufdem ecclefie, falutem in Domino fempiternam. Noverit univerfitas veftra, quod cum die Veneris in craftino afcenfionis Domini, anno M°. trefcentefimo vicefimo quinto, pro ftatu noftro et utilitate communi ecclefie noftre Glafguenfis, effemus in capitulo noftro apud Glafgu congregati, inter cetera ordinavimusetftatuimus, de unanimiconfenfu noftro inviolabiliter futuris temporibus obfervandum; Quod fcilicet'ftatuta ecclefie Sarifberienfis, que concefla et obfervata fuerunt in ecclefia noftra Glafguenfi, a tempore a quo non extat memoria, ad quorum obfervacionem nos et quilibet noftrum juramento fumus aftri£li, tarn in ingreflii noftro, quam nunc ex fpontanea voluntate, figillatim diclum jura- mentum renovantes, in di&a ecclefia perpetuo obferventur : Et fi quis noftrum vel fucceftbrum noftrorum canonicorum, per fe vel per alium, direfte vel indire6le contra predi6la ftatuta, vel aliquod eorundem, fe oppofuerit in futurum, ftatuimus et ordinamus, quod, hoc probato contra talem, perjurus habebitur : et a confilio et tra&atibus Capituli noftri, ut perjurus, amoveatur. Et (i contingat aliquos vel z 2 —

180 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul. aliquem noftrum, vel fucceflbrum nollrorum canonicorum, pro tuicione et defenfi- one feu obfervacione di&orum ftatutorum, ab aliquo impugnari, gravari, feu quoquomodo moleitari, Nos omnes conjunclim et divifim, in virtute ejus preftiti, quatenus in nobis eft, indempnes vel idempnem reddemus. In cujus rei teftimonium, figilla noftra, una cum figillo Capituli noftri communi, prefentibus funt appenfa. Data apud Glafgu, in Capitulo noftro predi&o, die et anno fupra di&is. [1225.]

Marked on the Chartulary :

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefie Glafguenlis apud in pyxide lignea, fub litera F. Huic cartas appenfum eft figillum commune Capituli, cum duodecim aliis parvis

figillis, fed nunc ut plurinmm attritis vel amiffis.

LITERA ALEXANDRI PAPE GALWELENSIBUS DE DECIMIS SOLVENDIS.

Alexander Epifcopus fervus fervorum Dei, dile&is filiis Galweln [Galvvelenfi-

bus ?] et aliis in Epifcopatu Glafguenfi conftitutis, falutem et apoftolicam benedictionem. Grave delictum incurrunt, et merito timere poflint periculum animarum, qui facris Dei ecclefiis, de decimis et aliis jufticiis fuis refpondere contempnunt. Quapropter univerfitatem veftram per apoftolica fcripta monemus atque mandamus, quatinus ecclefiis in quarum parochiis habitatis, juxta commonitionem venerabi-

lis fratris noftri Glafguenfis Epifcopi, decimas que de canonico jure debentur, fine contradiclione, cum integritate folvatis, ne eas de cetero in hac parte fraudare

temptetis. Quod fi monitis apoftolicis duxeritis refiftendum, indignationem pot-

eritis formidare, et fententiam quam idem Epifcopus canonice tulerit in rebelles, a nobis noveritis autoritate dominica [autore Domino] ratam habendam. Datam

Laterani viij Kal. Julij.

Alexander Epifcopus fervus fervorum Dei, venerabili fratri Epifcopo, et dile6lis

filiis canonicis Glafguenfibus, falutem et apoftolicam benedi6lionem. Decet per-

fonas ecclefiafticas viros feculares a viciis diligenti commonicione retrahere ; et verbo et exemplo ad virtutes, et ad pietatis opera informare. Noveritis autem, Galwelenfibus et aliis in Epifcopatu veftro morantibus, dedilfe nos in mandatis, ut

ecclefiis in quarum parochiis habitant, decimas fine contradiftione cum integritate

perfolvant, nee eas in hac parte de cetero defraudare prefumant ; Quocirca difcre- ;

GLASGUEXSE] TO GLASGOW. 181

tioni veftre per apollolica fcripta mandamus atque precipimus, quatinus predi6los viros ad monita noftra complenda, inducere laboretis : Quod fi monitis veftris et noftris duxerint refiftendum, in eos qui magis contumaces fuerint et rebelles, excommunicationis, et in alios interdicli fententiam, tu frater Epifcope, au&oritate

noftra et tua, non differas promulgare : Ricardo de Morvilla, et Alano filio Wal- teri, et aliis a quibus predifli decimarum detentores, terras vel pafcua acquirunt, ex parte noftra et tua, iub interminationem anathematis prohibens, ne predi&is viris

in malicia fua prefidium vel favorem impendant ; Sed fi quam fententiam in eos

protuleris, inconcufie itudeant obiervare : Quod fi contra proliibitionem tuam temerario prefumpferint aufu venire, eos, nullius contradiftione vel appellatione obftante, ecclefiaftica cenfura percellas. Data Laterani viij Kal. Junij.

carta malcolmi 4" regis de decimis solvendis eccle-

sle; de glasgu.

Malcolmus Rex Scottorum, Jufticiariis, Baronibus, Vicecomitibus, Miniftris, Francis et Anglicis, Scottis, Walenfibus, Galwehnsibus et omnibus ecclefie Sanfti

Kentigerni de Glafgu, et ejufdem Epifcopi [Epifcopatus ?] parochianis, falutem, Quu.M divina providentia nos in regno noftro, clero et populo preefle voluit utriufque excefllis emendare, et falutem poteftate tradita providere, Nobis necefie

eft : Unde dominica inftitutione, et Sancle Romane ecclefie matris noftre, et Do- mini pape hortatu ac precepto commoniti, omnibus vobis regia au&oritate mandamus, hortamur, et precipimus in Domino, Quatinus Epifcopo veftro et Archidia- cono, eorumque miniftris, debitam obedientie reverenciam exhibeatis, decimafque veftras, et cetera jura ecclefiaftica ecclefiis veftris, in omnibus plenarie et fine repugnantia perfolvatis, ficut per alios Epifcopatus regni mei decimas plenarius et

melius dari precepi ; Scilicet, de blado, de lino, de lana, de cafeo, de butiro, de ag-

nis, de vitulis, de porcellis, de capellis, de pullis ; necnon et de ceteris omnibus non nominatis de quibus lex Chriftiana decimam dari poftulat. Si vero aliquis veftrum quicquam recle decime fue temere detinere prefumpferit, vicecomes meus de eo capiat foril'faclum meum, fcilicet duodecim vaccarum. Si vero vicecomes

illi confenferit, aut propriam decimam detinuerit, jufticia mea de ipfo vicecomite

foriffa£lum meum capiat, decimafque detentas ecclefiis plenarie folvi faciat ; ne per defectum jufticie querela ad me perveniat. Testibus Waltero de Lindefia, Ro- berto Avinel, Randulpho de Solis, Odinello Umframvill, Ricardo Cumin, Phi- lippo de Colevill. 182 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chart™,

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS, DE DECIMIS SOLVENDIS ECCLESIE DE GLASGU.

W. dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Jufticiariis, Baronibus, Vicecomitibus, Miniftris, Francis et Anglis, Scottis, et Galweienfibus, et omnibus ecclefie San&i Kente- gerni de Glafgu, et ejufdem Epifcopi parochianis, falutem. Quum divina proci- dentia Nos in regno noftro, clero et populo preeffe voluit, utriufque exceffus

emendare, et faluti, poteftate tradita, providere, nobis neceffe eft : Unde dominica inftitutione, et San6le Romane ecclefie matris noftre, et Domini pape liortatu ac precepto commoniti, omnibus vobis regia au&oritate mandamus, hortamur, et precipimus in Domino, quatinus Epifcopo veftro et Arcliidiacono, eorumque miniftris, debitam obedientie reverenciam exhibeatis ; Decimafque veftras, et cetera jura ecclefiaftica ecclefiis veftris in omnibus plenarie et fine repugnantia perfolvatis ; ficut per alios Epifcopatus regni noftri decimas plenius et melius dari precepimus ; Scilicet de blado, de lino et de lana, de cafeo et de butyro, de agnis et de vitulis, ile porcellis, de capellis et de pullis : Nee non et de ceteris non nominatis, de quibus lex Chriftiana decimam dari poftulat. Si vero aliquis veftrum quicquam refte decime fue temere detinere prefumpferit, vicecomes nofter de eo capiat foriffaftu- ram noftram, duodecim vaccas : Si vero vicecomes illi confenferit aut propriam decimam detinuerit, jufticia mea de ipfo vicecomite foriffa£tum meum capiat; Decim- afque detentas ecclefiis plenarie folvi faciat. Ne per defectum jufticie querela ad me perveniat. Testibus Roberto de Brus, Roberto de Quinci, Hugone Ridal, Waltero de Windefour, Jolianne de Vallibus, Apud Jedewurth.

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS DE DECIMIS ET ALUS RECTITU- DINIBUS ET JURIBUS ECCLESIE GLASGUENSIS.

Willelmus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Jufticiariis, Vicecomitibus, et omnibus

Miniftris et Ballivis fins falutem : Mando vobis et firmiter precipio, quatinus ita bene et plenarie, et fine difturbatione folvatis Domino Jocelino Epifcopo Glaigu-

enfi, omnes reciitudines fuas, de decimis, et canis, et placitis, et lucris ; et omnes alias re&itudines fuas, ficut unquam melius aut plenius, Johanni, aut Herberto, aut Engelramo Epifcopis, aut alicui Epifcopo, ante eum folvere folebatis. Ne per veftri defeftum hide clamorem audiam, fuper meam foriffa&uram ; Testibus Ri- GLASGUENSE] TOGLASGOW. 183 cardo de Moreville Conftabulario, Waltero filio Alani Dapifero, Waltero Olifard,

Roberto de Quinci, Willielmo de Veteri ponte ; Apud Dumfres.

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS, DE DECIMIS, CANIS, ET RECTITU- DINIBUS CONCESSIS ECCLESIE DE GLASGU RECIPIENDIS.

Willielmus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum Vicecomitibus et Ballivis fuis de Galweia, et Carrik, et Levenax, falutem, Sciatis quod audivi cartas regis David avi mei, et cartas regis Malcolmi fratris mei fitper libertatibus conceffis Epifcopis Glafguenfi- bus, de reclitudinibus et de decimis que ipfos contingunt per Epifcopatum Glafguen-

fem ; Scilicet, quod fervientes ipforum debent recipere decimas et reclitudines ad prefatum Epifcopatum ex dono predi&orum anteceftbrum meorum pertinentes per fe, ficut fervientes mei cana et re&itudines meas ad opus meum recipiunt. Quare precipio vobis firmiter, quatinus eos ita recipere permittatis, et eos inde non diftur- betis fuper meam foriffacluram. Testibus Roberto de Quinci, Philippo de Va- loniis Camerario, Alexandro Vicecomite de Strivelin, Willielmo de Munfort, Wil- lielmo Cnmin, Willielmo Giffard. Apud Strivelin.

CARTA ALEXANDRI II. REGIS, DE DECIMIS SOLVENDIS EC- CLESIE DE GLASGU.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Jufticiariis, Vicecomitibus, Prepofitis, Miniftris, et omnibus probis hominibus et parochianis tocius Epifcopatus Glafgu- enfis, falutem. Quum divina providentia Nos in regno noftro clero et populo preefle voluit, utriufque excefTus emendare, et faluti, poteftate tradita, providere, nobis necefle eft ; Unde Dominica inftitutione inducli, omnibus vobis regia au£loritate mandamus, hortamur, et precipimus in Domino, quatinus Epifcopo veftro et Archi- diacono, eorumque miniftris, debitam obedientie reverentiam exhibeatis, decimafque veftras, et cetera jura ecclefiaftica, ecclefiis veftris, in omnibus plenarie et fine re- pugnancia perfolvatis, ficut per alios Epifcopatus regni noftri decimas plenarius et dari melius precepimus ; Scilicet de blado, de lino et lana, de cafeo et butiro, de agnis, de vitulis, de porcellis, de capellis, de pullis ; Nee non et de ceteris omnibus non nominatis de quibus lex Chriftiana decimam dari poftulat. Si vero aliquis veftrum quicquam recle decime fue temere detinere prefumpferit, vicecomes nofter de eo capiat foriffacium noftrum, fcilicet duodecim vaccas. Si vero vicecomes illi confenferit, aut propriam decimam detinuerit, jufticiarius nofter de eo vicecomite 181 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chaktux.

foriffa&um noftrum capiat, decimafque detentas ecclefiis plenarie folvi faciat. Ne per defectum jufticie querela ad nos veniat. Et ficut carta Domini regis Willielmi patris noftri teftatur. Testibus Henrico de Balliol Camerario, Johanne Maccuf- well Vicecomite de Rokefburg, Willielmo de Colevill, Henrico Marefcallo, Wal- tero Bifet, Willielmo Bifet. Apud Lanark xix die Novembris anno regni noftri xi. [1225.]

L1TERA ALEXANDRI REGIS II. DE INCARCERATIONE EXCOMMUNICATORUM.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum Vicecomiti et Ballivis fuis de Travequair, falutem, Mandamus vobis firmiter precipientes, quatinus vifis litteris prefentibus, omnes illos in Ballia veftra quos venerabilis pater Epifcopus Glaiguenfis, Arehi- diaconus, officialis vel Decanus ipfius, in excommnnicationis fententia per quadra* ginta dies vobis oftenderit perduraffe, claves ecclefie viliter contempnendo, capi

faciatis, et carcerali cuftodie mancipari ; donee fuper hoc pro quo fuerint excommunicationis fententia innodati, Deo et ecclefie fatiffecerint competenter. Testi- bus D. Epifcopo San6li Andree, G. Epifcopo Dunkeldenfe, W. Cumin Comite de Menetheth, Henrico de Balliol Camerario, Apud Schonam xv t0 die Julij anno regni Domini regis vicefimo octavo. [1242.]

CARTA DUNECANI COMITIS DE CARRIC QUOD SOLVET OM- NES DECIMAS ET RECTITUDINES ECCLESIASTICAS TOTO

TEMPORE VIT^E SUiE.

Notum fit omnibus hominibus, literas prefentes vifuris vel audituris, Quod Domi- nus Dunecanus de Carrie, Anno gratie M°. cc° vicefimo quinto, die lune proxima ante feftum San&e Marie Magdalene, in Capitulo apud Are celebrato conftitutus,

In prefentia Domini Walteri Glafguenfis Epifcopi, et multorum aliorum fibi afli- dentium, follempniter conceffit, in fidelitate propria, et in fide Deo debita, et eccle-

fie, firmiter promifit, Quod omnes decimas fuas et re&itudines ecclefiafticas folvet Deo et ecclefie plenarie, toto tempore vite fue, fcilicet, de blado, de feno, et molendino, de lana et lino, de cafeo, et butiro, de vitulis et agnis, de porcellis et pullis, et de capreolis, et de omnibus aliis de quibus lex Chriftiana decimas et rec"U-

tudines ecclefiafticas dari precipit : ficut alibi per dyocefim Glafguenfem perfol-

vuntur : Et has eafdem decimas ab omnibus hominibus fuis et tenentibus inteffre glasguense] TO GLASGOW. 185

pro viribus dari faciet; Et fi qui refiftentes fuerint vel rebelles, cum confilio clericorum, manum apponet adjutricem. Conceflit etiam ibidem, quod clericos de Carrie talliis aliquibus vel exaflionibus indebitis in pofterum non gravabit, nee, quantum ad ipfum pertinet, gravari permittet. Corredium ad opus fervientium fuorum qui Kethres nuncupantur, a clericis non exiget memoratis. Conceflit etiam ut ipfi clerici per totam terram fuam, communem habeant pafturam juxta traditiones fan&orum patrum et ecclefie ftatuta ; Et in omnibus libertate gaudeant ecclefiaftica. Ex- communicatos et ecclefie rebelles, donee ad unitatem ecclefie redierint, devitabit ; et cum de perfonis ipforum fibi conftiterit, fi cenfuram vilipendant ecclefiafticam, poll quadraginta dies bona eorum faciet confifcari, ut fie per penam temporalem, ad fa- tiffaftionem redeant, qui propter metum divinum redire noluerunt. Presentibus hiis teftibus, Johanne et Odone de Kilwinin et de Dercungall Abbatibus, T. De- cano de Carrie, Umfrido quondam Decano de Cuningham, Gileberto de Kethkert, et A. et J. Capellanis Domini Epifcopi, Magiftro W. de Kilkenni, Magiftro Ro- berto de Edenhall, Willielmo de Karleol, Modardo, Clericis Domini A. de Gal- weia, Roberto de Bigre, Jordano Locard, Roberto Cancellario, Waltero Clerico, Helya Walenfi milite Domini Duncani, \Yaltero Campan. Magiftro Hugone de Carrie, et multis aliis clericis et laicis. [1225.]

CARTA MALDOVENI COMITIS DE LEVENAX DE DECIMIS SOLVENDIS.

Notum fit omnibus hominibus litteras prelentes vifuris vel audituris, Quod Domi-

nus Maldoveni Comes de Levenax anno gratio M". cc™ . vicefimo fexto, die Veneris proxima poft Epiphaniam Domini, in Matrici ecclefia Glafguenfi conftitutus ; In prefentia Domini Walteri Glafguenfis Epifcopi et multorum alio rum fibi affiden- tium, folempniter conceffit in fidelitate propria, et in fide Deo debita et ecclefie firmiter promifit, quod omnes decimas fuas et re&itudines ecclefiafticas folvet Deo et

ecclefie plenarie in perpetuum ; Scilicet, de blado, feno, et molendino ; de lana et lino, de cafeo et butiro, de vitulis et agnis, de porcelbs et pullis, et de capreolis, et de omnibus aliis de quibus lex Chriftiana decimas et reclitudines ecclefiafticas dari

precipit ; ficut alibi per diocefin Glafguenfem melius perfolvuntur : Et has eafdem decimas ab omnibus hominibus fuis et tenentibus integre pro viribus fuis dari fa-

ciet : Et fi qui refiftentes fuerint, vel rebelles, cum confilio clericorum manum

apponet adjutricem. Conceflit etiam ibidem quod clericos de Levenax, talliis ali-

quibus vel exa6lionibus indebitis perpetuo non gravabit ; nee quantum ad ipfum pertinet gravari permittet ab aliis. Corredium ad opus fervientium fuorum qui Kethres nuncupantur non exiget, nee exigi permittet a clericis memoratis. Con- a a ;

186 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chart, glas. ceffit etiam ut ipfi clerici per totam terram fuam, communem habeant pafturam juxta traditiones fanttorum patrum, et fanfte ecclefie ftatuta ; et ut in omnibus libertate gaudeant ecclefiaftica. Excommunicatos et ecclefie rebelles, donee ad unitatem ecclefie redierint, devitabit : Et cum de perfonis illorum conftiterit, fi cenfuram vilipendant ecclefiafticam, poll quadraginta dies, bona eorum faciet confifcari

Ut fie per penam temporalem ad fatiffa&ionem redeant, qui propter metum divinum redire noluerint. Conceffit idem comes, quod bona clericorum in namum pro laicis non capiet, nee ab aliis fub eo manentibus capi fuftinebit. Et in hujus conceffionis fue teftimonium, et ut promiflio fua Deo et ecclefie fa£ta, majorem op- tineat firmitatem, di&us comes, tanquam filius devotus, prefens fcriptum figilli fui munimine, cum figillis bonorum virorum ibidem exiftentium fecit roborari. Hus Testibus M. Decano de Levenax, Magiltro H. de Pottoun, Magiftro R. de Pre- benda, G. clerico Comitis de Levenax, Magiftro R. de Brade, Domino H. et A. Capellanis Epifcopi Glafguenfis, Radulpho, Petro, Simone, Patricio, Johanne,

Kentegerno, Gilberto, Vicariis et Clericis Glafguenfis ecclefie ; Roberto, Waltero, Andrea, Clericis Epifcopi Glafguenfis P.'hayno de Kalentir, Nicholao, David, Coyn, fervientibus Epifcopi et multis aliis. [1226.]

Ex autographo. Huic carta; appenfum eft figillum ipfius comitis, ex cera viridi integrum, exhibens ipfum comitem equeftrem, ftriftum gladium dextra tenentem, et fuper fcuto in peilore arma gentilitia. Huic infuper cartae appenfa erant quinque alia minora figilla, quorum unum amiflum eft ; cetera modicum fra£ta ; ex quibus unum exhibet Beatam Virginem Chriftum tenentem, et inferius quendam genuflexum fupplicantem, cum bac inferiptione in circumferentia ; Ora pro populo. Virgo Maria, tuo.

SASINA PER PREPOSITOS ET CIVES GLASGUENSES, SECUN- DUM CONCESSIONEM ODARDI FILII RICARDI HANGPUDYNG TERRARUM LUMINARI SANCTiE MARLE IN MAJORI ECCLE-

SIA GLASGUENSI.

Omnibus hoc fcriptum vifuris vel audituris, Oliverus et Ricardus Smally Prepo- fiti, et ceteri prepofiti ac cives Glafguenfes, congregati in placitis burgi que tene- bantur apud Glafgu, die Martis in craftino fefti exaltacionis Sanfte Crucis, anno

gracie M". cc°. nonagefimo tercio, falutem in Domino; Noveritis Odardum filium quondam Ricardi Hangpudyng, pro falute anime fue, predecefforum et fuc- TO GLASGOW. 187 ceiforum fuorum, ac ceterorum Chrilti fidelium dediife, conceflifie, et prefenti fcripto confirmaffe luminari San£te Marie in majori ecclefia Glafguenfi, medietatem feptem perticarum terre verfus orientem, ficut jacet in longum et latum, in crofta extra villam verfus occidentem, inter terrain luminaris Beate Marie in capella inferiori in villa ex parte occidentali ; terram Chriftiane quondam fponfe Symonis de Govan ex parte orientali ; Et fayfinam ejufdem medietatis terre Domino Johanni de Both- wyl vicario cliori Glafguenfis tunc procuratori dicii luminaris, per intol, et uttol, fuper folum ut moris eft tradidifle. Quam terram prefatus Odardus et heredes fui di6lo luminari Sanfte Marie contra omnes homines et feminas in perpetuum waran- tizabunt : Et quum predi&a donacio cum fayfine tradicione fuit alias coram me

Olivero tunc prepofito, et prefentibus xij civibus, ac Rogero filio Philippi et Johan- ne Dubb. ville fervientibus, die Martis proxima poft feftum Decollacionis Sancli

Johannis Baptifte anno prenotato, fecundum confuetudinem civitatis noftre, figillum communitatis noftre, in teftimonium hujus facli in di&is placitis, huic fcripto fecimus apponi : Et ad majorem rei gefte fecuritatem figillum officialitatis Glafguenfis eidem eft appenfum. [1293.]

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefiae Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera E. Huic cartas appenfa erant duo figilla quorum primum exhibet fuperius caput Epif- copi, et inferius tintinnabulum ; alterum vero amiflum eft.

This is an ancient instance of the mode of giving seisin in burgage property, viz. in open court before a magistrate and assize of twelve burgesses, and attested, not by a notary or clerk, but by the town seal, which appears in those days to have represented Saint Kentigern's head and bell. No trace of the tree and salmon at this period.

IN PARLIAMENTO XXIX NOVEMBRIS. [1469.]

In the a&ioune and caus perfewit be a reverend fadir in Crifte, Andro, Bifchop of Glafgu, and the Provoft, Bailies, and Communite of his cite of Glafgu, on the ta parte, againe the Provoft, Bailies, and Communite of the burgh of Dumbartane tothir on the parte ; anent the flopping and impediment makin to the faid R. fader, and to the Provoft and Bailies and Communite of Glafgu, in the byinf of certane wyne fra Peris Cokate Franfch man, and out of his fchip in the water of Clide, in contrar thai fredome, as was allegit. Bath the faid partijs beand prefent be thar procurators and commiflars, and thar charteris, infeftments, evidents, richts, refouns, and allegaciouns beand at lenth fene, herde, and underftandin ; The Aa2 188 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE

Lords auditours of complaints decretis and deliveris, that the faid Provoft, Bailies, d and Communite of Dunbartane, has wrangit and injurit the faid Rev . fader, and the faid Provoft, Bailies, and Communite of Glafgu, in the ftoppin of thaim in the bying of the faid wyne, and tharin has brokin thair privileg, fredom, and thair aid infeftment grantit to thaim be oure Soverain Lord's predeceflburs of lang tyme of befor, as is contenit in thair charteris and infeftments maid tharuppon, fchawin and producit befor the .... Lords, in fa far as the faid R. f. Provoft and Balzies of Glafgu was the firft byars of the faid wyne, and tharefter ftoppit in the refaving of the famyn, be the faid Provoft, Bailies, and Communite of Dumbartane, as was clerely provit befor the faid Lords be the fchawin of the inftruments and inden- turis of bath the partijs : And ordanis the faid Provoft, Balzies, and Communite of Dumbartane, to defift and cefs of fie wrangwis ftoppin and impediment makin in tyme to cum, and to be punyft for the faid injure done be thaim of before, at the wil of our Sowerain Lorde.

PRECEPT OF KING JAMES IV. AS TO THE OBSERVANCE OF AN ACT OF COUNCIL RESPECTING THE PRIVILEGES OF FREE BURGHS.

James, be the grace of God king of Scottis, To all and fundrie our lieges and fub- ditis quham it effeirs, to quhais knawlege thir our lettres fal cum, greting : For- afmeikleas umquhill our maift noble fader, quham Gode aflblzie, with the avife of the Lords of his Counfale, decreitit, deliverit, and ordanit, that in time to cum, all maner of fchippis, ftrangers, and utheris, fuld cum to our free burrowis, fie as Dumbertane, Glafgu, Are, Irwin, Wigtone, Kirkudbryght, Renfreu, and utheris fie burrowis of our realme, and thar to mak thar merchandis ; and that the faid ftrangers fuld by na fifche bot faltit and barrelit, and by nane uther merchandis bot at fre burrowis, and thar to pay thar dewties and cuftumes, and tak thar coket no merchandis at the Lowis nor uther Mane tharapon ; And that tha fuld mak

landis, bot at fre burrowis, as faid is : And als that nane of our lieges fuld tak fchippis to fraucht, under colour, to defraud us or our leiges, under the pane of

tinfale of thar lifes and gudis : And that na ftrangear fuld do in the contrare of the things abone writtin, under the pane of tinfale and confifcation of thar fchippis and gudis to our ufe; likeas at mar lenth is contenit in the aft and decrete forfaid, rati-

fiet and apprevit be umquhill our faid fader under his quhit walx. The quhilk act, decrete, and deliverance we in likwife has ratifiet, appruvit, and confermit, and be thir our lettres ratifies, appruves, and confermes in all points and articles contenit tharintill: —

CHART. GLAS.] TO GLASGOW. 189

Charging herefore ftraitly and commanding all and fundry our lieges and fub- di&s, and all ftrangears quham it effers, that nane of yhou tak upon hand, to do ony thing in contrar or breking of the faid a6t, decrete, and deliverance in tyme to cum, under the panis contenit in the famyn : And als We charge our Great Ad- miral and his deputs, that thai tak diligent inquifition what perfons our lieges or

others has brokin the faid aci and decrete in ony point in tymes bygane ; and that thai punis the brekars tharof with all rigor ; And in tyme to cum that our faid Admiral and his deputs mak the faid a£l and decrete to be obfervit and kepit, efter the tenor of the famyn under the hieft pane and charge that efter may follow : Gevin under our prive fele at Edinburgh the lex' day of October, the yeir of m c God J . iiij . lxxxx yers, and of our reigne the thrid yere. [1490.]

LITERA ALEXANDIII IV. PAPE CONFIRMATIONS LIBERTA- TUM ECCLESI.E GLASGUENSIS.

Alexander Epifcopus fervus fervorum Dei, venerabili fratri Johanni Epifcopo

Glafguenfi, falutem et apoitolicam benedi&ionem : — Confuevit fedes apollolica, precibus condefcendere devotorum, et eorum votis favorem benevolum impertiri : Ea propter devocionis tue precibus benignum impercientes aflenfum, libertates et immunitates a predeceflbribus noftris Romanis pontificibus, predecefToribus et ecclefie tuis conceffas ; necnon exemptiones fecularium exaftionum, a regibus, prin-

cipibus, et aliis Chrifti fidelibus rationabiliter eifdem indultas ; omnes quoque ipfius ecclefie confuetudines rationabiles et antiquas, tibi et per te eidem ecclefie,

aucioritate apoftolica confirmamus, et prefentis fcripti patrocinio communimus :

Nulli ergo hominum liceat banc paginam noftre confirmacionis infringere, vel ei aufu temerario contraire. Si quis autem hoc attemptare prefumpferit, indignacio- nem omnipotentis Dei, et Beatorum Petri et Pauli apoftolorum ejus, fe noverit incurfurum. Data Anagnie V. kalendas Novembris, pontificatus noftri anno quinto, 1259. Super Replica Abs.

Marked thus in the Chartulary :

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefiae Glafguenlis apud in faceo lineo, fub litera D. Huic appenfa elt bulla plumbea cum cordula ex ferico croceo et rubro. 190 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE

CARTA CONFIRMATIONS CAPITULI GLASGUENSIS, CARTiE ROBERTI EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS FRATRIBUS PREDICA- TORIBUS DE GLASGU, FONTIS IN DENSIDE.

Omnibus has literas vifuris vel audituris, Capitulum Glafguenfis ecclefia?, eternam in Domino falutem ; Noveritis Nos literas venerabilis patris Domini noftri Ro- berti Dei gratia Glafguenfis Epifcopi, non abolitas, non cancellatas, nee in aliqua fui parte viciatas, vero figillo fuo fignatas, in forma quae fequitur infpexifTe : " Om-

" nibus Sanctas matris ecclefise filiis ad quos prefentes literas pervenerint, Ro- " bertus miferatione divina ecclefiae Glafguenfis minifter luimilis, falutem in Domi- " no fempiternam. Noveritis Nos intuitu earitatis, DedifTe fratribus predicatori- " bus de Glafgu, fontem quendam qui dicitur Medow wel in loco qui dicitur Den- " fide fcaturientem, in perpetuum conducendum in clauflrum duSlorum fratrum, " ad ufus necefTarios eorundem. In cujus rei teftimonium figillum noftrum pre- " fentibus eft appenfum. Datum apud Glafgu anno Domini millefimo trecentefi- " mo quarto, fexto decimo kalendarum Septembris."—Nos vero Capitulum memo- ratum, donationem prediclam in tarn pios ufus faclam, ratam et firmam habentes, earn, tenore prefentium confirmamus. In cujus rei teftimonium commune figillum Capituli noftri, huic fcripto fecimus apponi. Datum apud Glafgu die luna? in fefto Sanfti Bartholomei apoftoli anno Domini Mccc . quarto. 1304.

CARTA DECANI ET CAPITULI GLASGUENSIS DE TRANSUMPTO

CARTiE ALEXANDRI III. REGIS DECEM LIBRARUM FRATRI- BUS PREDICATORIBUS DE FIRMIS DE DUMBRETAN.

Omnibus has literas vifuris vel audituris, Decanus et Capitulum Glafguenfe, eter-

nam in Domino falutem : Noveritis Nos literas quondam Domini Alexandri Dei gratia regis Scotia; illuftris, non abolitas, non cancellatas, nee in aliqua fui parte viciatas, vero figillo fuo fignatas, in forma quae fequitur infpexifTe.—" Alexander

" Dei gratia rex Scotie, prepofitis fuis de Dunbretan, falutem : Mandamus vobis " et precipimus, quatinus pro die quo in qualibet feptimana, caritative pafcimus " fratres predicatores de Glafgu, eifdem fratribus, vel eorum certo aftornato ha- " beri faciatis fingulis annis, de firmis burgi noftri de Dunbretan decern libras, " medietatem videlicet ad feftum Sanfti Martini, et aliam medietatem ad Pente- —

TO GLASGOW. 191

•• coltem. In cujus rei teftimonium has noftras literas patentes vobis tranfmitti-

" mus : Testibus venerabilibus patribus Dd et W. San6li Andrea; et Glafgu " Epifcopis, W. Cumyn Comite de Meneteth, W. Comite de Mar Camerario, " Apud Edinburg vicefimo tertio die Aprilis, anno regni Domini regis tertio." In cujus rei teftimonium commune figillum Capituli noftri, una cum ligillo officialis curia? Glafguenfis huic fcripto fecimus apponi. Datum apud Glafgu in fefto undecim millium Virginum anno Domini M°. ccc°. quarto. [1304.]

CARTA DE PROTECTIONE CONCESSA PER ROBERTUM 1" RE- GEM FRATRIBUS PREDICATORIBUS DE GLASGOW.

Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scotorum, omnibus probis hominibus totius terre fue falutem. Sciatis Nos l'eligiofos viros priorem et conventum monafterii ordinis fratrum predicatorum de Glafgu, terras fuas, homines fuos, et univerfas eorundem poffeffiones, ac omnia bona fua mobilia et immobilia, ecclefiaftica et mundana, liib firma pace et proteftione noftra jufte fufcepifie. Quare firmiter prohibemus ne quis eis malum, moleftiam, injuriam, leu gravamen aliquod inferre prefumat injulte, fuper noftram plenariam foriffa&uram : Concessimus etiam eifdem religiofis, ut nullus namos fuos aut hominnm fuorum capiat, pro alicujus debito, plegiagio feu foriffa£to, falvis burgis noftris ; Firmiter inhibemus ne quis contra hanc conceffionem noftram ipfos vexare prefumat injulte fuper eandem noftram plenariam foril- fafturam : Mandamus infuper et firmiter precipimus, jufticiariis, vicecomitibus, prepofitis et eorum Ballivis, ad quos prefentes litere pervenerint, ut omnes illos in eorum balliis feu burgis, qui debita debent eifdem religiofis, ad eadem debita eis vel eorum certo a6tornato latori prefentium, jufte et fine dilatione reddenda, fecundum quod di6ti religiofi, vel di&us eorum aclornatus di6la debita fibi deberi, ab eifdem rationabiliter probare potuerint vel poterit, coram eis prout juftum fuerit compellant ; ita quod per eorundem defectum amplius inde juftam querimoniam non audiamus. In cujus rei teftimonium, has literas noftras penes dittos religi- ofos perpetuo remanfuras, fibi fieri fecimus patentes, Apud Perth quarto die menfis Junij anno regni noftri fexto. [1312.] 192 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE

CARTA ROBERTI I" REGIS, DE VIGINTI MARCIS ANNUATIM DE FIRMIS DE CADIOU ECCLESIiE FRATRUM PREDICATO- RUM DE GLASGOW, AD LUMINARE.

Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre fue, falutem. Sciatis Nos pro falute animas noftrae, et falute animarum omnium antecefforum et fuccefforum noftrorum regum Scotiae, divinaaque pietatis intuitu, De- diffe, Conceffiffe, et hac prefenti carta noftra Confirmaffe fratribus predicatoribus de Glafgu prefentibus et futuris, nomine dotis ecclefise eorundem, pro fuftentatione luminaris ecclefiae ante diftae, et aliis operibus ad divinum cultum fpe&antibus, viginti marcas Sterlingorum, habendas et percipiendas eifdem fratribus et eorum fuccefforibus in perpetuum, de firmis noftris de Cadiou in valle de Clude, ad duos anni terminos, viz. Decern ad feftum Pentecoftes, et alias decern ad feftum San&i

Martini in hieme ; Termino prima? folutionis incipiente ad feftum

[anno] gratiae millefimo trecentefimo decimo quinto : Quare firmiter mandamus et precipimus Ballivis noftris de Cadiou qui pro tempore fuerint, quod [dic~las] vitn[nti] marcas eifdem fratribus, et eorum procuratoribus annuatim perfolvant ad terminos fupradi&os ; et quid in hoc appofuerint eis in computis plenius volumus allocari. In cujus rei teftimonium prefenti carta? noftra? figillum noftrum precepimus apponi. Testibus Edwardo de Brus Comite de Carryc et Domino Gal- wydia? fratre noftro, Tlioma Ranulphi Comite Moraviae nepote noftro, Waltero Senefchallo Scotiae, Bernardo Abbate de Abberbrothok Cancellario noftro, et Ja- cobo Domino de Douglas milite. Apud Aar xxviii die Aprilis anno regni noftri decimo. [1316.]

LITERA ROBERTI 1" REGIS BALLIVIS DE CADIOU, DE VI- GINTI MARCIS CONCESSIS FRATRIBUS PREDICATORIBUS DE GLASGU.

Robertus Dei gratia rex Scottorum Ballivis de Cadiou qui pro tempore fuerint, lalutem. Sciatis quod conceffimus divine pietatis intuitu, fratribus predicatoribus de Glafgu prefentibus et futuris, nomine dotis ecclefiae eorundem, viginti marcas Sterlingorum, percipiendas fibi et eorum fuccefforibus in perpetuum de firmis nof-

tris de Cadiou, annuatim ad duos anni terminos, decern marcas, viz. ad feftum TO GLASGOW. 193

Pentecoltes, et alias decern marcas ad feftum San6ti Martini in hyeme, termino prima? folutionis incipiente ad feftum Pentecoftes anni gratia? millefimi ccc'. quinti decimi : Quare vobis mandamus et precipimus quatinus diflis fratribus et eorum fucceflbribus diclas viginti marcas fterlingorum perlblvi faciatis, recipientes ab eifdem literas acquietanciae de folutis : Et quid in hoc appofueritis precipimus Ca- merario noltro Scotia; qui pro tempore fuerit, quod vobis in compotis veftris faciat allocari. In cujus rei teftimonium has literas noftras vobis mittimus infpiciendas et penes dittos fratres perpetuo remanfuras ; Dat. apud Are die Aprilis, anno regni noftri decimo. [1316.]

On the Tag, Ballivis de Cadiou.

LITEItA ROBERTI I. REGIS CAMERARIO, DE VIGINTI MARCIS DE CADIOU FRATRIBUS PREDICATORIBUS DE GLASGU.

Robertus Dei gratia rex Scotorum, Camerariofuo Scotia? qui pro tempore' fuerit. Sciatis quod precepimus per literas noftras Ballivis de Cadiou qui pro tempore fuerint, quod fratribus predicatoribus de Glafgu perfolvi faciant annuatim ad duos anni terminos viginti marcas fterlingorum, quas eifdem et eorum fuccefforibus conceffimus nomine dotis ecclefia? eorundem, percipiendas fibi annis fingulis de firmis noftris de Cadiou, ad duos anni terminos, decern marcas, viz. ad feftum Pentecoftes,

et alias decern marcas ad feftum Sanc"U Martini in hyeme ; termino prima? folutionis incipiente ad feftum Pentecoftes anni gratia? M'. ccc'. quinti decimi. Quare vobis mandamus et precipimus quatinus cum dicli ballivi noftri de Cadiou vobis prefentaverint literas diftorum fratrum de receptione di£le pecunie, eifdem vel eorum procuratoribus foluta?, eifdem Ballivis noftris compotis vobis reddendis,

fummam vobis per diclorum fratrum literas prefentacionem plenius allocetis : Et quod in hoc appofueritis vobis in compotis veftris faciemus plenius allocari. In cujus rei teftimonium has literas noftras patentes vobis mittimus pro eifdem fratribus perpetuo duraturas. Dat. apud Are ultimo die Aprilis anno regni noftri decimo. [1316.]

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OBLIGATION BY FREIR JOHN MURE, VICAR GENERAL OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS, TO SAY A MASS FOR THE SAWLL OF MATHEW STEWART LAIRD OF CASTLEMILK,

HIS MOTHER AND BAIRNS.

Be it kende till all men be thir prefents, ws frere John Mure Wicar generall of the ordour of prechouris, and the diffinitouris of the cheptour of the famin ordir, with confent ande affent of the Prior of Glafgw and the Convent of the famyn : Ande with confent of all the Prioris of the nation, Till be bundyn and oblift, and be thir prefent lettris binds and oblifis ws and our fucceffouris perpetually in tyme till cum, till fliy a Mefs, the quhilk falbe the fecunde mefs of the convent betwix fevine and acht ouris, for the fawll of Mathow Stewart, Larde of Caftelmilk, ande for the fawlis of his modir and bariiis, that thar banis refts in our place ; and for the fawll of his progenitouris and fucceffouris, and for all Criftine fawlis perpetu- allie to be done ; He giffande to the forfaid Prior and Convent ten markis of annual zerly for the (aynge of the (aid mefs : Item, we oblifs ws ande our fucceffouris, quhen at ewir it plefis the forfaid ayris of Mathow Stewart, till fownd perpetualy till the forfaide Convent of Glafgw xx markis of annual zerly rent, the forfaid mefs ial be changit fra a laid mefs till a fongin mefs with noyt. In ftrenthnin and ro- boration of this prefent obligation, we Wecar generall and diffinitowris, till the prefent writ we hail" fet to our felis, the viii day of June efter our Cheptour Generall, the zeir of God a thoufand four hundreth fewinte and thre zeris. [1473.]

BOOKS OF COUNCIL, VOL. XXX. FOLIO 219.

4<°. MARCH 1517.

In the a&ioun and caus perfewit at the inftance of ane maift reverend fader in God, James Archebifchop of Glafgow, Chancelar, Commendator of the abbay of Kil- wynvng, aganis Johnne Mure of Caldwell, for the wrangwis and violent ejection and furthputting of his fervands out of his caftell and palice of Glafgow ; and tak- m c ing of the famyn fra thame ; the xx day of Februar the yer of God J . v . and xv fpoliatioun, intrometting, away taking, and withhalding zers ; and for the wranguis fra the faid maift reverend fader of thir guds undwrittin, being in his {aid caftell furnift, and palace in the famyn tyme ; That is to say, xxviii fedder bedds TO GLASGOW. 195

price of ilk betid viii lib. xviii verdours, price of the pece iii lib. xiiii arres werks, price of the pece iiii lib. tua arrefs of the greteft bynd, price of the pece x lib. vi rufs and courtings of fay and four of lynning claith, to the avale of xxx li. with mony uther infight guds, claithing, Jewells, hikes, precius ftanes, vefchell, harnefs, caftell vittales, and uther guds : And for the wranguis deftruftioun of his faid and place, breking down of the famyn with artalzary and utherwais ; lykeas at mair fa- lenth is eontenit in the fummonds maid therapoun : The faid maift reverend der comperand be Mailer James Simfon his procurator, and the faid Johne Mure richts, of Caldwell comperand be Mailer Johnne Letham his procurator ; Thare refons, &c. The Lordis of Counfale decretis and deliveris that the faid Johne Mure of Caldwell has done wrang in the maifterfull fpoliatiun, intrometting, away taking, and withhalding fra the faid maift reverend fader of thir guds under- ordanis writtin, and dellruclion of his caftell and palace of Glafgow ; And tharfor him to reftore and delivir the famyn again to him, or the avale and prices of thame five as efter followis : That is to fay, xiii fedder bedds furnift, price of ilk bed merks, xviii verdour bedds, price of the pece xl s. vi errefs werk, price of the pece iii li. tua uther errefs, price of the pece v merks, vi ruffs and courtings of fay, and four of lynning, price of the pece ourheid xxx s. Three Hands of Dornwyk with thare towellis and ferviots, price of the pece v li. xii burd claiths and four towell is of lynning, price of the pece of four of tham x s. price of the pece of the remanent v s. price of the pece of the towellis ii s. xii tyn quarts, xii tyn pynts, price of ilk quart viii s. price of ilk pynt iiii s. v dufane of peuder vefchell, pryce of the dufane viii li. Tua irne brandreths, pryce of thaim ix li. vi raks of irne, price of thame v li. xiii fpets weyand xxiiii ftane of irne, price of the ftane v s. Tua kettills, price of the pece fifty s. xviii pots, price of thaime xx marks, xiii pannis, price of thaime all vi li. x s. Tua brafin morters, price of the pece xxx s. vi laddillis, four culcruks, thre roftyn yrnis, price of thaim all xl s. viii irne chim- nais, price of the pece xxx s. xxvii lokks, price of the pece iii s. Tua pair of gardevyance, price of thaim baith iiii li. Tua kills, price of thaim iiii li. vi compter claithis, price of thaim vi li. v mantillis, price of the pece xl s. xxiiii martis, price of the pece xx s. XV fwyne, price of the pece x s. Four dakyr of fait hyds, price of the dakyr iii li. x s. vi dufane of falmond, price of the pece iiii

c s. Ane laft of fait herring, price of the barrel xxviii s. i . keling and lyng, price of the pece viii d. xii punds of pepir, price of the pund vi s. viii d. Tua punds of falfron, price of the pund iii. li. Four punds of ginger, price of the pund x s.

Ix punds of fugar, price of the pund iii s. Tua punds of clowis, price of the pund xl s. iii punds of mails, price of the pund xl s. Tua punds of canell, price tharof iiii li. xvi s. Half ane barrel of prune damais, price xl s. xxxvi punds of almonds, price of the pund xvi d. vi punds of rafings of cure, price tharof xii s. xxii B b 2 196 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE punds of ftrochetts, price of the pund xxviii d. Tua dufane of draucht claiths

contenand xxiiii ells, price of the ell viii d. Ane hogtoun of double worfett, price iiii li. Ane croffbow ourgilt, price x li. Ane pece of damas, price v crounis.

viii brafs chandelars, price iiii li. Ane compter, tua lang fedles, tua chyrs, price

of thaim five marks, vi cufhenis, price of the pece ourheid vi s. viii d. Ane chekker of Evor, price x li. Ten chalderis of mele, price of ilk chalder ten marks, xii tunnes of wyne, price of ilk tun x li. Ane hingand chandelar, price tharof xxxiv s. Tua lafts of flour, price of the barrell xxviii s. Tua capis, ane of fear-

let and ane uther of ypir, price of baith 1 li. Tua fteiks of lay, ilk fteik contenand

xviii ellis, price of the ell iii s. Fifty lammer beds, price xl s. Ane gown of fcar-

lett lynit with mertriks, price xl li. Ane obligatioun maid be umquhile Matho

c Erie of Levinax contenand the foume of ii . marks to the faid maift reverend fader. Ane uther obligation maid to him be the chanouns and chapter of Glafgw, m contenand the foume of J . marks for reparatioun of the kirk of Glefgu. vi bar- rells of gunpulder, price of the barrell xx marks, xi gunnis, price of the pece xx

s. xiiii halkirks [halberks, hauberks ?] price of the pece xx s. xiiii fteil bonnets,

price of the pece iiii s. xiiii pair of fplynts, price of the pece xviii s. vi halberts,

price of the pece vi s. viii d. iiii crolfbowis, price of the pece 1 s. The foum of c ii . marks for the fcaith fullenit be the faid maift reverend fader in the deftruflioun

of his faid caftell and palice of Glafgw. Ane gown of ruffit lynit with furzeis ; ane

gown of brown lynit with mertriks ; ane gown of ruffit lynit with lloucany buge :

ane gowne of browne lynit with buge ; ane gown of tanny lynit with wattermalis. The quhilks caftell, plaice, and guds forfaid pertenit to the faid maift reverend fader, and was fpulzeit, takin, and intromettit with be the faid Johnne Muir of Cald-

well and his complices ; lykas was clerly previt befor the faids Lords : Tharfor ordanis lettres to be dire£t to compell and diftrenze the faid Johnne Mure his

lands and guds tharfor as effers : And as to the avale and price of the faid gown of ruffit lynit with furzeis, and the remanent of the faid gowns contenit in the faid fummonds, except ane gown of fcarlet lynit with mertriks, togidder with the gold rings, precius ftanes, uther Jewell, and obligationis being in ane lettron contenit in

the famyn, continewis that part of the faid fummonds in form and effect as it now

is, on to the xv day of April nixt to cum, with continuation of dais, but prejudice

of part}' : And ordanis the faid maift reverend fader to have lettres to fummond the witnefs at was fummoned of befor and comperit not, be fummonds under gretar

panes ; and ma witneffes gif he plefis, for the preving of the famyn as effers. TO GLASGOW. 197

The following passage of Rymer's Fccdera, page 401, Vol. II. new edition, Part I. shows, that during the contest with Robert Bruce, Edward II. did not cease to grant benefices in the church of

Scotland, even when it was not in his power to give or to maintain his presentees in possession. It is inserted here, because most of the benefices are in the diocese of Glasgow. IN SCOTIA, PER REGEM DE PREBENDIS ET BENEFICIIS Anno Dom. 1319 II Pat 13. Edw. tOiiiTurr.Lond. CONCESSIS. 51.

Rex dedit et conceffit dile&o clerico fuo Willielmo de Aremynne, Prebendam de Stubbehou in ecclefia Glafguenfi vacantem, et at donationem regis fpe&antem, ratione fuis Epifcopatus Glafguenfis vacantis, et in manu regis exiftentis, habendam ; Cum juribus et pertinentiis quibufcunque. In cujus, &c. Teste rege apud Ebora- cum xix die Julij Per ipfum regem. Confiiniles literas habent fubfcripti de Prebendis fubfcriptis, viz.

Robertus de Clyff de Prebenda de Cadyhou ~i Edwardus de London de Prebenda de Afkirk Johannes de Morton de Prebenda de Rutherglen

Williehnus de Herlafton de Prebenda de CarnwythJ . , ~ ^, « r _ . . , _ . } in ecclefia Olalguenfi. _ , , _ , , , Robertus de Hemmynburgh tie Prebenda de Keyniru [ Willielmus de Clyff de Prebenda de Kylbryde Johannes de Lund, de Prebenda de Govan Thomas de Braylon de Prebenda de Fynglas J Robertus de Coucy clericus habet confimiles literas de Decanatu in ecclefia Glaf- guenfi vacante, &c. ut fupra. Telle rege apud Gofeford in Northumbria, vi t0 die Augufti. Per breve de private figillo. Et mandatum eft J. Glafguenfi Epifcopo quod eidem Roberto, ftallum in Choro, et locum in Capitulo, ratione Decanatus predicli, ac corporalem poffelfionem Decanatus predi&i, cum fuis juribus et pertinentiis quibufcunque prout moris eft, habere faciat. Robertus de Halnvell clericus habet literas regis de prefentatione ad ecclefiam de Sondum [Sundrum ?] Glafguenfi diocefi, vacantem, et ad donationem regis fpectantem. Et diriguntur literae J. Glafguenfi Epifcopo. Teste rege apud Ebora- cum xix die Julij. Per ipfum regem. Confimiles literas de prefentatione habent fubfcripti ad ecclefias fubicriptas, viz. Elias de Grymefby ad ecclefiam de Alyncrumbe ejufdem diocefis. Johannes de Briggewater ad ecclefiam de Lillefclive ejufdem diocefis. Thomas de Cottyngham ad ecclefiam de Wyggeton, Candidas cafte diocefis. Et diriguntur liters Epifcopo Candidas cafae. 198 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE

Johannes de Lincoln, ad ecclefiam de Comlongan ejufdem diocefis.

Johannes de Donecaftr. ad ecclefiam de Middeby [Middleby ?] ejufdem dio-

cefis.

Johannes de Anlaghby ad ecclefiam de Dalfwynton ejufdem diocefis. Willielmus de Miklegate ad ecclefiam de Botil ejufdem diocefis. Johannes de Tokkenham ad ecclefiam de Croflmyghell ejufdem diocefis. Johannes de Wottenhull ad ecclefiam de Twyngham ejufdem diocefis. Thomas de Gairgrave ad ecclefiam de Carnefmolle ejufdem diocefis. Rex dedit et conceflit Johanni de Oxonia cuftodiam hofpitii regis Sanftas Mariae

Magdalense de Rokelburgh vacantis, et ad donationem regis fpeftantis ; Habendam cum omnibus ad cuftodiam illam qualitercunque fpectantibus, ad totam vitam ipfius Johannis. In cujus, &c. Teste rege apud Eboracum xix die Julij Per ipfum regem. Confimiles literas habent fubfcripti, viz. Thomas de Eggefeld, de cuftodia hofpitii de Lanark vacantis, &c. ut fupra. Per ipfum regem. Willielmus de Houk, de cuftodia hofpitii Sancli Johannis de Polmadde in Cliddef- dale. Johannes de Cerne de cuftodia hofpitii Sanclae Marias Magdalenae juxta Bere- wicum. Thomas de Gairgrave, de cuftodia hofpitalis Beatae Maria; de Hadyngton in Sco-

tia Per breve de privato figillo. Rogerus de Croyton clericus habet literas regis de prefentatione ad ecclefiam de Kirketun fuper Stryvelin, vacantem, et ad donationem regis fpe£tantem. Et diriguntur litera; Epifcopo SaniSli Andreas. In cujus, &c. Teste rege apud Ebo- racum xx die Julij. Per ipfum regem.

BULLA INDULGENTIARUM PAPjE NICHOLAI V. PRO LACTI-

CINIIS, OBTENTA MAGNIS LABORIBUS ET EXPENSIS PER DOMINUM WILLIELMUM EPISCOPUM GLASGUENSEM.

Nicolaus Epifcopus fervus fervorum Dei. Ad perpetuam rei memoriam. Etfi cun£torum votis honefta petentium, ex injun6to nobis defuper apoftolice fervitutis officio, benignum impertimur afl'enfum; cum etiam ilia nobis prefertimet fedi apoftolice devotis perfonis, libenter gaudemus concedere, que eorum concedimus in- dempnitatibus profutura. Cum itaque, ficut kariffimus in Chrifto filius nofter Ja- cobus Scottorum rex illuftris, nobis nuper exponi fecit, in regno Scotie maxime in CHART. GLAS.] TO GLASGOW. 199 civitate et diocefi Glafguenfi, Olivarum olei liquor, quo incole et habitatores civitatis et diocefeos hujufinodi, ac in eifdem moram pro tempore trahentes commode vefci poUint, aliquatenus non excrefcat, nee ibidem nifi aliunde ad civitatem et diocefim eafdem afFeratur ; Et eciam tunc cum Temper inibi in caro foro efle confueverunt, commode haberi non poffit. Et quia butiri et aliorum la£liciniorum, de quibus in civitate et diocefi hujufinodi, ac eciam partibus circumvicinis, ubertas ha- betur largiflua, et admodum copiofa, quamplurimi ex quadam confuetudine, quadragefimalibus et aliis diebus, quibus de jure vel confuetudine, efus lafliciniorum et butiri hujufinodi ufiis eft interdiclus, vefci confueverunt : Et quod prefatis habitatoribus et incolis predicts, ufus et efus lacliciniorum et butiri fore nofcantur pluri- mum opportuni ; Pro parte ipfius regis ac incolarum et habitatorum civitatis et diocefeos earundem, nobis fuit humiliter fupplicatum, ut providere (uper hiis pa- terna diligentia curaremus ; Nos ad ea que incolarum, habitatorum, et aliorum predi&orum commoditate, fuper hiis refpicere dinoscuntur, ut ea potiflime fedi memo- rate devociores fe exhibeant, quo fe amplius noverint illius ubertate foveri favorabi- liter intendentes, hujuimodi fupplicationibus inclinati, incohs, habitatoribus, et commorantibus predi&is, univerfis et fingulis utriufque fexus, prefentibus pariter finguli, et futuris ; Quod ipfi et eorum quadragefimalibus et aliis diebus quibufcunque, quibus ufus carnium per ecclefiam feu alias prohibitus exiftit de jure vel confuetudine, butiro et aliis laciiciniis etiam abfque cujufvis confeientie fcrupulo, ita eciam quod eis id ad culpam nequeat imputari, ac cujufcunque licencia fuper hoc minime requifita, pro fue libito voluntatis vefci libere et licite valeant, quibufvis apoftolicis, necnon forfan in provincialibus et fynodalibus editis conftitutionibus et ordinationibus, ceterifque contrariis nequaquam obftantibus, aucloritate apoftolica, tenore prefentium, de fpeciali gratia, licentiam elargimur, perpetuis temporibus duraturam. Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceathanc paginam noftre conceifionis infringere, vel ei aufu temerario contraire : Si quis autem hoc attemptare prefumpferit, indignationem omnipotentis Dei, et Beatorum Petri et Pauli apoltolorum ejus fe noverit incurfurum. Data Rome apud Sanclam Mariam Majorem, anno incarnationis Dominice millefimo quadringentefimo quinquagefimo primo, Septimo kalendas Aprilis, pontificatus noltri anno quinto. [1451.]

CARTA DAVIDIS COMITIS DE CENTUM SOLIDIS DE HARDING- STRONA AD EDIFICATIONEM ECCLESI^E.

David comes omnibus ecclefie fidelibus, falutem : Notum fit omnibus vobis Me in perpetuum prebuilfe redditionem centum folidorum in Hardingeftrona Glafguenfi ecclefie, in elemofina, ad edificationem et reftaurationem ejufdem ecclefie : et hoc 200 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chaetul. deliberatione et conceffione Matildis uxoris mee, teftimonio ipfius M. et procerum

et militum meorum, Roberti de Bras, et Roberti filii Nigelli, Hugonis de Morvilla,

Hugonis Bret, et Roberti Corbet, Walteri de Lindefeia, et Walteri filii Winemeri. Valete.

CARTA DAVIDIS I"". REGIS DE TERRA IN PERDEYC.

David Rex Scocie, Baronibus, Miniftris, et omnibus fidelibus fuis tocius regni fin, falutem : Sciatis Me Dedifle et Conceffiffe Deo et ecclefie Sanc~li Kentigerni de Glafgu, terrain dlam in Perdeyc in perpetuam elemofinam, pro anima mea, et

patris et matris mee, et fratrum et fororum mearum, et falute Henrici filii mei, et

omnium anteceflbrum et fucceflbrum meorum ; Quam, Afcelinus ejufdem ecclefie Arcbidiaconus, de me tenebat, in nemore et piano, aquis et pifcinis, pratis et paf-

cuis, et in omnibus aliis locis, per re6las divifas, ficut Ailfi et Tocca eas tenebant,

die quo predicla terra fuit in meo dominio ; Ita quod Arcbidiaconus faciat Deo et Sanflo Kentegerno de Glafgu, que tunc mihi facere folebat, fcilicet annuatim unam marcam argenti, pro omnibus ferviciis et confuetudinibus quamdiu vixerit. Poft difcelfum vero Arcbidiaconi, remaneat predicla terra ecclefie defervienda, ita libera,

et foluta, et quieta, ficut melius et liberius tenet fuas alias terras et elemofina [in]

eilllem libertatibus ; Presentibus Testibus Herberto Abbate de Rokelburg, Willielmo Cancellario, Willielmo filio Dunecani, Malifio Comite, Dunecano Co- mite, Fergus de Galweia, Aad. cum barba, Malduveni Mac Murdac, Malodeni de Scona, Malodeni Marefcallo, Radulpho filio Dunegalli, Duvenaldo fratre ejus,

Ucbtred filio Fergus, Hugone Britone, Herberto Camerario, Gileberto Fimboga, Gileberto de Strivelin, Dufoter de Calanteria, [vel Calderia ?] Apud Glafgu.

CARTA DAVIDIS I". REGIS DE OCTAVO DENARIO DE

PLACITIS.

David Dei gracia Rex Scottorum, Jullicie fue, [Jufticiario fuo ?] Vicecomitibus,

Baronibus, et omnibus miniftris fuis tocius Cumberlandie, falutem : Sciatis Me Dedifle et Conceffilfe Deo et ecclefie Sancli Kentigerni de Glafgu, oclavum denarium de omnibus placitis meis per totam Cumbriam, que ibi placitabuntur, aut in

denariis aut pecunia [pecore ?]. Volo itaque et firmiter precipio, ut predicla ec-

clefia, banc fuam partem, ita libere, et quiete, et honorifice teneat in perpetuum,

ficut elemofina liberius et quietius poteft dari et teneri : Testibus Willielmo Cu-

mino Cancellario, Fergus de Galweia, Hugone Bretone, Waltero filio Alani, —

GLASGUENSE] TO MACHEN. 201 Apud Radulpho filio Dunegalli, Duvenaldo fratre fuo, Alwino Mac Archill, Cadihou.

CARTA DAVIDIS I"'. REGIS DE DECIMA DE CAN.

D. dei gracia Rex Scottorum, Baronibus, Miniftris, et omnibus fidelibus fuis to- Sciatis Me cius regni fui, tarn Galwenfibus quam Anglicis, et Scotis, falutem : Dediffe et Conceffiffe, Deo et ecclefie Sanfti Kentigemi de Glafgu, in perpetuam elemofinam, totam decimam meam, de meo Chan in animalibus et porcis de nifi tunc Strathgriva, et Cunegan, et de Chiil, et de Karric, unoquoque anno, quando ego ipfe illuc venero perendinans, et ibidem meum Chan comedens : Testibus Willielmo Cumin Cancellavio, Hugone de Morvilla, Fergus de Galweia, Hugone Bretone, Waltero filio Alani, Alwino MacArchil, Radulpho filio Dune-

galli, Duvenaldo fratre fuo, Apud Cadihou.

[DALSERF OR MACHAN.]

CHARTER OF ROBERT I. TO WALTER, SON OF GILBERT.

Robertus Dei gratia rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, ff^ "f^i™ falutem; Sciatis Nos Dedifle, Conceffiffe et hac prefenti carta noftra Confir-

maffe Waltero filio Gilberti, dile&o et fideli noftro, pro homagio et fervicio fuo, totum tenementum de Machan quod fuit Johannis Comyn militis cum pertinenciis, in valle de Clude, tenendum et habendum predi&o Waltero et heredibus fuis inter ipfum et Mariam de Gordun fponfam fuam legitime procreatis, et ipfis deficien- tibus, heredibus dicli Walteri, de Nobis et heredibus noftris in feodo et hereditate, per omnes re6tas metas et divifas fuas, cum onvnibus libere tenentibus dicli tenementi, libere, quiete, plenarie, et honorifice, et cum omnibus aliis libertatibus, commoditatibus, ayfiamentis, et juftis pertinenciis fuis, ficut diclus quondam Jo- hannes Comyn predidum tenementum cum pertinenciis, aliquo tempore tenuit feu poffedit, faciendo nobis et heredibus noftris diclus Walterus et heredes fui predicli, fervicium inde debitum et confuetum, tempore bone memorie Domini Alexandri regis Scotie predeceflbris noftri ultimo defuncli. In cujus rei, &c."

This Walterus filius Gilberti is most probably the same person as Schyr Walter Gilbertson in Bar- bour's Bruce, book 9, v. 587, who was captain of Bothwell at the time of the battle of Bannockburn, and in the English interest. After the defeat, the Earl of Hertford made for this castle of Bothwell, as mentioned in the following verses : C C : ;

202 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE

" The Erie of Herfurd fra the melle " Departyt with a gret mengne " And ftraucht to Both well tok the vai " That than in the Inglifs mennys fay

" Was, and haldyn as [a] place of wer. " Schyr Walt re Gilbertfon was ther

" Captaine, and had it in ward. " The Erie of Herfurd thiddyrward " Held, and wes tane in our the wall,

" And fifty of his men withal!, " And fet in howfis findryly, " Swa that thai had thar na mercy. " The lave went towart Ingland,"

These lines imply that the Earl was not received with welcome at Bothwell, he being admitted

with only fifty of his men. The gates were not opened to them, but such of them as were taken in were taken over the wall, and placed in confinement, no doubt lest the rest should have entered by force. The castle of Bothwell was surrendered to Edward Bruce, detached by King Robert for that purpose, by Sir Walter—v. 856 " And fyne to Bothwell fend he " Schyr Eduuard, with a great menye ; " For thar was than fend him word " That the rich Erie of Herford " And othyr mychty als wer ther. " Swa tretyt he with Schir Walter, " That Erie and caftell, and the lave, " In Schyr Eduuardis hand he gave

" And till the king the Erie send he," &c. Crawfurd, on the authority of Hamilton of Wishaw's Genealogical History of the Family of Ha- milton, sets forth that this Walter Gilbertson was an Englishman, trusted by King Edward of Eng-

land with the command of Bothwell castle, which he gave up to Robert Bruce and the English in it, and became a subject of King Robert, who gave him lands and treated him as a favourite. The char-

ter before quoted is evidence of a grant of part of the estate of John Cumyn, slain by Robert. But

I have doubts of Walter being an Englishman, and acting treacherously towards his sovereign. I

think it much more probable he was a Scotsman in the English interest, as most of the nobility and

gentry of Scotland were, till Robert overcame his difficulties, (which was accomplished by the victory at Bannockhurn,) and then took part with the Bruce. It favours this presumption that his wife bears a Scotish name, Mary de Gordon.

Barbour proceeds to narrate, that the Earl of Hertford was set at liberty without ransom ; except that Robert Bishop of Glasgow, who was old and blind, the Queen, and her daughter Marjory, whom

Edward II. had long detained as prisoners, were received in exchange for the Earl.

I think it more creditable to the founder of the Hamilton family, that he should be represented as a Scotsman returning to his duty, than as an Englishman guilty of treason against his lawful sovereign, by making his commanders and soldiers prisoners and delivering them to their enemies the Scots.

It is probable, that in the next Parliament held after the battle of Bannockhurn, forfeiture was chart. olas.] TO GLASFORD. 20.3 awarded against those who did not make their submission to King Robert, and their lands granted out to his faithful followers. Of this there arc several instances in the first remaining roll of Robert's charters. The charter to Walter Gilbertson of the lands of Machan is one of these; and of course must have been granted after 1314. The records of Parliament are lost till lol9, printed in Skene's

Collection, and has no reference to the forfeitures, which must have been previous. The first remaining roll is marked C, indicating that there were two others previous to it.

INDENTURA INTER DECANUM ET CAPITULUM GLASGUENSE, ET JOHANNEM DOMINUM SYMPLE DE ECCLESIA DE GLAS- FURD.

H.EC Indentura edita apud civitatem Glafguenfem, vigefimo die mentis Maij anno Domini 149-t oftendit, et fidem indubiam facit; Quod alias, prius evidente utilitate et commodo Decani et Capituli ecclefie Glafguenfis, Capitulariter in Capitulo Pen- tecoltali generali congregatovum, primitus confideratis, matura deliberatione et folenni tra&atu defuper prehabitis, juris folennitate obfervata ; Inter eofdem ab una, et nobilem Dominum Johannem Dominion Sympill partibus ab altera, dummodo ad hoc expreflus apoltolice fedjs, et fupremi Domini noftri regis confenfus acceffe- rint et non aliter, appun&uatum et concordatum exiftit, tub motlo et forma infra fcriptis; videlicet, Quod dicti Decanus et Capitulum, concedent in excambium et eniphiteofim eorum terras vocatas Rydale muir de Largis et Farley cum pertinenciis, jacentes infra Balliam de Conyngham, prefato Johanni Domino Sympill et fuis heredibus in perpetuum. Pro quibus quidem terris cum pertinenciis, predi&us

Dominus Johannes Sympill et heredes fui perfolvet et perfolvent di£lis Decano et Capitulo, viginti libras ufualis monete regni Scotie ad duos anniterminos confuetos, fefta videlicet Penthecoftes et Sanfti Martini in hyeme per equates portiones futuris temporibus; Ac etiam durante vita Magiftri Willielmi Steward Reftoris ecclefie parochialis de Glaffurde Glafguenfis diocefeos, diftus Johannes et heredes fui perfolvet et perfolvent annuatim ut premittitur, eifdem Decano et Capitulo ad prefatos termi-

nos, ultra viginti libras, decern marcas prefate monete Scotie : Pro quibuiquidem excambio et commutatione, ac in eniphiteofim conceffione ut premittitur fiendis, dictus Johannes Dominus Sympill, donabit et concedet prefatis Decano et Capitulo, advocationem et Jus patronatus difte ecclefie de Glaffurde, ac confentiet unioni ejuldem ecclefie cum fuis terris, fru&ibus, emolumentis, et communibus diftributionibus five menfe Capitulari di6lorum Decani et Capituli in perpetuum fiendis, tanquam ecclefia communis eorundem. Insuper di£ti Decanus et Capitulum

caufabunt commiffionem a fede apoitolica impetrari et levari fuper premiffis, de di- rigenda Epifcopis Candide Cafe et Lifmorenfi, ac Abbati de Paileto ordinis Cluni- acenfis Glafguenfis diocefeos, infra annum, quamcitius commode potuerit, ceflanti- C C 2 204 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul. bus legitirais impediments, expenfis eorundem et difti Domini Sympill per equal- em divifionem. Ulterius prefati Decanus et Capitulum fi intervenerit autoritas et licentia lummi Pontificis et fupremi Domini noftri regis ut premittitur, obliga- bunt se in forma juris debita, ad obfervanda et fideliter adimplenda premiffa, ac contra eadem in futuruni non deveniendum, fub pena mille librarum monete Sco- tie, difto Johanni Domino Sympill pro damnis, expenfis et interefTe, fi que fiiftin- uerit ob defectum adimpletionis premifforum. Ac fimili modo di£lus Johannes Do- minus Sympill obligavit fe diclis Decano et Capitulo, heredes ac fuccefiores fuos, ac totas terras fuas de GlalTurde in forma juris requifita, in fumma mille librarum di6le monete, eifdem perfolvenda, pro eorum damnis, expenfis et interelfe, fi ipli? vel heredes fui in contrarium premifTorum deveniant qualitercunque, poll impetra- tionem et levationem di6le commiffionis, et ejufdem oftenfionem et executionem in partibus, omni fraude et dolo feclufis. Demu.m diclus Johannes Dominus Sympill tanquam ballivus diclorum Decani et Capituli prenominatarum terrarum, fideliter obfervabit afTedationem earundem faclam tenentibus commorantibus in eifdem per iplbs Decanum et Capitulum pro tribus annis immediate fequentibus, juxta formam et tenorem litterarum afledationis defuper confe£tarum eifdem, per dictum Decanum et Capitulum, abfque obftaculo vel demanda, inquietatione feu molefta- tione quibufcunque, per eum aut alios ejus nomine qualitercunque preftandis et fiendis. Insuper diftus Johannes Dominus Sympill perfolvet annuatim Decano et Capitulo Glafguenfi, omnia emolumenta firmarum et gerfumas, ac alleca, et omnia alia et fingula debita, ficut ipfe Decanus et Capitulum ante hujufmodi contraftum perceperunt, donee et quoufque intraverunt pofleifionem pacificam dicte ecclefie, per ceflum vel deceflum Magillri Willielmi Stewarde nunc pofTeflbris ejufdem. In cujus rei teflimonium, huic prefenti endenture remanenti cum dicto Johanne Do- mino Sympill, figillum diclorum Decani et Capituli quo utuntur ad caufas, eft appenfum : Et huic prefenti endenture remanenti cum diftis Decano et Capitulo, figillum difti Johannis Domini Sympill eft appenfum, Coram hiis teftibus Mar giftris Johanne Thorntoun, Johanne Buquhoune, Dominis Roberto Braidfut et David Ride notariis publicis, Dominis Johanne, Hugone, Roberto de Dunlope, Johanne Smyth vicario de Campfy et Roberto Clark vicariis chori Glafguenfis, et diverfis aliis, die et loco prefcriptis.

Huic cartas appenfum eft figillum ex cera rubea fuper alba integrum, exhibens fuper fcuto a duobus cervis fuftulto hinc inde, canterium tefTelatum, medium inter tria cornua venatica. Infcriptum in circumferentia, Sigillum Johannis Domini Sym- pill. Ex autographo in archivis ecclefie Glafguenfis apud in facco lineo fub litera .... Vide Loehwinnoch. glasguense] TO K I L B R Y D E. 205

COA1POSITIO DE ECCLESIA DE KILLEBRIDE INTER JOCELI- NUM EPISCOPUM ET ROGERUM DE VALONIIS.

Sciant prefentes et futuri, quod talis eft concordia et compofitio, de controveriia que vertebatur inter Jocelinum Epifcopum Glafguenfem et Rogerum de Valloniis,

fuper donationem ecclefie de Kellebride ; Scilicet, Quod Rogerus quietam clamavit donacionem predifte ecclefie prediclo Jocelino Glafguenfi Epifcopo, et fuis fuccefforibus in perpetuum, cum una carrucata terre et communi paftura, et omnibus aliis afiamentis parrochie, jufte pertinentibus ad eandem ecclefiam: Et renunciavit juri

i|uod dicebat fe in ipfa habere ; Quia recognitum et probatum fuit in prefencia Domini regis apud Lanarc, per legitimos teftes, donacionem predicle ecclefie de Kellebride antiquitus pertinuifle, et debere pertinere ad ecclefiam de Glafgu, et

Epilcopum Glafguenfem ; Et quia Johannes Epifcopus Glafguenfis et fucceifores

fui, libere et fine aliqua contradiftione vel reclamacione dederunt ipfam ecclefiam. Preterea fupra diclus Jocelinus Glafguenfis Epifcopus conceffit fupradi£k> Rogero

habere capellam et capellanum proprium in caftello fuo de Kellebride ; qui capellanus ex ipfo Rogero, et fuis curialibus et hofpitibus oblationes tantum percipiet : Ita quod fi quis de familia fua averia habuerit vel catalla, vel bladum, vel aliqua alia, tantum decime preftari debeant infra parrochiam de Kellebride, ipfas decimas perfolvet

matrici ecclefie, et omnia alia jura ecclefiaftica preter prediclas oblationes tantum :

Et idem Rogerus necelfaria inveniet capellano fuo ; Ita quod neque ipfe capellanus, neque predi&us Rogerus, ad fuftentacionem ipfius capellani quicquam exiget de matrice ecclefia, vel de perfona ipfius ecclefie. Hus Testibus Domino Rege, Co- mite Patricio, Roberto Capellano, Hugone Clerico, Ricardo de Morvill Conftabu-

lario Regis, Alano Dapifero regis, Philippo de Valloniis, Adam filio Gileberti Waltero de Berkelay Camerario regis.

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS DE ECCLESIA DE KILLEBRIDE.

W. dei gratia rex Scottorum, Epifcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Baronibus, Julti- ciariis, Vicecomitibus, Prepofitis, Miniftris, et omnibus probis hominibus toeius terre fue clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciant prefentes et futuri quod recognitum fuit et probatum in prefencia et plena curia mea apud Lanarc, per probos et anti-

quos homines patrie, et legitimos teftes ; Quod donacio ecclefie de Kellebride antiquitus pertinuit ad ecclefiam et ad Epifcopum Glafguenfem, et pertinere debet:

Et quod Johannes Epifcopus Glafguenfis, et fui fucceifores libere et quiete et fine 206 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

aliqua contradi&ione vel reclamatione iplam dederunt : Et ideo Rogerus de Yal- loniis in prefencia mea renunciavit calumpnie et juri quod dicebat fe habere in predicts ecclefia. Quare concedo, et prefenti carta mea confirmo donacionem prenominate ecclefie de Kellebride liberam et quietam, cum una carrucata terre et omnibus aliis juftis pertinenciis fuis, ecclefie et Jocelino Epifcopo Glafguenfi, et fuis fuccefforibus in perpetuum ; Testibus Roberto Capellano meo, Hugone de figillo clerico meo, Comite Patricio, Ricardo de Morvill Conftabulario, Alano Dapifero,

Philippo de Valloniis, Waltero Berkeli Camerario, Johanne de London, Ada filio Gileberti, Apud Travequir.

INSTITUTIO PERPETUI VICARII PENSIONARII IN ECCLESIA DE KILBRYDE.

Ad perpetuam rei memoriam : Universis San&e matris ecclefie filiis, Williel- mus permiffione divina Epifcopus Glafguenfis, falutem in Domino fempiternam ; Noverit univerfitas veftra, Nos de confenfu et afienfu venerabilis viri Johannis de Hawik precentoris ecclefie noftre Glafguenfis, una cum confenfu et afienfu Decani et Capituli ecclefie noftre antedi6le, Ordinafle, conftituifle et deerevifle, tenore prefencium Ordinare, conftituere, et decernere, Quod de cetero in ecclefia de Kylbryd eidem precentorie annexa, fit unus perpetuus vicarius penfionarius, curam ibidem gerens animarum, penfionem recipiens perpetuam annuatim duodecim mercarum regni fru&ibus difte ecclefie de ufualis monete Scotie, de Kylbrid percipiendarum ; Et per precentorem dicle ecclefie noftre qui pro tempore fuerit, ad quatuor anni terminos, per equales portiones perfolvendarum, viz. Quadraginta folidos ad feftum

Pentecoftes ; Quadraginta folidos ad feftum San£ti Laurencii martyris ; Quadra- ginta folidos ad feftum Sanfti Martini confeflbris ; et reliquos quadraginta folidos ad feftum purificationis Beate Marie Yirginis proxime inde iequens ; una cum quadam manfione ex parte orientali cimiterii di£te ecclefie, et verfus aquam de Kydow fituata, et Crofta eidem manfioni contigue annexa, ufque ad orientalem partem cimiterii, et menfurando ab angulo five cornu auftrali orientalis partis cimiterii, direcle ufque ad diclam aquam de Kydow : Cum feno decimali locorum infra fcriptorum, viz. de Murrays, de Torrens, de Lagetland, de le Parke, de Coirglas, de Cladans, de Skeach, de Ardawrygg, et de Clochanys : Et di6lus vicarius qui pro tempore fuerit, panem et vinum, tarn pro communicandis quam pro miifa ad altare parochiali celebrandis, fumptibus propriis adminiftrabit, falvo quod in folenne Pafchali, precentor qui pro tempore fuerit, pro parochianis ibidem tunc communicandis, expenfis fuis, de vino turn faciet provided. Conftituimus eciam et ordinamus, quod diftus Johannes de Hawik precentor, et fucceflbres fui precentores qui pro —

glasguense] TO HAMILTON. 207 tempore fuerint, ad di6lam vicariam, quotienfcunque ipfam vacare contigerit, per- fonam ydoneam infra tempus legitimum Nobis et fuccefToribus noftris Epifcopis Glafguenfibus, per nos vel eofdem fucceftbres noftros inftituendam, habeant pre- fentare. In signum vero hujus ordinationis, conititutionis, et decreti, necnon confenfus et aflenfus noftri Capituli, figillum noftrum, una cum figillo di6li Capituli noftri, ac figillo predifti precentoris, prefentibus funt appenfa : Data in ecclefia mo noftra prediiSla Glafguenfi xxvii die menfis Marcii anno Domini millefimo mo mo cccc xvii . [1417.]

Marked thus on the Chartulary :

Huic carta; appenfa funt tria figilla ; Primum ex cera viridi fere integrum, quod eft ipfius Epifcopi; Exhibet imaginem Dei patris, fedentis in throno, coram fe imaginem Chrifti crucifixi ; hinc inde ex utraque parte troni, anna Scotia? Leonem fcilicet eredlum. Infima vero pars figilli, ubi erant arma ipfius Epifcopi, attrita eft. In circumferentia infcriptio S. Willelmi Dei gracia Episcopi Glasguensis.— Secundum figillum eft commune Capituli Glafguenfis. Tertium figillum, Johannis de Hawyk, ex cera rubea fuper alba, exhibet in fumniitate fcuti Beatam Virginem filium ulnis tenentem ; inferius vero quendam genuflexum fupplicantem.

CARTA DAVIDIS I. REGIS, DE ECCLESIA DE CADIHOU, ECCLE- SIJE ET EPISCOPO GLASGUENSI.

D. rex Scottorum, Epifcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Baronibus, Jufticiariis, Vi- cecomitibus, Prepofitis, Miniftris, et omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue falutem Sciatis ConceflhTe et in ; me perpetuam elemofinam Dedifle, ecclefie San&i Kentegerni de Glafgu, et Epifcopo ejufdem ecclefie, ecclefiam de Cadihou, ficut poteft elemofina dari melius et liberius : H. Comite concedente et affenfum prebente. Testibus Ernaldo Abbate de Chelgho, et Waltero Cancellario, et Hugone de Morvilla, et Herberto Camerario, et Galtero filio Alani, et Thoma Lundoniarum, et Waltero de Lindefeia, et W. de Lindefeia et Waltero de Ridale. Apud Strivelin.

Marked in the Paris copy, Ex autographo.

Ex authentica carta in archivis collegii Scotorum Parifiis. :

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CARTA ROBERTI DE LUNDONIIS, DE PETRA CER.E AD LU- MINARE DE TERRA DE CADIHOU.

Robertus de Lundoniis, filius regis Scocie, omnibus fancte matris ecclefie filiis, falutem. Sciant prefentes et pofteri, Me DedifTe et hac carta mea Confirmafie, Deo et Sanfto Kentegerno, et matrici ecclefie de Glafgu, fingulis annis, imam pet-

ram cere de redditu meo de Cadihou in predicla ecclefia ; ad Nundinas de Glafgu

annuatim recipiendam ; Et tenendum de me et de heredibus meis [in] liberam et

(juietam elemofinam : Quare volo et precipio, ut predicla ecclefia prenominatam ])etram cere, ita libere quiete et honorifice teneat et poffideat in perpetuum, ficut aliquam elemofinam liberius quecius et honorificencius poflidet. Hus testibus Domino Jocelino Glafguenfi Epifcopo, Herberto Decano de Glafgu, Helia de Per- thec, Willielmo, Beda, Helia, Canonicis de Glafgu, Henrico de Cormanoch, Ken- tegerno, et David, clericis ejufdem ecclefie.

Huic carta; appenfum eft figillum ex cera alba fere integrum, exhibens ipfum Ro-

bertum equuftrem, dextra externa gladium ftriclum tenentem ; et in fcuto fuper peftore, pro infigniis, Leonem iirfurgentem. Infcriptio S. Roberti de Lundoniis

Jilii regis Scotie. Ex autograpbo in archivis ecclefise Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera

CARTA ALEXANDRI II. REGIS DE QUATUOR MERCIS DE CA- DIHOU PRO DIACONO ET SUBDIACONO.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue prius per anteceflbres falutem ; Sciant prefentes et futuri, Nos preter fex marcas noftros datas et affignatas in firma burgi de Rotherglen, ad perpetuam fuftentationem unius Diaconi, et unius Subdiaconi in ecclefia Glafguenfi deferviencium, caritatis intuitu, perpetuo Dediffe, Conceffiffe et hac carta noftra Confirmafle, Deo

et Sanfto Kentegerno, et ecclefie Glafguenfi, et eifdem Diacono et Subdiacono in di6la ecclefia Glafguenfi perpetuo fervituris, Quatuor marcas fingulis annis percipiendas de firma Dominii noiiri de Cadihou, per manus illius qui pro tempore Bal- livus vel Firmarius nofter, five heredum vel fucceflorum noftrorum ibidem extiterit Quare volumus et firmiter precipimus, ut quicunque pro tempore Balhvus vel Firmarius nofter, five heredum vel fucceflorum noftrorum extiterit apud Cadihou, GLASGUENSE] TO GLASGOW. 209 di£tis Diacono et Subdiacono quolibet anno habere faciat, de firma de Cadihou, quatuor marcas, medietatem ad Pentecoften, et medietatem ad feftum San&i Mar- tini : Testibus W. filio Alani Senefcallo, Jufticiario Scocie, Waltero Cumyn Comite de Menethet, Waltero Olifard Jufticiario Laodonie, Alano Hoftiario, Wal- tero Bifet, Rogero Avenel, David Marifcallo; Apud Caftrum puellarum oftavo die Februarij anno regni Domini regis vicefimo tercio.

Marked on the Paris copy, original, —Ex autographo in archivis ecclefie Glaf- guenfis apud in area lignea, fub litera Huic carta; appenfum eft figillum magnum Scotia? fere integrum ex cera alba, exhibens ex uno latere regem fedentem in folio, capite aperto, dextra ftriiStum gladium tenentem. Ex altero autem regem equeftrem, dextra extenfa gladium ftriftum tenentem ; Et fuper peclore in fouto Leonem ere&um. Infcriptio utrinque in circulo Alexander Deo Hectare Rex Scotonim.

CARTA J. [JOHANNIS ?] EPISCOPI, DOMINO WILLIELMO DE CADIHOU, DE AREA IN GARDINO SUO DE GLASGOW.

Universis San&e matris ecclefie filiis prefens fcriptum vifuris vel audituris, J. miferatione divina Glafguenfis Epifcopus, falutem in Domino fempiternam. Uni- verfitati veftre notum facimus, Nos de communi confenfu et aflenfu Capituli noftri Glafguenfis, Dediffe, Conceffilfe, et hac prefenti pagiria Confirmaffe, Domhio Wil- elmo de Cadihou ecclefie Glafguenfis Canonico, aream illam de Gardino noftro apud Glafgu, cum arboribus, et edificiis fumptibus fuis conftruclis et conftruendis in eadem, quam fibi per ejufdem loci Decanum, et Magiftrum Adam de Dertford officialem noftrum limitari fecimus et aflignari. Tenendam et habendam, de nobis et fucceflbribus noftris toto tempore vite fue, ita libere quiete et honorifice, ficut alie aree et edes aliorum Canonicorum circa ecclefiam, liberius et quietius teuentur aut poffidentur. Hoc provifo, quod inter eandem aream fuam et gardinum noftrum, bonam claufturam faciat et fuftineat, ita quod ex ilia parte pro defeclu claufture, nullum nobis dampnum eveniat vel gravamen. Volumus etiam et concedimus quod di&us Dominus W. propter magnos fumptus quos fecit ibidem in edificiis conftruendis, poflit eafdem edes hi fua ultima voluntate onerare hi rationabili pecunie quan- titate ; ut confideratis expenfis circa eafdem faclis, et confiderata temporis quantita- te, ac ufus fui utilitate habita in eifdem, ratio et equitas fuadebit : Et quod ille cui di<51a area cum edificiis poll mortem tli&i Domini W. aflignabitur, teneatur ad folu-

tionem predicle pecunie executoribus ejufdem W. faciendam. Et quod ad hoc fi necefle fuerit, per Nos aut fucceflbres noftros legitime compellatur. In cujus rei d d 210 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

teftimonium, figillum noftrum apponi fecimus huic fcripto ; Hns testibus, Ma- giftro Adam cle Dcrtford et Johanne de Lena, Dominis Waltero Vicario de Peb- lis, et W. de Bedeford, Willelmo de Swineford, Radulpho de Munilerton, Clericis

noftris, Johanne de Unloin [Bulend ?] et Eogino, [Rogero ?] et aliis.

PRECEPTUM ROBERTI I. REGIS DE ANNUIS REDDITIBUS DE CADIHOU ET DE ROTHERGLEN.

Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Camerario fuo Scotie qui pro tempore fuerit. Quia ecclefia Glafguenfis et fucceffores San£ti Kentigerni, tempore bone

memorie regis Alexandri predeceflbris noftri, annuatim percipere folebant de firmis de Rotherglen et Cadihou, ad certos terminos, centum folidos Sterlingorum

pro ftipendio unius Capellani in di£ta ecclefia miniftrantis : Et decern marcas Sterlingorum pro ftipendiis unius Diaconi et Subdiaconi in ecclefia eadem mini-

ltrancium : Ac etiam quadraginta folidos Sterlingorum pro luminari Sancli

Kentigerni ; Prepofitis et Ballivis de Rutherglen et de Cadihou firmiter dedimus

in mandatis, quod ipfi diftas fummas pecunie, ad opus diclorum miniftrorum, de di£lis firmis ad terminos coniuetos prout perfolvi confueverunt, annuatim per-

folvant ; et literas acquietancie de diftis fummis pecunie per ipfos folutis penes fe recipiant. Quare vobis mandamus et precipimus, quatenus diftis Uteris acquietancie per di£tos ballivos vobis annuatim prefentatis, di<5tas fummas pecunie

eifdem ballivis in compotis fuis annuatim allocatis : Et Nos ipfas vobis in compotis veftris annuatim volumus allocari. Datum apud Dunbretane 25'° die Febru- ary anno regni noftri nono. [1315.]

PRECEPTUM ROBERTI I. REGIS, BALLIVIS DE CADIHOU DE QUATUOR MARCIS DE FIRMIS DE CADIHOU SOLVENDIS.

Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Ballivis de Cadihou qui pro tempore fu-

erint, falutem : Quia tempore bone memorie Domini Alexandri regis Scotorum predeceflbris noftri, et aliorum predeceflbrum noftrorum regum Scotie, ecclefia Glaiguenfis et fucceflbres Beati Kentigerni annuatim percipere confueverunt ad certos terminos, quatuor marcas argenti de firmis de Cadihou in partem fuften-

tacionis unius Diaconi et unius Subdiaconi in difta ecclefia mmiftrancium ; vo bis mandamus et precipimus quatenus di£las marcas argenti de firmis prediftis ad opus diftorum miniftrorum diAe ecclefie Glafguenfis, vel ejus procuratori, ad terminos confuetos annuatim perfolvi faciatis fine dilatione ; Literas acquietancie L

GLASGUENSE] TO HAMILTON. 21

penes vos capientes de receptis, et prefentes literas earundem portitoribus liber-

antes : Et quid in hoc appofueritis, precipimus in compotis veftris vobis per Ca- merarium noftrum plenius allocari. Apud Abirbrothoc 14.'° die Martij anno regni noftri nono. [1315.]

CARTA JOHANNIS REGIS SCOTTORUM DE QUADRAGINTA SO-

LIDIS AD LUMINARE, Sec.

Johannes Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, falutem. Sciatis quod caritatis intuitu, Conceffimus ad luminare ecclefie Glal- guenfis quadraginta lblidos quos Willielmus quondam Rex Scotie dedit in perpetuum ad fuftentacionem ejuidem luminaris de firmis de Rutherglen annuatim percipiendos. Conceffimus etiam ad perpetuam fuftentacionem unius Diaconi et unius Subdiaconi in di£ta ecclefia perpetuo deferviencium decern marcas, viz. de firmis de Cadihou quatuor marcas, et de firmis de Rutherglen fex marcas. Preterea Conceffimus Prefbytero qui in ecclefia cathedrali Glafguenfi divina ce- lebrat ad altare Beati Kentigerni ad prefentacionem noftram, centum folidos Sterlingorum, recipiendos annuatim per vicecomitem de Lanark et ballivos fuos de Rutherglen, prout in cartis regum Willielmi, Alexandri, et Alexandri predecefforum noftrorum quas inde habent, et quas infpeximus, plenius continetur. Quake volumus et precipimus vicecomiti et ballivis fuis de Lanark qui pro tempore fuerint, quatinus diclis Preibytero, Diacono et Subdiacono, et luminari, diftas fummas eifdem folvi faciant terminis confuetis, ficut eafdem pecuniarum fummas eis ut dictum eft haftenus folvere confueverunt. Et Nos diclas pecuniarum fummas, eifdem in compotis fuis, fingulis annis faciemus plenius allocari. Testibus Johanne Comyn, Alexandro de Balliolo Camerario Scotie, et Galfrido Moubray militibus, apud Strivelyne decimo die Augufti, anno! regni noftri primo.

CARTA EDWARDI REGIS SCOTORUM, QUA CONFIRMAT CARTAM REGIS JOHANNIS.

Edwardus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, falutem. Inspeximus cartam Johannis Dei gratia quondam regis Scotie patris noftri in hec verba. Johannes, &c. [ut in precedenti.] Nos autem di£las pecuniarum fummas per progenitores noftros ut prediclum eft conceflas, pro

luminari predicle ecclefie Glafguenfis per prefentes ratificamus ; et quantum in D d 2 212 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chaktul.

nobis eft confirma.mus et approbamus in perpetuum. Hus testibus, Dominis Henrico de Bellomonte Comite de Boughan, David de Strabolgy Comite Atholie, Alexandro de Montbray, Ricardo Talbot, Thoma Ughtred, Johanne de Strivelyn militibus, et aliis. Tefte me ipfo apud Glafgu vicefimo quinto die Septembris, anno regni noftri fecundo.

PRECEPTUM DAVIDIS II. REGIS DE ANNUIS REDDITIBUS DE RUTHERGLEN ET DE CADIHOU.

David Dei gratia Rex Scotorum, Johanni de Roxborch Camerario noftro, falutem. Per infpe&ionem quarundam cartarum bone memorie Domini Roberti patris noftri quondam regis Scotie, et aliorum predeceflbrum fnorum et noftrorum regum Scotie, invenimns, quod ecclefia Glafguenfis et fucceflbres Beati Kenti- gerni, funt et erant in pofleffione percipiendi fingulis annis ad duos anni terminos per equales medietates, de firmis burgi noftri de Rutherglen, quadraginta folidos argenti ad fuftentacionem luminaris ecclefia; Glafguenfis; Centum fblidos ad fuftentationem unius capellani divina celebrantis in eadem, et fex marcas ad fuftentacionem unius Diaconi et unius Subdiaconi : Necnon et de firmis noftre terre de Cadyou in complementum fuftentacionis eorundem Diaconi et Sub- diaconi, quatuor marcas : De quibus fummis remanent quinque libra? fexdecem folidi et o£lo denarii non foluti, de ftipendiis Capellani, Diaconi, et Subdiaconi de termino Sanfti Martini ultimo preteriti, prout di£ti miniftri Nobis conquefti funt : Vobis mandamus et firmiter precipimus, quatinus di£las quinque libras fexdecem folidos et 06I0 denarios, de primis denariis noftris, firmis feu exitibus quos primo levari poteritis, eifdem perfolvi faciatis indilate, ne bide juftam querimoniam de cetero, ob defectum iblutionis audiamus. Et Nos eafdem fummas pecunie in primis compotis veftris vobis allocari faciemus : Datum apud Aberden 28° die Martii, anno regni noftri decimo fexto.

PRECEPTUM DAVIDIS II. REGIS DAVIDI FILIO WALTERI DE QUATUOR MARCIS DE CADIHOU.

David Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, David filio Walteri militi, et heredibus fuis qui pro tempore fuerint, falutem. Quia tarn per literas et munimenta predeceflbrum noftrorum regum Scocie Nobis exhibitas, quam alias, Nobis evidenter innotuit, quod ecclefia Glafguenfis et Capitulum ejufdem ipfius nomine, perceperunt et percipere confueverunt ac debuerunt, ex conceffione di&orum predeceflbrum :

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noftrorum in augmentum ftipendiorum unius capellani, unius Diaconi, et unius Subdiaconi, miniftrancium in ecclefia Glafguenfi predi6la, in ftipendiis noftris et heredum noftrorum qui pro tempore fuerint, Quatuor marcas Sterlingorum percipiendas annuatim de firmis Baronie de Cadihou infra vicecomitatum de Lanark : Et quia diclam Baroniam de Cadihou cum pertinentiis, pro dicta fumma pecunie Nobis et heredibus noftris annuatim perfolvenda vobis afledavimus liereditarie, mandamus vobis et precipimus quatinus Decanum et Capitulum predi6le ecclefie Glafguenfis ipfius nomine, predi&as quatuor marcas Sterlingorum de ilia fumma pecunie per vos Nobis annuatim debita de Baronia fupradifta faciatis, fine difficultate, annis fingulis deferviri. Quas vero quatuor marcas Sterlingorum, in veftra folutioni annua de dicta fumma pecunie, Nobis et heredibus noftris ut premittitur facienda, vifis ipfius Decani et Capituli literis de recepto, plenarie volumus allocari. Et hoc nullo modo omittatis. In cujus rei teftimonium has literas noftras vobis oftendendas, et penes Decanum et Capitulum predi&e ecclefie Glafguenfis remanfuras, fibi fieri fecimus patentes. Apud Edinburgh decimo oftavo die menfis Julij anno regni noftri quadragefimo.

CARTA DAVIDIS II. REGIS, DAVIDI FILIO WALTERI MILITIS, DE BARONIA DE CADYOU.

David Dei gratia Rex Scotorum, omnibus probis hominibus totius terre fue, f^ffj^," clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciatis quod cum recolende memorie Dominus progenitor nofter, per cartam fuam hereditarie ad firmam conceflit quondam Wal- tero filio Gilberti militi, patri David filii Walteri militis, Baroniam de Cadyou cum pertinentiis infra vicecomitatum de Lanark, pro o&oginta libris Sterling- orum, viginti duobus celdris frumenti et fex celdris ordei annuatim inde folven- noftri plenius dinofcitur contineri dis ; prout in di£ta carta Domini progenitoris Nos attendentes prout prefenti concilio noftro tento apud Perth, nono die menfis Decembris fuper hoc fuimus informati, quod di<3a Baronia, tarn per guerras quam per varias peftilencias que ab aliis temporibus contingebant, adeo diminuta extitit et deftrufta, quod ipfius firme et redditus afcendere non poflunt ad totam fummam pecunie et bladorum per annum ; Dedimus, Conceffimus, et ex de- liberacione dic~U Concilij noftri, hac prefenti carta noftra Confirmavimus, prefato

David predi6lam Baroniam de Cadyhou cum pertinenciis ; et terram five tenen- driam de Edelwod cum fervicio tenendrie ejufdem, una cum annuo redditu quatuor marcarum Nobis inde debitarum, in augmentum Baronie de C. fiipradifte. Tenendam et habendam totam prediclam baroniam cum pertinentiis, una cum terris five tenendria predifta, cum fervicio tenendum ejufdem, et annuo redditu ;

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fupradicto, eidem David et heredibus fuis, de Nobis et heredibus noftris in feodo

et hereditate, per omnes re&as metas et divifas fuas, in bofcis et planis, pratis,

pafcuis, moris, marrefiis, viis, femitis, aquis, ftagnis, molendinis, multuris, et eorum fequelis, fabrilibus, bracinis, aucupacionibus, venacionibus et pifcariis, bondis, bondagiis, nativis et eorum fequelis, cum libere tenentibus di6le Baronie

et ferviciis eorundem ; cum furca et foffa, focca et facco, tholl et tlieame et infan-

gandthef ; Necnon et cum omnibus aliis et fingulis libertatibus, commoditatibus, ayfiamentis, et juftis pertinentiis fuis quibufcunque ad di£lam baroniam de C. et ad terram five tenandriam de E. prediftam, ac ad annuum redditum prediclum

fpeftantibus feu quoquomodo jufte fpe&are valentibus in futurum : Reddendo inde Nobis et heredibus noftris ipfe David et heredes fui, o£loginta libras Ster- lingorum, apud Rutherglen, ad feftum Dedicationis ecclefie Glafguenfis, viz. ad Nundinas ejufdem, et ad feftum Purificationis Beate Marie Virginis, per equales portiones. Relaxamus etiam, et per tenorem prefentis carte noftre, ex deliber-

acione dicTti concilij noftri, in perpetuum remittimus eidem David et heredibus fuis, predictam fommam bladorum, viz. viginti duas celdras frumenti, et fex celdras ordei contentam in carta dicli quondam Domini patris noftri. Volumus

etiam et concedimus, quod fi dicta Baronia per guerram aut peftilencias deftruc- ta vel diminuta fuerit, quominus firme et redditus ejufdem fufficere poterunt ad folucionem dicle fumme octoginta librarum per annum, fiet eidem David et heredibus fuis debita allocatio per Camerarium noftrum qui pro tempore fuerit, prout fuadente equitate fuerit facienda. Concefiimus etiam eidem David et heredibus fuis, quod cum aliquis heres ejufdem poft deceflum fui predecefibris de dicta Baronia cum pertinentiis fuperius nominatis fayfinam debitam receperit non teneatur ad aliquam duplicationem firme predifte, fet quod folvat nobis et heredibus noftris, illo anno introitus fui infra diclam Baroniam, nomine di£le du- plicacionis ultra debitam firmam di6le Baronie, Decern marcas Sterlingorum, unum palefridum precii decern marcarum, tantum pro omni alio onere, exaccione, feculari fervicio, feu demanda. Apud Londors vicefimo feptimo die menfis De- cembris anno re

CARTA ROBERTI II. REGIS ROBERTO DE ERSKYN VIGINTI LIBRARUM DE REDDITU DE CADYOU. ex Reeistro Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum omnibus, &c. Sciatis Nos Dedilfe, &c. dileclo et fideli noftro Roberto de Erfkyne militi, viginti libras Sterlingorum de

illo annuo redditu nobis debito five exeunte de Baronia de Cadyou infra viceco-

mitatum de Lanark, in excambium terre de Bondyngton, et annui redditus qua- TO HAMILTON. 215 tuor marcarum debiti five exeuntis de terris de Wefthall cum pertinenciis in Baronia de Ratheu infra vicecoinitatum de Edinburgh. A pud Edinburgh quar- to die Maij anno regni noftri prirno.

CARTA ROBERTI II. REGIS SCOTORUM ROBERTO DE ERS- KYNE DE DECEM MARCIS DE REDDITU DE CADYOU.

Robertus Dei gracia Rex Scottorum, omnibus, &c. Sciatis Nos Dedifle, &c. ex Rigiatro dile&o confanguineo noilro Roberto de Erfkyne militi, viginti libras Sterlingor- um de illo annuo redditu Nobis debito five exeunte de Baronia de Cadyou infra

vicecomitatum de Lanark, in excambium terre de Bondyngton ; et annui redditus quatuor marcarum debiti five exeuntis de terris de Wefthall, cum pertinenciis in Baronia de Rathau infra vicecomitatum de Edynburgh. Conceffimus eciam eidem Roberto, mero motu et ex libero dono noftro, decern marcas Ster- lingorum in complementum fumme quadraginta marcarum, percipiendas annuatim de eodem annuo redditu Nobis debito five exeunte de Baronia de Cadyou predifta. Tenendas et habendas di6tas quadraginta marcas Sterlingorum, difto Roberto et heredibus fuis, de nobis et heredibus noftris, annuatim ad eofdem terminos quibus diftus annuus redditus Baronie de Cadyou predicte percipi con- fueverat et perfolvi, in feodo et hereditate, &c. Quare Camerario noftro qui pro tempore fuerit, ac omnibus et fingulis qui ad folucionem di£li annui redditus jam tenentur, et quos ad ipfius folucionem teneri contigerit in futurum, ceterifque quorum intereft vel interefle poterit, damus, tenore prefencium, firmiter in mandatis, quod di6lo Roberto et heredibus fuis, de prefato annuo redditu, fuis terminis, refpondeant, ac de ipfo fatiffaciant, prout ad ipfos, et eorum quemlibet pertinet, feu poterit pertinere. In cujus rei, &c. Apud Edynburgh, quarto die Maij anno regni noftri fecundo.

CARTA ROBERTI II. REGIS, DE QUADRIGINTA MARCIS DE CADYOU DAVID DE HAMILTON.

Robertus Dei gracia Rex Scottorum omnibus, &c. Cum alias Conceflimus Roberto de Erfkyne militi confanguineo noftro dilecio hereditarie per cartam, quadraginta marcas Sterlingorum, percipiendas annuatim de illo annuo redditu Nobis debito five exeunte de Baronia de Cadiou infra vicecomitatum de Lanark,

prout in carta noftra fibi exinde confedla plenius continetur : Ac idem Robert- us, in prefencia noftra poftmodum propter hoc perfonaliter conftitutus, ex certis 216 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

caufis ipfum ad hoc moventibus ; et fpecialiter pro excambio faciendo cum Da-

vid de Hamylton filio et herede David filii Walteri militis, de diesis quadraginta marcis annui redditus cum terris de Clonyfchenach, del Bernys et de Auld- landys cum pertinenciis, in Baronia de Reynfrew, infra vicecomitatum de Lanark predi£ium, ipfas quadraginta marcas annui redditus in Baronia de Cadiou predifta Nobis furfum reddiderit, pure et fimpliciter refignavit. Nos vero refigna- cionem de dictis quadraginta marcis annui redditus nobis fa£tam ut fupra recipientes et ratum habentes, ipfas quadraginta marcas annui redditus, eidem David de Hamylton pro predi&o excambio ut premittitur faciendo, Dona-

mus, Concedimus, et hac prefenti carta noftra Confirmamus : Tenendas et habendas eidem David et heredibus fuis, de nobis et heredibus noftris in feodo et hereditate, adeo libere, quiete, plenarie, integre et honorifice, in omnibus et per omnia, ficut diftus Robertus diclas quadraginta marcas annui redditus ante factum hujufmodi refignationis, liberius tenuit, habuit, feu recepit. In cujus rei, &c. fine data.

CARTA JOANNIS DE MALLEVERE DOMINI DEL CASTELHILL, DE LUMINARIBUS DEBITIS ECCLESIE DE CADIHOU.

Universis ad quorum notitiam prefentes litteraj pervenerint ; Johannes Malk- levere de le Caftelhill, falutem in Domino fempiternam. Noveritis quod ex certa conventione inita inter difcretum virum Dominum Henricum tunc perpetuum vicarium de Cadiou nomine fuo, ecclefie fue predicle, et parochianorum ejufdem ex una parte, et me pro me et heredibus meis ex altera, teneor et fateor me firmiter obligatum Deo, et gloriofe Virgini Marie, et ecclefie mee de Cadiou, ad luminare ipfius coram ejus altari in Choro de Cadiou, pro terra que vocatur

Spitelholme, cum pertinentiis jacente juxta pratum Patricii filii Ade heredis

ejufdem prati : Quas quidem terras predi£lus Dominus Henricus a me Johanne

Malklevere emebat pecunia pre manibus mihi perfoluta ; In duobus cereis, quolibet ponderis unius libre cere, perpetuo inveniendis, illuminandis et comburen-

dis, horis confuetis et competentibus, fine additamento candele gracilioris, coram altare Beate Virginis in Choro Et ad hoc me obligo, me, terrain meam prediftam de Caftelhill, et heredes meos, ac omnia bona mea et eorum, mobilia et immobilia ubicunque locorum inventa. Subjiciens me nihilominus et heredes meos prediflos, jurifdiftioni et cohercioni Decani Glafguenfis qui pro tempore fuerit, ut ipfe me et heredes meos ad inveniendum ut premittitur di6los duos cereos poffit compellere, per omnimodam cenfuram ecclefiafticam, nullo proponendo obftante : Et ad folvendum fabrice ecclefie Glafguenfis quadraginta GLASGUENSE] T O H A M I L T O N. 217

denarios Sterlingorum nomine penae, omni anno quo per me vel heredes meos ceffa-

tum fuerit ab inveniendo diftos duos cereos ut diftum eft : Ad quam penam me et heredes meos et terram meam de le Caftelhill obligo in omnibus et per omnia, prout ad inveniendum prediftos duos cereos melius et majus exprefTe fum fuperius obligatus. In cujus rei teftimonium quia fig-ilium proprium non habui tempore hujus contractus, nee habere antea confuevi, figillum nobilium virorum Domini David

filii Walteri Domini Baronie de Machane, et Johannis fratris fui, ac figillum officialitatis curie Glafguenfis, prefentibus apponi gratia teftimonii, procuravi. Datum apud Cadiou die Dominica proxima ante feftum Sanfti Thome apoftoli, anno Domini 1367.

CARTA HUGONIS SEVILLAND.

Universis ad quorum notitiam prefentes litere pervenerint, Hugo Sevilland Do- minus terre de Pomario jacente ad finem ville de Cadiou, ex parte orientali, falutem in Domino fempiternam. Noveritis quod ex certa conventione inita inter difcretum virum Dominum Henricum tunc perpetuum vicarium ecclefie de Ca- dihou, nomine fuo, ecclefie fue predi6le, et parochianorum ejufdem, ex parte una,

ac me, pro me et heredibus meis ex altera ; Teneor et fateor me teneri firmiter obligatum, Deo et gloriole Virgini Marie, et ecclefie mee de Cadihou, ad luminare Sancle Crucis coram ejus altare in ecclefia de Cadihou, pro terra que vocatur Danfcallis croft, et terra que vocatur Hundiihill, in duobus cereis, quolibet ponderis unius libre, perpetue inveniendis, illuminandis et comburendis, fine additamento cujufcunque candele gracilioris, coram prediclo altare San£te Crucis in ecclefia predi6la : Et ad hoc obligo me, terram meam prediftam de Pomario, et heredes meos, ac omnia bona mea et eorum mobilia et immobilia, ubicunque lo-

corum inventa ; Subjiciens nihilominus me et heredes meos prediclos, jurifdiftioni et cohercioni Decani Glafguenfis qui pro tempore fuerit, ut ipfe me vel heredes meos ad inveniendum prediclos duos cereos ut premittitur, poffit compellere per omnimodam cenfuram ecclefiafticam, nullo proponendo obftante ; et folvendum fabrice ecclefie Glafguenfis quadraginta denarios Sterlingorum nomine pene, omni anno quo per me vel heredes meos ceflatum fuerit ab inveniendo predi6los duos cereos ut predi£lum eft : Ad quam penam me et heredes meos, et terrain meam predi6lam de Pomario obligo in omnibus et per omnia, prout ad inveniendum predi6tos cereos melius et magis exprefTe fum fuperius obligatus. In cujus rei teftimonium, quia figillum proprium non habui tempore hujus con-

tractus, nee antea habere confuevi, figillum Domini David filii Domini Walteri militis Domini de Machane, prefentibus cum inftantia gratia teftimonii procuravi. Datum apud Cadihou die Dominica proxima ante feftum Sancli Gregorii pape, anno Domini 1368. E e 218 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

CARTA AGNETIS FILIiE JOHANNIS DE CERA AD LUMINARE

ECCLESIE DE CADIHOU.

Universis ad quorum notitiam prefentes litere pervenerint, Agnes filia Johannis, falutem in Domino fempiternam, Noveritis quod ex certa conventione inita inter difcretum virum Dominum Henricum tunc perpetuum vicarium de Cadihou, nomine fuo, ecclefie fue predi&e, et parrochianorum ejufdem, ex parte una, et me, pro me et heredibus meis ex altera, teneor, et fateor me teneri firmiter obligatam Deo et Sanfte Crucis ecclefie de Cadihou, ad illuminare ipfius, coram ejus altare, pro terra que vocatur terra Sanfte Marie, jacente inter terram Sancle Marie de Bethelem ex parte una, et terram meam quam teneo de Comite de Marr ex altera, In uno cereo, quolibet ponderis unius libre, perpetuo inveniendo, illuminando et comburendo, horis confuetis et competentibus, fine additamento cujuflibet candele gracilioris, coram altare Sancle Crucis ut predicitur : Et ad hoc obligo me, terras meas quas teneo de Bethelem, et de Comite de Marr, et heredes meos, ac omnia bona mea et eorum, mobilia et immobilia, ubicunque locorum inventa ; Subjiciens me nihilominus et heredes meos prediftos, jurifdi£tioni et cohercioni Decani Glafgu- enfis qui pro tempore fuerit, ut ipfe me vel heredes meos, de inveniendo ut premittitur diftum unum cereum, poffit compellere, per omnimodam cenfuram ecclefiafticam, nullo proponendo obftante : Et ad folvendum fabrice ecclefie Glafguenfis quadraginta denarios Sterlingorimi nomine pene, omni anno quo per me vel heredes meos ceffatum fuerit ab inveniendo prediclum unum cereum ut diclum eft : Ad quam penam, me et heredes meos et terras meas predictas, obligo in omnibus et per omnia, prout ad inveniendum predi6tum cereum melius et magis exprefie fum fuperius obligata. In cujus rei teftimonium, quia figillum proprium non habui tempore hujus contractus, nee antea habere confuevi, figillum religiofi viri Dompni Willelmi Prioris de Lefmahaggu, prefentibus apponi gratia tellimonii procuravi. Datum apud Cadihou die Dominica qua cantatur, Quasi modo geniti anno Domini 1369.

IN INVENTARIO ORNAMENTORUM, &c. ECCLESIE GLASGUEN-

SIS.

Item, duae mappse de viridi et rubeo ferico, cum armis Domini Cadyhou, in- textis. olasguense] TO HAMILTON. 219

Unus calix deauratus pro altari Sancte Marie Virginis, quem donavit Magister David de Cadyhou Precentor, eidem altari in perpetuum ferviturum. Item, Unutn breviarium datum per Magistrum David de Cadyhou, extra ecclefiam, bene notatum. In Lnftrumento tranfumpti conventionis inter Duncanum Comitem de Levenax et Willielmum Epifcopum Glafguenfem 16 t0 February 1440, Magister David de

Cadyhou officialis Glasguensis. In fundatione Capellanioe per Patricium Leche Cancellarium ecclefiae cathedralis Glalguenfis 6. Martii 1458, donatum eft di£tae Capellaniae " Tenementum jacens in vico vulgariter nuncupato Ratonraw, ex parte boreal i ejufdem, inter tenementum Magiftri David de Cadzou, et tenementum Magiftri David Name." Safina Nicholai de Aula executoris quondam David de Cadzou, de data 4 t0 Maij 1465, annui redditus conceffi per Johannem Brady burgenfem de Striveling, quinque folidorum de tenemento in vico Fullonum, et duorum folidorum de tenemento Gilberti Walteri in di6lo vico, pro feptem marcis, di£to Johanni Brady per diclum

Nicolaum perfolutis ; et per Johannem Brady Domino David Burntone facrifte ecclefiae Glalguenfis et fuis fucceflbribus facriftis qui pro tempore fuerint, idem annuus redditus conceditur. Safina de data 31. Martij 1477. annui redditus quatuor folidorum conceffi per Nicholaum de Aula executorem Magistri Davidis de Cadyhou Canonici Glalguen- fis, de tenemento quondam Johannis Browfter, jacente infra civitatem Glafguenfem, in magno vico extendente ab ecclefia cathedrali ufque ad Crucem fori, ex parte occidentali ejufdem, Domino Thomas M c Gub prefbytero, tanquam facriftae et nomine facriftariae difilas ecclefiae qui pro tempore fuerit. In decreto Decani et Capituli Glalguenfis fuper jurifdi&ione Archidiaconatus The- vidaliae, David de Cadihou Precentor ac Rector alma; universitatis Glasguensis, de data 16*" Septembris 1452.

LITERA ARCHIBALDI COMITIS DE DOUGLAS PRO ERIGEN- DA ECCLESIA DE CAMBUSLANG IN PREBENDAM DE GLAS- GU.

Reverendo in Chrifto patri et Domino, Johanni miferatione divina Epifcopo Glaf- guenfi, Archibaldus Comes de Douglas et de Longville, Dominus Galwidie et Vallis Annandie, reverentiam et honorem. Cum ecclefiam veftram Glafguenfem

honorare, ejufque miniftros multiplicare intenderimus et augere ; veftre paternitati fpecialiter fupplicamus, quatenus ecclefiam parrochialem de Cambufiang veftre E e 2 220 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

diocefeos, ad noftram duntaxat prefentationem fpedtantem ; in unam prebendam erigere et ordinare, perpetuis futuris temporibus, ad laudem Dei et di£te veftre ecclefie Glafguenfis decorem, velitis, hoc noftro prefenti coiifeiifu mediante. Et quia venerabilis vir Magifter Thomas Roule, dicie ecclefie de Cambuflang re6lor, huic ere6lioni confentit, eaedem veftre paternitati etiara fupplicamus, quatinus fibi canonicatum in dicia veftra ecclefia Glafguenfi conferre, et ipfum in unum de veftris

Canonicis recipere ; Et fibi de dicia prebenda de Cambuflang, poftquam erecia

fuerit ut premittitur, in prebendam dignemini gratiofius providere. Nos . . ad banc ereciionem perpetuam, pro nobis et fuccefibribus noftris veftrum [nof-

trum ?] confenfum, beneplacitum et aucioritatem impertim[ur], Salvo Nobis et fiicceflbribus qui pro tempore fuerint dicie prebende de Cambuflang jure patronatus. In quorum teftimonium et fidem premiflbrum, prefentibus apud vos permanfuris, figillum noftrum apponi fecimus, Apud Caftrum noftrum de Bothevile 26 t0 die menfis Novembris anno Domini 1429.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefias Glafgueniis in pyxide lignea fub litera G. Huic cartae appenfum eft figillum ejufdem comitis, ex cera rubea fuper alba integrum, exhibens virum fylveftrem ftantem, tenentem dextra fcutum quadrifidum, ex- d hibens 1™° Tria lilia Francifca. 2 ° Cor humanum, et in apice fcuti, tres ftellu-

ti0 W las. 3 Decuiflm. 4 Leonem erecium.

CARTA WILLELMI REGIS DE XL SOLIDIS DE RUTHERGLEN, AD LUMINARE.

W. dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Epifcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Baronibus, Juf- ticiariis, Vicecomitibus, Prepofitis, Miniftris, et omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, falutem. Sciant prefentes et futuri, me Dedifle et Conceflifle, et hac carta mea Confirmafle, Deo et Sancio Kentegerno, et ecclefie Glafguenfi, in perpetuam elemofinam, xl folidos de firma burgi mei de Rutherglen, ad luminare pre- dicie ecclefie : Quare precipio finniter Ballivis meis de Rutherglen, ut prenominate ecclefie de Glafgu, fingulis annis, illos xl folidos de firma prefoti burgi, abfque omni ditturbacione habere faciant, fcilicet xx folidos ad feftum Sancii Martini et xx folidos ad Pentecoften : Testibus, Comite Dunecano Jufticiario, Comite Pa- tricio, Comite Gilbcrto, Ricardo Morevill Conftabulario, Waltero Olifard, Alano Dapifero, Seiero de Quinci, Willielmo de Morevill, Willielmo de Haia, Ricardo

Marefchall, Simone Loggart ; Apud Rutherglen. glasguense] TO RUTHERGLEN. 221

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS DE SEX MARCIS DE BURGO DE RUTHERGLEN.

W. dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Epifcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Baronibus, Jufti- ciariis, Vicecomitibus, Prepofitis, Miniltris, et omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciant prefentes et futuri, me ad incrementum triiun marcarum quas dederam tempore Jocelini Epifcopi Glafguenfis, ad fuftentacionem unius Diaconi et unius Subdiaconi in ecclefia de Glafgu, tempore Wil- lielmi Epifcopi ejufilem loci, Dediffe et ConceflnTe, et hac carta mea Confirmafle Deo et ecclefie Beati Kentigerni, et prediciis Diacono et Subdiacono in ecclefia de Glafgu

fervituris, alias tres marcas de firma burgi mei de Rutherglen ; Ita ut ipfi fecundum ftatuta ecclefie de Glafgu, decenter et ordinate incedant cum fuperpelliciis et nigris cappis, ficut alii vicarii incedunt. Tenendas et habendas in Iiberam, puram, et perpetuam elemofinam, ita libere, quiete, et honorifice, ficut aliqua elemofina liberius et quietius et honorificentius, in toto regno meo tenetur et poffidetur. Quare precipio Prepofitis meis de Rutherglen, ut fingulis annis, prediclas fex marcas eifdem clericis, in ecclefia Beati Kentigerni pro me et Alexandro filio meo fervientibus et fervituris, in omni diftributione habere faciant, ad duos anni terminos, fcilicet, tres

marcas ad Pentecoften, et tres marcas ad feftum San£ti Martini : Et prohibeo firmiter ne prefate fex marce ultra terminos fuos prefcriptos eis detineantur, fuper meam plenariam foriffacluram. Testibus Philippo de Valloniis Camerario meo, Waltero et Willielmo Capellanis meis, Willielmo Cumin, Gervafio Avenel, Wil- lielmo Gift'ard, Thoma de Coleville, David de Haia, Alexandro filio Thore [forte

Thome] Philippo de Lundin, Thoma de Chartes [Charteris ?] Rogero de la Ker- neille [Kermile ?] Rogero de Wilton. Apud Edenburg x die AprLlis.

CARTA ALEXANDRI IP 1 REGIS DE XL SOLIDIS DE RUTHER- GLEN.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus totius terre fue clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciant prefentes et futuri Nos Concefiifle et hac prefenti carta mea Confirmafle, Deo et San6lo Kentegerno, et ecclefie Glafguenfi, in puram elemofinam, quadraginta folidos de firma burgi noftri de Rutherglen, ad luminare predicle ecclefie, Quare precipimus firmiter Ballivis noftris de Ruther- glen, ut prenominate ecclefie de Glafgu fingulis annis, illos quadraginta folidos de firma prefati burgi, abfque omni difturbatione habere faciant ; Scilicet viginti foli- 222 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

dos ad feftum Sanfti Martini, et viginti folidos ad Pentecoften, ficut carta Domini regis Willielmi patris noftri inde fafta teftatur. Testibus Waltero Olifard Jufti- ciario Laodonie, Ingelramo de Balliol, Henrico de Balliol Camerario, Radulpho

Capellano, Henrico de Strivelin filio Comitis David, Johanne de Maccufwell, Re- v ginaldo de Crauford, Vicecomite de Are, Waltero Bifet. Apud Are viii ° die Maij anno regni noftri nono. [1233.]

CARTA ALEXANDRI II" REGIS DE SEX MARCIS DE RUTHER- GLEN.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue,

cleficis et laicis, falutem ; Sciant prefentes et futuri, Nos ConceflhTe et hac carta noftra Confirmafie Deo et ecclefie Sancli Kentigerni de Glafgu, illas fex marcas quas Dominus rex Willielmus pater nofter eidem ecclefie dedit, de firrna burgi de

Rutherglen, ad fuftentacionem unius Diaconi et unius Subdiaconi ; Ita ut ipfi fecundum ftatuta ecclefie de Glafgu, decenter et ornate incedant, cum fuperpelliciis, et nigris cappis, ficut alii vicarii incedunt. Tenendas et habendas, in liberam et perpetuam et puram et quietam elemofinam, ita libere et quiete et honorifice, ficut aliqua elemofina liberius et quietius et lionorificentius, in toto regno noftro, tenetur et poffidetur. Quare Precipimus Prepofitis noftris de Rutherglen, ut fingulis annis, predictas fex marcas eifdem clericis in dicla ecclefia Beati Kentegerni, pro anima Domini regis Willielmi patris noftri, et pro Nobis fervientibus et fervituris, fine omni impedimento habere faciant, ad duos terminos, Scilicet, Tres marcas ad

Pentecoften, et tres marcas ad feftum San6li Martini : Et prohibemus firmiter, ne prefate fex marce ultra terminos fuos prefcriptos eis detineantur, fuper noftram plenariam foriffacluram, ficut carta Domini regis Willielmi patris noftri, inde facia, teftatur. Testibus Waltero filio Alani Senefcallo, Waltero Olifard Jufticiario Laodonie, Radulpho Capellano, Ingelramo de Balliol, Henrico de Balliol Camer-

ario, Henrico de Strivelin filio Comitis David, Johanne de Maccufwell, Reginaldo de Crauford Vicecomite de Are, Waltero Bifet, Apud Are viii' die Maij anno regni noftri nono. [1233.]

CARTA ALEXANDRI II. REGIS DE NON CAPIENDO TOLNEUM IN VILLA DE GLASGOW.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciant prefentes et futuri, Nos ConceflhTe et hac carta glasguense] TORUTHERGLEN. 223

noftra Confirmaffe Deo et ecclefie Sancti Kentigerni de Glafgu, et Waltero Epif- copo ejuidem loci, et fuccefibribus fuis Epifcopis, ne prepofiti vel Ballivi, vel fervientes noftri de Rutherglen, Tolneum aut confuetudinem capiant in villa de Glaf- gu ; Set ilia capiant ad Crucem de Schedineftun, ficut ilia antiquitus capi lblebant. Quare prohibemus firmiter ne Prepositi vel Ballivi, vel fervientes noftri de Ru- therglen, tolneum aut confuetudinem capiant in villa de Glafgu. Testibus Thoma de Strivelin, Cancellario, Henrico de Baillol Camerario, Rogero de Quinci, Jo- hanne de Maccufwell, David Marifcallo, Henrico Mayn [Marefcallo ?] Waltero no Billet, Apud Jeddeburch 29 die Oclobris, anno regni noftri duodecimo. [1236.]

The Crux de Schedinestun is probably Tolcross, where no doubt a cross was erected to mark the boundary on that side of the lands of the Bishopric. Shedinestun is no doubt the villages now corruptly called Shettleston. The name is most probably derived from a brother of St Patrick called Sadin, mentioned by hisbiographers.

CARTA ALEXANDRI III. REGIS DE CENTUM SOLIDIS DE RU- THERGLEN.

Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Vicecomiti de Lanark et Ballivis fuis de

Rutherglen qui pro tempore fuerit, falutem : Sciatis Nos Dedifle et hoc prefenti fcripto noftro ConceffnTe, pro Nobis et heredibus noftris in perpetuum, Preibytero qui in cathedrali ecclefia Glafguenfi ad altare Beati Kentigerni, pro nobis, ante-

ceflbribus et diftis heredibus noftris, Miffiirum Solennia et alia divina officia, perpetuo celebraturus eft, ad prefentacionem noftram, centum folidos Sterlingorum recipiendos apud Rutherglen, per manus veftras fingulis annis in perpetuum. Quare vobis mandamus et precipimus,quatinus di6to Preibytero, diclos centum folidos, fingulis annis habere faciatis, viz. medietatem ad feftum Pente- coftes, et aliam medietatem ad feftum San£ti Martini in yeme. Et Nos didtos centum folidos, vobis in compotis veftris faciemus plenius allocari. Testibus Wil- lielmo de Soulis, Jufticiario Laodonie, Willielmo de Brechyn, et Galfrido de Moubray militibus. Apud Forfar xxviii die Maij anno regni noftri tricefimo quinto. 224 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

CARTA ROBERTI I. REGIS, QUA CONFIRMAT CARTAM WIL- L1ELMI REGIS, BURGO DE RUTHERGLEN.

Robertus Dei gracia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, falutem. Sciatis Nos infpexuTe ac veraciter intellexifle, cartam venerande memorie Domini Willielmi Dei gracia illuftris regis Scotorum, predecefforis noftri, fa£lam burgenfibus de Rutherglen, non abolitam, non cancellatam, nee in aliqua fui parte viciatam, fet vero figillo ipfius regis fignatam, in liec verba. Willielmus Dei gracia Rex Scottorum, Epifcopis, Abbatibus,Comitibus, Baronibus, Jufticiariis, Vicecomitibus, Prepofitis, Miniftris, et omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciant prefentes et futuri, me ConceflnTe et Dediffe, et hac carta mea Confirmafle, Burgo meo de Rutherglen, et burgenfibus meis ejufdem ville, omnes confuetudines et re&itudines quas habuerunt tempore David avi mei, et illas divifas quas eis conceffit ; Scilicet de Neithan ufque Polmadie, et de Garin ufque Kelvin, et de Loudoun ufque Prenteneith ; et de Karnebuth ad Karun. Et quicunque detulit tholneum, vel alia jura que predicate ville tempore regis David pertinuerunt, ubicunque Prepofitus prelate ville vel ferviens ejus, ilium attingere poffit, in cujufcunque terra attingat, Dominus terre illius inveniat Prepofito de Rutherglen vel fervienti fuo auxilium, ut non difturbetur donee habeant jura regis.

Et nifi Dominus ville hoc fecerit, volo ut ipfe fit in foriffa&o meo de decern libris. Et prohibeo firmiter, ne aliquis educat aliquid ad vendendum infra iltas divifas prenominatas, nifi prius fuerit ad burgum de Rutherglen. Testibus Ernaldo Abbate de Melros, Jocelino Archidiacono de Dunkelden, Roberto de London, Waltero Corbet, Willielmo Cumyn, Waltero de Berclai Camerario, Johanne de Loudon, Apud Jeddewurth." Quamquidem conceffionem et donationem, in omnibus punftis et articulis fuis prediftis, burgenfibus de Rutherglen et eorum fuccefforibus, pro nobis et heredibus noftris, approbamus, ratificamus, et hac prefenti carta noftra in perpetuum confirmamus. Conceflimus etiam eifdem burgenfibus de Rutherglen et eorum fuccefforibus, et hac prefenti carta noftra confirmavimus eifdem, quod de Tolneio et confuetudine et [de ?] dominicis catallis fuis, per totum regnum noftrum, liberi fint et quieti in perpetuum, prout carta bone memorie Domini Alexandri fecundi Dei gracia illuftris regis Scottorum predecefforis noftri, fuper eadem libertate eifdem confedla, jufte proportat et teftatur. In cujus rei teftimonium, prefenti carte noftre figillum noftrum fecimus apponi. Testibus venerabilibus in Chrifto patribus Willielmo et Willielmo San6ti Andree et Dunkeldenfis ecclefiarum Dei gracia Epifcopis, Bernardo Abbate de Abirbrothok Cancellario noftro, Waltero Senefcallo Scotie, Jacobo Domino de Duglas et Alexandro Frafer glasguense] TO RUTHERGLEN. 225

Camerario noftro militibus. Apud Bervvicum fuper Twedam, vicefimo die Aprilis anno regni nottri oftavo decimo. [1324.]

This Charter is extant at Rutherglen in possession of the Magistrates.—There is a Charter by James V. and another of James VI. to the burgh of Rutherglen, printed in Ure's History of Ruther- glen, but they are not now to be found.

QUITTANCIA EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS, DATA DOMINO WIL-

LIELMO DE CORRY DE £247 LIBRIS 16 DENARIIS STERLING- ORUM CONTRIBUTIONIS PAPALIS.

Pateat nniverfis per prefentes Nos Willielmum miferatione divina Epilcopum

Glalguenfem, recepiffe per dileftos noftros Magiilros Johannem de Cadyou et Willielmum Dwnne auditores ad hoc deputatos, finale compotum apud Glaffu a Domino Willielmo de Corry Canonico Glafguenfi de 247 libris et 16 denariis Sterlingorum per ipfum receptis de contributione noftra, immo verius Papali, a Decanis quinque Decanatuum, viz. a Decano de Levenax 35 libras et 8 folidos : a libras 1 Decano de Carrie, 28 et 6 folidos ; a Decano de Conyngham 65 libras 17 folidos et denarios; et 4 de Abbate de Pallay 10 libras de dic~to decanatu : a

Decano de Kyle 16 libras 18 folidos et 8 denarios ; et de Abbate de Paillay de eodem Decanatu 13 libras 5 folidos et 4 denarios ; et a Decano de Rutherglen 48 libras et 3 folidos ; et de Abbate de Pallay de eodem Decanatu 28 libras 3 folidos. De quibus pecuniarum fummis prediclum Dominum Willielmum quietum cla- fnamus omnino per prefentes. Datum fub figillo noftro apud Manerium noftrum de Lacu, die Martis in craftino Beatas Catherinae virginis anno Domini 1342.

CARTA ROBERTI I. REGIS, DE DEBITIS DE RUTHERGLEN, &c.

Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Camerario fuo Scotie et miniftris fuis qui pro tempore fuerint, falutem. Sciatis quod precepimus Prepofitis et ballivis burgi de Rutherglen, quod ipfi ecclefie Glafguenfi vel ejus procurator!, annuatim perfolvi faciant de firmis burgi predi&i, ad terminos confuetos, quadraginta folidos argenti ad fuftentacionem luminaris ejufdem ecclefie ; et centum folidos ad fuftentacionem unius capellani divina celebrantis in eadem. Et fex marcas ad fuftentacionem unius Diaconi et unius Subdiaconi, in dicla ecclefia perpetuo miniftrancium. Quas quidem pecunie fummas dicla ecclefia Glafguenfis et fucceflbres Beati Ken- tigerni, tempore bone memorie Domini Alexandri regis Scottorum et aliorum f f :

226 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul. predeceflbrum noftrorum Scocie regum, annuatim percipere confueverunt. Quare vobis precipimus et mandamus, quatinus cum di6U Prepofiti et Ballivi de Ruther- glen, literas prefate ecclefie vel ejus procuratoris de prefatis fummis pecunie receptis vobis prefentaverint, ipfas fummas pecunie eifdem Prepofitis et Ballivis, plenius allocari faciatis. Et quid in hoc appofueritis vobis in compotis voftris plenarie volumus allocari. In cujus rei teftimonium, has literas noftras patentes dicle ecclefie

Glafguenfi fieri fecimus perpetuo duraturas. Data apud Abirbrothoc xiij die Marcij anno regni noftri nono.

CARTA DAVIDIS II. REGIS DE DEBITIS DE RUTHERGLEN.

David Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Camerario noftro Scotie qui pro tempore fuerit, falutem. Quia tempore bone memorie Domini Alexandri regis Scocie ultimo defuncli, et recolende memorie Domini patris noftri, et aliorum predeceflbrum noftrorum reo-um Scotie, ecclefia Glafguenfis et fucceflbres Beati Kentigerni, annuatim percipere confueverunt de firmis burgi de Rutherglen, quadraginta folidos argenti ad fuftentacionem luminaris ejufdem ecclefie : Et centum folidos ad fuftentacionem fuftentacionem unius capellani divina celebrantis in eadem : Et fex marcas ad unius Diaconi, et unius Subdiaconi, in ecclefia predifta perpetuo miniftrancium Vobis mandamus et precipimus quatinus dictas pecuniarum fummas, de firmis dicli burgi prefate ecclefie Glafguenfi, vel ipfius ecclefie procuratori ad opus didtorum miniftrancium et luminaris, ad terminos confuetos annuatim faciatis indilate perfolvi. Quas quidem pecuniarum fummas in compotis veftris annuis plenius vobis volumus allocari. In cujus rei teftimonium has literas noftras vobis oftendendas, penefque prefatam ecclefiam Glafguenfem perpetuo remanfuras, eidem ecclefie fieri fecimus patentes. Apud Dumbartane decimo feptimo die Oclobris anno regni noftri fexto decimo.

PRECEPTUM DAVIDIS II. REGIS DE DEBITIS DE FIRMIS DE

RUTHERGLEN AD LUMINARE, &c.

David Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Prepofitis et Ballivis burgi de Rutherglen qui pro tempore fuerint, falutem. Quia tempore Celebris memorie Domini progenitoris noftri, et recolende memorie Domini Alexandri regis Scotie predeceflbris fui, ac aliorum predeceflbrum regum Scotie, ecclefia Glafguenfis et fucceflbres Beati Ken- tigerni annuatim confueverunt percipere de firmis burgi de Rutherglen predicli xl. folidos Sterlingorum ad fuftentacionem luminaris ejufdem Glafguenfis ecclefie, et centum folidos ad fuftentacionem unius capellani, divina celebrantis in eadem, et glasguense] TO RUTHERGLEN. 227 fex marcas ad fuftentacionem unius Diaconi, et unius Subdiaconi perpetuo minii- trancium in ecclefia Glafguenfi predicta : Et ne oporteat di&os miniftros, capel- lamim videlicet, Diaconum et Subdiaconum currendo, annis fingulis ad Camerari- um noftrum pro diclis pecuniarum portionibus habendis, in detrimentum cultus divini expenfis et laboribus fatigari ; Vobis mandamus et firmiter precipimus, quatinus predi&as fummas pecunie de firmis antediclis prefate ecclefie Glafguenfi vel ejus procuratori, ad opus dittorum miniftrorum et luminaris, ad terminos confuetos fine dilatione perfolvi annis fingulis faciatis ; Literas acquietancie penes vos capi-

entes de receptis, et prefentes literas earundem portitoribus liberantes ; Et predicts pecuniarum fummas precipimus per Camerarium noftrum qui pro tempore fuerit in compotis veftris annuis plenius allocari. In cujus rei teftimonium has literas noftras patentes predifte ecclefie Glafguenfi fieri fecimus perpetuo duraturas. Datum apud Dunbretane 25'° die Maij anni regni noftri 16".

Vide Precept to the chamberlain as to the above sums, anil four marks from Cadihou, under Cadiou or Hamilton.

PRECEPTUM JOHANNIS DE ROXBURCH CAMERARII, DE DE- BITIS DE RUTHERGLEN.

Johannes de Roxburch Camerarius Scotie, Prepofitis et Ballivis burgi de Ruther- glen, falutem. Quia recepimus quandam cartam Domini noftri regis hec verba continentem " David Dei gratia Rex Scottorum Camerario noftro Scotie qui pro tempore fuerit, falutem. Quia a tempore bone memorie Domini Alexandri regis Scotie ultimo defuncli, et recolende memorie Domini patris noftri, et aliorum predecefforum noftrorum regutn Scotie, ecclefia Glafguenfis et fucceflbres San6ti Ken- tigerni, annuatim percipere confueverunt de firmis burgi de Rutherglen, quadraginta folidos argenti, ad fuftentacionem luminaris ejufdem ecclefie; Et centum folidos ad fuftentacionem unius capellani divina celebrantis in eadem ; Etfex marcas ad fuftentacionem unius Diaconi et unius Subdiaconi, in ecclefia predi&a perpetuo miniftrancium ; Vobis mandamus et precipimus quatenus diclas pecuniarum fummas de firmis difti burgi prefate ecclefie Glafguenfi vel ipfius ecclefie procuratori ad opus diftorum miniftrorum et luminaris, ad terminos confuetos annuatim faciatis indilate perfolvi : Quas quidem pecuniarum fummas in compotis veftris annuis plenius vobis volumus allocari. In cujus rei teftimonium has literas noftras prefentes vobis oftendendas, penefque prefatam ecclefiam perpetuo remanfuras, eidem ecclefie fieri fecimus patentes. Apud Dunbretan decimo feptimo die Ofto- bris, aimo regni noftri fexto decimo." Vobis firmiter precipiendo mandamus qua- F f2 228 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE tenus diclum tenorem carte Domini noftri regis prenominate ecclefie Glafguenfi, et ejufdem miniftris ad terminos confuetos, annuatim perimpleri faciatis indilate ; Re- cipientes penes vos literas Capituli de recepto, quas in compotis veftris annuis vobis faciemus plenius allocari, prefentibus penes di&am ecclefiam et miniftros remanfuris. Datum apud Edymburch fub figillo noftro ultimo die Junii anni Domini 1345.

David Cunyngham Archidiaconus Ergadienfis, Prepofitufque ecclefiae collegiata; de Hammylton, ac officialis Glafguenfis, concedit capellaniae et capellano fundata? in quadam ecclefia fumptibns fuis extra muros civitatis Glafguenfis, in communi via Furcarum, extra torrentem de Malindonar, et prope arbores vocatas San6ti Kenti- gerni edificata et conftru£la, de cenfibus et redditibus in eadem carta fcriptis, et inter alia quadraginta folidos annui redditus de terris de Melvins Orchart, jacentibus prope Rugling, et conqueftos per eum a Jacobo Edmondftoun et Helena Mur- ray. De data tertio die menfis 06lobris anno Domini 1500.

CARTA ROBERTI II. REGIS DE ASSEDATIONE BURGI DE RU-

THERGLEN, CUM CURIIS, &c. ET PARVIS CUSTUMIS.

Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciatis quod afiedavimus et ad firmam conceflimus, dileclis et fidelibus noftris, burgenfibus et communitati burgi noftri de Ruglen, burgum prediftum, cum curiis, curiarum exitibus, Molendinis, pifcariis, et parvis cuftumis, ac omnibus aliis fuis juftis pertinentiis quibufcunque, tenendum et habendum eifdem burgenfibus noftris et eorum fucceflbribus in perpetuum, de Nobis et heredibus noftris in feodo et hereditate, cum omnibus et fingulis, libertatibus, commoditatibus, afiamentis, et juftis pertinentiis ut premittitur, adeo libere et quiete, plenarie, integre, et honorifice, ficut diclus burgus gavifus eft ha&enus, et ufus quibufcunque temporibus retroa&is. Reddexdo inde Nobis et heredibus noftris difti burgenfes et eorum fucceflbres fingulis annis in Cameram regiam, trefdecim libras Sterlingorum ad feftum Pentecoftes et San6ti Martini in hyeme per equales portiones. In cujus rei teftimonium prefenti carte noftre noftrum precepimus apponi figillum. Testibus, &c. Apud Strivelyne fexto die Februarij anno regni noftri decimo feptimo. TO RUTHERGLEN. 229

CARTA ROBERTI III. REGIS WILLEMO DE COCHRANE, XL. SOLIDORUM DE FIRMIS DE RUGLEN.

Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, ex Registm clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciatis Nos Dediffe, ConcefrHTe et hac prefenti carta noftra Confirmafie, dilefto et fideli noftro Willelmo de Cochrane, pro fervicio fao

Nobis inipenfo et impendendo, quadraginta folidos Sterlingorum annuatim de firmis noftris burgi noftri de Ruglen, Tenendos et habendos ac percipiendos eidem Willelmo prediftos quadraginta folidos annuatim per maims Ballivorum noftrorum di£ti burgi, ad fefla Pentecoftes et San6li Martini in yeme per equales porciones pro toto tempore vite fue. Quare ballivis noftris burgi de Ruglen firmiter precipimus et mandamus, quatinus eidem Willelmo annis fingulis prediclos quadraginta folidos ad terminos predictos prompte perfolvatis, quos vobis in compotis veftris annuis hide reddendis per auditores fcaccarii noftri, volumus et precipimus allocari, vifis ejufdem Willelmi literis de recepto. In cujus rei teftimonium prefenti carte noftre noftrum precepimus apponi figillum. Testibus venerabilibus in Chrifto patribus Mattheo et Gilberto Glafguenfis, et Aberdonenfis ecclefiarum Epifcopis, Roberto de Fyf et de Meneteth fratre noftro kariffimo, Archebaldo de

Douglas, Domino de Dalketh, Thoma de Erfkyne confanguineis noftris dilectis, militibus; et Alexandro de Cokburne de Langton cuftode magni figilli noftri. Apud Irwyn vicefimo quarto die February anno regni noftri fecundo.

LITERA ARBITRORUM DE PROCURATIONIBUS DE ECCLESIIS IN DIOCESI GLASGUENSI AD CONVENTUM DE PASSELEHT

SPECTANTIBUS, [1227.]

Universis fan<5le matris ecclefie filiis, prefens fcriptum audituris vel infpe&uris, Magifter Hugo Archidiaconus, Robertus Precentor Glafguenfis, Radulphus Do- mini regis Scotie Capellanus, Magifter Chriftianus Clericus, Philippus de Perthec reclor ecclefie de Rotherglen, eternam in Domino falutem. Cum controverfia mota effet inter venerabilem patrem Walterum Epifcopum Glafguenfem ex una parte, et Willielmum abbatem et conventum de Paffeleht ex altera, fuper procurationibus exigendis de ecclefiis ad monafterium de Paffeleht fpeclantibus in dyocefi

Glafguenfi : Tandem diclus Dominus Epifcopus, de Capituli fui affenfu, et idem abbas et conventus de Paffeleht, in Nos amicabiliter compromiferunt, ut certas pro- 230 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul. curationes de ejufdem monafterii ecclefiis, ad pacem utriufque partis perpetuam, provida deliberatione taxare ac moderari deberemus. Nos autem in nomine Do- m0 mini noftri Jefu Chrifti, anno incarnationis ejufdem M°.cc°.xxvij . menfe No- vembris, die Martis proximo ante feftum San6ti Martini in ecclefia de Pebbles, ad firmam pacem et ftabilitatem perpetuam inter ecclefiam Glafguenfem et monafterium de Pafleleht; poll longam deliberationem fuper eftitnationem di&arum ecelefi- in unum Concordes, et folum Dominum pre oculis habentes arum habitant, omnes ; Providimus et ordinavimus, ac eciam arbitrando pronunciavimus moderando, viz. Quod de omnibus ecclefiis ad predi&os monachos in Strathgrif tunc fpe£tantibus, Epifcopus Glafguenfis et ejus fucceflbres, duo tantum hofjsitia nomine procurationis recipiant in loco Epifcopis competentiori : De ecclefia de Kylpatric, unum habeant hofpitium nomine procurationis : De ecclefiis vero de Curmannoc et de Mernes, unum habeant hofpitium nomine procurationis : De ecclefiis vero de Rutherglen et Katkert, de Polloc, unum habeant hofpitium nomine procurationis: De ecclefiis vero de Craggyn et de Preftwic monachorum unum habeant hofpitium nomine procurationis : De ecclefia vero de Turnebyry unum habeant hofpitium no-

mine procurationis ; Ecclefia vero de Preftwic burgo, ecclefia de Nekftun, et ecclefia de Neveht, a procurationibus lint exempte. De prediclis vero procurationibus, et de omnibus honeribus ad que ipfe ecclefie tenentur de jure, earum vicarii refpondeant. Et quia videbatur nobis, in hujufmodi moderatione, in aliquibus Epifcopo deperire, in recompenfationem hujufmodi detrimenti, ordinavimus, ut ecclefia de Hyrelkyn, que tunc ad di£tum monafterium de Pafleleht pertinebat, in jus cedat Epifcopi Glafguenfis et fucceflbrum ejus, et penfionem duarum marcarum que ex ipfa ecclefia monafterio folvebatur percipiet Epifcopus, donee eadem ecclefia vacaverit. Hanc fiquidem ordinationem feu provifionem per Nos fa&am, Dominus

Epifcopus et Capitulum Glafguenfe, et predifti abbas et conventus acceptaverunt, et perpetuam habere promiferunt. Et ut prefens ordinatio ab utraque parte fideliter approbata et gratis recepta firma maneat, et in perpetuum inconcuflh, di&us

Epifcopus et Capitulum Glafguenfe, et Abbas et conventus predi6li huic fcripto in modum cyrographi conferipto, figilla fua alternatim appofuerunt. Et Nos predict taxatores figilla noftra apponi fecimus. Aflum anno menfe et die et loco prefcriptis, Presentibus Magiftro Ric. de Bradie et R. de Eywud, Canonicis Glafgu- enfibus, Adam et Hugone Capellanis Domini Epifcopi, Thoma Capellano Archidi- diaconi fui, Johanne vicario de Pebles, Magiftro Radulfo de Brack, Magiftro Ingelramo, Warino, Waltero, Clericis Epifcopi, et multis aliis. GLASGUENSE] TO G O V A N. 231

CARTA DAVIDIS 1"'. REGIS DE GOVAN.

D. dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus fan6te ecclefie fidelibus, falutem. Sciatis Me Dedifle et Conceffifle ecclefie San6U Kentigerni de Glalgu et Epilcopatui ejufdem ecclefie, Guven cum fbis divifis, folutam et quietam, perpetuo in elemofinam poffidendam, ficut aliqua elemofina liberius et quietius poteft et debet dari. Tes- tibus Henrico filio regis, et concedente ; Roberto Epiicopo Sancti Andrea?, Gau- frido Abbate Dunfermelitano, Herberto Abbate de Rochelburc, Roberto de Brus, Roberto de Umfravilla, Hugone de Morvilla, Herberto Cancellario, Cofpatricio fratre Dalfin, Gilmichel, Uniet Albo, Alwinno Rennere.

CARTA DAVIDIS 1'". REGIS DE TERRA IN PERDEYC.

David Rex Scottorum, Baronibus, Miniftris et omnibus fidelibus fiiis, clericis et laicis, tocius regni fui, falutem : Sciatis Me Dedifle et Conceffifle, Deo et ecclefie Sanfti Kentegerni de Glalgu, terram illam in Perdeyc, in perpetuam elemofinam, pro anima mea, et patris et matris mee, et fratrum et fororum mearum, et lalute Henrici filii mei, et omnium anteceflbrum et fucceflbrum meorum ; quam Afcelinus ejufdem ecclefie Archidiaconus de me tenebat, in nemore et piano, aquis

et pifcinis, pratis et pafcuis ; et in omnibus aliis locis, per re&as divifas, ficut Ailfi et eas tenebant die quo predicla terra fuit in Tocca meo dominio ; Ita quod Archi- diaconus faciat Deo et Sanclo Kentegerno de Glalgu turn quod mihi facere folebat : Scilicet annuatim unam marcam argenti pro omnibus fervitiis et confuetudinibus

quamdiu vixerit : Poll difceffum vero Archidiaconi remaneat predicla terra ecclefie defervienda, ita libera et lbluta et quieta, ficut mebus et liberius tenet fuas alias terras

et elemofina [cum] eifdem libertatibus ; Presentibus testibus Herberto Abbate de Rochefburg, Willelmo Cancellario, Willelmo filio Dunecani, Malis Comite Dunecano Comite, Fergus de Gahveia, Aad cum Barba, Malduveni MacMurdac Malodeni de Scona, Malodeni Marefcallo, Radulpho filio Dunegal, Duvenald fratre ejus, Uchtred filio Fergus, Hugone Britone, Herberto Camerario, Gileberto

Fimboga, Gileberto de Strivelin, Dufoter de Calanteria ; Apud Glalgu.

CARTA HERBERTI EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS HELP. CLERICO SUO.

Herbertus Dei gratia Glalguenfis Epifcopus, univerfis, ixc. falutem. Sciatis Me Dedifle et Conceffifle, et Epifcopali aucloritate Confirmafle Help, clerico meo, ;

23g DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

in liberam et quietam elemofinam, unam Prebendam in ecclefia San£li Kentigerni de Glafgu, ecclefiam de Guvan, cum omnibus ecclefiafticis re£titudinibus eidem ec-

clefie pertinentibus ; et infulas inter Guvan et Perthec ; et illam partem de Perthec quam David Rex Seotie dedit in dotem ecclefie de Glafgu, in ejufdem dedicatione Et aliam partem de Perthec quam idem Rex David poftea dedit predicle ecclefie de Glafgu, et Johanni Epifcopo ejufque fuccefforibus, in liberam et perpetuam elemo-

finam, pro falute amme file et animarum antecefforum fuorum : Quam partem prius ad Prebendam non pertinentem, pro augmento honoris et dignitatis ecclefie mee, predicle Prebende augeo, dono, et perpetuahter confirmo, cum infidis adja-

centibus et pifcinis ; Ita libere et quiete, &c. ficut antecefTor fuus tenuit, liberius, &c. et carte fucceflbrum Epifcoporum penitus teftantur et confirmant.

FUNDATIO ET ERECTIO TERRARUM ELIMOSINARIARUM DE POLMADE, CUM ECCLESIA PAROCHIALI DE STRABLAHANE IN PREBENDAM PERPETUAM ECCLESLE CATHEDRALIS GLASGUENSIS.

In nomine Domini noflri Jefii Chrifti, Amen. Idem Dominus Johannes Epil- copus, in divini cultus augmentum, terras ecclefiafticas et elimofinarias de Polma- de, quibus annexa eft ecclefia parochialis de Strablahane, ad plenam difpofitionem Epifcopi Glafguenfis pertinentes, cum univerfis fuis juribus et pertinentiis, in Pre- bendam di£te ecclefie Glafguenfis fub hiis conditionibus que infra continentur erexit et creavit, viz. Quod Prebendarius ejufdem, quatuor pueros probos et ho- neftos, de bonis parentibus procreatos, in cantu expertos, et voces habiles pueror-

um habentes, teneret ; Cuilibet ipforum quatuor puerorum, quatuor marcas ufualis monete regni Seotie currentis, una cum fuperpelliciis congruis et fufficientibus,

annis fingulis, pro cori fuftentatione provideret et miniftraret ; Quos pueros Do-

minus Epifcopus qui pro tempore fuerit prefentabit, et in chorum inducet ; Et difti pueri fingulis diebus et feftis novem le&ionum, vefpertinis ac matutinis, horis et miflis de cantu, omnibufque mifiis de Bequie pro defunftis Epifcopis, cum fuis super-

pelliciis fervituri ; ac etiam in fingulis proceffionibus tenebuntur interefle ; Et iftos pueros Prebendarius qui pro tempore fuerit, in cantu, morum honeftate ac vite, per fe vel per alium tenebitur informare : Et ftatim quo cujufquam illorum puerorum

intellexerit vocem effe mutatam, fignificabit Epifcopo aut fuo vicario in fpiritualibus : Et ipfe Dominus Epifcopus de alio puero fufficiente loco fui providebit. GLASGUENSE] TO G O V A N. 233

CARTA JOHANNIS EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS SUPER DONA- TIONE MEDIETATIS TERRE DE PARVA GOVAN, HOSPITALI DE POLMADE.

Universis Sancte matris ecclefie prefentem cartatn infpe&uris, Johannes Dei

gratia Epifcopus Glafguenfis, eternam in Domino falutem : Noverit Univerfitas veftra, quod Nos attendentes terras et redditus hofpitalis de Polmade, per prede-

ceflbres noftros et alios Chrifti devotos eidem hofpitali collatas, exiles fuifi'e, et

minus fufficientes pro cultu divino ibidem continuando, et fuftentatione fratrum et in fororum inibi commorantium, et future commorari valentium ; Ad honorem Dei etdicl-i hofpitalis relevamen, Damus, Concedimus, etprefenti carta noftra Confirma- mus Deo et diclo hofpitali, ac fratribus et fororibus in eodem perpetuo remanfuris,

Medietatem totius terre noftre de parva Gowan, jacentem inter diclum hofpitale et

aliam partem ejufdem terre occidentalem ; Cum omnibus fuis pertinentiis, commoditatibus, libertatibus, et ayfiamentis ad ipfam medietatem terre Ipeclantibus, feu

quoquomodo fpe&are valentibus ; Tenendam et habendam didlo hofpitali, fratribus et fororibus ejufdem, in puram et perpetuam elimofinam, adeo libere, quiete, pacifice, et honorifice ficut aliqua elemofina in regno Scotie liberius, quietius, et honorificentius tenetur aut poffidetur, abfque omni fervitio feculari, exadiione, feu

demanda. In cujus rei teftimonium, prefenti carte noftre figillum noftrum eft appenfum, Hus testibus Magiftro Johanne de Berwyc, Dominis Roberto de Sanclo Andrea et Johanne de Pafleleto canonicis Glafguenfibus, Domino Adam de Hol- deno (Hodelmo?) Re&ore ecclefie de Kirkepatrik-Domando, Domino Waltero de Southayx Re£lore ecclefie de Kirkpatrik-Croe, Domino David de Abvrnyth perpetuo Vicario de Drifdale, et Domino Nicholao filio Petri Reclore ecclefie de Lyne, et multis aliis.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefia; Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera F.

Huic carta? appenfum eft figillum ex cera alba multum attritum, exhibens imao-i-

nem epifcopi habitu pontificali vetere, et hinc inde arma quaedam gentilitia. 234 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

CARTA ROBERTI I. REGIS DE CONFIRMATIONE PRIVILEGIO- RUM HOSPITALIS DE POLMADE.

Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus miniilris fiiis et Ballivis, ac omni-

bus aliis et fmgulis hominibus fuis quibufcunque, ad quos prefentes litere pervene-

rint, falutem : Sciatis quod Conceffimus magiftris, fratribus et fororibus hofpi-

talis de Polmade prope Ruglen, quod libere valeant gaudere omnibus privilegiis

quibus iiti folebant tempore Regis Alexandri predeceflbris noftri, viz. Quod nullus capiat prifas aliquas feu clipeiones de fuis aut catallis exiftentibus in terra de Strablathy vel quocunque alio loco; Nee etiam capiat aliquem vel aliquos de hominibus fuis, ad tranfeundum cum ipfis, caufa teftimonii perhibendi. Quare firmiter Prohibemus, ne quis diftos magiftrum, fratres, et forores contra

banc conceffionem noftram gravare vel vexare prefumat : Data apud Ruglen vigefimo oftavo die menfis Maij, anno regni noftri Undecimo, [1317.]

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefise Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera B. Hujus cartas, qure fcripta eft fuper pergameno admodum lacero, figillum amif-

fum eft.

CARTA MALCOLMI COMITIS DE LEVENAX DE LIBERTATE HOSPITALIS DE POLMADE.

Universis ad quos prefentes litere pervenerint, Mai.colmus Comes de Levenax,

falutem in Domino fempiternam : Noverit Univerfitas veftra Nos ob falutem anime noftre, predeceflbrum et fucceflbrum noftrorum, Concefliffe, et hoc prefenti fcripto noftro Confirmaffe, pro nobis et heredibus noftris, magiftris, fratribus et fororibus hofpitalis de Polmade qui pro tempore fuerint, quod liberi fint et quieti

ab omnibus prorfus cariagiis, taliagiis, captionibus, et fubfidiis quibufcunque ; ac

omnimodis aliis fervitiis, oneribus, exaftionibus, et demandis, tarn domum fuam, quam ecclefiam de Strablathan cum terris tribus

Deest in autographo.

qui nunc in domo hofpitali morantur, pro fuis temporibus, de vite fue fuftentatione, prout flatus domus requirit, debite miniftrentur, prefentibus per fpatium viginti

annorum tantummodo duraturis ; Volentes quod litere et monimenta fuper fervitiis GLASGUENSE] TO GOVAN. 235 et oneribus que nobis de di£to holpitali debentur, per totum di&um tempus, omiii robore careant et firmitate, et nullius penitus fint momenti. In cujus rei teftimonium prefentibus figillum noftrum fecimus apponi. Data apud Balach die Jovis proxima poft feftum apoitolorum Petri et Pauli, anni gratise 1333.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefias Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea, fub litera F.

Hujus cartas figillum amiillim eft.

LITERA ADAMI FILII ALANI DE ACTORNATIS CONSTITUEN-

DIS, AD TRACTANDUM FRATRIBUS ET SORORIBUS DE POLMADE.

Omnibus has literas vifuris vel audituris, Adam filius Alani burgivus de Dum- barthane, falutem in Domino : Noveritis Nos FechTe, Conftituifle et Ordinaffe Dominum Johaimem de Paffelay canonicum Glafguenfem, et Nicolaum filium Petri, re&orem ecclefie de Line, aclornatos noftros conjunclim et divifim, ad tractandum, conveniendum et perveniendum cum fratribus et fororibus de Polmade fuper Nobis vel a&ornatis noftris fatiffactione cujufdam fumme pecunie, per nos ipfis in neceffitate eorum r

Ratum et gratum habentes et habituri, quicquid predi6li nomine noftro in premiffis duxerint faciendum, Jufticia mediante. In cujus rei testimonium, prefentibus figillum noftrum eft appenfum. Data apud Dumbarthan in vigilia Pafche anno gratia; 1334.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefiae Glafguenfis apud ' in pyxide licrnea fub litera F.

CARTA MARGARETvE REGINiE SCOTLE, QUA CONFERT DOMI- NO WILLIELMO DE KIRKYNTULACH, ADMINISTRATIONEM HOSPITALIS DE POLMADE.

Universis ad quorum notitiam prefentes litere pervenerint, Margareta Dei gratia G g2 ;

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Regina Scotie, falutem in Domino : Noveritis Nos Fecifie, Conftituitfe, et Ordi- nance, diledtum noftrum Domimim Willielmum de Kirkyntulach magiftrum

hofpitalis de Polmade infra epifcopatum Glafguenfem : Quod quidem liofpitale noftram difpofitionem et provifionem concernit, ex conceffione Domini noftri regis de epifcopatu Glafguenfi, cum poteilate nobis fa&a : Ac eidem Willielmo guber- naculum et adminiftrationem bonorum et reddituum quorumcunque di£ti hofpitalis pro toto tempore vite sue Commififfe penitus per prefentes ; Ita vero quod cliftus Dominus Willielmus fuilineat et fuftentet, omnia onera et fervitia difto hofpitali debita et confueta. Quare omnibus et fingulis quorum intereft vel interefle poterit firmiter precipimus et mandamus, quatenus eidem Willielmo, tanquam vero magiftro difti liofpitalis in omnibus et fingulis que ad ipfum hofpitale pertinent, refpondeant, pareant, et intendant, fub pena que inde poterit provenire. In cujus rei teftimonium prefentibus pro toto tempore vite ejufdem Domini Willielmi duraturis, figillum noftrum fecimus apponi; Apud Edinburgh decimo oclavo die mensis Maij anno Domini 1367.

Ex autographo. Huic carta; appenfum eft figillum ex cera rubea alba? impreffa fere integrum,

exhibens in fuperiore parte figilli, fuper fcuto duobus Leonibus fufFulto, arffia

Scotiae, fcilicet, Leonem ere&um, duplario limbo, lilliis contrapofitis confitum : Inferius, imaginem Regina? habitu regali coronatae, fceptrum dextra tenentis Hinc inde fuper duo fcuta, anna quaedam gentilitia. Infcriptio in circumferentia, Sigillum Margaretce Log Scotia.

PRESENTATIO PATRICII DE FLOCKER AD HOSPPrALlS DE POLMADE ADMINISTRATIONEM, PER ROBERTUM EPISCO- PUM GLASGUENSEM.

Roeehtus miferatione divina ecclefias Glafguenfis minifter humilis, difcreto viro Domino Patricio di

et liberam facultatem, fratres sororefque ejufdem, ac penfionarios fi qui fint corri- piendi, exceffufque eorundem corrigendi, ipfofque feu aliquem eorum, aliquamve

pro fuis demeritis amovendi ; ac omnia et fingula faciendi, que perpetuo magiftro GLASGUENSE] T O G O V A N. 237

domus ejufdem de jure et confuetudine incumbunt : Tecum quoque fpecialiter Difpenfamus fuper non refidentia tua facienda ad ecclefiam de Kylpatric curatam, propter cuftodiam predi6le domus, fie tibi pro perpetuo per nos conceflam : Provifo tamen quod di£ta tua ecclefia fuis divinis non defraudetur obfequiis. In cujus rei teftimonium, prefentibus Uteris penes te perpetuo remanfuris, figilluni noftrum fecimus apponi. Data apud Glafgu die Veneris proxima poft leftum Sancii Marchi Evangelifte, Anno gratie 1316.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefi* Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera

Huic carta? appenfum eft figillum ex cera alba multum attritum.

INSTRUMENTUM SUPER APPELLATIONE WALTERI DE DANY- ELSTON, A MATTHiEO EPISCOPO GLASGUENSE.

In nomine Dei Amen ; Per hoc prefens publicum Inftrumentum, cuikSUs appareat evidenter, quod anno a Nativitate ejufdem 1395, Indi&ione quarta, menfis No- vembris die nona, Pontificatus fan6tiflimi in Chrifto patris ac Domini noftri,

Domini Benedict divina providentia Pape xiii, anno fecundo ; Conftitutus in mei Notarii publici et teftium litbicriptorum prefentia Difcretus vir Magifter Walterus de Danyelfton Canonicus Glafguenfis, Prefentavit reverendo in Chrifto patri Domino Matthaso miferatione divina epifcopo Glafguenfi, quoddam inftrumentum publicum, continens ut afleruit quandam provocationem feu appellationem ab iplb Domino epifcopo ejus Jurifdictione et proceffibus quibufcunque, in caufa hofpitalis pertinentiis de Polmade cum Glafguenfis diocefeos, continens ; Quod inftrumentum dicius Dominus epifcopus recepit, et mihi Notario publico mandavit ipfum perle-

gere ; quod etiam mihi tradidit, et ipfum ab eodem Domino epifcopo de fuo mandato recepi perlegendum ; ipfumque inftrumentum manu mea fcriptum et fignatum recepi, vidi, et tenui, et de verbo ad verbum perlegi alta voce et intelligibili ad audiendum : Quo loco idem Magifter Walterus petiit a di£to Domino epifcopo apoftillas fuper appellatione in di£lo inftrumento publico contenta et ibidem per- lecta : Quiquidem Dominus epifcopus fibi refpondit, quod libenter daret fibi apoftillas in termino juris : Super quibus omnibus et fingulis dicius Dominus epifcopus, et di&us Magifter Walterus petierunt per me Notarium fubferiptum. fibi fieri publicum hdtrumentum. Acta fuerunt haec apud Manerium de Lacu difti Domini epifcopi, in Camera ejufdem, fub anno, Indi<5tione, menfe, die, et pontificatu praedi&is ; Prefentibus difcreto viro Johanne de Hawyk Canonico Glafguenfi, et 23S DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

Thoma de Glendonwyn Scutifero, Teftibus ad premiffa vocatis fpecialiter et rogatis.

Et Ego Thomas de Barry Prelbiter Sanfti Andrea? diocefeos, publicus autoritate apoftolica et imperiali notarius, &c. [1395.]

LITERA MARTINI V. PAPiE DE ERECTIONE ECCLESIiE DE STRABLANE ET HOSPITALIS DE POLMADE IN PREBENDAM ECCLESIiE GLASGUENSIS.

Martinus epifcopus Servus fervorum Dei, ad perpetuam rei memoriam. Expofcit nobis injunclum defuper apoftolica? fervitutis officium, ut ea qua? pro ecclefiarum preefertim Cathedralium indemnitatibus et divini cultus augmento, rationabiliter procefluTe comperimus, ne impugnationi fubjaceant, apoftolici muniminis folidemur.

Sane pro parte dilecti filii Roberti Scorm (Forman?) Canonici ecclefia? Glafgu- enfis, Nobis nuper exhibita petitio continebat ; quod olim venerabilis frater nofter Johannes epifcopus Glafguenfis, ad augmentum numeri Canonicorum et perfonarum in difta ecclefia, Domino pro tempore famulantium, cum confenfu filiorum dilec- torum Capituli ecclefia? ejufdem, hofpitale de Polmade Glafguenfis diocefeos Cleri- cis fecularibus in titulum perpetui beneficii ecclefiaftici affignari folitum ; Cujufque difpofitio ad epifcopum Glafguenfem pro tempore exiftentem pertinere nofcebatur, in Prebendam di6ta? ecclefia? autoritate ordinaria Erexit, talibus inter cactera (conditionibus?) quod ipfius prebendae collatio, plenaque difpofitio, ad Johannem pra?diclum, et fucceffores fuos pro tempore exiftentes Glafguenfes epifcopos, in antea, (ut antea?) pertineant ; Eademque prebenda cum vacaverit clerico confe-

ratur idoneo, in Cantu bene ac notabiliter inftru&o ; et quibufdam aliis conditionibus adje&is, prout in patentibus defuper confe61is, ipforum epifcopi et Capituli figillis munitis Uteris, et quarum tenorem de verbo ad verbum prefentibus inferi fecimus, plenius dinofcitur contineri. Cum autem ficut eadem petitio fubjungebat, jioftea quondam Willelmo de Cunyngham, olim ipfius hofpitalis Reflore, extra Romanam curiam vita fimfto, diftus epifcopus praefatam Prebendam eidem Ro- berto autoritate praedi&a contulerit ; et de ilia etiam provident ; ipfeque Robertus vigore collationis et provifionis earundem, diftam prebendam afTecutus, illam ex tunc tenuerit, prout tenet pacifice de prefenti ; Pro parte Roberti prefati, nobis fuit humiliter fupplicatum, ut ereftioni praedifla?, fingulifque in ipfis contends li-

teris, pro eorum fubfiftentia firmiori, robur apoftolica? confirmationis adjicere, de GLASGUENSE] TO G O V A N. 239

benignitate apoftolica dignaremur : Nos itaque, diclis fupplicationibus inclinati, ereftionem et contenta hujufmodi, ac qusecunque Lnde fecuta, rata liabentes et grata, ilia autoritate apoftolica et certa fcientia confirmamus, et prefentis fcripto patrocinio communimus, fupplentes omnes defeclus, fi qui forfan intervenerint in eifdem. Tenor vero di&arum literarum talis eft. —" Johannes miferatione divina Epifcopus Glafguenfis, ac Cancellarius Scotise, omnibus has literas vifuris vel audituris, falutem in omnium Salvatore : Noverit univerfitas veftra, quod Nos, cum confenfu et anenfu totius Capituli noftri Glalguenfis, folenni traciatu prsehabito, in honorem et laudem omnipotentis Dei, Beatas Marias Yirginis matris ejus,

San6lique Kentigerni confefibris, et omnium fan£torum ; atque in augmentum numeri canonicorum et perfonarum in dicla ecclefia noftra Glafguenfi Deo fervientium, et futuris temporibus ferviturorum, ereximus, et per prefentes erigimus hol- pitale de Polmade infra Baroniam noftram de Glafgu exiftens, cujus fundatio et plena difpofitio ad Nos et predeceflbres noftros dinofcitur pertinere, una cum ecclefia de Strablahane eidem hofpitali annexa, in unam Prebendam in di6ta ecclefia noftra Glafguenfi, perpetuis temporibus duraturam fiib modo, forma, et conditionibus infra fcriptis, viz. Quod dicla; Prebendae plena collatio et difpofitio ad Nos et fucceflbres noftros qui pro tempore fuerint, pertineat ; Et quod difta prebenda cum contigerit vacare, clerico idoneo, et in cantu bene et notabiliter inftruclo, confera- tur. Item, ordinamus et volumus, quod in dic~la ecclefia de Strablahane, fit perpetuus vicarius curam parochiae gerens animarum, cui quidem vicario diclus Pre- bendarius et ejus fucceflbres qui pro tempore fuerint, folvent annuatim quatuorde- cem marcas ufualis monetae Scotia; ad duos anni terminos, viz. ad feftum Pente- coftes et SancH Martini in hyeme per equales portiones, et unam marchatam terra'

prope ecclefiam fibi affignandam : Et quod diclus vicarius folvet nobis et fuccellb- ribus noftris qui pro tempore fuerint, procurationes et alia onera ordinaria. Item diftus Prebendarius, folvet quatuor pueris in Choro ecclefia; noftrae predicla?, in horis divinis cantantibus, fedecem marchas ufualis monetae Scotia;, viz. Cuilibet ipforum puerorum quatuor marchas in anno, ad quatuor anni terminos, fub modo et

forma quibus Canonici diftoe ecclefia; noftra; folvunt vicariis in eorum ftallis fervientibus quorum quidem puerorum admiffio et remotio ad Nos et faccetlbres ; nof-

tros qui pro tempore fuerint volumus pertinere : Item di&us Prebendarius per le

vel per alium, prediclos quatuor pueros qui pro tempore fuerint, in cantu fufficienter et diligenter inftruere teneatur. In quorum omnium fidem et teftimonium, figilluni

noftrum, una cum communi Capituli noftri figillo, prefentibus eft appenfum, die duodecimo menfis Januarij in ecclefia noftra Glafguenfi predicla, anno Domini 1427 fecundum computationem ecclefiae Scoticanas, et confecrationis noftra; primo." Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nofti-a; confirmationis et commu- 240 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

nitionis infringere, vel ei aufu temerario contraire. Si quis autem hoc attemptare praefumpferit, indignationem omnipotentis Dei, et Beatorum Petri et Pauli apof-

tolorum ejus, fe noverit incurfurum, Data Itomae apud Sanclos apoftolos, nonis Decembris Pontificatus noftri anno 13,"°.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefias Glafguenfis apud in facco lineo Cub Litera D. fuper Huic appenfum eft bulla plumbea cordula ex ferico croceo rubeo : et replica GaiUardm.

TRANSUMPTUM INSTRUMENTI DE CONVENTIONE INTER DUN- CANUM COMITEM DE LEVENAX, ET WILLIELMUM EPISCO- PUM GLASGUENSEM, DE JURE COLLATIONIS AD HOSPITALE DE POLMADIE.

In Dei nomine, Amen. Per hoc prefens inftrumentum cunclis pateat evidenter, cjuod anno ab incarnatione ejufdem, fecundum computationem regni Scotias, 1440, menfis February die decimo fexto, indi&ione quarta, Pontificatus fan&iffimi in Chrifto patris ac Domini noftri Domini Eugenii divina providentia pape quarto, anno decimo; In mei notarii publici et teftium fubfcriptorum prefentia, venerabilis vir magifter Robertus Storm [Forman ?] Canonicus ecclefiae Glafguenfis, ac Pre- bendarius Prebende de Strablane in eadem, veniens coram honorabili viro Ma- giftro David de Cadzou officiali Glafguenfi in dicta ecclefia Glafguenfi pro tribunali fedente ; Produxit quoddam publicum inftrumentum fub figno et fubfcriptione quondam Domini Walteri Raa Prefbyteri Glafguenfis diocefeos, ac publici notarii dum viveret, confeclum et fignatum, ac per ipfum quondam Dominum Walterum pro- di6lo of- pria manu fcriptum ; De quibus figno fcriptura et fubfcriptione, Domino notarium cum figno fuo et ficiali ac teftibus infra fcriptis conftabat ; qui diftum fcriptura fide oculata plenius cognoverant; Ac petiit inftanter, et humiliter fuppli- cavit, quatenus difti inftrumenti copiam feu tranfcriptum faceret, in publicam formam redigi, et fua autoritate publicari. Cujus inftrumenti tenor fequitur in hiis " inftrumentum, verbis. In Dei nomine, Amen ; Per hoc prefens publicum eunclis pateat evidenter, Quod anno Domini 1424, feptimo die menfis Januarij, indiclione feptima, Pontificatus fancliffimi in Chrifto patris ac Domini noftri Do- mini Martini divina providentia pape quinti, anno fexto, Me notario publico pre- ;

GLASGUENSE] TO GOVAN. 241

i'ente, nobilis et potens Dominus, Duncanus Comes de Levenax, tunc in caftro de Edynburgh exillens, ad reverendum in Chriflo patrem Willielmum miferatione divina Epifcopum Glafgnenfem, Cancellarium regni Scotia?, ad abbaciam San&e

Cruris tranfmifit [tranfivit ?] eundem ipfum Epifcopum requirendo, quatenus ad dictum caftrum accederet, fecum fuper una materia, mam tangente confcientiam lo-

cuturus : Quiquidem Dominus Epifcopus acceiHt ad ipfum, diriis die et loco in

capella occidentali difti caftri, ipfis exiftentibus ; Poft plura colloquia, tandem ipfe comes motu proprio et fpontanea voluntate fatebatur, quod Dominus Epifco-

pus Glafguenfis et fui fucceifores, habuit et habere debuit, plenum jus ad conferen- dum hofpitale de Polmade cum fuis annexis, viz. Ecclefiam de Strablathan in fuo

canonicatu fituatam : Et quod ipfe comes aut fui progenitores, ad prefentationem

dirii hofpitalis nullum jus habebat : Et fi quod [jus ?] ipfe comes aut fui progenitores habuit vel habere poterat, in dirio hofpitali, cum fuis pertinentiis ibidem, ex tunc pure et fimpliciter et perpetuo, di£lo Domino Epifcopo Glafguenfi et fuis fucceflbribus refignavit. Super quibus confeffione, conceffione et refignatione, ipfi

Comes et Epifcopus a me notario publico fibi fieri petierunt publicum inftrumentum. Acta fuerunt ha?c fub anno, indiriione, menfe, die, et loco quibus fupra

Prefentibus nobilibus viris, Roberto de Lawder filio Domini Roberti de Lawder de Bafs militibus, Alano de Lawder, Alexanch'o Nam, Thoma de Corlby, et Lau-

rentio de Balfour, Teftibus ad premiila vocatis et fpecialiter requifitis. [Sequitur fubfcriptio notarii] Et Ego Walterus Raa prefbyter Glafguenfis diocefeos, publicus autoritate imperiali notarius, prediriis confeffioni, conceffioni, et refignationi prefens

interfui ; Ea fie fieri, vidi et audivi, et in notam recepi ; Hoc prefens publicum inftrumentum, manu mea fcriptum inde confeci, et figno meo confueto fignavi, una cum prenominatis teftibus, in fidem et teftimonium omnium et lingulorum pre- mifibrum rogatus et fpecialiter requifitus." Quiouidem Dominus officialis volens probationibus fubvenire, ne veritate occultata jufticia valeat deperire, citare fecit generahter omnes et fingulos quorum interfuit, et qui fua putabant interefle, inter- vallo ofto dierum eis concefib, ad opponendum, fi quid opponere vellent, propter quod hujufmodi publicatio fieri non deberet Quo die adveniente et experiato ; ufque ad penultimam diem ejufdem menfis February, ac ipfis non comparentibus, cum nihil oppofitum fuit, per quod deberet hujufmodi publicatio impediri, dirio inftrumento undique infpefto et invento, non cancellato, non vitiato, nee in aliqua fui parte fufpefto, nee in figno nee in fcriptura ; Idem Dominus officialis mihi notario publico infrafcripto precepit, ut ipfius inftrumenti copiam feu tranferiptum in publicam formam redigerem, ad fidem perpetuam faciendam, ac fuam interpofuit auc- toritatem, mandans hujufmodi tranfumptum figilli officii fui appenfione muniri. Acta fuerunt hsec, loco, anno, menfe, diebus, indiftione, et pontificatu quibus fu- Hh 242 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

pra; Presentibus ibidem venerabilibus et circumipe6lis viris, Magiftris Thoma de Mirtoun Decano, Patricio Lech, Willelmo de Govan Canonicis ecclefie Glafguen- fis ; Roberto de Prendergueft Reclore de Glaffurd, Jacobo de Camera Rectore de

Collace ; Dominis Thoma Wyfchard Vicario de Kylpatrik, Roberto Bur Vicario de Peblis, Johanne de Camera, Thoma Cady Preibyteris, Johanne Muffald Pref- bitero ac notario publico infrafcripto, Dominis Alano Smith, Willelmo Flemyng Prelbytero, et Johanne de Reftone clerico, Teftibus ad premifia vocatis fpecialiter et rogatis. Et ego Johannes de Hawyk Preibyter Glafguenfis diocefeos, publicus auftoritate imperiali notarius, ac fcriba dicSli Domini officialis, de mandato ipfius, dicli inftrumenti copiam feu tranfcriptum, per alium fideliter fcriptum confeci, &c. Et ego Johannes de Muffalde Preibyter Glafguenfis diocefeos, publicus autoritate imperiali notarius, premiffis omnibus, dummodo ficut premittitur coram diclo Domino officiali agerenter et fierent, &c.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefiae Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lijniea fub litera G.

MANDATUM MATTH.EI EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS DE CITANDO WILLELMUM DE CUNYNGHAM VICARIUM DE DUNDONALD.

Matthjeus permiffione divina Epifcopus Glafguenfis, officiali noftro ejufdem curiae, univerfifque et fingulis Decanis, Efchsetoribus, Recloribus ecclefiarum, perpetuis vicariis, capellanis, parochis, et aliis quibufcunque, infra diocefim noftram divina celebrantibus, falutem cum benedidlione divina. Cum invafores et ufurpatores ju- riurh et pofleffionum ecclefialticarum, ipfo fa£to excommunicationis fententiam fecundum ecclefias Scoticana?. generalia flatuta incurrere dignofcuntur ; Et nuper Willielmus Dominus de Cuningham, [lege Dominus WilHelmus de Cuningham] vicarius de Dundonald, adminiftrationem domus pauperum de Polmade, que ad jus et pofleffionem ejufdem ecclefiaa noftrae pertinet, ut eft notum, de faclo tantum, cum de jure non potuit, nititur, occafione ut dicitur cujufdam pretenfie conceffionis five prefentationis nobilis viri Domini Comitis de Levenax, temerarie oc- cupare pofleffionem vel quafi poffeffionem hujufmodi juris ecclefia; noftra?, multipli- citer perturbando, in anima; fua? periculum, multorum fcandalum, ac hujufmodi ec- clefiai noftraj prejudicium non modicum et gravamen ; Mitius tamen quam tanta temeritas meruerit fecum agentes in hoc cafu, vobis et veftrum cuilibet, ad quos vel ad quern prefentes noftra; litera? pro executione pervenerint GLASGUENSE] T O G O V A N. 243 in virtute obedientias firmiter precipiendo mandamus, quatenus eundem Dominum Willelmum, perfonaliter et nominatim quam cito commode ejus prefentiam habere poteritis, et generaliter omnes et fingulos alios qui fiia putaverunt intereffe, Monea- tis, primo, fecundo, tertio, et pevemptorie, unico faltem contextu et ex caufa, quos fie etiam tenore prefentium monemus, quod ab hujufmodi adminillratione et occu- patione omnino defiftat, recepta per eum, et qualitercunque alienata five expofita reftituat, et omnia in ftatum priftinum reducat, infra triginta dies, hujufmodi moni- tiones veftras, uno verius noftras immediate fequentes, quarum decern pro prima, decern pro fecunda, et reliquas pro tertia monitione canonica, ac tertio peremptorio eifdem affignamus, et per vos volumus affignari, fub excommunicationis pena, quam in eofdem lapfarum a tempore hiijtuxabdi monitionum diclis triginta diebus ferimus in hiis fcriptis. Preterea pari modo et forma, veftrum cuilibet precipimus et mandamus, quatenus eundem perfonaliter citetis, ut compareat coram nobis vel noftris in hac parte deputatis pluribus aut uno, in ecclefia majore Glafguenfi, hora caufarum, tricefimo die computando a die hujufmodi monitionum five citationis, ad videndum fe publice ob caufas pretaclas, denunciari excommunicatum, vel ad often- dendum rationabiles caufas quare fie publice denunciari non debeat in hoc cafu : In signum vero hujus mandati noftri per vos plenius executi, vos qui illud executi fueritis, figillum veftrum juxta noftrum prefentibus appendatis. Datum fub figillo noftro apud Glaigu vigefimo quinto die menfis Januarij anno Domini 1403.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefiae Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera G.

PRESENTATIO MATTH^EI EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS DE RECEP- TIONE GILLIAN.^ DE VAUX, IN HOSPITALE DE POLMADE.

Matthjeus miferatione divina Epifcopus Glafguenfis, Magiftro et fratribus domus

Hofpitalis de Polmade, falutem cum benediftione divina; Vobis ac omnibus aliis notum facimus per prefentes, quod Nos Gillianam de Waux in fororem et portionariam di£tae domus pro toto tempore vitas fuas conftituimus, et tenore prefentium or-

dinamus ; Quare vobis precipimus et mandamus quod diclam Gillianam in foror-

em et portionariam diclas domus recipiatis pro fuo perpetuo, fibique de jure et portione unius fororis cum pertinentiis dari forori debitis et confuetis, et in futuro

debendis, fingulis annis pro toto tempore vitae fua?, jufte et rationabiliter fatiffieri et debite faciatis : Sic quod di6la Gilliana in veftro defeclu juftam materiam non ha- h h '2 24.4 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

beat conquerendi. In cujus rei teftimonium, figillum noftrum fecimus apponi, Apud Manerium noftrum de Lacu, decimo die Menfis Maij anno Domini 1391, confecrationis noftrae quarto.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefia; Glafguenfis apud . . . . in pyxide li

Dei patris fedentis et coronati, tenentis coram fe imaginem filii crucifixi.

; k l ''' Anent the complaint maid be a reverend fader in God, Robert Archibilchop . of i "ti'i i,',',' t i"'"' Glafgow, upone Johne Lord Simple of Elzotftoune Sheriff of Renfrew, for his

finifter informacioun, in the caufing of the faid reverend faider to be callit, in the

laft Juftice are of Ranfrew for his lands of Govane ; and for fait of apperance to the faid are, the Juftice put the laid reverend faider in an unlaw, he not awand prefens in the faid are of Ranfrew for the faid lands of Govain, bot in the are of

Lanark, as is allegit : The King's hienes and the Lords beand avifit in the faid matter, ordanis that lettres be writtin to the Sheriff of Ranfrew, chargeing him to decift and cefs of the poinding and diftrenzeing of the lands of Govan for the {aid

unlaw : Becaus that it is clerly underftandin and declarit, that the lands of Go- vain ar ane pendicle of the Barony of Glafgu, for the quhilk the Archibifchop of Glafgu aw apperance in the Juftice are of Lanark alanerly; And elikwife, that the auditors of the Chekker, allow the famyn unlaw to the Sheriff and difcharge him therof, for the caus abone exprimit, and that the Sheriff of Ranfrew mak na mar calling of this Lord therfor, in tym to cum, to the faid ayr of Renfrew.

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS DE CONCLUD, CADER, ET BADER- MONOCH.

W. rex Scottorum, univerfis Epifcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Baronibus, Jufti- ciariis, Vicecomitibus, Prepofitis, Miniftris, cunftifque aliis probis hominibus to-

cius terre fue, Francis et Anglis, Scotis et Galweienfibus, falutem. Sciant clerici

et laici, prefentes et pofteri, Me Dedifle, et hac carta mea Confirmaffe, Deo et San6k> Kentegerno, et Epifcopatui Glafguenfi, Conclud et Cadder et Badermonoc,

cum univerfis earundem terrarum pertinenciis et divifis ; Pro falute anime mee, et

pro animabus anteceflbrum meorum omnium et fucceflbrum ; et nominatim pro animabus regis David avi mei, et Comitis Henrici patris mei, et regis Malcolmi fra- glasguense] TO CALDER. 245 tris mei, qui eafdem terras prenominato Epifcopatui dedit et concellit in elimofinam perpetuam, liberas et quietas et folutas ab omni fervitio et confuetudine et feculari exaclione, et omnium hominum calumpnia ; Sicut aliqua elimofina in regno meo liberius et quietius poffidetur ; David fratre meo idem ex parte fua plenarie concedente, et hoc coram me confitente. Testibus hiis, Johanne Abbate de Kelcho, Olberto Abbate de Jeddburgh, Comite Waldevo, Comite Duncano, Ricardo de Morvilla Conftabulario, Ricardo Capellano, Philippo Camerario, David Olifard, Willelmo de Veteriponte, Philippo de Coleville, Gilleberto filio Richardi, Willel- rao de Haia Pincema, Gilleberto de Umframville, Apud Striveline.

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS DE BALLAYN.

Willielmus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, Epifcopis, Abbatibus, Comitibus, Ba- ronibus, Jufticiariis, Vicecomitibus, Miniflris, et omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem : Sciant prefentes et futuri Me, pro exceffibus a me et a meis per me, San6to Kentegerno et ecclefie Glaiguenfi poll decefTum En- gelrami Epifcopi illatis, Dedifle et ConceffuTe, et hac carta mea confirmafle Deo et San£lo Kentegerno et ecclefie Glalguenfi, et Jocelino Glalguenfi Epifcopo, et univerfis Epifcopis ejufdem et fuccefibribus, ad incrementum Epifcopatus de Glalgu, Balain per re6las divifas fuas, tenendam in liberam et perpetuam elimofinam, in bofco et piano, in terris et aquis, in pratis et pafcuis, et omnibus juftis pertinenciis fuis, ita libere et quiete, plenarie et honorifice, ficut abas terras ejufdem Epifcopa- tus, liberius, quietius, plenius et honorificentius tenent. Teste et concedente David fratre meo, Waltero de Bidun Cancellario, Johanne Abbate de Kelcho, Ri- cardo de Morvilla Conftabulario, Roberto de Brus, Willielmo de Veteri ponte, Galfrido de Malevilla Julliciario, Willielmo de Lindefeia, Philippo de Valunis,

Roberto filio Wernebaldi, Herberto de Maccufwell, Edwardo de Leftalrich, Ro- berto de Bercheli, Roberto de Bofevilla, Adam de Stanford, Ivone de Croflibi, Apud Linlidqu.

CARTA WILLIELMI CUMIN DE TERRIS DE MUKROFT.

W. Cumin omnibus amicis et hominibus fuis has literas videntibus, falutem : Sciant prefentes et futuri, Me in prefentia Domini regis Willielmi et curie fue apud Alith, quietum clamalfe pro me et heredibus meis in perpetuum, Deo et 246 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

San&o Kentegerno, et Willielmo Epifcopo Glafguenfi, et fucceflbribus fuis in perpetuum, Totum jus quod dicebam et credebam me habere in terra ilia que dicitur fuit Mukraht, unde loquela inter prediclum Epifcopum et me ; Quam terrain ego dicebam effe de Kerkentulaht, et quam Epifcopus dicebat effe de Balain : Quare volo, et per banc cartam meam concedo, ut prediftus Epifcopus et fiicceffores ejus in perpetuum habeant et teneant predi&am terrain de Mukrath cum juflis pertinenciis fuis, liberam et quietam pro me et heredibus meis in perpetuum, ab omni jure quod dicebam me habere in predi&a terra. Testibus Ricardo de Prebends clerico domini regis, Philippo de Munbray, Engelramo de Bailloel, Johanne de Wiltun, Philippo de Coleville, Johanne de Graham, Rogero de la Kerneill [Ker- myle ?] Ricardo Revel, David Marefcallo et multis aliis.

CARTA WILLIELMI REGIS DE MUKRAHT.

W. Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre hie, clericis et laicis, falutem. Sciant prefentes et futuri, Willielmum Cumin in prefentia mea et in curia mea, quietum clamaffe pro fe et heredibus fuis in perpetuum, Deo et San£lo Kentegerno, et Willielmo Epifcopo Glafguenfi et fucceflbribus fuis in perpetuum, totum jus quod idem Willielmus Cumin dicebat et credebat fe habere in terra ilia que dicitur Mucraht, unde loquela fuit inter prediftum Willielmum Epifcopum et predi£lum Willielmum Cumin; Quam terrain idem Willielmus Cumin dicebat efl'e de Kirkentulaht, et quam prediclus Epifcopus dicebat efle de Balain'; Et quam ego ad quietanciam illam ratam et firmam habeo et concedo, et hac carta mea confirmo. Quare volo et firmiter precipio ut prediftus Willielmus Epifcopus et fucceflbres fui in perpetuum, habeant et teneant predicStam terrain de Muncrath cum juflis pertinenciis fuis, liberam et quietam pro predi6lo Willielmo et heredibus fuis in perpetuum, ab omni jure quod idem Willielmus Cumin dicebat vel credebat fe habere in predic\a terra ; Sicut carta ipfius Willielmi Cumin teftatur. Testibus E. Ab- bate de Kelkou, Comite Patricio, Alano filio Rolandi Conilabulario meo, Roberto de Lundoniis, Willielmo de Lindefeia, Gervafio Avenel, Thoma de Coleville, Henrico de Cormanoc, Herberto de Maccufwell, Bernardo de Hauden, Waltero Murdach, Philippo Marefcallo, David Marefcallo, Apud Rokelburc, primo die March.

CARTA DUNCANI WALAYS DE FUNDACIONE CAPELLANI7E.

Universis Sancle matris ecclefie filiis ad quorum noticiam prefentes litere pervenerint, Duncanus Walays Dominus de Cnokfubill infra Baroniam de Bothuyll, fa- glasguense] TO BOTHWELL 247

lutem in Domino i'empiternam : Noverit nniverfitas veftra, quod ego pro falute anime mee, et anime Elianore de Bruys Comitiffe de Carrik uxoris mee, et pro fix- lute Domini mei Domini quondam Thome de Moravia militis, Domini de Bothuyll, et pro falute auimarum omnium antecefl'orum et luccefforiim fuorum et meorum, ac pro falute omnium fidelium defun&orum, conftitui et ordinavi, ac conftituo et ordino de prefenti, unam perpetuam capellaniam, five unum perpetuum capellanum perpetuo celebraturum in ecclefia Glafguenfi, ad altare Et ad ip-

fius capellanie et capellani fuftentacionem, Dedi, Conceffi, et per prefentes literas meas Confirmavi, ac Dono, et de prefenti Concedo duodecim marcas Sterlingorum percipiendas et levandas annuatim de firmis terre mee de Knocfubyll ad duos anni terminos, viz. Pentecoftes et San6li Martini in yeme per equales porciones, in puram et perpetuam elimofinam, adeo libere, quiete, plenarie, integre, pure, et honorifice, ficut aliqua pecunia ad aliquos pios ufus, per quemcunque in regno Scotie

liberius conceditur feu donatur. Et fi contingat, quod abfit, quod di£lus capellanus diftas xii marcas, aliquo cafu contingente, de diclis firmis de Cnocfubyll percipere vel habere non poterit, volo et concedo, pro me et heredibus meis, quod ipfas xii marcas, habeat percipiatque de terris meis de Daliell, ad eofdem terminos Sancli Martini, viz. et Pentecoftes, fine difficultate et contradi6lione mei vel heredum meorum quorumcunque, &c. In cujus rei teftimonium, figillum meum prefentibus

eft appenfum, Apud Dalyell vicefima prima die menfis Oclobris, amio gracie millefimo ccc mo fexagefimo octavo, 1368.

CARTA JOANNA COMITISStE DE DOUGLAS TRIUM PETRARUM CERiE DE BARONIA DE BOTHWELL.

Omnibus hoc fcriptum vifuris vel audituris, Johanna Comitiffa de Douglas et Do-

mina Bothwell, falutem in omnium Salvatore ; Noveritis Nos in pura et fimplici viduitate noftra, pro falute anime noftre, necnon anime recolende memorie quondam noftri Domini Archibaldi Comitis de Douglas, Domini Galwidie et de Bothvile, et animarum omnium predecefforum et fucceflbrum fuorum et noftrorum, ob rever-

entiam Dei, Beate Marie femper Yirginis, et Beati Kentigerni ; Necnon propter magnam devotionem quam Nos et anteceffores noftri habuimus et habemus ad Beatum Kentegernum et ecclefiam Glafguenfem, Dediffe, Conceffiffe, ac Dare, Con- cedere, et hoc prefenti fcripto noftro Confirmaffe et Confirmare, Deo, Beate Ma-

rie, Beato Kentegerno et ecclefie Glafguenfi predi&e, in augmentum cultus divini, etfupplementum luminariumejirfdem ecclefie, tres petras cere, annuatim percipiendas de firmis Baronie noftre de Bothvile, folvendas miniftris dicle ecclefie quolibet anno ;

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in ecclefia Glafguenfi predi&a, ad feftum Penthecoftes, fine ulteriore dilatione,

dolo vel fraude : Tenendas et habendas diftas tres petras cere dicle ecclefie Glafgu- enfi et miniftris ejufdem, in puram et perpetuam elimofinam, in perpetuum, adeo libere, quiete, pacifice, bene et in pace, ficut aliqua elemofina in regno Scotie, quie-

tius, liberius aut melius poffidetur. In cujus rei teftimonium prefenti fcripto, figillum noftrum apponi fecimus, apud Caftrum noftrum de Bothvile, o6lavo die Junij anno Domini 1401.

Ex autograph o in archivis ecclefie Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea, fub litera G. Huic carta; appenfum eft figillum fere integrum, exhibens fuper duplici fcuto coro- nato, primum, cor humanum, et fuper apice fcuti tres ftellulas. Secundum obli-

teratum eft.

CARTA JACOBI III. REGIS DE TRIBUS PETRIS CERJE DE TER- RIS DE BOTHWELL.

Jacobus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus totius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem. Quia plene intelleximus, et Nobis clare Conftat quod ecclefia cathedralis Glafguenfis, de tempore vetere infeodata extitit de tribus pe-

tris cere annuatim levandis et percipiendis de terris Dominii de Bothvile cum pertinentiis, jacentibus infra vicecomitatum noftrum de Lanark, antequam difte terre

Nobis et corone noftre regie appropriabantur ; Nos igitur quamvis nonnullis annis preteritis di£ti Dominii et terrarum de Bothvile pofleflbres, prefatam ceram a dicta ecclefia cathedrali pertinaciter detinuerint, pofleffionem inde habitam auferendo per hoc volentes difte ecclefie futuris temporibus, in fuis reciitudinibus prejudici-

um generari ; Dedimus, Conceffimus et Mortificavimus, ac tenore prefentis carte noftre, pro fingulari devotione quam habemus ergo Beatum Kentegernum con- feflbrem, et ejus matrem San6lam Teneu, et erga diftam ecclefiam cathedralem, Damus, Concedimus et Mortificamus dicie ecclefie cathedrali Glafguenfi, tres petras cere, annuatim levandas de terris de Odingftoune et de firmis earundem, cum pertinentiis, jacentibus infra diftum Dominium de Bothvile, in perpetuum, ad luminaria difti Beati Confefibris Kentegerni, et difte Sancie Teneu matris fue ; videlicet duas petras cum dimidia petra cere predifte, fiendas et diftribuendas ad luminaria difti Beati Confefibris in dicla ecclefia cathedrali, fuper fepultura fua et

conftruciione ejufdem ; et dimidiam petram difte cere fiendam et diftribuendam di6le San6le Teneu, ac conftruciione fuper eadem fepultura fafta in capella ubi glasguense] TO BOTHWELL 249

ofla hujufmodi fancle requiefcunt, tenendas et habendas di6las tres petras cere, prefate ecclefie cathedrali Glafguenfi, ac dicle capelle San6le Teneu, de fupradi6lis ter-

ris de Odingftoune percipiendas, et ut preraittitur diftribuendas et participiendas, de

Nobis et fncceflbribus noftris, ad manum mortuam in perpetuum ; Cum poteftate pro eadem cera, ficut de annuo redditu mortificato, namandi et diftringendi per re-

verendum in Chrifto patremdiiSle ecclefie cathedralis Epifcopum et fuccefibres fuos, ac miniftros eorundem libere, quiete, plenarie, integre, honorifice, bene et in pace, fine aliquo retinemento aut revocatione quacunque, per Nos aut fuccefibres noftros quo-

vis modo inde fiendo in futurum : Quocirca ftricle precipimus et mandamus Ca- merariis, Ballivis, et oificiariis dicli Domini de Bothvile prefentibus et futuris, quatenus di£tas tres petras cere de diftis terris annuatim levandas, prefate ecclefie ut premittitur, perfolvant et deliberent. Et quod diclo reverendo in Chrifto patri et

fucceffbribus fiiis, ac eorum fa£loribus, in folutione predicia prompte refpondeant pareant et intendant, ad manum mortuam in perpetuum, Non obftantibus quibufcunque revocationibus per Nos generaliter vel fpecialiter in pofterum faciendis. In cujus rei teftimonium prefenti carte noftre magnum figillum noftrum apponi precepimus. Testibus reverendis in Chrifto patribus, Thoina Epifcopo Aberdon-

enfi, Willelmo Epifcopo Orchadenfi, noftri fecreti figilli cuftode, dileftis conian- guineis noftris Andrea Domino Avandale Cancellario noftro, Colino Comite de Ergyle Domino Lome, Magiftro Hofpitii noftri, David Comite de Craufurde Domino Lyndelay, Jacobo Domino Hamiltoune, Johanne de Culquhone de eodem milite, et Magiftro Archibaldo de Quhitelaw Archidiacono Laudonie noftro fecre- tario, Apud Edinburgh decimo cjuarto die menfis 06lobris anno Domini 1475 et regni noftri decimo fexto.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefise Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea, fub litera

Huic cartae appenfum eft figillum magnum Scotie ex cera alba integrum.

INSTRUMENTUM DE NAMANDO PRO CERA DEBITA DE TER- RIS DE UDYNSTON.

In Dei nomine, Amen. Per hoc prefens publicum inftrumentum, cun6lis pateat evidenter et fit notum, Quod anno ab incarnatione Domini 1496, menfis vero Ja- nuary die decima, indi6lione decima quinta, pontificatufque finictiffimi in Chrifto patris et Domini noftri, Domini Alexandri divina providentia pape fexti, anno quin-

to ; In mei notarij publici et teftium fubfcriptorum prefentia perfonaliter accefierunt

I i 250 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

tlifcreti viri Magiftri Johannes Gibfoun Camerarius Glafguenfis, ac canonicus ejufdem, et Dominus Robertus Clerk facrifta prefcripte ecclefie metropolitane Glafgu- enfis, de mandate- reverendiffimi patris et Domini Roberti Archiepifcopi Glafguen- fis, ad dominium de Boithvill et terras de Udynftoun, fecum portantes veram

copiam cujufdam carte mortificationis quondam illuftriffimi principis Jacobi Sco- torum regis tertii, copiatam et collationatam per notarium publicum, trium petrarum cere de prediclis terris, ad luminaria Beatiffimi Confefforis Kentigerni et lue matris Sancle Teneu, annuatim levandarum ; qui a Joanne Caldwell vicem gerente ferjeandi, et ab inhabitatoribus ejufdem ville de Udynftoun, predi£tas tres petras cere pro anno inftante, nee non pro feptem annis preteritis non folutis, allocatis allocandis, ad bonum compotum, fecundum formam predifte carte et mortifi-

cationis petierunt : Quibus recufantibus de hujufmodi cera fatiffacere, namum fumpferunt et fecum portare voluerunt. Tandem prefatus Johannes Caldwell vicem gerens ferjandi ut fupra, et fui complices, prefcriptum namum de manibus prefcriptorum Camerarii et facrifte, nomine potentiflimi Domini Archibaldi Comitis Angutie et Cancellarii Scotie, ipfis invitis, cum onere et periculo juris, receperunt et detinuerunt. Super quibus omnibus et fingulis, aclis, fa&is, geftis, et recitatis, prefati Dominus Camerarius et Dominus Robertus, a me notario publico fibi fieri petierunt publicum et publica inftrumentum et inftrumenta, quotquot erant necefTaria. Acta erant haec in prefcripta villa de Udynftoun, infra prefatum Dominium de Boithwell, hora undecima ante meridiem vel eo circa, prefentibus ibidem difcretis viris Ricardo Lauder, Jacobo Petigrw, Johanne Niibet, Johanne Scot, Johanne

Lowk et Nigello Parcar cum diverfis aliis, ad premiffa vocatis et fpecialiter rogatis.

Et ego Ricardus Fergufii Prelbyter Glafguenfis diocefeos, autoritate apoftolica publicus notarius, &c.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefie Glafguenfis apud in facco lineo fub litera

LIBELLUS PRO PARTE ARCHIEPISCOPI ET CAPITULI GLAS-

GUENSIS, CONTRA INHABITATORES DE UDINSTOUN, SU- PER CERA DEBITA ECCLESIJE GLASGUENSI.

Coram vobis venerabili et circumfpe&o viro Magiftro David Cuningham prepolito

ecclefice collegiataa de Hamilton, Archidiacono Ergadienfi ac officiali Glafcruenfi glasguense] TO BOTHWELL <251 generali, feu veftris Commiflariis quibufcunque, parte reverendiffimi in Chrifto patris et Domini Roberti permiffione divina Archiepifcopi Glafguenfis, et Capituli

Glafguenfis ab una, contra et adverfus perfonas infraferiptas, viz. Joliannem Cauld- well, Johannem Scot, Robertum Scot, Joliannem Wylkynfone, Jacobum Petti- grew, Johannem Scot, Gilbertum Jak, Johannem Braidwod Juniorem, Fatricium Silvirton, Robertum Scot, Jacobum Wilfon, Reliftam Johannis Corlby, Reliciam Patricii Braidwod et Reliflam Johannis Scot, inhabitatores terrarum de Wdyn- fton infra Baroniam et parochiam de Bothveil, feu contra alias quafcunque perfonas

pro eis in judicio legitime comparentes, partibus ab altera ; Dicit, allegat et pro- ponit in jure, quod licet ecclefia cathedralis Glafguenfis, de tempore veteri infeodata extitit, prout de tempore prefenti extat, ac fuit et eft, in pacific apofleflione annuatim levandi et percipiendi tres petras cera? de terris de Wddynfton et firmis earundem cum pertinentiis, jacentibus infra dominium de Bothveil ad luminaria Beati Confeflbris Kentigerni in ecclefia Glafguenii, et Beatae Thanew fua? matris, in capella ubi ofla ejus requiefcunt prope civitatem Glafguenfem, hac defuper mortificatione regia approbante et confirmante : Nihilominus tamen predi£li inhabitatores terrarum de Wddynftoun, diftas tres petras cerae de feptem annis immediate elapfis, annuatim perfolvere ad luminaria predicla prout tenentur, penitus et omnino poftponunt ; licet ad id faciendum fepius fuerint requifiti, in animarum fuarum periculum, et di&as ecclefia? Glafguenfis, et capella? Sancla? Thaneu damnum, lefionem, et gravamen ; Quare reverende Domine Judex, probatis in hac parte probandis, et allegatis allegandis, petit pars diclorum reverendiffimi patris et Ca- pituli, nomine predicla? ecclefia? et capellas, prefatos inhabitatores de Wddynfton in xxi petris cera?, reftantibus non folutis de feptem annis immediate tranfaclis ratione qua fupra petitis, Per vos et veftram fententiam diffinitivam condemnari, et ad folutionem compelli, adjudicando ecclefia? Glafguenfi et Capellas San£la? Thaneu prefatas tres petras ceraa de predic^is terris de Wddynftoun et firmis earundein, cum pertinentiis annuatim perpetuis futuris temporibus ; fecundum formam mortificationis defuper confeftaj pertinere ; Una cum expenfis litis fa6lis et fiendis, non fe artante ad fuperfluam probationem, fed quatenus probaverit eatenus obtineat in

petitione ; Proteftando infuper, de [et] ad hunc fuum libellum addendo, mutantlo, et minuendo, ac ad calamum corrigendo, toties cjuoties opus fuerit et videbitur expe-

dire, cum ceteris probationibus folitis et confiietis. Super hiis omnibus veftrum

benignum officium humiliter implorando, reverende Domine Judex ante difte.

Ex autographo fuper carta communi in archivis ecclefia? Glafguenfis apud . in facco lineo fub litera ..... ii2 252 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

MONITORIUM OFFICIALIS GLASGUENSIS SUPER CERA DE WDYNSTON SOLVENDA ECCLESLE GLASGUENSI.

Officiates Glasguensis Curato de Boithweill feu cuicunque alteri Capellano Cu- rato Glafgnenfis diocefeos, falutem. Quia alias in quadam caufa mota inter reverendiffimum in Chrifto patrem et Dominum Robertum, miferatione divina quondam Archiepifco- pum Glafguenfem, et Capitulum ejufdem ab una, et Johannem Cauldwell, Johannem Scot, Johannem Wilkinfone, Jacobum Pedigreu, Johannem Scot, Gilbertum Jak, Johannem Braidwoth et reli&am Johannis Scot, inhabitatores terrarum de Wdyn- fton, infra baroniam et parochiam de Boithwell, partibus ab altera, vifis caufa? meritis, fententialiter condemnavimus prefatos inhabitatores terrarum de Wdynfton, in viginti una petris cerae reftantibus non folutis, de feptem annis immediate tranf- a6tis, folvendis et deliberandis ecclefia? metropolitanae Glafguenfi et Capellae Beatae

Teneu, viz. in oflodecem petris cera? di6la? ecclefia?, et in tribus petris dic\ae capellae, Et hoc ad certum terminum jam elapfum, &c. Vobis igitur et veftrum cuilibet virtute San6la? obediential, et fub pena fufpenfionis a divinis, ftricte precipimus et mandamus, quatenus moneatis, primo, fecundo, tertio, necnon et per- emptorie, prefatos Johannem, Johannem, Jacobum, Johannem, Gilbertum, Jo- hannem, Johannem, Patricium, Robertum, Jacobum, reliclam Johannis, reli&am

Patricii et reli&am Johannis fie premonitos, quos lapfis

diciis duodecim dierum monitionibus, fi hujufinodi non paruerint cum efi°ecl:u, ex nunc prout ex tunc, et vigore tenoris prefentium, excommunicamus, vos [eos ?] fie per nos fore excommunicatos in fingulis ecclefiis veftris, omnibus diebus Dominicis, feftivis et aliis, infra miflarum folennia, campanis pulfatis, candelis accenfis et ex- tinftis ; ac demum ut moris eft, in terram projeclis, publice denunciatos habeatis ; et dicta denunciatione non ceflante, donee aliud a nobis habeatis in mandatis; Et prefentibus debite executis, die executionis fubferibendo earundem redditis literarum. Datum fub figillo officii noftri apud Glafgw die fecundo menfis Junij anno Domini 1498. Ha?c litera fuit publice executa per me Willelmum Kyrkton Dominica Pentecoftes, viz. tertia die Junij in monitionibus, fecundum tenorem ejufdem, coram parochianis et fignanter hiis teftibus Johanne Nefbeht de Dalzell, Jacobo Belhe de Carfyn,

Johanne Hamilton de Vodhall et Johanne Baptifter, telle manu propria. Lator exivit fine fubferiptione mea. glasguense] TOBOTHWELL 253

Infuper ha?c litera fuit publice executa per me Willelmum Kyrkton in die Nativitatis Beati Johannis Baptiftai, de mandate fupra fcripto excommunicat fecundum tenorem ejufdem ad abfen. prior. Coram parochianis tefte manu propria, Ryr.

Huic carta; impreffum eft figillum officialitatis Glafguenfis ex cera viridi.

Ex autograplio in archivis ecclefia? Glafguenfis fuper carta communi, apud . in facco lineo, fub littera

CONSENSUS JOHANNIS . . ... CAPELLANI COLLEGII DE BOTHEVILE, QUOD ECCLESIA DE HAWYK ERECTA SIT IN PREBENDAM DE BOTHEVILE.

Venerabilibus et circnmfpeciis viris Thome de Myrton Decano, et Capitulo ecclefie Glafguenfis, Johannes de Magifter in Artibus, ac Capellanus

ecclefie de Bothevile, procurator ac locum tenens venerabilis viri, Gawan Prepofiti

ecclefie de Bothevile, reverentias debitas et honores ; Cum vos venerabiles viri, et Domini mei fupra fcripti, cum confenfu et aflenfu, magnifici et potentis Domini, Domini Willielmi Comitis de Douglas et Avandale, Domini Galwidie et Baronie de Hawyk, ecclefiam parochialem de Hawyk Glafguenfis diocefeos, in canonicatum et prebendam, five ecclefiam prebendalem, in noftro collegio de Bothevile antedi£te erigere proponatis, Noveritis quod ego Johannes procurator ac locum tenens ante- diftus, nomine procuratorio quo fupra, ere&ioni hujufinodi meum expreflum confenfum et aflenfum impendo per prefentes. In cujus rei teftimonium, quia figillum

proprium ad prefens non habui, figillum officii officialitatis Glafguenfis prefentibus ad inftantiam, apponi procuravi, coram hiis teftibus Magiftro Willielmo Gowane Canonico Glafguenfi, Magiftro Johanne Clerk, Domino Willielmo Danby Capel- lano, et Dunkano Olifart, Apud civitatem Glafguenfem, quarto die menfis Oftobris anno Domini 1447.

Ex autograplio in archivis ecclefise Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera G. 254 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartll.

PRESENTATIO PER WILLELMUM COMITEM DE DOUGLAS, JA- COBI LYNDESAY, AD ECCLESIAM DE HAWYK.

Willelmus Comes de Douglas et Avendale, Dominus Galwidie et Baronias de Hawyk, venerabilibus et circumfpeclis viris Decano et Capitulo ecclefias Glafgu-

enfis, fede vacante ejufdem, reverentias debitas et honores. Ad ecclefiam Pre- bendalem de Hauwyk, in canonicatum et prebendam de noftro confenfu in ecclefia collegiata de Bothevile noviter ereciam et creatam, ad noftram prefentationem, veftramque collationem de fafto et de jure fpectantem, Magiitrum Jacobum Lynd- faye confanguineum noftrum, vobis prefentium tenore prefentamus ; Yos intime ro- gantes, quatenus dictum Magiitrum Jacobum prefentatum noftrum, ad predict urn canonicatum et prebendam admittatis, ipfum in corporalem pofleffionem eorundem

cum pertinentiis inducatis ; ac indu&um in eofdem inftitui faciatis ; Mandantes fibi alfignari ftallum in Choro, et locum in Capitulo, cum plenitudine juris canonici, ut

moris eft in predicta ecclefia de Bothevile collegiata : Cetera omnia fibi fieri fa- cientes quae vobis hac vice fede vacante ex officio veftro incumbunt iacienda. Da- tum fub figillo noftro apud Douglas quarto die menfis Octobris, anno Domini 1447.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefia; Glarguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera G. Huic cartas appenfum eft figillum ex cera rubea alba; imprefla, exhibens imaginem viri filveftris coram fe teneutis fcutum quadrifido fegmine diftinftum ; Priraum de-

letum ; Secundum leonem ereclum ; Tertium, tres ftellulas in apice ; Inferior pars obliterata eft Quartum fegmen clathrata eft. ;

CARTA WILLIELMI DE SUMERYILLA ECCLESIiE DE CARNE- WID.

Universis Sancle matris ecclefie filiis, tarn futuris quam prefentibus, Willielmus de Sumervilla, falutem. Sciatis Me confilio Willielmi patris mei et aliorum ami- corum meorum, Dedilfe et Conceftiffe, Deo et ecclefie de Glafgu, et Engelramo ejufdem loci Epifcopo, et hac carta mea Confirmafle, Jocelino Epifcopo Glafguenfi fucceflbri fuo, eorumque fucceiforibus, ecclefiam de Karnewid in liberam et perpetuam elemofinam, cum dimidia carucata terre ; et cum plenario tofto et crofto ad GLASGUENSE] TO CARNWATH. 255

dimidiam carucatam terre pertinente ; et cum communi paftura, et omnibus aliis

afiamentis ejufdem ville ; et cum omnibus aliis ad prediclam ecclefiam pertinenti-

bus ; Pro anima patris mei, et anima matris mee ; et pro anima mea et anima uxoris

mee, et animabus heredum meorum : Quare volo ut predi&a ecelefia de Glafgu, et Epifcopi ejufdem loci, teneant et poffideant prenominatam eccleliam de Karne-

wid, cum omnibus pertinenciis fuis, ita libere et quiete et plenarie, ficut ecelefia de Glafgu aliquam ecclefiam, liberius et plenius tenet et poffidet. Hus testibus Ernaldo Abbate de Mailros, Olberto Abbate de Chalkou, Gaufrido Abbate de Novo Monafterio, Hugone Abbate de Neubotle, Simone Archidiacono Glafguenfi, Michael Clerico de Berewic, Magiftro Rogero de Neuport, Magiftro Adam de Nichole, Magiftro Adam de Hesh. Ricardo Decano de Tevidalia, Petro Decano de Cludefdale, Simone Anglico, Henrico de Heriet.

LITERA URBANI PAP.E CONFIRMANS ECCLESIAM DE CARNE- WID ECCLESI^E GLASGUENSI.

Urbanus Epifcopus fervus fervorum Dei, venerabili fratri Epifcopo, et dile£tis

filiis Decano et Capitulo Glafguenfi, falutem et apoftolicam benediclionem. Sig- nificantibus vobis agnovimus, quod cum ecelefia de Carnewith, ex conceffione no-

bilis viri W. de Sumervilla, ecclefie veftre canonice collata fuiffet ; Tu frater Epif- cope, auclo in ecelefia tua, tarn prebendarum, quam canonicorum numero, ecclefiam pretaxatam, uni prebendarum in perpetuum affignafti. Porro licet fa&um

hujufmodi, tam tuo quam prenominata W. fcriptis fit autenticis confirmatum, et

au6loritate fedis apoftolice roboratum ; quia tamen eadem ecelefia infra terminos parochie de Libertun conftru&a efle proponitur, et jus patronatus ipfius ecclefie de

Libertun, ad allum poftea dicitur pervenifle ; ne occafione hujus vobis et ecclefie veftre, aliquod in pofterum prejudicium generetur, pretaxatam ecclefiam de Carne-

with vobis, et per vos ecclefie Glafguenfi, ad exemplar felicis recordations Lucii pape predeceflbris noftri confifmamus, et prefentis fcripti patrocinio communimus. Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat banc paginam noftre confirmationis infringere,

vel ei aufu temerario contraire : Si quis autem hoc attemptare prefumpferit, indignationem omnipotentis Dei, et Beatorum Petri et Pauli apoftolorum ejus, fe no-

verit incurfurum. Datum Verone iiij nonas Augufti. 256 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE

There is a Charter in favour of the Burgh of Lanark, granted by Charles I. dated 20th Feb-

ruary 1632, which confirms

1. Cartam per quondam Robertum Scotorum regem, ad et in favorem burgenfium et communitatis burgi noftri de Lanerk faftam et conceffam, de toto et integro

prefato burgo noftro, cum minutis firmis, cuftumis et tlioloneis ejufdem ; Cum curiis, amerciamentis, aliifque libertatibus, commoditatibus, afiamentis, privilegiis et pertinentiis quibufcunque, quas burgenfes di£ti burgi noftri tunc gavifi funt, ha-

buerunt, et poffederunt ; ac cum omnibus aliis libertatibus dicli burgi fimili modo, et adeo libere, ficut ullum burgum Scotia* et burgenfes ejufdem quocunque tempore, eafdem antea tenuerunt feu poffederunt. Tenenda, cvc. de data apud Linlith- gow oftavo die mends Junij et regni regis anno quarto. [1310.]

2. Ac etiam aliam Cartam fa6tam per quondam Alexandrum Scotorum regem, Dando, Concedendo, et Confirmando diclo noftro burgo de Lanark, et burgeniibus in eodem remanentibus, omnia jura, libertates, et privilegia, quae prefati burgenfes habuerunt et poffederunt, aut habere debuiffent tempore pre-

fati quondam regis Alexandri, feu quorumcunque aliorum fuorum predecefibr-

um ; Cum omnibus burgi libertatibus adeo libere ficut quivis alii liberi burgi

infra hoc regnum noftrum eafdem tenuerunt feu poffederunt : Prohibendo ne quis infra vicecomitatum noftrum de Lanerk, lanam aut coria emat, aut ullam

aliam mercantiam exerceat ; aut pannum latum aut tinclum tondere faciat, nifi

burgenfes burgi noftri antedicli : Et quod nullus alius mercator, infra didtum vicecomitatum noftrum, ullus mercantias emat in di£to noftro burgo, nifi dicli burgenfes ejufdem burgi noftri. Et si ullus peregrinus aut extraneus mercator re- periatur emeus lanam, coria, et alias ejufmodi mercantias exercens, infra diclum noftrum vicecomitatum, quod ipfe cum fuis bonis capiatur, et detineatur, donee de

eo noftram determinaverimus voluntatem : Et ouod omnes perfonae infra diclum burgum commorantes cum burgenfibus ejiffdem, pro noftra provifione contribu-

tionem perfblvant : Et ouod portantes feu ferentes ligna feu focalia, ad predidti noftri burgi fuftentacionem, habeant noftram pacem. Et ouod nullus in noftra via ad prefatum burgum accedens, aut ab eo difcedens, eos namare feu injufte per- turbare prefumat. Ac etiam concedendo, quod prefati burgenfes omnes fuas com- moditates, communes pafturas, moras, moffas, lie peat pottis, marefias, omniaque

alia afiamenta, ad prefatum burgum noftrum de Lanerk, prout ipfi aut quivis alii eorum predeceffores, jufte habuerunt, poflederunt, et per fuas re6las metas et divifas ufque ad ha?c tempora habeant et poffideant. Qua; carta eft de data .... die menfis et resni regis anno (jlasguesse] TO LANARK. 257

3. Aliam cartam per prefatum quondam Alexandruji Scotia regem fa&am et concefiam, Concedentem prefatis burgenfibus in prediclo burgo noftro remanen-

tibus ; Quod ipfi pro perpetuo quieti et liberi fint ab omni cuiluma et confuetudine

bonorum et catallorum lie Cattell Dominis fundi, infra regnum noftrum prediclum : Inliibendo ne ulla perfona in ejufdem contrarium injufte devenire prefumat. Qua?

carta eil de data, decimo die menfis Auguiti, et regni regis anno decimo tertio.

4. Cartam per Jacobum quintum . . . . :

CARTA WILLIELMI DE MORAVIA DE JURE PATRONATUS EC- CLESIiE DE WALYSTON.

Universis fancle matris ecclefie filiis ad quos prefentes litere pervenerint, Wil- lielmus de Moravia Panetarius Scotie, falutem in Domino fempiternam : No- veritis Nos caritatis intuitu, et pro falute anime noftre, et animarum predecefforum et fuccefforum noftrorum, Dediffe, Concefiiffe, et liac prefenti carta Confirmaffe,

Deo et Beato Kentegerno ; Necnon Decano et Capitulo ecclefie Glafguenfis, jus patronatus Reclorie ecclefie de Walyftoun ; Refervata nobis et heredibus feu fuccefforibus noftris, prefentatione vicarii dicle ecclefie, juxta ordinationem venerabilis patris Domini Roberti Dei gratia Glafguenfis Epifcopi, fuper hoc factam : Quod- quidem Jus patronatus dicle ecclefie de Wahfton, Nos et heredes noftri feu fucceflbres vel aflignati quicunque, diclis Decano et Capitulo, contra omnes, in pofterum warantizabimus et defendemus. In cujus rei teftimonium prefentibus figillum noftrum appofuimus, ac figillum Domini Andree fratris noftri eifdem apponi procuravimus. Hus testibus difto Domino R. Dei gratia Glafguenfi Epifcopo, Dominis Andrea fratre noftro, Johanne de Moravia, Willielmo de Somyrvilla, Johanne de Parco militibus, Magiftro Nicholao de Sanfto Andrea clerico, et multis aliis. Data apud Sconam die Mercurii proxima poft feftum Sanfti Valentini Martyris, anno Domini 1292.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefias Glafguenfis apud in pvxide lignea fub litera E. Huic carta; appenfum eft figillum ex cera alba parum attritum, exhibens ipfum Willielmum equeftrem armatum, et ftellulis undique ornatum. ;

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CARTA ROBERTI EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS, QUA CONFIRMAT CONCESSIONEM ECCLESLE DE WALYSTON PER WILLIEL- MUM DE MORAVIA.

Omnibus Chrifti fidelibus prefentes literas vifuris vel audituris, Robertus miferatione divina ecclefie Glafguenfis minifter humilis, falutem in Domino fempiternam : Noveritis Nos cartam nobilis viri Domini Willelmi de Moravia Domini de Bothewyl, Panetarii Scotie, non abolitam, non cancellatam, nee in aliqua fui parte viciatam, fuper collatione Juris Patronatus Re&orie ecclefie de Walyfton noftre diocefis, facta Decano et Capitulo ecclefie noftre Glafguenfis, confe&am, ac veris figillis dicli Domini Willelmi et Domini Andree fratris fui fignatam, in forma que fequitur, Infpexiffe: Universis San&e matris, &c. [ut ante]. Quam collationem feu donationem, pro Nobis et fucceflbribus noftris, ratam et firmam in perpetuam

habentes, ipfam autoritate pontificali Confirmamus ; et eidem confenfum et afien- fum expreflum in hiis fcriptis prebemus. In cujus rei teftimonium, figillum noftrum huic fcripto fecimus apponi. Data apud Glafgu die Veneris in Craftino Beati Georgii Martyris, anno Domini 1293.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefias Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera E. Huic cartae appenfum eft figillum ejufdem Roberti ex cera viridi integrum.

CARTA ROBERTI EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS, QUA DAT ECCLE- SIAM DE WALYSTON CAPITULO GLASGUENSI.

Omnibus Chrifti fidelibus ad quos prefentes litere pervenerint, Robertus miferatione divina Glafguenfis ecclefie minifter humilis, falutem in Domino fempiternam Noverit univerfitas veftra, Nos pro nobis et fucceflbribus noftris, caritative De-

difle et Coneeflifle, Decano et Capitulo ecclefie noftre Glafguenfis, Recloriam ecclefie de Wallyfton in proprios ufus, ad augmentum communie fue in perpetuum tenendam et habendam, cujus Reftorie Jus Patronatus nobilis vir Dominus Willel- mus de Moravia Dominus de Bothewyl Panetarius Scotie, ac tunc temporis verus patronus ejufdem ecclefie de Waliftoun, eifdem Decano et Capitulo, confenfu noftro accedente, caritative contulit. In cujus rei teftimonium figillum noftrum pre- glasguense] TO AVALS TON. 259

fentibus fecimus apponi : Data apud Glafgu die Veneris in craftino Beati Georgii Martyris, anno Domini 1293.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefia? Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera G.

Huic carta? appenfum eft; figillum ipfius Roberti ex cera viridi duriffima, integrum.

CARTA ROBERTI EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS, SUPER CONVEN- TIONS INTER CAPITULUM ET WILLIELMUM DE MORAVIA DE ECCLESIIS DE SMALHAM ET WALYSTON.

Uni versis San£le matris ecclefie filiis ad quos prefentes litei'e pervenerint, Robertus miferatione divina Glafguenfis ecclefie minifter liumilis, falutem in Domino fempiter-

nam ; Noverit univerfitas veftra, quod cum inter nobilem virum Dominum Willel- mum de Moravia Dominum de Bothevil Panetarium Scotie, ex parte una, etDecan- um et Capitulum ecclefie noftre Glafguenfis ex altera, fuper ecclefia de Smalham

Sancli Andree diocefis, diverfe caufe mote fuiflent, et diutius agitate ; ac di61e partes fuper premiffis ordination! ac voluntati noftre fe alteet banefuppofuiflent; Nos provida deliberatione preliabita, in modum qui fequitur ordinamus, viz. Quod dicli De- canus et Capitulum, totum jus quod habuerunt in dicla ecclefia de Smalham refif- nent; qua refignatione debite facia, volumus et ordinamus in hiis fcriptis, quod di<5li Decanus et Capitulum Recloriam ecclefie de Walifton habeant in perpetuum ; Quam Recloriam eifdem Decano et Capitulo in proprios ufus, tenore prefentium pro Nobis et fucceflbribus noftris caritative conferimus : Ordinamus etiam quod di6li De- canus et Capitulum, nomine Reciorie antedicle, viginti marcas annuas in certis decimis garbarum antedi&e ecclefie de Walifton per Nos taxatarum, in augmentum communie fue, libere et pacifice percipiant, fine aliqua contradiclione. In cujus rei teftimonium figillum noftrum prefentibus fecimus apponi. Data apud Glaf- gu die Veneris in craftino Beati Georgii Martyris anno Domini 1293.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefia? Glafguenfis apud in pyxide liffnea fub litera E.

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MANDATUM ROBERTI EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS DE INSTITU- TIONS AD RECTORIAM DE WALLYSTON.

Robertus miferatione divina Glafguenfis ecclefie minifter humilis, dile£lo fibi in

Chrifto Decano Chriftianitatis de Lanark, falutem, gratiam, et benedi6lionem : No- veritis Nos Redloriam ecclefie de Walyfton, de jure et de fa£to vacantem, per refignationem Magiftri Willelini de Wiltona quondam Re6toris ejufdem ecclefie,

Decano et Capitulo ecclefie noftre Glafguenfis, caritative contulifie ; Quare vobis firmiter precipiendo mandamus, quatenus Dominum Johannem de Bothevil capellanum, procuratorem di&orum Decani et Capituli, in didta Re6loria nomine pro-

curatorio inftituatis, ipfumque in corporalem polfeffionem ejufdem inducatis et in- duclum defendatis, contradi&ores et rebelles per cenfuram ecclefialticam compef- cendo. Et in lignum hujus mandati noftri per vos plenius executi, prefentibus

figillum officii veftri apponatis. In cujus rei teftimonium figillum noftrum prefentibus appofuimus. Datum apud Glafgu die Veneris in craftino Beati Georgii Martins, anno Domini 1293.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefia? Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera E.

OBLIGATIO WILLELMI DE MORAVIA DE CENTUM MARCIS STERLINGORUM CAPITULO GLASGUENSI SOLVENDIS.

Omnibus Chrifti fidelibus hasliteras vifuris vel audituris, WiLLELMUsde Moravia

Dominus de Bothevil, Panetarius Scotie, falutem in Domino fempiternam : No- veritis Nos teneri et fide media obligari, difcretis viris Decano et Capitulo eccle-

fie Glafguenfis, in centum mercis Sterlingorum bone et legalis monete, pro expen-

fis fa6lis per di6los Decanum et Capitulum, inter Nos et eofdem fuper ecclefia tie Smalham dudum motis, per ordinationem venerabilis patris Domini R. Dei gratia

Epifcopi Glafguenfis de confenfu noftro taxatis ; Solvendis eifdem Decano et Capi- tulo apud Glafgu, infra quinquennium ad terminos fubfequentes, fcilicet, decern marcas ad feftum Pentecoftes anno gratie 1293, et alias decern marcas ad feftum

San6li Martini hyemale, proximo fequens ; et fie de anno in annum, et termino in terminum, quoufque dicle centum marce eifdem plenarie fuerint perfolute. Ad cujufquidem pecunie folutionem fuis terminis ut prediftum eft faciendam, obliga- glasguense] TO WALSTON, AND SMALHAM. 26i mus Nos, heredes, fucceflbrefque noftros quofcunque, et executores noltros, et bona noftra mobilia et immobilia ; Subjicientes nos, heredes, fucceflbrefque noltros et executores, et fpecialiter in hoc facl.o, jurifdi&ioni et cohercioni Domini Glafguenfis Epifcopi, et aliorum ipfius ecclefie ordinariorum qui pro tempore fuerint, ut ipfi conjunftim et divifim, nos, heredes, fucceflbrefque noftros et executores ad folutiones antedi6tas faciendas, per cenfuram ecclefiafticam poflint feu poffit compellere, fine aliqua contradi6Uone. In cujus rei teftimonium figillum noftrum hiis litteris appofuimus, ac figillum predicli Domini R. Dei gratia Epifcopi Glafguenfis eifdem apponi procuravimus. Data apud Glafgu, die Veneris proxima ante feftum Sanc~li Marci Evangelifte, anno 1293.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefias Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera E. Huic carta; appenfa funt duo figilla, primum ipfius Willelmi ex cera alba multum attritum, fecundum Roberti Epifcopi Glafguenfis.

CARTA ROBERTI EPISCOPI GLASGUENSIS, SUPER CONVEN- TIONE INTER DECANUM ET CAPITULUM GLASGUENSE ET WILLELMUM DE MORAVIA.

Omnibus Sancle matris ecclefie filiis, has literas viluris vel audituris, Robertus miferatione divina Glafguenfis ecclefie minifter humilis, falutem in vero falutari, Notum vobis facimus, quod cum de ordinatione inter Decanum et Capitulum ecclefie Glafguenfis ex una parte, et nobilem virum Dominum Willelmum de Mo- ravia Dominum de Bothewil ex altera, de partium confenfu per nos facia, ratione controverfie inter ipfas partes, fuper ecclefia de Smalham mote, viginti marce in certis decimis parochie ecclefie de Wallilton, et tres acre de terra ipfius ecclefie, dictis

Decano et Capitulo nomine Reclorie ejufdem ecclefie reftarent aflignande : Nos provida deliberatione prehabita, omnes garbas decimales tarn de villa de Elgirig, ubicunque prope vel longe exiftentes, quam de Dominio dicli Domini Willelmi de Wallilton [Moravia?] prout aliquo tempore majus fuit quam pro diclis viginti marcis fecundum communem eftimationem, taxamus prefatis Decano et Capitulo, nomine Reclorie predicle ecclefie de Walliftoun, in augmentum communie f lie in perpetuum aflignamus, ab omni onere, pure, libere, et quiete, fine alicujus contradiclione percipiendas, aflignamus ; Et eifdem Decano et Capitulo tres acras terre ejufdem verfus orientem in longum fituatas, que verfus auftrum propinquius adja- 262 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

cent Dominico di&i Domini Willelmi, per certos fines limitate, ad ufus fuos, ab

omni onere libere et quiete perpetuo tenendas et habendas ; Ita quod refidui fruc- tus di6te ecclefie, tarn majores quam minores, in ufus vicarii in difta ecclefia de-

fervientis, et omnia onera di£te ecclefie fubeuntis, cedant et convertentur ; Cujus vicarii prefentationem ad Dominum Willelmum antediftum et ejus fucceflbres in perpetuum volumus pertinere. In quarum decimarum fuperius nominatarum, ac trium acrarum terre, corporalem poffeftionem, procurator di&orum Decani et Ca-

pituli eorum nomine fecimus induci. In cujus rei fie gefte teftimonium, figillum n oft rum ad perpetuam memoriam liabendam, huic fcripto fecimus apponi. Da- ta apud Glafgu die Mercurii proxima poft feftum Beati Laurentii Martiris, anno Domini 1293.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefia; Glafguenfis apud in pyxide liijnea fub litera E.

CARTA ADAMI ABBATIS ET CONVENTUS DE KILVYNNYNE, SUPER CONCESSIONE JURIS PATRONATUS DE LIBERTON

GLASGUENSI ECCLESI.E.

Universis et fingulis prefentes litteras vifuris vel audituris, Adam, permifDone divina, Abbas monafterii de Kyi vy nine, ordinis Sancli Benedict, Glafguenfis diocefeos, ac ejufdem loci conventus, falutem in omnium Salvatore. Noveritis Nos in honorem Dei et Sanfti Kentigerni confeflbris, ac ad augmentationem divini cultus ecclefie Glafguenfis, in Capitulo noftro fuper hoc diverfis vicibus congregate, folenni traftatu prebabito, Dedifle, Conceffifle, et per noftras prefentes literas Con-

firmaffe, Deo et Beato Kentegerno, Decano et Capitulo di

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefite Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera G.

Hujus cartae figillum amiffum elt.

INSTRUMENTUM SUPER UNIONE ECCLESI^E PAROCHIALIS DE LIBERTOUN, COMMUNIBUS DISTRIBUTIONIBUS CAPITULI GLASGUENSIS.

In Dei nomine, Amen. Anno ab incarnatione ejufdem 1429, menus Julij die vigefima fexta, indi&ione feptima, Pontificatus Sancliffimi in Chrifto patris et Do- mini noftri Domini Martini divina providentia pape quinti, anno duodecimo. In mei notarii publici et teftium fubfcriptorum prefentia, Reverendus in Chrifto pater et Dominus, Dominus Johannes miferatione divina Epifcopus Glafguenfis, con- fiderans ut afieruit, fruclus, redditus, et proventus communibus diftributionibus canonicorum dicte ecclefie, in difta civitate Glafguenfi refidentium, effe nimis debiles et exiles, cum confenfu et affenfu Capituli ditte fue ecclefie Glafguenfis, ecclefiam parochialem de Lybyrtoun diocefeos Glafguenfis nunc vacantem, per liberam, puram, et fimplicem refignationem venerabilis viri Magiitri Johannis de Vaux Ca- nonici dicle ecclefie Glafguenfis, ac ultimi Rettoris ipfius ecclefie de Libyrtoun, in manibus di£li Domini Epifcopi faclam ; cujus ecclefie prefentatio ad Decanum et Capitulum ipfius ecclefie Glafguenfis pleno jure dinofcitur pertinere, in quantum in ipfo Domino Epifcopo fuit, univit di£tis communibus diiiributionibus Canonicorum predifrtorum, qui in dicla civitate futuris temporibus refidebunt, ad augmentationem

conununium diltributionum eorundem. Super qua cjuidem unione fie facia, dictus Dominus Epifcopus petiit a me notario fieri publicum inftrumentum. Acta fuerunt hec in ecclefia cathedrali Glafguenfi, coram altari Beate Marie Virginis Domine noftre, in ecclefia inferiori, Canonicis ibidem capitulariter congregatis, anno,

menfe, die, indicl-ione, et pontificatu quibus fupra ; Presentibus difcretis viris Dominis Thoma Marefcalli et Gilberto de Park, vicario et re£tore eccleiiarum de Kyhvynyne et Colbwantoun prefate diocefeos Glafguenfis, Teftibus ad premifia vocatis et fpecialiter requifitis. Et Ego Johannes de Hawyk Preibiter Glafguenfis diocefeos, publicus autoritate imperiali notarius, dicle unioni dum fie ut premittitur ageretur, &c.

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By a deed, dated 5'° Kalendas Februarij anno 1258, Walter Bishop of Glasgow taxes certain

vicarages of parishes belonging to the Monastery of Holyroodhouse, and among these is

Crawfurd, que eftimata eft ad viginti marcas ; vicarius percipiat centum folidatas,

falvo ftatu Yvonis capellani nunc inftituti.

There is in the register of Holyroodhouse confirmations of this and other churches situated in

the Bishopric of Glasgow, in favour of that convent, by Jocelin, Ingelram, and Walter, Bishops of Glasgow.

CARTA ALANI FILII FUNDATORIS, MOLENDINI DE PASSELET MONACHIS DE PAISLEY.

filius Dapifer regis PaiietoLe. Omnibus, &c. Alanus Walteri fundatoris, Scotia?, falntem. Sciatis, &c. Dedifte, &c. Molendinum nieum de Paffelet, cum fiia plenaria fe&a,

in feudum firmam tenendum imperpetuo, de me et heredibus meis ; Reddendo inde fingulis annis, michi et heredibus meis, quatuor celdras farina? avenarum, et

ijuatuor celdras et dimidiam brafei avenarum; ad eandem menfuram, ad quam alii reddere confueverunt. Conceffi etiam eis ununi meffuagium ad manfionem molen-

dinarii faciendam. Hsec itaque eft finalis compofitio ideo, inter nos ita fa&a ; Ut

ego et heredes mei fimus quieti de decimis omnium molendinorum noftrorum : et

Henricus de Nes quietus fit de multura fua et hominum f'uorum ; Et predi&a redditio, fcilicet, de farina et brafeo perfblvetur 'ad vincula Sanfti Petri. Hns testibus, Wilelmo Epifcopo San6ti Andrea?, Roberto Archidiacono Tevidalia?, Herberto Decano, Henrico de Cormanok, Thoma Thancard, Roberto Croc,

Alano filio fuo, Henrico de Nes, Alano filio fuo, et rriultis aliis.

CARTA ALANI DAPIFERI, FILII FUNDATORIS, MONACHIS DE PASSELET.

chartui. Pasiet. Omnibus, &c. Alanus filius Walteri Fundatoris, Dapifer regis Scotia?, &c. Ded-

ifle, &c. Pro acquietatione decimi denarii reddituum meorum imperpetuum, illas quinque marcas argenti quas monachi de Melros folebant reddere michi annuatim

de Maphelim ; Et ego et heredes mei erimus quieti imperpetuum apud illos de

decimo denario redditiumi noftrorum ; Et ipfi monachi de Melros erunt liberi erga PAStETENSE] T O P A I S L E Y. °G5 me et heredes meos de firms ipforum denariorum, et refpondebunt amodo

monachis de Paffelet de ipfis denariis : Libertas autem forefti de Maphelim re- manebit michi et heredibus meis, prefatis monachis de Paffelet tantum denarios

quos ego di6lis monachis de Melros percipi imperpetuum recepturis : Hi is testibus Wilelmo Epiicopo Sancli Andreoe, Olherto Abbate de Kelkou, Roberto Croc, Magiftro Alwyn, Alano de Mungumri, Willelmo de Paffelet, Henrico de

Nes, Alano filio fuo, Ranulfo de Ketkert, Wilelmo fllio Maidi, et aliis teftibus.

CARTA ALANI FILII WALTERI FUNDATORIS, MONACHIS DE PASSELET, TERR.E INTER KERT ET GRYFE.

Sciant prefentes et futuri, quod ego Alanus filius Walteri, Dapifer regis Scotia?, Concedo, et hac mea carta Confirmo Domui meas de Paffelet, et monachis ibidem

Deo fervientibus et imperpetuum fervituris : Donationem illam cpiam Henricus de San£to Martino eis fecit, per confilium meum, et voluntatem, et confenfum Gil-

berti filii fui et heredis, de tota terra fua inter Kert et Grif, in liberam et perpetuam elemofinam eis Temper habenda ; Ita plene et integre, ficut idem Henricus diclam terrain plenius et mtegrius tenuit, vel tenere debuit ex dono Walteri filii Alani patris mei; Preterea ego iple, pro anima regis David, et pro anima regis Malcolmi, et pro anima patris mei Walteri, et matris meaj Efchinae, et pro falute Domini noftri Willelmi regis Scotiae et heredum fuorum, et pro falute mei ipfius et heredum meorum, Dono, Concedo, et hac mea carta Confirmo, eidem

Domui de Paffelet; et monachis ibidem Deo fervientibus, ecclefiam de Kingaif in infula de Bote, cum omnibus capellis et tota parochia ejufdem iniulag; Et cum tota terra quam San£t.us Blanus ficum dicitur olim cinxit a mari ufque ad mare,

per metas certas et apparentes ; Ita libere et quiete ficut aliqua ecclefia in toto

regno Scotias tenetur, liberius et quietius : Hns testibus Waltero de Coftentin, Nigello fratre ejufdem, Roberto filio Fulberti, Petro fratre ejufdem, Galfrido de

Coftentin, Rolando de Merins, Rogerio de Nes, Macolmo Lockart, et multis aliis.

CARTA REGINALDI FILII SOMERLED DOMINI DE INCHEGALL,

DE UNO DENARIO EX QUALIBET DOMO IN TERRA SUA, DE QUIBUS EXIT FUMUS, MONACHIS DE PASSELET.

Sciaxt omnes tain prefentes quam futuri quod ego Reginaldus filius Sumerled,

L 1 ;

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Dominus de Inchegall, fa6lus fiim frater, et uxor mea Fonia foror, in Capitulo

Domus de Paffelet, et in toto ordine Cluniacenfi : Et ego verus frater et bonus amicus prediclis monachis fratribus meis de Paffelet in perpetuum manfurus, cum heredibus meis et hominibus meis. Teftimonio figilli mei Conceffi eis, me daturum fibi, pro falute mea et uxoris mea?, et heredum meorum et hominum, in hoc aimo oclo boves, et duos denarios ex qualibet domo unde fumus exit. Et port hunc annum, fingulis annis, unum denarium ex qualibet domo tocius terrse meae unde fumus exit dabo i] lis, et poll me heredes mei dabunt, aut malediclionem meam habebunt, nifi promptiffime dederint. Preterea uxor mea Fonia Conceffit eis fe datu-

ram illis in elemofinam, decimam omnium reruni que fibi Deus dederit ; Scilicet, tarn ex ipfis que apud fe retinere voluerit, quam ex illis que per terrain vel mare, ad vendendum imperpetuum miferit: Et quia ego et heredes mei participes fumus, et imperpetuum erimus, omnium bonorum que in domo de Paffelet, et in toto ordine fiunt, vel imperpetuum fient, tarn in orationibus quam in ceteris divinis fervitutis obfequiis ; Dedi eis et Conceffi, et hoc prefenti fcripto, aucloritate figilli mei roborato Confirmavi, pacem meam et omnium heredum meorum et hominum, cum manutenemento bone fraternitatis ubicunque ipfi vel homines eorum fuerint vel venerint, in terra vel in mari ; Supplicans amicis meis et precipiens omnibus hominibus meis, ut ubicunque invenerint prediclos monachos fratres meos, aut eorum homines, ipfos manuteneant, et in fins auxilientur negotiis, fcientes pro certo, quod per Sanclum Columbam, fi aliquis heredum meorum eis malefecerit, malediclionem meam habebit ; Vel fi quid mali forte ab hominibus meis, vel ab aliis de quibus eos vindicare potero, fibi vel fiiis faclum fuerit, mortis pena punientur. Hus testibus Ameleo filio Gillecolmi, Gillecolmo filio Gilmichel, Mau- ricio Capellano meo, et multis aliis ibi tunc prefentibus.

CARTA DOVENALDI FILII REGINALUI FILII SUMERLED, DE UNO DENARIO CAPIENDO EX QUALIBET DOMO IN TERRA SUA UNDE FUMUS EXIT, MONACHIS DE PASSELETO.

Sciant omnes tain prefentes quam futuri, Quod ego Dovenaldus filius Reginaldi iilii Sumerled, faclus fum frater, et uxor mea foror, in Capitulo domus de Paffelet,

et in toto ordine Cluniacenfi ; Et ego verus frater et bonus amicus prediclis monachis fratribus de Paffelet, et imperpetuum manfurus, cum heredibus meis et hominibus meis quibus fraternitatem predicle domus, et participationem orationum et omnium beneficiorum tocius ordinis Cluniacenfis a jam diclis monachis adquifivi ,-ASLETENSE] TO PAISLEY. 267

Conceffi eis me daturum fibi, teftimonio figilli mei, 06I0 vaccas pro falute mea et uxoris mee [et heredum meorum et hominum, et duos denarios ex qualibet domo unde fumus exit. Et poll hunc annum fingulis annis, unum denarium, ex qualibet domo unde fumus exit*] vel quolibet anno pro ipfis denariis o£to vaccas. Et quia ego et heredes mei et homines mei participes fumus, et imperpetuum erimus, omnium bonorum que in domo de Paflelet, et in toto ordine fiunt, vel imperpetuum eis fient, tam in orationibus quam in ceteris divine fervitutis obfequiis ; Dedi et Conceffi, et hoc prefenti fcripto, au&oritate figilli mei Confirmavi, firmam pacem meam et omnium heredum meorum et hominum meorum, cum manutenemento bone fraternitatis ubicunque ipfi vel homines eorum fuerint aut venerint in terra vel ut ubi- in mari ; Supplicans amicis meis, et precipiens omnibus hominibus meis, cunque invenerint prediclos monachos fratres meos, aut eorum homines, ipfos Sanc- manuteneant, et in fuis auxilientur negociis : Scientes pro certo, quod per

tum Columbam, fi quid mali forte ab hominibus meis, vel ab aliis de quibus eos

vindicare potero, fibi vel fuis fa£tum fuerit, mortis pena punientur. Et notandum quod ubicunque ego vel heredes mei, aut aliqui ex hominibus meis mortui fueri- mus in terra vel in mari, predicli monachi orabunt pro nobis imperpetuum, ut falvi fimus, et per totum ordinem Cluniacenfem orationes pro nobis fieri facient. Hns

testibus, Ameleo filio Gilcolmi, Gilcolmo filio Gilmichel, Mauricio Capellano, et

multis aliis ex propriis hominibus meis.

CARTA DIMIDIE MARCE, ET UNIUS DENARII ANNUATIM DE SINGULIS DOMIBUS DE QUIBUS FUMUS EXIT IN TERRA

ANGUS FILII DOVENALDI.

Sciant omnes tam prefentes quam faturi quod ego Angus filius Dovenaldi, veins frater et amicus Domus de Pafielet, ad exemplum avi mei et patris mei, Dedi, Conceffi, et hac prefenti carta mea Confirmavi, Deo et Monafterio de Paflelet, et monachis ibidem Deo fervientibus, in puram et perpetuam elemofinam, dimidiam fin- marcam argenti de domo mea propria et heredum meorum annuatim ; Et de gulis domibus per omnes terras meas de quibus fumus exit, unum denarium fin-

gulis annis imperpetuum : Dedi etiam et Conceffi diftis monachis et hominibus fuis firmam pacem meam et heredum et hominum meorum, cum manutenemento bone fraternitatis ubicunque fuerint aut venerint per poteftatem noftram, in terra

* This omitted in the copv in the Advocates' Library. It is supplied from the preceding charter. l!2 268 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul. vel in mari, fupplicans amicis meis, et precipiens omnibus hominibus meis, fuper nieam plenariam foriffadluram, ut ubicunque invenerint prediftos monachos fratres meos, aut eorum liomines, ipfos manuteneant, et in fuis auxilientur negociis : Et ii dicli monaclii, vel eorum homines litteras abbatis vel conventus deferentes ad partes noftras caufa pifcandi, aliquando venire voluerint ; Dedi et Conceffi eifdem licentiam et facultatem pifcandi ubique in poteftate mea et heredum meorum, pro fue voluntatis arbitrio ; Cum omnibus aifiamentis terre mee et heredum meorum congruentibus pifcature et pifcatoribus. Incujus rei teftimonium prefenti fcripto figillum raeum appofui; Hns testibus Alexandro fratre raeo, Ferchardo de Buit, Duncano fratre fuo, Throfino, Gilberto filio Samuelis, Petro Clerico, Hen- rico Ruffe], Thoma Piftore, Wile] mo de Stragrif, Laurencio Clerico et multis aliis.

COPIA DONATIONIS ET ECIAM CONFIRMATIONS ECCLESIE 8ANCTI QUERANI IN KENTYIR, MONACHIS DE PASSELET.

Venerabili patri in Chrifto Domino Laurencio Dei gracia Ergadienfi Epifcopo, ceterifque Chrilti fidelibus, ad quorum afpeclum prefens fcriptum pervenerit ; Ja- cobus Senefcallus Scocia?, Dominus Robertus Thefaurarius ecclefie Glafguenfis, Magifter Thomas Nicholayus Subdecanus ejufdem loci, et Magifter Alexander

Kenedi Canonicus ejufdem ecclefie, falutem in Domino fempiternam ; Quia par peccatum ell mendacio fentire, et veritati teftimonium fubtrahere, ne falfitas preva- leat veritati, vel iniquitas prejudicet equitati, univerfitati veftre prefentibus fignificamus, Nos infpexiffe cartam Domini Engus filii Dovenaldi fuper Sanfti Querani in Kentyir ; Necnon et confirmationes venerabilium patrum Dominorum Alani et Laurencii Ergadienfium Epifcoporum fuper eadem ecclefia, religiofis viris abbati et conventui de Paffelet conceffas et roboratas, non rafas, non abolitas nee in aliqua parte viciatas in hec verba. " Omnibus Chrifti fidelibus tarn prefentibus quam futuris, Engus filius Dovenaldi, eternam in Domino falutem ; Sciatis me intuitu pietatis, et pro falute Domini mei Alexandri illuftris regis Scocie, et pro falute Alexandri filii ejus, et pro falute mea propria et heredum meorum, Dedifle, Con- ceffiffe et hac carta mea Confirmaffe, Deo et Sanfto Jacobo et Sanflo Mirino, monafterio de Paffelet, et monachis ibidem Deo fervientibus et imperpetuum fervituris, ecclefiam [qua;] Sanfti Querani in terra mea de Kintyir appellatur ; Tenen- dam et habendam in liberam, puram, et perpetuam elemofinam, cum omnibus juftis pertinenciis fuis, ita libere et quiete, ficut aliqua ecclefia tenetur et poffidetur liberius et quietius in regno Scocie, ex donatione Comitis vel Baronis habentis PASLETENSE.] T O P A I S L E Y. 2(jg

Jus Patronatus in ecclefiis. Hns testibus Domino Alano Denefs [de Nes ?] milite, Ferchardo filio Nigelli de Buyt, Dovenaldo Clerico de Kildufbenin, Gil-

his Macdunfith, Kennauch Macgilruth, Gillefchop nuncio, et aliis."

DONATIO ECCLESIE SANCTI QUERANI IN KENTYIR PER ALEXANDRUM DE HYLE.

Omnibus Chriiti fidelibus prefens fcriptum vifuris vel audituris, Alexander de

Hyle Alius et heres Domini Engufii filii Dovenaldi Domini de Hyle, falutem in

Domino fempiternam ; Noverit univerfitas vellra me infpexiffe et palpafle cartam Domini patris mei, non ratam [rafam] non obolitam, nee in aliqua parte fui viciatam vel reprehenfibilem in liec verba. " Omnibus Chriiti fidelibus tain prefenti-

bus quam futuris, Engus filius Dovenaldi, eternam in Domino falutem : Sciatis me, intuitu pietatis, et pro falute Domini mei Alexandri illultris regis Scocie, [et cetera omnia de verbo ad verbum ut prefcribitur, ufque ad illud, Habentis jus patronatus in ecclefiis.] Hanc fiquidem donationem, conceffionem, et confirmationem

ratam et firmam habere volens imperpetuum, cum figillo meo duxi roboranilum : Et nichilominus ex habundanti, ut omnis materia controverfie tollatur de cetero, predicts monachis prenominatam ecclefiam, ficut fcriptum eft in omnibus Do, Con- cedo, et prefenti fcripto Confirmo. Et ne ceca depereat oblivione aliquo tempore, quod per me pia devotione geftum eft et recognitum, prefens fcriptum figillo meo, una cum figillo Domini Laurencii Dei gracia Ergadienfis Epifcopi, et Domini Ro- berti Brufs Comitis de Carryc, gratia majoris teftimonii roborari procuravi : Hi is testibus Dompno Patricio Dei gratia Abbate Monafterii de Crofraighl, Domino

Roberto Brufs Comite de Carryc, Roberto filio ejufdem et herede, Domino Ro- berto Anglico milite, Domino Mauricio Vicario de Aran, Patricio Clerico de Ken- tyir, Domino Nicholao Monacho de Crofragal, et aliis.

DONATIO ECCLESIE SANCTI QUERANI PER ALANUM EPIS- COPUM.

Alan us Dei gracia Ergadienfis Epifcopus, omnibus Chriiti fidelibus tarn prelenti- bus quam futuris, ad quorum noticiam prefens fcriptum pervenerit, eternam in

Domino falutem. Inspeximus cartam nobilis viri Engus filii Dovenaldi fiiper ecclefia de Kelkeran in Kentyir, quam contulit intuitu pietatis, abbati et conventui de Paftelet, et eorum monatterio, in liberam et perpetuam elemofinam, cum omni- ;

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bus juftis pertinenciis fuis, longe antequam Nos ad curam ecclefie Ergadienfis vocati fuimus et ele6li. Nos igitur attendentes hofpitalitatem, et alia opera miferi- cordie que in diclo monafterio fiunt et crefcunt quotidie, diftam ecclefiam de Kel- keran, cum omnibus juftis pertinenciis fuis, au<5loritate Epifcopali Concedimus et Confirmamus, in proprios ufus cum vacaverit convertendam, ita libere et quiete

tenendam et habendam iniperpetuiun, ficut aliquas ecclefias fibi in proprios ufus

datas et conceflas tenent et poflklent liberius et quietius ; Salva quarta parte ejuf-

ilem ecclefie ad menfam Epifcopalem pertinente ; Et falvis Epifcopalibus in omnibus, de quibus dicli abbas et conventus facient nobis et fucceflbribus noftris refpondere, et di£le ecclefie honefte et debite deferviri. In cujus rei teftimonium hoc lcriptum Conceffionis et Confirmationis noftre, figilli noftri impreffione fecimus communiri. Hns testibus Magiftro Henrico Reclore ecclefie de Cuthquen, Jo- hanne de Sanfto Andrea, Reftore ecclefie de Dulfinfton, Magiftro Ambrofio organifta, Magiftro Godefrido de Wintonia, Philippo et Johanne Capellanis, Roberto et Ricardo Clericis noftris, et multis aliis. Datum apud Palfelet die Sanftorum Martyrii Cofmi et Damiani, anno gracie millefimo ducentefirno quinquagefimo tertio. [1253.]

ORDINATIO EPISCOPI DE SOLVENDO PETRAM FERRI MONAS- TERIO DE PASSELET DE ECCLESIA DE KILKERRAN.

Omnibus Chrifti fidelibus hoc fcriptum vifuris vel audituris, Alanus Dei gratia

Epifcopus Ergadienfis, falutem in Domino ; Sciatis quod cum Malcolmus Re&or ecclefie Sanfti Querani in Kentyir, quam nobilis vir Dominus Engus filius Doven- aldi ejufdem ecclefie verus patronus, monafterio de Paflelet et monachis ibidem Deo fervientibus et perpetualiter fervituris, contulit, intuitu caritatis, de confenfu et voluntate ejufdem nobilis viri, in tempore predecefforis noftri, fe obligaffet ad folvendum annuatim de predi&a ecclefia, prediclo monafterio, penfionem unius

ponderis ferri, quod petra vulgariter appellatur ; nee tamen plenarie perfolviffet propter quod in caufam trahebatur coram judicibus delegatis; Poftmodum fue inobedientie et inconftantie penitens, de predicle penfionis folutione minus com-

pleta, humiliter fatiffecit ; Ac preftito corporali fuper facrofanftis evangeliis facra- folvenda mento, fe noftre ordinationi fuper annua penfione predifto monafterio ; necnon abbas et conventus ejufdem loci fuperpofuerunt. Nos vero quia dichis Malcolmus primam quam promiferat penfionem ficut debuit non perfolvit, ita duximus ordinandum, fcilicet, quod idem Malcolmus, monafterio de Palfelet de predifta ecclefia fua, libram cere vel fex denarios annuathn perfolvet apud Palfelet PASI.ETENSE] TO PAISLEY. 271 infra tempus Nundinarum de Glafgu, nomine penfionis, et quod ab omni a£tione ac lite mota et que poffet moveri per abbatem et convention de Paffelet, dictum Mal- colmuin ufque ad diem hujus ordinationis, ratione penfionis minime perfolute remaneat abfolutum. In cujus ordinationis teftimonium, prefens fcriptum figilli nollri inunimine fecimus roborari. Datum apud Ar die Purificationis Beatae Maria? anno gracie millefimo ducentefimo fexagefimo primo. In cujus rei teftimonium prefens fcriptum figillis noftris, una cum figillo officialitatis curie Glafguenfis, gratia majoris teftimonii fecimus roborari. [1261.]

LITERA JOHANNIS COMITIS DE ROSS CONVENTUI DE PASSE-

LET, PENES ECCLESIAS INERA SUAS BONDAS.

Johannes de Yle, Comes Roflie et Dominus inlidarum, univcrfis et iingulis ad quorum noticias prefentes litere pervenerint, falutem in omnium falvatore; No- verit univerfitas veftra Nos dimififle, necnon per prefentes libere, quiete, et pacifice diinittimus, venerabilibus et religiofis viris abbati et conventui de Palf leto pre- ientium confervatoribus, ob reverentiam, gloriam, et honorem omnipotentis Dei, ac beatiffime Virginis Marie matris ejus, et Sancli Mirini, omniumque San&orum, reftorias ecclefie Sancti Kylkeran et Colmaneli in Kyntyir et Knapdale, Ergadienfis

diocefis ; per predeceflbres noitros eifdem pro falute animarum ipfarum et noftra conceflas temporibus retroaftis, ficut in cartis fuper hoc confeclis plenius continetur; Permittentes eifdem abbati et conventui, di6las Re6k>rias affedare et de eifdem libere difponere et providere futuris temporibus, ficut eis melius videbitur expedire ; Atque mandantes firmiter et diftrifte, univerfis et fingulis noltris hominibus, quatenus prefatis Domino abbati et conventui, aut eorum procuratoribus in hac parte, in affedatione diclarum ecclefiarum nullum impedimentum preftare prefumant, fub pena omni que erga noftram donationem amittere poterint quovis modo. In cujus rei teftimonium noftram figillum prefentibus eft affixum. Data apud Cleandaghallagan in Knapdale xxi die menfis Maij anno Domini millefimo quadringentefimo quinquagefimo quinto. [1455.] 272 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chaetul.

CONFIRMATIO PER CURIAM OFFICIALATUS GLASGUENSIS, CART.E WALTERI SENESCALLI SCOTIA DE ECCLESIA DE

LARGIS, MONACHIS DE PASSELET.

Universis prefentes literas infpefturis officialatus curie Glafguenfis, eternam in Domino falutem. Notum vobis facimus, Nos cartam nobilis viri Domini Walteri Senefcalli Scocie, non cancellatam, non abolitam, nee in aliqua fhi parte viciatam,

figilli fiii munimine roboratam, tenoris et continencie fubfequentis infpexiffe " Uni-

versis fan£te matris ecclefie filiis prefentem cartam vifuris vel audituris, Walter us Senefcallus Scocie, eternam in Domino falutem. Noveritis me, caritatis intuitu,

et pro falute anime mee et Marjorie quondam fponfe mee ; necnon et pro falute anteceflbrum meorum et omnium fidelium defunftorum, Dediffe, Conceffifle, et hac prefenti carta mea Confirmaffe, Deo et Sanfto Mirrino et Sanfte Milburge de Paffeleto, et omnibus fan<5Us, et monachis ibidem Deo fervientibus et imperpetuum

fervituris, ecclefiam de Largis in puram et perpetuam elemofinam ; cum omnibus decimis, obvencionibus, oblationibus, et fruclibus quibufcunque ad diclam ecclefiam pertinentibus vel quoquomodo aut jure pertinere valentibus, a die obitus Domini Willielmi de Lyndefay Recloris ejufdem ecclefie, vel a die refignacionis, promo-

cionis, feu ceffionis cujufcunque, et fine annalis ejufdem, ufque in fempiternum ; Cum tota terra predifte ecclefie pertinente, in qua dicla ecclefia, a tempore a quo

non extat memoria erat dotata et fayfita ; Et cum omnibus aliis commoditatibus et afiamentis ad eandem ecclefiam jufte pertinentibus. Tenendam et habendam di&am ecclefiam, cum omnibus libertatibus et afiamentis, tarn non nominatis quam nominatis, prediclis monachis et eorum fuccefforibus, in puram et perpetuam elemofinam, adeo libere, quiete, pacifice, et honorifice a die obitus dicli Domini Williel- mi refignacionis, promocionis, feu ceffionis cujufcunque et fine fui annalis, ficut aliqua ecclefia, cum pertinenciis, aliquibus religiofis in regno Scocie, per aliquem patronum, liberius, quietius, et honorificentius, in puram et perpetuam elemofinam datur feu confirmatur, vel dari poterit aliquo tempore, vel Confirmari. Ego Walterus et heredes mei, prenominatam ecclefiam de Largys cum omnibus fuis pertinenciis jultis tarn non nominatis quam nominatis, prediclis religiofis et eorum fucceflbribus, in perpetuum warantizabimus, acquietabimus, et plenarie defendemus contra omnes homines et feminas. In cujus rei teftimonium, prefentem cartam

figilli mei impreilione munivi, Hus testibus videlicet, Dominis Jacobo de Cunyng-

ham, Malcolmo Flandrenci, et Alano de Galfrit militibus ; Gillifeo de Eftwod, TO PAISLEY. 273

Roberto Sympil, Ada filio Huctredi et aliis multis. In cujus rei teftimonium ad requificionem didtorum abbatis et conventus, figillum officii noftri prefentibus m0 appofuimus. Datum apud Paffelet trigefimo die January anno Domini m°. ccc . decimo ociavo. [1318.]

1491. Feb. 10.

rds f Par "a ' Before the Lordis auditouris, comperit George Abbot of Paftlay and proteftit, ^nt ° that fen the burges and communite of Ranfrew had fummound him unordourly & nocht this diverfs tymmes, & caufit him to mak gret expenfs & coftis, that tharfor thai fuld refound and pay his coftis and expenfs or thai war hard in jugement aganis him.

In the ac~tioun and caufs perfewit be the bailzeis, burges, and communite of the burgh of Ranfrew, aganis Johne of Quhitefurd bailze to the abbot of Paiftlay, for the wrangwis fpoliatioun and takin fra thaim of certane poyndis & ftreffis fra the officiaris of the faid burgh of Ranfrew, quhilkis thai haid takin for our Soverane

Lordis cuftume of certane gudis, as is contenit hi the fummondis, baith the faidis partiis beand prefent be thaimself & thair procuratouris ; Becaufs it wes allegiit be the procuratouris of the faid Johne of Quhitefurd, that the abbot and convent of Paftlay fuld werrand him anent the takin of the faid gudis, becaufs he did it as bailze to thaim, the Lordis auditouris tharfore affignis to the faid John the xviii day of Junii nixt to cum with contimiatioun of dais, to call his faid werrand, & to charge the faid abbot and convent, to bring fie richtis and evidentis as thai will ufe for thaim in the faid mater ; & baith the partiis are fummond be thaimfelf and thair procuratouris apud acta ; & contenewis the fummondis, &c. in the meyntym to the faid day, in the fammyn form and efFe6l as it now is, but prejudice of partii.

a XIII JUNU SEDERUNT DOMINI AUDITORES EXCEPTIS ABBATE ££L mE£>l

DE SCONA ET DOMINO GLAMMIS. [1493.]

In the a&ioun and caufs perfewit on the behalf of our foverane Lord, and the bailzeis, burges and communite of Ranfrew on the ta parte, aganis Alane Stewart & Johne of Quhitefurd bailzeis for the tyme to a venerable faider in God, George abbot of Paftlay on the tothir parte ; for the defrauding of our foverane Lord in his cuftumez, and ufurping apoun the privelegis & fridomez of the faid burgh, & takin fra the cuftumaris & officiaris of the faid burgh of the gudis pondit & takin M m 274 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

be thaim for thair cuftumes in the toun of Paftlay ; That is to say, a quarter of beif takin for a penny cuftum; a cabok of cheifs takiri for a halfpenny of cuftum, a

wynd of quhite claith for a penny of cuftum. Baith the faidis partiis beand prefent be thaimself and thar procuratouris ; & the faid abbot of Paftlay comperand for his interefs, the charteris, richtis, and reflbnis of the faidis partiis at lenth fene hard & undirftandin, The Lordis auditouris tharwith ripply avifit, decrettis and deliveris, that the faidis Alane and Johne has done na fraud to our foverane Lord, nor ufurpit apoun the privileg of the faid burgh, in the taking fra the cuftumaris & officiaris of the faid burgh of Ranfrew, of the faidis poindis takin be thaim in Paftlay ; Becaus the faid toun and landis of Paftlay ar creat in ane fre barony & regalite, as wes previt be a Charter under King Ilobertis grate fele of the date precedand the infeftment maid to the faid toun of Ranfrew: And als becaus the faid toun of Ranfrew is privelegiit bot of the landis within thar burgh and the barony of Ran- frew.

LITERA EXAMINATIONS DE TERRA MONACH-KENNARAN IN- JUSTE ALIENATA.

Intentio Abbatis et Conventus de Paffelet eft probare, quod tota ilia terra de Monach-Kennaran, fuper amnem de Clud, injufte in Gilbertum filium Samuelis alienata eft ; quia de jure ad ecclefiam eorum de Kylpatrik debet pertinere ; unde petunt ipfum Gilbertum a dicta terra amoveri, et eandem terram ad jus et proprietatem dicle eeclefie legitime revocari. Prima produclio teftium per abbatem etconventum contra dictum Gilbertum, die luneproxima antefeftum Sanfti Mathei, in parochiali ecclefia de Yrewin, anno grade millefimo ducentefimo tricefimo tercio. Alexander filius Hugonis juratus dicit, quod fexaginta annis et eo amplius elapsis, vidit quendam nomine Bede ferdan, habitantem in quadam domo magna fabricata de virgis, juxta ecclefiam de Kylpatrick verfus orientem, et tenuit illam terrain de Monach-Kennaran quam Gilbertus filius Samuelis nunc tenet. Interrogatus, cujus nomine diclam terrain pofledit, dicit quod tantum nomine ecclefie, milium aliud fervitium faciendo pro difta terra, nifi tantummodo recipiendo et pafcendo hofpites illic venientes. Dicit etiam, quod cum puer eflet, aliquando receptus eft ibi cum patre fuo ficut hofpes ; et quod diclus Beda eodem jure et fervitio tenuit terram de Cultbuthe et de Duntechglunane. Thomas Gaskel juratus dicit, quod vidit dictum Bedam ferdan manentem in eadem domo, in terra ecclefie Sancli Patricii fita, tenentem eafdem terras, eodem modo, eodem jure, et idem fervicium faciendo, ficut Alexander teftatus eft : Addidit eciam, quod vidit poftmo- PASLETENSE] TO PAISLEY. ^5

dum Criftinum filium di<5ti Bede poffidentem eafdem terras, eodem jure quo pater

ejus poffidebat : Et quod totalis terra ecclefie diviia erat in quatuor partes, quar-

um imam partem diftus Beda ferdan poffedit ; et tres alii tres alias partes, quorum quilibet nomine ecclefie refpondebat bofpitibus inter fe divifis. Requifitus de tempore, dicit quod plufquam quadraginta anni elapfi funt, quia ibidem nutritus eft ab

infantia. Interrogatus que alie terre pertinent ad ecclefiam, dicit, quod Coch- manuch, Fimbelach, Edinbernan, et Cragnentalach, et quedam alie terre quas Dufgallus filius Comitis nunc tenet. Dufgallus filius Comitis, juratus dicit, idem

per omnia quod Thomas Gafkel ; et adjecit, quod dicla terra de Monachkennaran

et plures alie terre, per defectum et negligentiam ipfius, a di<5ta ecclefia fuerunt alienate, quia noluit patrem vel fratrem fuum, vel parentes fuos offendere. Se- cunda produ&io teftium, per abbatem et conventum de Paffelet, contra diclum Gilbertum filium Samuelis, die Sabbati proxima poft feftum San6li Martini, in parochiali ecclefia de Are, anno fupradi&o. Malcolmus beg juratus dicit, quod vidit Bedam ferdan habentem domum fuam fitam juxta Cimiterium ecclefie de Kyl- patrik, ex orientali parte ; et tenuit nomine ecclefie illam terrain de Monachken- naran, quam Gilbertus filius Samuelis modo tenet, et [in] predifta terra et aliis quas tenebat de ecclefia, recipiebat hofpites ad ecclefiam venientes, nullum aliud fervicium faciendo pro eis. Requifitus, in tempore cujus Comitis hoc vidit, dicit quod in tempore Alwini Comitis ; Et quod idem Comes dedit San&o Patricio et ecclefie illam terrain de Kachconen quam ipfe Malcolmus poftea tenuit et vendidit pro timore : Et dicit quod omnes terre ecclefie quas dicStus Beda tenuit, et quas Dufgallus et alii modo tenent, libere et quiete erant ab omni temporali fervicio, et quod homines in illis terris manentes et habitantes, defenfi erant Temper per ecclefiam, et in curia ecclefie contra omnes. Anekol juratus ,idem dicit per omnia quod Malcolmus beg, et adjecit, quod Comes David frater regis Wilelmi, eo tempore quo habuit comitatum de Levenax et poffedit, voluit de diclis terris ecclefie de Kylpatrik habere auxilium, ficut de ceteris terris Comitatus, et non potuit, quia defenfe erant per ecclefiam. Gilon juratus, idem dicit per omnia quod Malcolmus beg. Gilbe- thoc juratus, concordat in omnibus cum Malcolmo et Anecol, et adjecit quod di£tus Beda interfeftus erat pro jure et libertate ecclefie. Fergus filius Cunigham, juratus, concordat cum Gilbethoc in omnibus. Hilarius juratus, dicit idem per omnia quod Fergus et Gilbethoc. Nemi as juratus, idem dicit per omnia quod Anecol, et adjecit, quod quinquaginta anni et eo amplius elapfi funt, poftquam hec vidit, et pro certo habet quicquid dicit, quia natus fuit in ilia parochia. Kessin juratus, idem dicit per omnia quod Nemias. Gii.lemor juratus idem dicit per omnia quod Keflin et Nemias. Rotheric beg de Carrie juratus, concordat in omnibus cum Malcolmo beg fratre ipfius. Requifitus qualiter hoc fcivit, dixit, quod hoc vidit ab M m 2 276 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

adolefcentia fua, quia natus et nutritus erat in parochia de Kylpatrik. Kathel juratus, concordat in omnibus cum predicto Rotheric. Gillekonel Manthac frater Comitis de Carrie juratus, dicit idem per omnia quod Malcolmus beg.

LITERA DELEGATA CONDEMPNATIONIS EPISCOPO GLAS- GUENSI.

Venerabili patri, Wilelmo Dei gratia Glafguenfi Epifcopo, Laurencius et Ri- cardus de Carrie et de Cunigham Decani, et Allanus Magifter fcolarum de Are, falutem, et debitam reverentiam. Paternitati veftre fignificamus, quod cum efiemus judices a Domino papa delegati, in quadam caufa que vertebatur inter abbatem et conventum de Paffelet ex parte una, et Giibertum filium Samuelis de Renfrw ex

altera ; fuper ilia terra de Monaclrkennaran quam diclus Gilbertus tenuit et adhuc

tenet, lite coram nobis rite conteftata, teliibus produflis, atteftationibus vifis, alle-

gationibus partium auditis, et totali caufa fufficienter examinata : Quia conltabat nobis, di&um abbatem et conventum intentionem fuam fufficienter probaffe, De confilio virorum prudentum et jurifperitorum, poffeffionem petite terre eidem len- tentialiter adjudicavimus, et di6lum Giibertum in expenfis legitimis eifdem condempnavimus, videlicet in triginta libris, a parte Monachorum juratis, et a nobis taxatis et moderatis : Vestre igitur paternitati, au£toritate apoltolica qua fungi- mur, Mandamus et Injungunus, quatinus ob reverentiam Domini pape, et obedi- entiam ei debitam, fententiam nollram contra prediclum Giibertum latam, ad executionem demandare dignemini : Refiftentes per cenfuram ecclefiafticam compel- centes. Valeat paternitas veftra Temper in Domino.

LITERA CONDEMPNATIONIS MISSA DOMINO REGI ALEXAN- DRO, CONTRA GILBERTUM FILIUM SAMUELIS, DE TERRA MONACHKENNARAN.

Excellentissimo et reverendiliimo Domino ilio, Alexandro Dei gratia illultri regi Scocie, iiii devoti et fideles de Carrie et de Cunigham Decani, et Magifter Scolarum de Are, falutem in eodem qui dat falutem regibus; Noverit excellentia veftra Nos mandatum Domini pape, in hec verba fufcephfe : " Gregorius Epif- copus fervus fervorum Dei, Diletlis filiis de Carrie, et de Cunigham Decanis, et Magiftro Scolarum de Are Glafguenfis diocefis, falutem et apoftolicam benedic- PASLETENSE] TO PAISLEY. 277 tionem; Dile6lorum filiorum abbatis et conventus monallerii de Paffelet, Clunia- cenfis ordinis, precibus inclinati, prefencium vobis aucloritate Mandamus, quatinus ea que de bonis ejufdem monallerii et ecelefiarum fuarum alienata, inveneritis illicite diftra6la, ad jus et proprietatem ejufdem monallerii et ecelefiarum fuarum legitime revocetis, contradiclores per cenfuram ecclefiallicam, appellatione poft-

pofita, compefcentes ; Quod 11 non omiies hiis exequendis potueritis interefle, duo veftrum ea nihilominus exequantur. Datum Spoleti vi idus Junij pontificatus noftri anno fexto." Hujus igitur aucloritate mandati, cum dicli abbas et conventus, Gilbertum filium Samuelis de llenfrw laicum, coram nobis traxiffent in caulam, fuper tota ilia terra de Monachkennaran, quam in Comitatu de Levinax tunc tenebat, quam di6li abbas et conventus dicebant ad ecclefiam eorum de Kylpatrik

de jure pertinere ; et in eundem Gilbertum illicite alienatam, premiflis citationi- bus, et datis induciis legitimis, poll Lntentionem Monachorum fundatam, et poll

litem inter eos rite contellatam, partibus prefentibus, et tellibus ex parte Monach-

orum produclis, admiflis, et diligenter examinatis : Cum idem GUbertus, primo et fecundo per intervalla legitima citatus, ut die prefixa ad atteftationes publicandas compareret, quod jus didlaret faclurus, per contumaciam le abfentaffet, iplas atteftationes, nihilominus publicavimus et infpeximus, et eundem Gilbertum iterum llatutum ex habundanti citavimus ; Quo nee per fe, nee per procuratorem ad diem

comparente, fed in contumacia fua perfeverante ; Nos in nomine Domini noilri Jhefu Chrifti, ipfum folum habentes pre oculis, cum nobis de caufa liqueret et fufficienter conftaret, per teftes fide dignos et omni exceptione majores, intentionem diclorum abbatis et conventus plene fuifle probatam, de confilio virorum prudentum, et tarn in jure Canonico quam Civili peritorum, nobis in judicio alfidentium, di&is abbati et conventui de Paffelet, nomine ecclefie eorum de Kylpatrik, polfeffionem predicle terre de Monachkennaran quam petebant, fententialiter adjudica-

vimus ; et in legitimis expenfis predicium Gilbertum eifdem condempnavimus ; et Domino Epifcopo Glafguenfi executionem fententie noftre demandavimus. Et quoniam diclus Gilbertus, a die Jovis proxima ante feftum Sancli Dunltani, hue ufque fententie excommunicationis ligatus permanfit, quia fententie noftre parere contempferit, Vos in ipfum ob reverentiam Dei et ecclefie, fecundum juris et coh-

fuetudinis approbate obfervantiam, brachium feculare extendiftis ; Super quo vobis gratiarum referimus a6liones, regie majeftati veftre fignificantes, quod cum alias ob contumaciam, aliquis excommunicatione innodatur, preftita cautione de

parendo juri, abfolvitur ; Cum autem fententie diffinitive non paret condempnatus, et ob hoc excommunicatur, etiam preftita cautione de parendo juri non abfolvitur,

nifi primo fatiffaciat judicatis ; Hinc ell quod excellence veftre fupplicamus, quatinus brachium feculare quod in ipfum Gilbertum extendiftis, in excommunica- 278 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chabtul.

tione perfeverantem non laxet, [laxes ?] donee fententie paruerit et judicatis fa-

tiffecerit. Valeat excellentia veftra femper in Domino.

CONVENTIO FACTA INTER MALDOVENUM COMITEM DE LE-

VENAX, ET GILBERTUM FILIUM SAMUELIS. [1235.]

Anno ab incarnatione Domini millefimo ducentefimo tricefimo quinto, die San&i Marci Evangelifte, apud Nigram aulam, fafta eft conventio inter Maldovenum Comitem de Levenax ex parte una, et Gilbertum filium Samuelis ex altera; Coram Dominis Waltero filio Alani Senefcallo, Jufticiario Scocie, Wilelmo Ab- bate de Paflelet, Malcolmo filio Maldoveni Comitis de Levenax, Thoma Croc,

Hugone filio Simonis, Simone filio Bercolf et aliis, videlicet ; Quod diclus Gil- bertus quietum elamat de fe et heredibus fuis imperpetuum, totum jus et totum clameum quod habuit et habere potuit, in quadam terra de Levenax que Monach- kennaran nuncupatur ; de qua terra idem Gilbertus predi&um Comitem impetebat

per literas Domini regis ; Ita quod nee ipfe Gilbertus, nee heredes fui, ullo tempore in pofterum, predi6tum Comitem nee aliquem alium, fuper demanda ipfius terre de

Monachkennaran, in aliquod moleftabunt : Et fciendum eft, quod diftus Gilbertus reddidit prediclo Comiti Cartam et Confirmationem quas de difta terra de Monnach

kennaran habuit ; Renuncians omnimodis inftrumentis pro fe et heredibus fuis, fi qua poftmodum inventa fuerint ahquo tempore, facientia mentionem de diclo Gilberto vel heredibus fuis : Que fi invente fuerint, cafla erunt et vana, et nullum locum alicui optinebunt. Pro hac fiquidem quieta clamatione, predicius comes ad folutionem fexaginta marcarum argenti di£lo Gilberto tenetur ; De quibus perfolvit di6lo Gilberto viginti marcas in Nundinis de Glafgw proximis, et alias viginti marcas ad feftum Sancli Martini in hyeme, et refiduas viginti marcas ad Pentecoften anno incarnationis Dominico M°. cc°. tricefimo fexto. Ad hanc conventionem fideliter tenendam, predictus comes dicto Gilberto plegia invenit, fcilicet Malcolmum filium fuum, Thomam Croc et Hugonem filium Simonis, et Shnonem filium Ber- colf. In hujus rei teftimonium, "Walterus filius Alani, Senefcallus, Jufticiarius

Scocie, et Wilelmus Abbas de Paflelet, figilla fua fimul cum figillo predicli Co- mitis, huic fcripto appofuerunt. glasguense] TO RENFREW. 279

LITERA URBANI PAP/E QUA CONFIRMAT ECCLESIAM DE RENFREW ECCLESIiE GLASGUENSI.

Urbanus Epifcopus fervus fervorum Dei, venerabili fratri Epifcopo, et dileclis filiis Decano et Capitulo Glafguenfi, falutem et apoftolicam benedi&ionem. Sig- nificantibus vobis intelleximus, quod cum bone memorie David Rex Scottorum, tanquam princeps Catholicus et Chriftiane fidei ampliator, burgum de Reinfriu in fundo proprio conftruxiflet, et ecclefia ejufdem loci, ex ejufdem regis conceffione, ec- ecclefie veftre canonice collata fuiflet ; Pie recordationis Johannes Glafguenfis clefie tunc Epifcopus, ordinatis in ea canonicis et prebendis, ecclefiam pretaxatam, Epifcopi uni prebendarum illarum in perpetuum aflignavit : Porro, licet factum aucloritate fuerit fedis apoftolice roboratum, et tarn ipfe quam fucceflbres illius, et tu frater Epifcope, liberam ipfius ecclefie ordinationem jugiter habueritis, et ec- de Paffeled, infra clefia veftra ipfam, hacienus in pace tenuit ; Quia tamen ecclefia cujus parochie terminos ecclefia fepe difta conftru&a fuifle proponitur, quibufdam Monachis per nobilem quondam virum W. filium Alani poftmodum tibi conceffa; ne occafione illius, vobis aut ecclefie veftre aliquod prejudicium in pofterum generetur, prefcriptam ecclefiam de Reinfriu, cum omnibus pertinentiis fuis ficut a prima fui fundatione, ecclefie veftre canonice collata fuifle dinofcitur : Et earn a multis retro annis et nunc pacifice poflidet, et quiete ; Vobis et per vos eidem ecclefie, auftoritate apoftolica confirmamus, et prefentis fcripti patrocinio communimus. Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat banc paginam noftre confirmationis infringere, vel ei aufu temerario contraire : Si quis autem hoc attemptare prefumpferit, indignationem omnipotentis Dei, et Beatorum Petri et Pauli apoftolorum ejus, fe noverit incurfurum. Data Verone vi nonas Junii.

The church of Renfrew is included in papal confirmations of the possessions of the church of

Glasgow in the years 117-, 1179, 1181, and 1186.

COMPOSITIO INTER WALTERUM EPISCOPUM GLASGUENSEM, ET WILLELMUM ABBATEM DE PASSELET, SUPER ECCLESIA DE RENFRIU.

Universis Sancte matris ecclefie filiis has literas vifuris vel audituris, Willel- 280 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE [chartul.

wus Dei gratia diclus Abbas de Paffelet ; et ejufdem loci conventus, eternam in

Domino falutem : Noverit univerfitas veftra, quod cum queftio mota effet aliquo tempore, inter venerabilem patrem noftrum Walterum Epifcopum Glafguenfem ex una parte, et Nos ex altera, fuper ecclefia de Reinfriu, Nos proceffu temporis in- telligentes, nos nihil juris habere in ecclefia memorata, renunciavimus omni jure fi quod in didta ecclefia nobis competiit vel competere potuit ; vel quod etiam nobis competere credebamus, caufe noftre renunciando, et jus petitum quietum cla- mando, et in manus ejufdem Epifcopi in perpetuum refignando ; Concedentes ut idem Epifcopus et fuccelfores fui in perpetuum, ecclefiam de Reinfriu memoratam cum omnibus pertinentiis, tanquam prebendam ecclefie Glafguenfis, ad ipfos omni jure fpe&antem, teneant et poffideant in perpetuum, libere et pacifice, abfque omni contradiftione vel inquietatione : Et fi penes nos vel fucceflbres nollros fuper difta ecclefia de Reinfriu, aliqua reperiantur inftrumenta, contra di6him Epifcopum vel fucceflbres fuos, feu Capitulum Glafguenfe, volumus et concedimus, Nos fcripto prefenti obligantes, ut omni tempore cenfeantur invalida, nee aliquam in perpetuum obtineant firmitatem nobis profuturam.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefiae Glafguenfis apud in pyxide lignea fub litera Huic carta; quod erat olim appenfum figillum amifliim est.

CARTA WALTERI FILII ALANI DAPIFERI DE DUOBUS SOLI- DIS DE RANFRW.

Universis Sanfte matris ecclefie filiis et fidelibus, clericis et laicis, Walterus

filius Alani, Dapifer regis Scocie, falutem : Sciant tarn moderni quain futuri, Me Dediffe et hujus carte teftimonio Confirmafle in perpetuam elemofinam, duos folidos de cenfu Ranfru burgi mei, ecclefie Sanfti Kentigerni Glaiguenfi, per fingulos annos eidem ecclefie dandos ad pafcha, ad luminare. Hns testibus Henrico Ca- pellano, Roberto de Coftentine, Rollando filio Reinaldi, Roberto Prelbytero de Ranfru, Patricio Capellano de Glafgu, Roberto de Montgumbri, Waltero Camer- TO RENFREW. 281

CHARTA ROBERTI III. REGIS, DE BURGO DE RENFREW, FIRMIS

BURGI, PARVIS CUSTUMIS, &c.

Robertus Dei gratia Rex Scottorum, omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre fue, clericis et laicis, falutem ; Sciatis Nos affedaffe, et ad feudifirmam diinififie burgenfibus et communitati burgi noftri de Renfrew dileclis et fidelibus noftris, totum et integrum burgum noftrum de Renfreu antedidtum ; Cum integris pifcariis noftris aque de Clyde, ad eundem burgum de jure et confuetudine pertinentibus, fecundum antiquas metas fuas et divifas ; Una cum firmis burgi, parvis cuftumis et toloneis ejufdem quibufcunque, tarn infra diftum burgum quam extra, per totam baroniam noftram de Renfrew ; Cum molendinis, mvdturis, et eorum fequelis ; cum curiis et curiarum exitibus quibufcunque, curiis et exitibus curiarum noftrarum vite et membroruin duntaxat exceptis, Tenendis et Habendis de nobis et heredibus noftris, di6lis burgenfibus noftris et communitati, ac heredibus et fucceftbri- bus iuis, infeodo ethereditate imperpetuum, per omnes re&asftias metas antedi6las, in aquis, ftagnis, moris, marefiis, pratis, pafcuis et pafturis, aucupationibus, venationibus, et pifcationibus ; Necnon cum omnibus aliis et fingulis libertatibus, commoditatibus, afiamentis et juftis pertinenciis fuis quibufcunque, ad di&um burgum de jure aut confuetudine fpectantibus, feu jufte fpeclare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum, tam extra di£Uim burgum quam infra, tam fub terram quam fupra terrain, tam non nominatis quam nominatis, adeo libere et quiete, plenarie, integre et honorifice, bene et in pace, in omnibus et per omnia, ficut aliquis burgus infra regnum noftrum, aliquibus burgenfibus noftris, magis liberius, quietius, integrius feu lionorificentius, ad feodifirmam affedatur feu conceditur ; Reddendo inde annuatim Nobis et heredibus noftris, predifti burgenfes et communitas, heredes et fucceffores fui burgi noftri de Renfrew, o£to marcas ufualis monete regni noftri, et centum folidos ejufdem monete per Nos de firmis dicli burgi conceflbs, ad fuftentationem unius Capellani divina celebrantis, et in perpetuum celebraturi, ad altare Beati Thome in ecclefia parochiali ejufdem burgi, pro aninia noftra, et animabus omnium parentum noftrorum, predecefforum et fuccefforum, ad duos anni terminos ufuales, viz. Penthecoftes et San6fi Martini in hyeme per equales portiones, tan- aliis tum ; Pro omnibus oneribus, exa&ionibus, feu demandis ; Salvo noftro fervitio ; ConcefEmus etiam eifdem burgenfibus noftris, heredibus et fuccefforibus fuis, quod nullum forum de cetero teneatur, nifi tantum forum dicli burgi, infra predictam baroniam de Renfrew, fub pena noftre plenarie foriffafture, Salvo jure cujuflibet. Concefllmus infuper eifdem burgenfibus, heredibus et fuccefioribus fuis, N n 282 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE quod fint in pofteruni adeo liberi et quieti de omnibus tolloneis et parvis cuftumis ficut aliqui burgenfes regni noftri Scotie. In cujus rei teftimonium prefenti carte figillum. Testibus venerabilibus in Chrilto patribus Waltero et Gilbevto Cancellario, Sancli Andrea; et Aberdonenfium ecclefiarum Epifcopis, David Comite de Carrick primogenito, Roberto Comite de Fife et de Menteth fratre noftro dileclo, Archibaldo Comite de Douglas Domino Galividie, Jacobo de Douglas Domino de Dalketh, Thoma de Erikyn confanguineis noftris, militibus, Apud Linlithco, decimo die menfis Novem- bris, anno regni noftri octavo.

Hasc Carta Confirmata eft per Jacobum V. regem 28° Junij 1542.

INDENTURE BETWEEN THE BURGHS OF DUMBARTON AND RENFREW, AS TO THE DETERMINATION OF DISPUTES BE- TWEEN THE SAID BURGHS.

Fra the incarnaciovn of oure Lorde Jm. cccc. twenty and four ; In the decollacion of Saynt John the Baptifte, In the Kyrk of Saynt Patrik, quhare thare come twelfte of the burch of Dumbertane, that ar for to fay, John Stute, John of Banachtyn that tyme bailzies, Donald Flemyng, John Sammale, John Waltir, John Henry- fon, Wilzam Stut, Wil of Hall, John Adamfon, John Nevynfon, Mackay Baxtar, and Sir Davy Rede ; and uther twelffe of the burch of Renfrew, Necole Jonfon, John Watfon that tym balzeis, Sir Fynlaw Biuityn, Sir Robert of Edderdale, John of Stanhous, Fynlaw Gilcrifton, Rankyn Oglach, Wil Johnfon, John John- fon, Robyn of Knok, John of Langmur, and Adam Hude. The quhilks xxiiij of the forlayd burws, with confent and aflent of bath thair comnmniteis ; the quhilks confiderande and zarnande the fredome of bath the burws to be fuppleit, and frendfchip to be maynteinyt, made conventiovn and ay leftand bande, betwix the forfayd partis and burws ; the qwhilks conventiovn and bande is thus as follows.

That is for to say in this manner : That the balzeis and the wyt of the laid town of Dumbertan, fal chefe fax of the vvorthiafte, difcretaft, and mail tretabile ; And uther fwa the balzeis and the wyt of Renfrew fal tak uther fax of thair burch, in the famyn maner, with ane oureman, the quhilk ourman fal be takyn a tym of

the ta burch, ane uther tym of the tother ; the qwhilks xii, with the ourman fuc- ceedandly in thair tymis, fal determyt al playnts, iniuris and debats, done and to be done be the faids burws and partis, lelily and treuly, as in thair wyttis and powers extends, and as the caufe requiris : And gif ony kind of perfonis of the :

TO RENFREW. 283

fayd burws, dois ony wrang or iniure til uther, thai fal cum to the balzeis, and to the wyt of the faid tovnis, and mak their complaynts ; the quhilks bailzeis and wyt, fal do thair lele befynes vnpartiabilly, to reform wrangs and plants done agayn

it thair fredomis ; the quhilks giff thai may nocht do as for caufe, thai fal put to the determinaciovn and the fummiffiovn of the xii perfonis and the owre man, at fet the fornemyt place of Saynt Patrik ; the day of determinacion to be limite and bi the confent of bath the partis. Alfwa it is poyntit and fullyly accordit betwix thir fayd partis, that giff ony thyngis happynis, that lyis nocht in the fayd partis power to be determyt, ovther be fee or be lande, thai fal pas with the confent ot bath the partys, to that place qwhar thai trow that funneft remede and difcuffion the fal be gottyn to thaim bath ; and ather partis fal gife til uther, the leleft and treuaft confale bi thair wytting, lelyly and treuly as thai wald do to yair awin kepit nychtbur at hame, within thair awin fredom : And at al thir fredomis fal be in tyme for to cum, that nane fal forftall na by within vthiris fchyris na fredom, withoutyn leve purcheft of thaim that powar has, bot ilk an entercomovn with uther within thair burws, to by and fel as gude nychtburhede walde, frely and paffabilly. To the qwhilks al thyngis to be fulfillit, and to be haldyn in maner as is befor wryttyn ather part til uther, the haly euangellis twechit, has giffyn bodylyk ath. In the wytnes of al thir thyngis and fyndry, the comovn fele of the burch of Dumbertane, to the ta part remaynand with the burges of Renfrew, is to put And to the tother part remaynand with the burges of Dumbertane, the comovn fele of the burch of Renfrew is to put, the faidis day and place before wryttyn. [1424.]

DECREE OF THE CHAMBERLAIN OF SCOTLAND, IN THE AC- TION BETWEEN THE BURGHS OF RENFREW AND DUM-

BARTON. [1429.]

Til al thaim til quhais knawlage thir prefentis lettrez fal to cum, Johne Forftar of Corllorfyn Knycht, Chamberlane of Scotland, greting in God ; Syne mede and meritable thing it is, to beir witnes to futhfaftnes, We mak it kende be thir our lettres, That of mandiment and powar gefin til vs be our liege Lorde the King, anence the debate mouit betuix the burges and communite of the burgh of Dum- bertane on the ta part ; and the burges and communite of the burgh of Renfrewe on the tother parte, anence certane fredomes and fyfchingis belangand thaim ; Ef- ter the execucioune of our faide liege Lorde the Kingis bidding, We fummonyt the burges of bathe the faid burrowis to compere before vs, as commifiaris hafand n n 2 284 DOCUMENTS RELATIVE

ful pouar in that caufe, at Glafgow, the tuyfday the xxii day of the moneth of No- uembre, the zere of our Lord m.cccc. twenty and nine ; And in the famyn maner We gert the Sherifs of bathe the burrowis fumound the Lordis and the Gentilles of the contree, to compere befor vs the faid day and place, to be apon an affize, touchand the debats of the faid burrowis. The quhilk day, comperit befor vs the Commiflaris of bathe the burrowis, hafeand ful power be thair commiffionis, fchawand thair charters, evidents, and thair complants in writt. The quhilk beand

feyn, rede, and herde, and inforfyt, with confents of bath the partis, put thaim til

d, and til ane gude aflife of thir Lordis and Gentillis vndrewrityn, That is to fay, Sir Robert of Conynghame Lord of Kilmaurs, Alexander of Mongumrij Lorde of that ilk, Alane Stewart Lorde of Dernele, Patrik of Houftoune Lorde of that ilk, Thomas Maxwell Lorde of Netherpollok, W F Lord of ane, Robert Stewart Lorde of , of Pollok Lord of Overpollok, of Crawfurd, John of Langmore, Alexander Stewart, David Stewart, Lorde of Fynnarde, John of Culquhone Lord of that ilke, Thomas Mal- vil Lord of that ilk, John of Buchquhanan, Robert of Hamiltoune, Williame Lorde of Badinhath, William of Dunlop, Johne Logane, Johne Naper Lorde of Kilme-

hewe, Donaldbene M'Alpi, James of Douglas, Murchou Make , Johne Broune of the Kennet, and Alexander of Name of Sandforde, Tuechand thair

fredomez and fyfehingis befor faid is : The quhilk forfuth gude aflife, beand wele avifit, Decretit, Deponit, and Determinit, that the burges and communite of the

burgh of Renfrew ar in pofleffioune of the fifching of the Schotts, quhilk is callit

the Sand orde : Alfwa the faide aflife deponit, that the burges and communite of the laid burgh of Renfrew ar in pofleffioune of the Mid[ftream] of the water of Clyde, and auch to have the cuftum and ankerage of yt that cummys within thaym, the quhilk water of Clyde thai fynde extendis til the [Eri]kltane ; And fra thine downe, the aflife decernys of yt that is debatable, the profit of yt to be devidit and departit betwene thaim of bathe the burrowis : And this til al thaim to quham it affers, or may affer in tyme to cum, We mak it kende be thir prefentes lettres.

In witnes of the quhilk thing, to thir prefentis lettres our feel is to put; and to the mare foverte and fekirte, the feel of Sir Robert of Conynghame, Alexander of Mongumry, Alane Stewart, John of Culquhone, John Logane, and Johne of Buchanane to thir lettres ar to put, at Edinburgh the thrid day of the moneth of Januare, the zere of our Lord, a thoufand four hundreth twenty and nynt zere.

Seven tags annexed ; —On the back, The decreett appertens to us, gevin be the Chamberland of Scotland, aganis Dumbartane. chart, glas.] TO LOCHWINNOCH. 285

CARTA JOHANNIS DOMINI SYMPILL ECCLESIjE COLLEGIATE DE LOCHWINNOCH.

Universis Sanclas matris ecclefiae filiis, ad quorum notitias prefentes litere pervenerint, Johannes Dominus Sympill, patronus ecclefie collegiate infra feptum five parcam de Lochvinzeck fituatae, Glafguenfis diocefeos, In omnium Salvatore Salu- tem : Quoniam reverend iffimus in Chrifto pater Robertus miferatione divina Archiepifcopus Glafguenfis, pie devotionis affeclu, in divini cultus augmentum, et perfonarum ecclefiafticarum fubventionem afpirans, noitroque rogatu induclus, ac fui capituli unanimi confenfu et affenfu, ad hunc efFectum capitulariter vocati et congregati, prediclam ecclefiam, infra feptum five parcam de Lochvinzock, cujus patronatus jus ad Nos jure fpe6lat et pertinet; In ecclefiam collegiatam, autoritate ordinaria creavit et erexit; ac noftras fundationi defiiper faciendae, diflxibutionem

1 frucluum et emolumentorum diftas ecclefia refervavit ; prout latius lucidiufque in di6lis ereftione et creatione cavetur : Plane ne in eorum numero reperiamur quibus in Exodo di&um eft, " Gens abfque confilio et providentia, Utinam laperent et intelligerent, ac noviffima providerent ;" animoque revolventes quod in Apocalypfi fcriptum eft, " Audivi vocem de ccelo dicentem mihi, Beati mortui qui in Domino moriuntnr, a modo jam dicit fpiritus, ut requiefcant a laboribus fuis, opera enim illorum fequuntur illos :" Subfcriptam itaque fundationem perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam, omni folertia confecimus, cujus tenor talis eft. Ad laudem Dei omnipotentis et gloriofas Virginis Maria; matris Dei, Jhefu Chrifti, quam in noftra' ecclefioa collegiatas patronam precipuam ex corde eligimus et fieri volumus, omniumque fanclorum cceleftis curia; triumphantis, in bonorem : Necnon pro lalute illuftriffimi principis Jacobi quarti Scotorum regis, ac fuae reginae nobiliffimae, et utriufque anteceflbrum et fuccefforum ; Infuper noftra pro lalute, et noftra; Ij^onfa? Domina? Margarette Colvill, progenitorumque et fuccefforum noftrorum, ac omni-

um fidelium defunclorum falute, confcribi, et in hanc publicam formam redigi et fieri caufavimus. Inprimis, Volumus et ordinamus quod prEepofitus prajfata? ecclefiEe Collegiatae caeterique ex fundatione prefentes et futuri, omnia et fingula in diftis ereclione et creatione, per reverendiffimum patrem contenta et expreffata, ad unguem, et cuftodiant: Volumus infuper ut fruclus et redditus difta; ecclefiao parochialis de Glaffford Glafguenfis diocefeos, cujus patronus indu- bitatus fumus, per obitum, celEonem, demiffionem, refignationem, aut quovifmodo alias recloris moderni, in hunc modum, Deo famulantibus et fervientibus, in difta noftra ecclefia collegiata dividantur et partiantur; Sic ut pra>pofitus qui pro tern- ::

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pore fuerit, fua pro fuftentatione, deciinas garbales omnes villagii de Glaffurde, a

fonte puellae ufque ad agros de Kittemuir contiguos habeat ; qua; decimae ad qua-

draginta quinque libras ufualis monetae regni Scotiae annuatim fe extendunt : Pre-

terea et univerfam glebam diftae ecclefiae, in ejus partem fortietur ; exceptis paucula terra;, et manfione vicario ecclefiae de Glaffurde limitatis, at de poft latins expref-

fabitur : Et volumus deinde, ut praepofitus in ornamentis altaris, calicibus, feneftris

vitreis, te<5to, tegulis, coeterifque neceflkriis, chorum diftae ecclefiae fuis impenfis reparabit et reparatum cuilodiet, prout re&ores di&ae ecclefiae de Glaffurde antea

fecere ; Vicarius autem ecclefiae de Glaffurde pro tempore ejus, pro vi£lu et sus- tentatione neceflkriis, altaragium et manfionem diftae ecclefiae, unamque acram grani feracem habebit, jacentem juxta manfionem faepe dictae ecclefiae, graminaque five pafturam trium fummarum, in quarta orientali villagii de Glaffurde; Cujus

quartae orientalis (cum) agris et pafturis, ante ere£tionem noftrae collegiatae eccle-

fiae, rector de Glaffurd, jam praepofitus noftra; ecclefiae collegiata-, potitus eft Cujus vicariae penfio, fingulis annis ad viginti marcas ufualis monetae regni Scotia; fe extendit; Pro quibus fumma et emolumentis, vicarius, personaliter curae diiSlae ecclefiae de Glaffurde ferviet, folvetque quotquot annis, procurationes, finodalia, caeteraque ordinaria et extraordinaria quecunque, pro di6ta ecclefia de Glaffurde debita et confueta. In quibus fi negligens, quod abfit, fuerit, praelato ecclefiae Glafguenfis qui pro tempore fuerit, dicium Praepofitum diltringere, fru6lufque ecclefiae de Glaffurde fequeftrare, pro ordinariis et extraordinariis debitis licebit Cujus ordinaria au&oritate, Vicarius compelletur Praepofitum in praemiffis relevare et indemnem fervare. Primus Capellanus in difta ecclefia collegiata ferviens, omnes decimas garbales de Nether Schelis, et de Seatounhill et Ridrane, et agge- rem de Drumtall [Drumbervie ?] nee non de Gruderland habebit, jacentes in parochia de Glaffurde, valore annuatim fe extendente ad decern et odlo marcas ufualis monetae regni Scotiae. Secundus Capellanus in di£ta ecclefia collegiata Deo ferviens, in fui fuftentationem fortietur, decimas garbales omnes villagii de Chapel- toun ac de Nether Seahutton, et de Weft Ridrane, de Drumbou, et de Flat, Quae Garbales decimae, fingulis annis valore fe extendunt ad decern et ofto marcas ufualis monetae regni Scotiae. Tertius Capellanus in di6ta noftra ecclefia collegiata Deo famulans, in fui fuftentationem, frudlus et emolumenta clericatus parochialis de Lochvinzok, ad noftram prefentationem fpeftantis habebit ; Cujus fruftus quotquot annis, valore fe extendentes ad decern et 06I0 marcas ufualis monetae regni

a Scotiae ; deduiStis etiam expenfis, quas pra di6tus Capellanus cuidam idoneo parochiali clerico in difta ecclefia de Lochvinzok, Deo et populo miniftranti dare, et cum effeftu folvere, ex noftra hac fundatione obligabitur. Quartus Capellanus ubi fupra Deo ferviens, pro fui fuftentatione omnes terras de Upper Pennale, lo- glasguense] TO LOCHWINNOCH. 287 cumque et manfionem quos olim Robertus Red inhabitavit, habebit; Infuper ortos

etpomaria ejufdem cum pertinentiis ; ac etiam quadraginta folidos in annuam penfionem de ly Eft Bryntfchellis et Weft Bryntfchellis, jacentibus infra parochiam de Kilberchan, ad decern et o6k> marcas ufualis moneta? regni Scotiae quotquot annis, in funima fe extendentes : Quintus vero Capellanus ubi fupra Deo obfe- quium proeftans, in fui fuftentationem, omnes et integras terras de Nether Pennale cum molendino ejufdem, ad viginti et fex marcas ufualis moneta? regni Scotia? fe extendentes annis fingulis [habebit ?] ; Eritque organifta, ac infra fepta diftae ecclefia? collegiata?, fcolam cantationis docebit dietim, pueros inibi in Cantu Gregoriano pun&uato five pricato et defcantu, juxta vires erudiendo ; Suftentabitque fuis im- pends pueros duos in viclu et habitu neceflariis et honeftis, ad ferviendum et can- tandum in difta ecclefia collegiata, prout in aliis hujus regni fimilibus ecclefiis fieri confuetum eft : Pro quorum fuftentatione diclus Capellanus habebit emolumenta clericatus parrochialis de Kilbarchan, cujus prefentatio ad Nos jure pertinet : Cu- jus etiam fruclus fe ad decern marcas fingulis annis fe extendunt, deduclis etiam expenfis, qua? clerico parrochiali idoneo in di6la ecclefia de Kilbarchan parrochianis fervienti, per di£tum Capellanum dabuntur : Sextls fane Capellanus in di£ta noftra ecclefia collegiata Deo militans, omnes agros de Auchinlodmond, cum molendino, terris molendini ac pertinentiis ejufdem habebit : Qui Capellanus gram- maticus eruditus et peritus in cantu Gregoriano, five piano et puncluato ; docebit- que infra fepta di&a? ecclefia? collegiata?, primam et fecundam partes grammatical ad minus ; informabitque gratis pueros duos, qui in dicla ecclefia collegiata ut expreffum eft, divino fervitio continuo infudent ; terraeque cum molendino et pertinentiis ut expreffum eft, quotquot annis pra?di6to Capellano ad viginti duas marcas valore fe extendentes. Sacrista di£ta? ecclefia? collegiata? eligetur in perfona honeftus, habebitque in fui fuftentationem frucius, proventus, et emolumenta

clericatus parrochialis de Glaffurd, cujus prefentatio ad nos jure pertinet ; Qui fruftus fingulis annis fibi facrifta? valore erunt fex marcarum ufualis moneta? regni

Scotia? : Ipfo etiam facrifta inveniente clericum parrochialem fufficientem, ad miniftrandum in ecclefia de Glaffurd parrochianis, ad quod etiam volumus ipfum obligari ; Eritque facrifta? officium, veftibulum, cappas et altaris ornamenta cuftodire, ipfaque altaria prout decet cooperire, ferriludium et orologium temperare, campanas ad miffam Dominicalem qua? oftava hora cantabitur, et ad fummam miffam, ac fingulas alias in collegio fundatas, ad matutinas, vefperas, completorium, necnon ignitegiimi et preces, campanas pulfare ; Infuper et diebus feftivis prout moris eft pulfando duplicare; et demum, ecclefiam ab omnibus immunditiis et diligentia, fa?cibus exacia fcoba purgare, ac graminibus et floribus venuftare ; per- ficiendo fingula qua? ad facrifta? officium fpeftant; Habebitque juxta pra?fatam ec- ;:

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clefiam collegiatam contigue, terrain pro domo et orto edificando et conftruendo : Eritque etiam fibi officio, oblationes luminis dominicalis, ac etiam oblationes five procurationes minores, pro luminarium reparatione, ecclefiam pertranfeundo temporibus debitis et confuetis congregare : Pr;efati autem Praepofitus et Capellani, infra feptum five parcam de Lochvinzok juxta noftram ecclefiam collegiatam contigue, decern rodas terrarum pro eorum manfionibus et ortis edificandis, ex noftris et fepient, ficque claufis et terris habebunt ; Quos ortos propriis impenfis claudent feptis confervabunt, in quibus arbores fructiferas inferent, aut ortulos floribus ap- tos conficient et manurabunt : Habebit infuper dicla ecclefia collegiata in conviviis leu communiis pro pane, vino, et cera inibi habendis, quinque marcatas terrarum de Eft Welland in parochia de Kilbarchan fituatas, quas etiam ecclefia? collegiate

Beatae Virginis de Lochvinzok pro nunc Damns ; Necnon cum terris qua? olim per noftros progenitores pro tempore, erant annexae capella? Sanfta? Brigidae in villagio de Kenmuir, in eadem parrochia fituata? ; Necnon cum terris quae olim pro tempore fpeclabant Capella? Noftrae Dominae in parrochia de Lochvinzok cum pertinentiis : Infuper cum terris quae ohm ut expreffum eft annexae funt capellae

Sancli Conalli fituata? in villagio de Fernenes, infra parrochiam de Pailay ; Erigi- biles tamen femper fuere autoritate ordinaria in fundationem excellentiorem ; pro- ventufque et emolumenta omnium expreflbrum agrorum, fi in unum conferantur ad o6to marcas ufualis monetae regni Scotiae fe extendunt ; Quae fumma fingulis annis per Capellanum de Nether Pennale elevabitur, et in ufus fiipra diclos expendetur Quiquidem Capellanus compotum de praefcripta fumma Domino fundatori aut fuis fucceflbribus, auditoribufve deputatis, et Praepofito qui pro tempore fuerint reddet ficut fi refta aliqua fuerit, in ufus magis neceffarios di£ta? ecclefia? collegiata? expenda- tur: Et volumus infuper et ordinamus, ut praepofitus diclae ecclefia? collegiata? et fex Capellani, perpetuis temporibus, per Nos Dominum Sympillaut noftros fucceffores praefententur, collationemque ab ordinario Glafguenfi recipient. Praepofitus etiam

Archiepifcopi Glafguenfis ejus ordinarii, praefentiam dabit et refpondebit ; necnon in Capitulis per Decanum Chriftianitatis de Ruglen tentis, praefentiam dabit et refpondebit, a quibus fundationis dicli fex Capellani exempti funt et erunt, nifi ob eorum maleficia aut certas querimonias ad diftas Synodas et Capitula fpecialiter citati fuere. Item, Volumus et ordinamus, quod omnes fex capellani et pueri et

Jacrifta, tempore divinorum habeant dietim fuperpellicia ex panno lineo honefta : Et quod Capellanorum unufquifque caputium habeat ex panno rubeo Anglicano,

pellibus agninis nigris foderatum : Praepofitus vero diebus feftis ac aliis congruis,

fuperpellicium de panno fubtili, cui apud Scotos vocabulum de Larne [harne ?]

eft. Habeat etiam Caputium de rubeo Scarleto, juxta condecentiam fiiae honefta-

tis, et almutium foderatum fuper brachium ut moris eft Praepofiti gerat ; Et idem glasguense] TO LOCHWINNOCH. 289

Prcepofitus honeftam manfionem dicla? ecclefiae collegiate contiguam in agro fibi affignato edificabit : Item, Volumus et ordinamus quod dicli Capellani, Praepofi- tus, et Pueri in di6ta ecclefia collegiata continuam refidentiam tempore divinorum faciant, viz. Matutinarum, Miflle Dominicalis et Summse Miffa?, Vefperarum et

Completorii ; Sic quod fi Praspofitum fe abfentare contingat, in unius anni quarta parte quindecim diebus continuis, abfque patroni licentia petita et obtenta, licitum erit patrono qui pro tempore fuerit, prehabitis tamen juris proceffu et ordinarii de- putatione, alium fufficientem ad diftam pra?pofituram, fine quovis alio proceffu praefentare ; {errata tamen forma prius exprefla : Et idem fub eadem forma de Capel- lanis, duobus pueris et facrifta, fi, quod abfit, fe abfentaverint quindecim diebus

continuo, licebit patrono qui pro tempore fuerit, alium idoneum ad defecluofi offi-

cium et beneficiuni prsefentare, fervata tamen forma prius exprefla : Et fi quempiam ex praedi&a fundatione, Prsepofitum videlicet, aut unum de fex Capellanis, diebus feftivis a fervitio divino fe contingat abfentare, in pccnam fua? abfentias a matutinis, quatuor denarios folvet, quatuor pro magna miffa, quatuor pro vefperis, et

pro completorio obolum unum ; In feriis vero, pro matutinis denarium unum, pro

miffa unum, pro vefperis unum, et pro completorio denarium unum dabit : In feftis

vero novem le&ionum, fi quis fe abfentaverit, pro matutinis duos denarios, pro

miffa duos, pro vefperis duos, et pro completorio unum denarium folvet ; Scriben-

turque dietim et feptimanatim praxlicti defecius per Ebdomodarium ; fiatque diffri- butio pecunia? in benemeritos ad difcretionem Praepofiti, cui etiam officium erit omnes defecius Capellanorum, Puerorum et facrirtae in Capitulo mature punire, malis in terrorem, bonis vero in virtutis incitamentum. Item, Ordinamus quod praefati Pra?pofitus et Capellani, quotquot annis, obitum illuftriffimi principis Ja- cobi quarti, die fui deceffus celebrabunt exequias, videlicet mortuorum in vigilia, miffamque in craftinum ut moris eft de Requiem cantando, pro anima dicli principis et fui anteceffbris et fucceflbris, et idem pro fua nobiliflima regina in omnibus obfervari volumus. Item, Ordinamus quod praedidti Pr»pofitus et Capellani, obitum faciant pro reverendiffimo patre Roberto Arcliiepifcopo Glafguenfi, die fui deceffus annis fingulis, cum miffa in craftinum ut moris eft de requiem, pro fe fuifque

anteceflbribus etfuccelforibus : Quod fi Pra?pofitus et Capellani prajlibati negligentes fuerint, et ab obitu excellentiflimi principis noftri memorati Jacobi ejufve reginae, aut reverendiflimi patris noftri Roberti Archiepifcopi Glafguenfis fe abfentantes,

luet in pcenam quilibet, pro exequiis o£to denarios, et duodecim pro miffa ; De

quorum tribus exequiis, regis videlicet, reginae et reverendiflimi patris Roberti, fi quotquot annis rite fiat, Decanus de Ruglen inquifitionem in fua vifitatione faciet pra^fcriptam, quoufque fummam a negligentibus levabit, quam etiam in ufum pau-

perum prout coram Deo refpondere voluerit, erogabit : Item, ordinamus quod O o :

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: datorum ; Necnon pro animabus omnium antecefforum et fuccefforum eorundem Item, Si difpofiti fuerint, expreflati Pra?pofitus et Capellani, qualibet feptimana, pro animabus fundatorum ac predecefTorum et fuccefforum eorundem obitum canta- Domini Wil- bunt ; et omni devotione qui ex faepedi&a fuiulatione extant, obitum lelmi Sympill et Dominae Margaretae Cathkert fuae fponfae, decimo nono die menfis Augufti in craftinum, cum miffii de requiem ut moris eft, cantando celebrabunt, annis fingulis ; Et obitum Domini Thomas Sympill et ejus fponfae Elizabeth Rofs in vigilia Sancli Barnabas, cum miffa in craftinum, ut moris eft, cum nota, quotquot annis, qui ex fundatione font celebrabunt ; Et obitum Domini Johannis Sym- pill et Dominas Margaretas Colvill fundatorum die deceffus utriufque divilim, qui ex fundatione funt, celebrabunt ; Miffamque ut moris eft de requiem in craftino aliquis a pras- devote officiando : Et fi ex fundatione Praspofitus aut Capellanorum fcriptis exequiis, fe quod abfit, ablentaverit, pro vigiliis mortuorum, quatuor denarios dabit, et pro miffa in craftinum fi abfens fuerit, etiam quatuor denarios fol- judice refpondere voluerit, in vet ; quam fummam Prepofitus, prout eorum fummo ufos pauperum erogabit. Item, Ordinamus quod prasdi&as ecclefias collegiatas Praspofitus eligendus, in cantu Gregoriano, necnon in cantu pricato, (juem alii curiofom vocant, peritus fit, aut ialtem virum talibus eruditum, pro quotidiano officio inibi habendo, fuis expenfis tenebit ; Et fi jure poterit fieri, aut apoftolica gratia indulgeatur, volumus ut patrono pro tempore et fuis fuccefforibus liceat, ad hujufmodi praspofituram, maxime ex fundatorum fanguine elatis, fexdecim an- fubftitutuni norum prasfentare, prascipue fi idoneum in prasnotatis habeat : Item, Ctrdinamus et volumus, ut ex diclis Capellanis per Praspofitum, unus in turno fuo ordinetur, qui in ieltate fexta hora miffam celebrabit, in hyeme vero feptima hora

06tava vero hora alius miflam celebrabit, alter vero novena hora idem faciet ; fie quod Summa Miffa cum cantu decima hora inchoetur. Item, Matutinas, mifla de Dominica et fumma miffa, vefperas et completorium, ut decet, in die Nativitatis Domini, Circumcifionis, Epiphanias, Purificationis, Pafchas, Pentecoftes, Trinitatis, Afcenfionis, omnium Sanctorum, Dedicationis Ecclefias, et omnibus diebus noftras Dominas, cum cantu Gregoriano, precato, et organorum melodia, ac omni lblem- nitate in Dei honorem et laudem terminentur ; Sic quod mifla fumma fingulis glasguense] TO LOCHWINNOCH. 291 diebus cum cantu precato celebvetur, diebus duntaxat exceptis quibus de feria ce- lebratur ; Omni vero fefto duplici ac feftivo volumus, lit in organis ad Dei laudeni ludatur : Item, Volumus, quod fi aliquam Capellaniam noftra; fundationis, per obitum aut abfceffum vacare contingat, ut unus puerorum noftrre ecclefiae collegiatae idoneus, prae casteris et citius, ad earn per noftros fucceflbres praefentetur et pro- moveatur : Item, Volumus et ordinamus quod fi, quod abfit, contingat, Nos Jo- hannem Dominum Sympill, aut queiupiam de noftris fucceflbribus, Capellanum minime peritum in cantu Gregoriano et precato, ad aliquem quatuor Capellaniarum praefentare, licebit Ordinario, vigore hujus ere6lionis, ilium inidoneum amovere, et alium idoneum, juxta tenorem fundationis pro tempore illo fubftituere. Item,

Ordinamus quod fi praefatum Dominum Johannem Dominum Sympill aut fui fuccefforum aliquem, ad Capellaniam de Nether Pennale, Capellanum in Gregoriano cantu precato, defcantu et organis minime doctum ; aut qui pueros fundationis ut expreflum elt in fupradi6tis minime reformare noverit, praefentare contingat, pro tempore illo, Ordinario licebit, vigore hujus ereclionis, ilium inidoneum amovere, et alium aptum fufficere : Item, Si diclus Dominus aut fucceflbres fui, aliquem Ca- pellanum preefentet ad Capellaniam de Auchinlodmond, qui cantum Gregorianum aut precatum minime callet, atque pueros ut expreflum eft in grammatica, maxime in prima et fecunda partibus Alexandri, perfecle erudire non noverit ; pro tempore illo licebit Ordinario, ilium inidoneum amovere, et alium idoneum in prajdiclis, juxta tenorem fundationis dare. Item, Ordinamus et volumus, quod fi per Nos aut noftros fucceflbres, aliquas indulgentias a Romana curia, pro oblationibus minutis in reparationem luminarium impetrare contingat, quod Capellanus Capel- laniae de Nether Pennale, hujufmodi oblationes recipiat, computum ut expreflum eft, femel in anno reddet. Item, Demum volumus et ordinamus, quod fi Praepo- fitum aut Capellanorum aliquem noftras fundationis, communem brigatorem, noc-

tivagum, aut dietim ebriofum experiri contingat ; fi in pra?di6lis tribus vicibus jure vincatur, patrono licebit, prsehabitis tamen proceflu juris, et ordinarii, deponere, fine quovis alio proceflu, talem vitiofum, a fua ecclefia collegiata amovere, et alium

virtuofum promovere : In quorum omnium fidem et teftimonium prajmifforum,

prajfentibus noftris hujufmodi fundationis et ereclionis litteris, figillis difti reverendiflimi patris et fui Capituli minutis, figillum noftrum eft appenfum, una cum fubfcriptione et figno ejufdem reverendiffimi patris notarii, apud univerfitatem Glafguenfem, die vigefimo primo menfis Aprilis anno Domini 1504. Indiclione

feptima, pontificatus fandliflimi in Chrifto patris et Domini noftri Domini Julij

divina providentia Papa; undecimi, anno primo, prefentibus ibidem fcientificis et magnas fcientise viris, Magiftris et Dominis, Roberto Forman Cantore, Alexandro In

Roberto Cochren de Eodem, David Hall et Thoma Inglis, cum diverfis aliis, Tef- tibus ad praemiffa vocatis fpecialiter et rogatis. Et ego Archibaldus Layng Artium Magifter, Prefbyter Sancli Andrea? diocefeos, Publicus facra aucloritate apoftolica notarius, ac praefcripti reverendiffimi in Chrifto patris Roberti Glalguenfis Archiepifcopi fcriba principalis et notarius, &c.

Huic cartse appenfa funt tria figilla. Unum Archiepifcopi Glafguenfis integrum :

Secundum, Capituli Glafguenfis integrum : Tertium amiflum eft.

Ex autographo in archivis ecclefiae Glafguenfis apud in facco lineo fub litera — —

APPENDIX III.

BAROCHAN CROSS.

Semple is the only individual, to our knowledge, who has alluded to this singular monument. In his continuation of Crawfurd's History of Renfrew, that single- " hearted and pains-taking man states : A few score yards south from this place, (Barochan mill,) stands a Danish stone, which is called Barochan Cross, being- full of wreathed work, such as lions, and other wild beasts ; but no letters are legible. The stone is about 20 inches bread and 9 inches thick, being about five feet to the cross, and about three feet above that to the top, standing upon a pedestal about three feet," * p. 108. An accurate representation of this memorial stone is given in the plate which forms

• After this was written we happened to notice the following in the Statistical Account of Scotland : " In the Barony of Barochan, and on the side of the public road, stood an ancient cross, about 11 or 12 feet high, set in a large pedestal of undressed stone. The cross had been neatly hewn, with much wreathed carving on all sides. No letters appear on it. It is much defaced with ruin and storm. In a square part of the front are two rows of small images ; in the upper row there are four with garments to their feet ; and four in the under row. Each seem to hold, in their left hand, a club over their shoulders, that is thickest at the far end. In a square on the back part there are also two rows of small figures, four in each row, much defaced, and coarsely executed : but when, by whom, or on what occasion it was erected, there is no record or tradition. Some call it a Danish cross. Perhaps it might be intended as a devotional cross for travellers. The cross above-mentioned was lately removed by Malcolm Fleming, Esq. the present proprietor, to a neighbouring hill, where the old mansion-house of Barochan formerly stood." Statistical Account of Scotland, vol. I. p. 326. Vide Houstoun and Killellan. *Pp 294 the frontispiece of this volume. Semple's account of the stone, so far as its dimensions are concerned, is tolerably accurate ; but from the draughts we have made of the east and west sides, where the only sculptured figures are, it will he seen, that, although there is no lack of " wreathed work," not a vestige exists of " lions and other wild beasts." This writer, however, had a faculty of seeing beasts of the chase on these monuments which no other person has enjoyed since his day. In describing a cross at Stainly Castle, he mentions, that on its west side were sculptured " the figures of two lions near the base, and two boars a little above," p. 264. We have looked at the same stone, but, saving a little wreathed work on its edges, it has never yet been our good fortune, by any chance, to see the slightest resemblance to either lion or boar. " No letters are legible," says Semple. This phrase is a little ambiguous, and, therefore, we beg, from a close personal inspection, to say, that the Cross is at this moment totally letterless; nor does it bear the slightest indication of having at any period borne an inscription. Renfrewshire Antiquaries, like Semple, see further " into stones than most others ; for the same writer, in describing another statue of Stone, with the effigy of a man riding upon an ass," which stood upon Calder- haugh, near the village of Lochwinnoch, says it had "letters and writing upon the same, in the old Saxon language." This ancient monument now forms an ornament to a kail-yard in the village of Lochwinnoch ; and having also carefully scanned it, we can bear testimony to the effigy of a man upon an ass, or some such beast of burden, but must positively deny the existence of any " letters and writ- ino- upon the same, in the old Saxon language," or of any characters in any alphabet whatsoever. The Cross of Barochan is greatly weather-wasted, and the sculptures upon it consequently rather indistinct. In the upper compartment of the east side there to is a representation of four figures clad in garments reaching the ground ; and in the lower compartment other four men are sculptured, bearing spears or battle- axes in their right hands. In the upper compartment of the west side a combat betwixt a knight on horseback and a person on foot is very distinctly traced. The knight is in the act of coucliinn- his lance, and the footman is prepared to meet the attaint on his shield. In the under compartment there are three figures, the centre one being more diminutive in stature than the other two, —and to our apprehension this little fel- low appears to be the subject of dispute between them, the figure on the right hand evidently interposing a shield over the head of the stripling, to save him from the uplifted weapon of the figure on the left hand. Beneath this last mentioned compartment there are some sculptures, but what these are we pretend not to explain. They are faithfully delineated on the plate, and, thus preserved, some one more cunning in such antiquities may be enabled hereafter to decipher them. 295

It is to be remarked also, that in the costume of the figures there is an evident difference. The figure on horseback agrees in this particular with the one immediately below him on the left hand, and with the procession of four figures, marching with halberds or axes, on the eastern face of the Cross—while the dress of the person who opposes the knight, and of the other who defends the stripling in the compartment below, agree with the four figures represented in long robes on the other side of this curious monument.

History is silent regarding this ancient memorial ; but we find there is a local tradition which ascribes its erection to a defeat sustained, at a very remote period, by the Danes in that neighbourhood. Some names in the vicinity of the Cross smell rankly of war. The Turning-shaw and the Brig of Weir are bloody names, —and from time to time, at a place not far distant, many stone coffins have been disinterred. Were we to hazard any conjecture on this subject, we should be inclined to consider it as commemorative of the defeat of Sumerled, Lord of the Isles, when he made his descent upon Renfrew in 1164. We quote from Wyntoun, b. vii.:

Sowyrle of Argyle that yhere Til bym gadryd a gret powere As twelf yhere be oysyd in bataile Hys Lord to warray and assayle,

Tbe Kyng that wes of Scotland : Than wyth a gret Ost of Ireland, And of other steddis sere. That by bym ware lyand nere At Renfrewe arrywyd swne. That Were swa at the last was dwne That be, and hys Swne bath was Left dede slayne into that plas. And mony wyth thame in that sted Thare than ware slayne and left for dede.

Sumerled's armament was very considerable, and his route complete.* Opposed to this opinion, we know, is that which places the field of battle in the immediate neighbourhood of Renfrew. But the one guess is as good, if not better, than the other ; and the evidence of tradition is, moreover, on our side, while history, at the same time, lends us a hand. According to Fordun, Sumerled landed with his forces at the bay of St Law-

* Sumerlidus collegit classem clx navium et applicuit apud Rinfriu volens totam Scotiam sibi subjugare. Sed, ultione divina, a paucis superatus, cum filio suo et innumerabili populo ibidem occisus est. — Chronicon Mamie sub anno 1164. MCLXIV Sumerlidus, regulus Eregeithel, jam per annos xn contra regem Sco- tia; Malcolmum dominum suum naturalem impie rebellans, cum Copiosum de Hibernia et diversis locis con- trahens apud Renfriu applicavisset, tandem ultione divina cum filio suo, et innumerabili populo, a paucis comprovincialibus ibidem occisus est. — Chron. de Mailtos. *P p 2 296 rence, that is Greenock. His route, therefore, into the heart of the country, if he wished to march upon Renfrew, led in a line past Barochan. He would take the uplands to avoid the woods and morasses, almost impassable, which at that early period must have obstructed his march, had he pursued a route nearer the Clyde. Again, had he followed the coast, the debouchure of the united streams of the Black and White Carts would have presented a serious obstacle to his progress. Pursuing, however, the route which we suppose he took, he had none of these local disadvantages to overcome, and, moreover, enjoyed, as he skirted the rising grounds, a capital coup (Tceil of the whole of Strathgryffe ; and could thereby make every disposition for successful aggression, for retreat, or defence. But, admitting that there was a conflict between him and the men of Renfrew, in the neighbourhood of that burgh, this is not irreconcilable with our notion, that there was a succession of contests. Perhaps he marched on unmolested till he neared that town, and was there repulsed. The check might have been so severe as to induce him to retreat upon Greenock, where his galleys were moored. Harassed in retiring, by the increasing number of assailants who would rise to avenge themselves on a flying foe, we imagine that, to secure his retreat, he first disputed the passage of the GryfFe at the " Brig of Weir," and then made a last desperate stand at the Turningshaw. Indeed, it is in this neighbourhood that we suppose both Sumerled and his son Gylle Colane were slain, and his forces finally scattered. The sculptures on the stone evidently refer to a conflict between parties diversely clad and diversely armed. According to our theory, the figures on the east side of the Cross would represent the retreat of one party, and their pursuit by another—while the figures in the upper compai'tment of the west side would refer to the death of Sumerled, and those in the under compartment to that of his

son. He is evidently a youngling that is between the two taller figures ; and his

dress corresponds with that of the one who is represented as extending a shield, or something else, over his head for protection.

Pennant, who travelled in this quarter in 1772, is the only writer who mentions a different memorial stone as being that which conjecturally might be referred to

this event ; but we shall soon see that he refers to the Cross so frequently alluded to in this volume, as indicating the place where Marjory Bruce was thrown off her horse on Renfrew Muir. His words are: " Continue my journey towards Renfrew. " On the road see a mount, or tumulus, with a foss around the base, and a single " stone erected on the top. Near this place was defeated and slain Sumerled, " Thane of Argyle, who, in 1159 [1164], with a great army of banditti, collected " from Ireland and other parts, landed in the bay of St Lawrence, and led them in " rebellion against Malcolm IV. That this mount was raised in memory of so signal

" an event, is not improbable, especially as we are told by a most respectable wri- 297

" to fling up ter, that his troops retired unmolested ; therefore might have leisure

" this usual tribute to the honour of their leader," p. 172, vol. 2. Lond. 1790. Pennant, in riding from Paisley to Renfrew, has never quitted his saddle, otherwise he would have observed that the upright stone was totally unconnected with the tumulus and its circumjacent foss. The tumulus and foss to which he obviously refers, lay to the west of the road, about 80 yards; and 160 yards farther west stood the Cross, which unvarying tradition says, was commemorative of the " woeful hunting" of Dame Marjory Bruce, mother of Robert II. The proximity of the Cross to the mound, and lying, as it does, in a straight line west of the mound, may have deceived his eye. As we are talking of Crosses, we may as well bestow a word or two upon

" Queen Blearie's Stane," as it was designated by the country folks of that neighbourhood. This stone stood on the Farm of Knoc, midway betwixt Renfrew and Paisley, and about 240 yards to the west of the present road. It was an octagonal column, about ten feet in height, without any inscription or sculptures whatsoever. It was inserted in a solid pedestal, also eight-sided, and about six feet in diameter. Part of the shaft was seen by Semple serving the undignified purpose of a lintel to the

it, has barn door of the farm steading at Knoc ; but that fragment, like the rest of now disappeared. The pedestal was dug up in the year 1779, and the materials were used to mend fences. We have conversed with one who assisted in this piece of wanton sacrilege. From the same authority we learned with regret, that, had

it not been for the indifference of the ancestor of the present Mr Campbell of Blythswood, on whose property the Cross stood, that monument might have remained there to this day. It had become loosened in the socket, and required a

little repair. The tenant on the farm offered to repair it for a very slight consider-

it from ation ; this was refused, and time did its work. It either fell, or, to save

breaking, it was removed and built into the barn a short time before the founda- tions of the pedestal were dug up. The tradition of Queen Blearie's mishap has been ridiculed by Lord Hailes, and other smaller annalists have sneered in concert with him. It is not the purpose of the present writer to reconcile the discrepancies which the incredulous school have pointed out as existing between the traditionary versions of this story itself, and the

facts of history which run counter to it. He may, however, contend that it is alto-

gether improbable that such a story took its rise wholly independent of some foundation in fact. The historical facts may be disguised by oral embellishment, or corrupted by being fused with other events prior or subsequent to their own era, but they can never be wholly suppressed. From Montgomerie's description of

Renfrew, it will be seen that the tradition was much more ancient than Lord Hailes 298

was aware of.* Lord Hailes piques himself upon the historical fact, that Dame

Marjory Bruce was never queen ; and thereupon argues that it is wholly improbable the monument in question can be referred to her. To men acquainted with the changes which time produces in oral records, there can appear nothing startling, extraordinary, or irrefutable, in his lordship's argument. Lady Marjory Bruce, although no queen herself, was the mother of a king who went under the soubriquet of Bleareye. The vulgar have a wondrous aptitude to dignify and embellish their

narratives ; seldom do they deign to speak of characters under the degree of kings and princes. When Robert II. ascended the throne, and when they were

speaking of the accident of his birth, is there any improbability, we would ask, in them designating his mother as a queen ? We think not. As early as 1318 the child of the princess Marjory was designated by the Scottish parliament to the throne, in the event of his maternal grandfather dying without issue male. But

the Bleareye, how is that accounted for ? Though her son had a frightful scar,

there is no mention of his mother being so disfigured. We remember that Lord Hailes scoffs at the notion of the redness of Robert II.'s eyes being occasioned, as tradition reports, by a scar received at the time of his birth. Now, the "reed

bleered eyen" of Robert, which seemed as if they " were lyned with cendall," is an indisputable fact which Froissart vouches for; yet this circumstance, according to

his lordship, affords no presumption in favour of the tradition : " A man bred up in war, as he was, might have had his eye hurt without the unskilfulness of a sur-

geon." So he might ; but where is the historical evidence for this supposition ? The authors whom his lordship quotes against the tradition are as silent respecting this guess, as they are with regard to the circumstances of his birth. While we are indulging in conjecture, why may we not as well suppose, that this remarkable inflammation was a hereditary malady, and that the same blemish existed in his

mother's ? This will remove one of Lord Hailes' conscientious scruples, when he asks why Marjory Bruce should be called Blear-eye because her son was wounded in the Cassarean operation. We are aware this will be met by the assertion, that no such circumstance is alluded to by any historian. But the silence of history on this unimportant affair goes for nothing. We may ask, by way of retort, what writer of the period spends a word upon the height, figure, complexion, or even mental endowments, of this descendant of the martial Bruce—of this mother to an illustrious line of monarchs ? They do not even mention where she was buried,

• Mr James Montgomerie was the son of the Ezekiel Montgomerie referred to in the note, p. 140. He was Sheriff-Depute of Renfrewshire, and Bailie-Depute of the Regality of Paisley, about the year 1642. The same offices were held by his son, Ezekiel Montgomerie, also designed of Weitlands, a person who rendered himself sufficiently notorious in his day. Notices of him occur in Fountainhall's Decisions—and Diary. He is canonized as a conventicle hunter, in the Elegy upon Grierson of Lag. :

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although it is certain that this was within the church of Paisley, where her tomb is still to be seen, " Again," says his lordship, " it seems extraordinary that there should have been at hand any person so capable of performing the operation as not to hurt the child any farther than by a flesh wound in the eye-lid, or in the ball of the eye." When we find Robert II. granting charters of lands in the immediate vicinity of Renfrew to Thomas of the Hall, surgeon, for his faithful service, a great part of this counterfeited astonishment will evaporate. Lord Hailes has perhaps been at too much pains in demolishing an interesting, an ancient, and by no means an inconsistent or improbable tradition. Traditions are only questionable when they go to flatter family pride. When there is any thing de- rogatory to the glory of an ancient name, or melancholy in the tissue of their family annals, we are disposed to consider them entitled to credit. The tradition now under review comes not under the description of those stories which record the superhuman feats of Wallace, or the marvels wrought by the bloody yoke of the Hays, although his lordship would fain blend it with such poetical figments, or heraldic inventions. To follow out the various arguments, adduced by Lord Hailes, to shake this ancient tradition, we do not profess. But, before we have done, we may allude to another, to which he triumphantly appeals, as settling the manner in which the name Queen Blearie may have been attached to this stone. " Cuine Blair" in Gae- lic, it seems, signifies " memorial of battle ;" and hence, argues his lordship, this stone, or memorial of combat, has derived its name, and must refer to events more ancient than the birth of Robert II. It is singular enough, that the field whereon the stone stood is, to this day, named the Kemp knowe, or Kemp field, which is a fair rendering of " Cuine Blair" into the Scoto-Saxon. With the Kemp knowe, however, there is a tradition associated which has no reference to the

stone. The stone refers to one distinct story, that of Dame Marjory Bruce ; and the tumulus, with the fosse described by Pennant, to another, concerning a singular combat which tradition says took place there in very remote times. This traditionary story has never appeared in print, and, to preserve it, we may be excused for here

narrating it as succinctly as we can. We have another reason for doing so, inas-

much as it illustrates the tomb, copied from the inside of Renfrew church, raised to the memory of Sir John Ross, of Hawkeheide.* The stone effigy, which once rested under the arch, is now displaced, and removed into the burial aisle of the

Earl of Glasgow, adjacent to the church. To this day it is called by the worthy burghers of Renfrew, Palmyarm Ross. The occasion of this epithet we knew not,

till we fortunately met with some old people who remembered the traditionary story which records the prowess of this stalworth knight, and which we give in nearly

the same words as we received it

• Vide plate -1, facing p. 126. This inscription in Crawford is erroneously printed " Josias Ros ;" and after Editors, either from ignorance or indolence, have perpetuated the blunder. —

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THE STORY OF PALMYARM ROSS.

A long, long while ago—tradition seldom condescends to traffic in precise dates when the Kings of Scotland and England were on excellent visiting terms, it happened that the King of Scotland, with his Queen, went to spend some weeks of summer in the Court of England. Here every description of splendid pageant, pas- time, and knightly entertainment, befitting the quality of such exalted guests, was lavishly displayed, and, among the rest, various martial exercises formed no in- considerable portion of each day's amusement. In the English Court there was a champion of surpassing height and strength, and so expert in wrestling and sword- manship, that neither knight nor knave, in all merry England, could match him. He was in high esteem with the King of England, who never ceased jibing the Scottish King to produce any one of his subjects who would overthrow the English champion. Irritated at these repeated boasts, the Scottish King coolly said, that next year, when his royal cousin visited Scotland, he would prove to him that the smallest man in Scotland was more than a match for the biggest born of England. Wagers were accordingly laid between the rival sovereigns, and these, as may be supposed, were equal in amount to the ransom of seven kings. All preliminaries of the combat were arranged agreeably to certain articles. These principally con- sisted in a condition that the champions should fight within a circle out of which neither could escape. By fire or water the vanquished was to perish. The circle was to be surrounded by a deep and broad ditch, sufficient to drown the coward who would be so base as attempt flight ; and in its centre was to be kindled " a bauld bane fire," into which the victor might cast his antagonist to be consumed.

The King of Scotland had, in his pride, undertaken what his prudence told him was of difficult accomplishment. With a heavy heart he turned his back on Lon- don, and went home to find out a champion to redeem his pledge. But the fame of the Englishman had reached Scotland, and this was no ways diminished by the marvellous testimony which the King's retinue bore to the prowess of the gigantic wrestler, whose feats they had witnessed. Day after day passed away, and yet none of the Scottish knights offered to venture life and limb in the king's quarrel. In vain the King summoned his chivalry around him, and proffered vast honours to anyone that would redeem the regal, and the national honour. In vain the King said he would gladly bestow on the person who vanquished the English champion his own pleasant Inch and Castle of Renfrew, where he resided, and which he loved as the apple of his eye. All were silent; they had seen or heard of the Titan to whom they were to be opposed, and already heard, in imagination, their own bones crashing under his enormous bulk. 301

Meanwhile preparations were making for the combat on the Knoc, and for the accommodation of the respective Courts. A mound was raised — a deep ditch was

dug around it, and filled with water, across which a single plank was thrown to give access to the combatants. While almost in despair of finding one courageous enough to undertake the " ad- venture perilous," Ross, of Hawkhead, offered himself, and he was gladly accepted by the King, while all the Court marvelled at his extraordinary temerity. The event- ful day at last arrived. The gigantic Englishman stood within the circle—the " bauld bane fire" was crackling in the centre—and beside him stood the comparatively diminutive, but dauntless, laird of Ross. From neck to heel Ross had clad himself in a garment which fitted tightly to his body, made of the skin of some beast, the fleshy

side outermost, and this glistering and smooth with oil. The English champion smiled at his antagonist, and both addressed themselves for the combat. Deafening

cheers now rent the air ; the heralds sounded their trumpets ; and at the signal the Englishman attempted to pounce on Ross, and truss him up as a hawk would a sparrow. Here, however, he was disappointed; for Ross eluded his grasp, and leapt clean aside. Again and again the champion of England made a snatch at Ross, but the slipperiness of his skin armour, or his agility, saved him. For a long while they continued engaged in this manner, the Englishman endeavouring to get his favourite hold of Ross, and to toss him on the fire at once, and have done with such

child's play ; but his attempts proved abortive. Despairing at length of accomplish- ing his object, the Englishman, almost breathless with anger and unavailing exer- tion, stood still, and invited Ross to take his favourite hold. " Palm my arm," said

the Englishman ; and Ross, who waited for such an invitation, and depended upon the strength of his grasp, and a peculiar sleight he had, immediately sprung forward, seized the Champion by his wrists, and, by a desperate wrench, dislocated them both at the shoulder joint. A scream of agony burst from the lips of the unsus- pecting Englishman. Disabled in this summary fashion, he could offer no effectual resistance to his wily antagonist, who immediately made short work of him, and, with little difficulty, dragged him into the burning pile. Thus terminated the sa-

vage combat, to the immense contentment and glory of the King of Scotland ; but to the inexpressible chagrin and sore dismay of him of England. Having accomplished this splendid feat, Ross demanded the proffered reward. The King hesitated to surrender the Inch to his faithful vassal, for which, as mentioned above, he had a great local attachment. " Ross," said the King, " for this

Inch I will give thee a span in any other part of my realm." " Nay, my lie°-e," retorted Ross indignantly, " I will content me with the inch even now, and when I have again to defend thy honour I shall expect the span."

The King could not retract his royal promise ; so, from that time, the gallant Ross :

302 bruiked the lands and castle of the Inch, which he had so valiantly won, and ever after he was distinguished by the soubriquet of Palm-my-arm, in consequence of the circumstance above narrated. Another version of the tradition says, that these kemps fought with swords, and that the catastrophe happened as described in the ballad of Johnie Scot

" The Italian, like a swallow swift,

O'er Johnie's head did flee ; But on the point of his good sword The Italian stickit he."

And it is superfluous to add that the fundamental injury then received proved mortal. A love of truth also obliges lis to state, that this version of the story records, that, in place of a beast's skin, Ross was sheathed in scaly armour, so exquisitely polished, that a fly could not walk upon it for very smoothness. Further- more, it is said, that as Ross paced to and fro upon the battle-ground, " shimmer- ing in the sun," all eyes were so dazzled with the excessive effulgence of his flexible scale-armour, that no one could look upon him steadfastly for any length of time. In other respects both versions of the tradition concur.

A story, something like the preceding, is narrated by Boece, lib. XIII.,* as having occurred under the reign of Alexander the Third ; and, singular enough, it refers to the origin of the Earls of Ross.

The conclusions we would draw from the above desultory remarks are these :

1st. That Pennant is wrong in conjecturing that the stone pillar, which he saw on the Renfrew road, referred to Sumerled's defeat, as being, from its style of architecture, and the unvarying tradition of the country, wholly irreconcilable with that event. 2d. That this pillar is truly a memorial of the unhappy accident which tradition says befell Lady Marjory Bruce. 3d. That the name of " Queen Blearie's

Stane" may have been appropriated to it, in the course of that process of transmuta- tion incident to all oral records which we have attempted before imperfectly to de- scribe—a species of mental alchemy, by which names, facts, circumstances, and the occurrences and remembrances of various ages, are imperceptibly fused together in

* Paulo deinde post fratres Eduardi Henrici regis Angliae filii, in Scotiam ad sororem sororiumque

visendos venere, ae postea Alexandrum cum uxore Londinum, ut Eduardi coronationi interessent, adduxere ; ubi quum plurimi omnis generis ludorum celebrarentur turn magna Scotorum gloria singularia edita sunt certamina. Erat ea tempestate in aida Eduardi baud ignobilis quidam genere vir natione Normanus, admi- randa corporis virtute, ac rei equestris summa preditus peritia. Hunc, quum omnes magna gloria totam diem certando devicissent, Scotus quidam Ferquhardus nomine ex nobili familia ortus Rossus natione ad illam solemnitatem honoris gratia regem prosecutus tandem cum maximo Scotorum gaudio superavit. Quern rex

Alexander victorio suorum laetus comitatu Rossise donavit. fol. ccci. 303

Time's crucible, till oral tradition streams forth to posterity a current of imperishable bronze—a mixed, but a useful and right beautiful metal. 4th. That the field where the cross stood—when a dialect of the Celtic prevailed among the peasantry of this portion of Strathcluid—may have been denominated, from the singular combat above referred to, Cuimhne Blair, till it was gradually superseded by the Scoto-

recent period, it, at Saxon Kemp knowe ; and, being retained to a comparatively length, lost its primitive signification, and assumed a corrupted form after the accident to Dame Marjory Bruce, and the accession of her son, named the Bleareye, to the throne. We are grave sticklers for the authority of oral traditions, and never like to see them rancorously impugned. But for the length to which these idle specula- tions on a couple of old grey stones have extended, we deem it right to offer an apology to those rigid antiquaries, whose sympathies for by-past times are circum- scribed within an alphabet of written signs, and to whom all history appears fable until it is transferred to a sheep's back, or a piece of perishable rag. It is only necessary for us to add, that in the county of Renfrew there are not more than six individuals who can now point out the site of " Queen Blearie's Stane," and still fewer who can show the spot where Palmyarm Ross so signally distinguished himself. We take the merit to ourselves of suggesting to the intelligent farmer in the Knoc the propriety of putting up a stake to mark the exact spot where the cross stood, and of saving the mound from further obliteration by the plough.*

The other engravings explain themselves. Some of the inscriptions having been inaccurately copied in other works, correct transcripts which rectify errors become of use. It was with some difficulty a perfect seal of the Convent of Paisley could be obtained, most of those appended to the charters which have come under the observation of the present writer being either broken or much effaced. Abbot Schaw's inscription, which records the erection of his famous wall around the orchard of the Abbey, forms the lintel of a dwelling-house at Wallneuk of Pais-

ley, and seems not to have been removed from the spot where it originally was

fixed. The wall ran from the northern transept of the church, along what is the

present line of Lawn-street, to the Wallneuk, where it turned east, and ran along

• It was in the year 1782 that, in the course of some agricultural improvements, the first attempt was

made to level the mound and fill up the fosse. Previous to that time, the ditch was about six yards in width, and four feet in depth. The mound was twenty yards in diameter. 304

the line of what is called Incle-street. At the extremity of this street, it then turned southwards, skirling what is still called the Mill-road, till it terminated at the Columbarium, which stood close to the brink of the Cart, opposite the water- fall at the Seedhill mills. The inscription of Abbot Lithgow, in the north porch of the church, has been sadly mangled by local antiquaries. They could not read it, and seeing a date upon it, they guessed that it referred to the building of the church, instead of being, as it is, the simple announcement of the place where a pious man wished to have his bones laid. No other monument appears of any of the Abbots of this once flourishing monastery. It occurs to us, however, that there has been at one lime a mural tablet erected to the memory of John Hamilton,

Archbishop of St Andrews, of which some vestiges still appear. Any person who visits the ruined portion of the church will see, on the west side of the north transept, a stone in the wall with the arms of Hamilton sculptured upon it, as also the words " Misericordia et Pax," and the initials " I. H." The rest of the monument has been destroyed ; but, when entire, we believe it referred to this able scholar and ecclesiastic, but unfortunate statesman. INDEX I.

NAMES OF PLACES.

Aberbrothok, 49, 211, 226. Aschechirca, 156. Abercarf (Abertarf?), 158. Ascheby, 156, 153. Aberdeen, 212. Askirk, 158, 197, vide Eskirk.

Abermelc, 156, 158. Astanesdene (Hassenden ?), 156, 158. Abington, 63. Auchinames, 102, 103, 141. Achcatmuir, 49. Auchincrue, 11 6. Adamtoun, 92. Auchingoun, 74, 108. Affleck, 147. Auchinhood, H9. Air, capitulum apud, 184. Auchinhose, 100. burgh, 188, 222, 271, 192, 193. Auchinlodraont, 287, 29 1. parochialis ecclesia, 275. Auchrinie, 149. shire, 6, 10, 66, 129, 140. Aughterfardle, 67. Aikenhead, 24, 11 6. Aughtermuir, 49. : bridge and miln, 135. Auldcathie, 16. Aldhouse, 111, 114. Auld Inglistoun, 95, 120. Aldlands, 87, 216. Auldston, 57. Alith, 245. Aven water, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 130, 133. Allantoun, 131. A vendale parish, 3, 6, 9, 11, 133, 134. 141. Allarslie (Ellerslie), castle, 9, 1 0. Alnecrumba (Ancrum), 156, 158, 174, 1 76. teinds of, 11, 37. Alton, S. lands, 62. Aloway, 8S. burgh of barony, 131. Almoushouse next the college of Glasgow, heads of, 131. 114. Auldlands, vide Aldlands. Alvine water (Aven ?), 129- Alyncrumbe (Ancrum?), ecclesia, 197- Badenoul, 114. Anagnia, I89. Bader, Badermonoch, 32, 158, 164, 244. Annandale, 5, 129. Badernoch, 32. Annyston, 130. Badinheath, 114. Ardawrig, 207- Balach, 234. Ardgray, 131. Balgray, 14. Ardmor, 143. Ballantrae, 143. Ardgowan, 80, 104, 141. Ballanrik, Ballapark, 158. (Pathelanarhe ?) Ardrie, 35, 131. Ballernok, Ballornock, 158. Argyle, 142, 143, 145. Ballayn (Bedlay ?), 158, 164, 245, 246. Arskine, vide Erskine, Hyreskine. Balshegry, 29. P P .

INDEX I.

Banheath, 36, 131. Bockcleugh, 63. 7 Barachnie, 34, 150. Boghall, 58, 9 , 141. Barnhill, 87- Boghouse of Crawfurdjohn, 62. Barnecluth, 17- Bogtoun, 117- Barns, 87- Bogtoun house, 115. Barr, 107- Bogleshole, 34, 131. Barrochan, 96, 140, 141. Boigs, 42. Barrowfield, 31. Bolannick, 94- Barscuib, 88. Bonietoun, 55. Bartrumschottis, 41, 133, 139. Bonnitoun linn, 130. Barony of Glasgow, 3, 6, 29, 33. Bondington, 214, 215. church of Glasgow, 4, 30. Bontackhead, 130. teinds of, 31. Boogs, 138. Bedlae, 32. Boot, 3, 265. Bedlormie, 158. Bornes, 7- Beill, 7- Borthwick, 160. Beircroft, 59- Botil ecclesia, 198. Beith, 79, 108. Bowhouse, IS, 66. Bellswynd of Glasgow, 5. Bothwell, 3, 6, 37, 39, 43, 45, 132, 133, 135, Belstain, 51. 251, 252, 44, 57- Beltrees, 123. castle, 15, 38, 130, 131, 134, 202, Berewicum, hospitium Sanctae Maria? Mag- 220, 247. dalena?, juxta, 198. barony, lC, 37, 43, 246, 247, 248, apud Twedam, 225. 250. Bernys, 21 6. bridge, 16, 42, 134. 1 Bethlehem, terra , 218. wood, 131. Between the Hills, 58. park of, 131. Biggar, 6, 58, 59, 131. provestry, 37, 99, 131, 133,- 253, water, 130. 254. Birnockhead, 130. prebends of, 1 1 Bishop's Forrest, 149, 169. church, 39, 40, 132, 135, 136, Bishoptoun, 89, 141. 137- Bissieberryhill, 131. Bothwellhaugh, 39. Bizziebiggar head, 130. Bothwellschiellis, 41. Blackfriars church, Glasgow, 4. Bradisholm, 34, 134. Black Cart water, 102, 131, 140, 144. Braidhirst, 138. Blackhall, 80. Braidinhill, 36. Blackhill, 131. Braidshielburn, 47- Blackloch, 130, 134. Braidwood, 52. Blackston, 84, 94, 130, 141, 144. Braxfield, 55. Blacksolra, 123. Brediland, 87, 123. Blackwood, 67- Bresscat, 15. Blackyairds, 34, 150. Bridgegate Street, Glasgow, 5. Blaikburn, 130. Bridgend of Partick, 110. Blairlinn, 36. of Glasgow, 114. Blairmucks, 44. Bridsholm (Bradisholm?), 137- Blantyre, 6, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19 31, 131, 132, Brigida; Sanctae Capella, 288. 134. Brisbanetoun, 89- — teinds, 15. Broadferry, 91- Blawarthill, 8f). Bromilton, IS. NAMES OF PLACES.

Broomhill, 7, 131. Cambusnethan parish, 6, S, 18, 42, 45, 46, Broomielaw harbour, 4. 50, 132, 137. Brumescheyd (Brownieside?) 156, 158. barony, 46, 49- Brunadie, 16. teinds, 47. Bruntschiells, 124. kirk, 137. Bryntschells, Est, 287- Camcachetheyn (Cambusnethan?), 156. West, 28". Camcar (Sanchar?), 156, 158. Budlornak, 158. Camelekie (Camlachie) burn, 131 Burgus apud Glasgu, l6l, 166. Camnethan, See Cambusnesthan. de Dunbretain, 167- Campbridge, 138. Buthelule (Bonhill in Dumbartonshire, Campe water, 129- Bothwell?), 15S. Campsie, 2. Byris of Ralston, 79- Cander, 8. water, S. Cadder (Calder ? vide) 244. Candidas casae, diocesis, 197, 198. Cadihou, 164, 166, 167, 192, 193, 201, 20S, Candleriggs street, Glasgow, 5. 209,210,211, 212, 217, 218. Cantus Gregorianus, 287, 290. baronia, 213, 214, 215, 216. precatus sive curiosus, 290, 291. ecclesia, 207, 216, 217, 218. Carbarns, 48.

prebenda, 1 97- Carclevien (Carcluie?), 156.

• chorus de, 2 1 6. Cardarroch, 32. Caerpentalloch, (Kirkintilloch ?), 160. Cardonell, 31, 78, 141. Calder parish, 2, 3, 5, 6, 30, 31, 33, 37, 158, 8. Cardros, 2, 168. bridge, 130, 139, 141- Carfin, 40, 137, 138. new miln of, 135. Carlaverok, 111. kirk of, 32. Carluke, 6, 12, 46, 50, 53. teinds of, 32, 33, 35. Carmannock parish, 6, 11, 20, 23, 24, 26, old tower of the house of, 32. 147, 230. water, 8, 34, 35, 39, 40, 44, 45, 48, barony, 23. 49, 134, 136, 137, 139. teinds, 24. water, Easter and Wester, 37. Carmichael, 6, 65, 131. East, 44, 46. Carmichael hill, 130. Calder in Lothian, 57- Carmyle, 34. Caldercleir, 40. Carnbrue, 42, 131, 135, 136. Caldchapel water, 129. Carncurran, 124. Calderside, 15. Carnwath parish, 6, 56, 57, 58, 130. Calder wood, 131. house, 131. Caldwell, 141. muir, 50. Caldwoll, 109. burgh of barony, 56, 131. Little, 110. loch, 131. Caledon, 15. teinds of, 56. Caledonian wood, 145. Carnewith (Carnwath?), 156, 159, 255. Cambuslang barony, 19, 48. prebenda, 197- parish, 3, 6, 11, 14, 19, 20, 21, Carnetable hill, 129, 130, 131. 26. Carnethyn (Carntyne?), 156. town, 22. Carnethan, in parochia de Troqueir, 159- wood, 131. Carnismolle, ecclesia, 198.

old church of, 48, 2 1 9. Carrick, 2, 5, 143, 183, 185, 201. prebenda, 220. Decanatus, 225. 4" teinds of, Carseburn, 80, 98. INDEX I.

Cavsedyke, 98. Clochanys, 207- Carseland (Kersland ?), 85. Clonyschannach, 216. Carstairs, 6, 50, 53, 55, 64, 131, 149. Clowburn, 64.

1 30. Caruill (Carmyle ?), 156, 159- water ; Cart water, 23, 24, 73, 78, 79, 80, 83, 84, miln, 130. 113, 116, 117, 131, 143, 144, 145, Clude, vallis de, 192, 201. 146, 265. Clyde river, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, black water of, 102, 131, 144. 19, 22, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, Castlehill, 54, 131, 21 6, 217- 39, 42, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, Castlemilk, alias Castleton or Cassilton, 23, 55, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 99, 131. 71, 72, 73, 84, 85, 86, 89, 91, 94, Castlemilk in Galloway, 158. 98, 99, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, Castlesemple house, 106, 141. 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, loch, 106, 140, 141. 144, 187, 274, 281, 284. provestry, 9, 107- Firth of, 144. Castletarras, 156, 159- Clydeshill, Little, 6, 6l. Castlewards of Lanark, 3. Clydesdale, 50, 60, 104, 129, 142, 144, 145, Castlewood, 131. 157- Castrum puellarum, 167, 209. Upper Ward, 50, 129. Cathcart, 6, 23, 24, 26, 72, 11 6, 141, 147- forest of, 50. barony, 24, 116. Clydesholme, 53. teinds of, 25, 118. Cnokfubill, 246. castle, 116, 141. Coats, 23. kirk, 117, 230. Cochrane, 81, 103, 141. chorus sancti Oswaldi in, 117- Cochmannock (Cochnay ?), 275. Cathkin, 24, 99, 131. Codquhen (Quothquen ?), 87- Cathkinhill, 131. Coirglas, 207- Cathquhanne burn, 130. Colchtain (Coltram?), 156, 159. Cathedral kirk of Glasgow, 30. Coldington, ISO. Chadehou, Castrum de, 16. Fide Cadihou. Colmonel, 76, 271- Chapel, 23, 136. Coltness, 47- vide Cultness. of Crosby, 147- Comirnauld, 21. Chapelton, villagium, decimae de, 286. Comlongan, ecclesia, I98. Cheshire, 157- Communia Decani et Capituli Glasguensis, Chill (Kyle?), 201. 259, 261. Chapter of Glasgow, 2. Communes distributiones Decani et Capituli, Chefcarnenwat (over Carnwath ?), 156. 263. Christswall, 105. Conalli Sancti, Capella, 288. Cladans, 207- Conclud, 164. Clakmanan, 88. Conhatrig, 149. Claustrum Fratrum Predicatorum de Glasgu, Connoblehill (Knowhoblehill ?), 136. 190. Conyngham, 203. vide Cuningham. Cleandaghallagan, in Knapdale, 271. Decanatus, 225. Cleghorn, 54, 131. Corehouse, 67, 131. Cleland, 40. Coredium, ad opus Servientium qui Kethres Clelandtoun, 131, 136, 137. vocantur, 185. Cleland wood, 137- Corsbasket, 16. miln, 137- Corsbie, 103. Cloch, 144. Corswood hill, 130. Clochstane, 144. Couendal (Quendal?), 156, 159- NAMES OF PLACES.

Coudon, 109. Cumbria? provincia, 156, 200. Coulterallers, 59, 130. Cumberland, 157, 158, 200. Coulter Mayns, 59, 130. Cumbrensis parochia, 156. Coulterstane height, 129- Cuming tower, 39- Coulter heights, 131. Cummerheads, 130.

Coulter water, 1 29- Cumray in Bute, 147- Cowhill, 94. Cuningham, 2, 5, 71, 73, 140, 142, 144, Covington, 6, 63, 130, 131. 201. Crafts' hospital of Glasgow, 150. Cunegan, vide Cuningham. Craggyn, ecclesia, 230. Cunclut, Conclud, 156, 244.

Cragnentalach (Kirkintilloch ?), 275. Craig of Blantyre, 131, 134. Dair water, 6l, 129. Craiganes, 99, 141. Dalbeth, 31. Craigbet, 124. Dalduie, 34. Cragie parish, 14". Easter, 34, 150. Craignethan, 68, 130, 131. Dalkarn, 159. Craigton, 124. Dalmuneh (Dalmarnock?), 159. Craik water, 129. Dalserf parish, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 66. Crawfurd parish, 6, 59, 6'0, 6l, 264. church, 7- teinds, 6l. house, 131.

barony, 60, 6l. vicarage teinds of, S, 1 6, 1 9- Crawfordjohn, 3, 6, 6l, 62, 65. parsonage teinds of, 8, 19- castle, 61, 129, 131. burn, 130. kirk, 61. Dalswynton, ecclesia, 19S. teinds of, 6l, 62. Dalzel parish, 2, 6, 45, 46, 132. burgh of barony, 6l, 131. teinds of, 45. Crawfurd Lindsay parish, 60, 6l. house of, 46, 131, 138, 247- Crawfurd dykes, 145. lands, 247. Crawfurds ferm, 26. wood, 131. Creighton, lordship, 37- kirk, 13S. Crimpcramp, 62. Daniel burn, 130. Croceford, 130. Danscalliscroft, 217- Crocerig, 66. Darngavel, 67, 124. Crookdyke, 67. Darngavil hill, 131. Crookedsheill, 22. Darnly, 77- Crookedshot, 95, 103. Darnoch heights, 131. Crookedstanes, 129- Davidshall, 130. Crosby kirk, 39. Deserf, Diserf, vide Dalserf. chapel of, 147. Decanatus in ecclessia Glasguensi, 197. Crossmyghell, ecclesia, 198. Denside, Medowel, in, 190. Crookston wood, 141. Dechmont hills, 131. Croxton, 75, 77- Dilenvie, 130. Croxton castle, 78, 141. Dinedim water, 129- Cruiler dyke, 47- Dinrod, 104, 141. vide Dunrod. Cudely, 56. Dolfinton parish, 6, 57, 58. loch, 131. ———— teinds, 57- Cultbuthe (Culbowy ?), 274. Dominie nostra; Capella, 288. Culter, 6, 58, 59- Douchall, Duchill, 86, 95, 141. Cultness, 18, 47, 48, 131. Douglas, parish, 6, 62, 64, 66, 254. Cumbria regio, 155. lordship, 60, 66. INDEX I.

Douglas, barony, 64. Earnocb, Little, 18. church, 65. Eastend, 66. water, 65, 130. East Calder water, 44. teinds, 65. Easter Daldowie, 34, 150. castle, or house, 65, 131. Easter Kilpatrick, 32. burgh of barony, 65, 131. Easterton burn, 130. tower, 39- East Shiell, 56. Douglasdale, 65. Eastwood parish, 72, 102, 110, 113, 114, Dowcathill, 18. 141, 146, 147. Draffin, 66. lands, 113. Dreva, 149. teinds of, 1 1 6.

Dripps, 1 13. Eboracum, 197, 198. Drilton (Dirleton), 159- Eccleston, 149- Drumalzeart, 130. Edilwood, 16, 18, 213. Drumbou, dtcimae de, 286. Edinburgh, 4, 134, 139, 162, 1 65, 170, 171, Drumen (Drymen ?), teinds of, 151. 189, 191. 213, 215, 221, 228, Drumshargat, 19- 236, 249, 284. Drumtall (Drurabervie?), decima? de, 286. west port of, 21. Drumteblay, (Duntiblae ?), 159. shire, 6, 215. Dryburgh, abbacy, 53. bishoprick, 61. Drygate Street of Glasgow, 4, 36. castrum, 241. Dryvesdail (Drysdale?), 156, 159- Edinbernan (Edinbarnet?), 275. Dublin, 74, 85. Edinburgi castri, capella occidentalis, 241. Dumbarton (Dunbretane), 2, 5, 6, 31, 74, Edmiston, 58. 117, 129, 140, 143, 145, 168, Edulfiston (Edilston?), 159- 169, 187, 188, 235, 283. Edyngaham (Ednam?), 156. castle, 6, 91- Eglesham, parish, 11, 72, 110, IIS, 141, parochia, 103. 144, 146. muir, 144. . burgus de, 167, 190, 210, 226, 227. Eglinton, 120. baillies and wyt of, 282. Eisilside burn, 130. Dumfries, 6l, 62, 104, 129, 183. Elderslie, Ellerslie, 8, 141. commissariat, 151. bridge, 141. Dumsyston, nether, 41, Elging, 261. Dundonald, 147- Elsrickle bog, 130. kirk, 111. Encarrach (supposed blunder for In Car- in Ireland, 33. rick), 159. Dunedin, 62, England, 50. Ergadia, 167- . water, 63. Dundrinans, 91 Erickhill, 6, 129- Dungeon, 39. Erickstane, 5, 129, 145, 284. Durgundiston, 67- Erskine parish, 72, 86, 88, 91, 96, 99, 141, Dunlop, parish, 10S. 146, 147- Dunrod, 12, 104, 141. kirk of, 89, 91- Dunsyre, 6, 57. barony, 88. teinds of, 57- house, 141. Dunsyston, 44. Eskirk, 149. Duntechglunane (Duntiglenan ?), 274. Espadie, 120. Est Bryntscheills, 287-

Earnoch, 9, 17- Est Welland, 288. .

NAMES OF PLACES.

Evindale, heads of, 131, vide Avondale. Gartsherrie loeh, 131. Eusdale, 145. Garvach, 164. Garvin, 36.

Fairholme, IS. Garvirie loch (Gartferry ?), 131. Farley, 203. Gavin, 10S. Farnyayes (Fereneze?), 107- Gavok, 36. Faskine, 34, 131, 136. GerfT, water, 130. Fawside, conflictus de, 89. Gilbertfield, 21, 131. Fawslane, 94. Gilkerscleugh, 63.

Ferguslie, SO. Gillemoristoun, 1 59. Ferm, 26, 131. Gladestanes, 58. Fernenes, villagium, 2SS, Fereneze. Glanderston, 109. Ferrineis, forest of, 143. Glasgow, city, 3, 4, 5, 6, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, Fidlerburn, 130. 31, 36, 37, 40, 89, 94, 131, 133, Fimbelach, 275. 134, 139,144,145,15],l6S, 169,

Fingerton (Fingalton ?), III. 1 87,188,199, 200, 203, 212, 219, Finlayston, 91, 93, 141. 237, vide Glasgu. Flat, decima? de, 286. barony, 151, 169, 171, 239, 244. Flatterton, 104. regality, 3, 27, 29, 30, 32, 34, Foresta de Glasgu, 164. I69, 170. Forest of Clyde, 50. castle of, 4, 175, 194, 195, 196. Forest kirk, 50. barony parish, 3, 6, 29. Forest kirk burn, 1 30. diocese, 6, 30, 146, 185, 199, 203, Forfar, 223. 229, 240. Forum de Glasgu, 164, 166, 167, 168. kirk of, 171.

Forth river, 145. archbishoprick, 5, 3 1 Fraternitas constituta ad constructionem ec- commissariat, 2, 72, 151. clesia; Glasguensis, 162. chapter of, 2, 06, 86, 91, 119. Freeland, 90. cathedral, 4, 30, 196. Frewston, 8. greens of, 5. Friermure, 60, 6l. crofts of, 21. Fullonum vicus in Glasgu, 219. parsonage, 31. Fulton, 76, 78. subdeanry, 31. Fuhvood, 103. college, 4, 14, 21, 29, 32, 35, 45, Furcarum via in Glasgu, 228. 58, 86, 152. Fynglas, prebenda, 197. common kirk of, 45, 58. Blackfriars' church of, 4. Gairin, 48, 49, 130, 149, 224 Laigh kirk of, 4. Gairingill burn, 49. presbytery of, 6, 72, 141. Gallowgate street of Glasgow, 4. Hutchesons' hospital of, 29. Galloway, 143, 157. new, 94. Galwaith (Galloway), 159. market, 171. Galweia (Galloway), 183. Drygate street of, 4. Gardinum Episcopi apud Glasgu, 209- Gallowgate street of, 4. Garnkirk, 32. High street of, 4. Garroch, IIS, 150. Belfs wynd, 5. Gartqueme (Gartqueine?) loeh, 131. Bridgegate street, 5. Gartan, 160. Candleriggs street of, 5. Gartness, 44, 136. Rattonraw, 5. Gartsherrie, 34. Stockwell street, 5. INDEX I.

Glasgow, Wyndhead, 5. Glennuchan water, 129. bridge, 27, 28. Glens, 74, 107. Glasgu, 157, 158, 169, 175, 180, 186, 191, Glenshinnoch, 87. 201, 203, 223, 225, 227, 231, 243, Glespin, 6*3. 252, 253, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, water, 129. 284. hill, 129. civitas, 169, 227. Golyn, in Lothian, 159- tmrgus apud, l6l, 166, 167, 168, Gorbals, 4, 28, 150. 186, 190. Goseford, in Northumbria, 197- nundina? apud, l6l, 162, 165, 167, Goselington, 9- 208, 271, 278. Govan parish, 2, 3, 6, 26, 27, 84, 114, 159, forum, 167, 168. 231, 232, 244. Glasguensis ecclesia, 155, 169, 174, 176, 177, village, 27. 178, 179, 182, 185, 197, 199, Little, 29. 200, 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, teinds of, 29. 210, 211, 212, 216, 217, 218, Over, 131. 219, 220, 221, 223, 225, 226, prebenda, 197. 227, 230, 231, 239, 240, 245, parva, 233. 247, 248, 249, 251, 252, 254, Gourock, 99, 141, 142, 145. 255, 262, 263, 280. Graham's dyke, 32, 50. ecclesia, igne consumpta, 162. Grange, 74. alma universitas, 219, 291- Grayns, 7- ecclesia major, 243. Green, 48. ecclesia inferior, 263. Green of Rutherglen, 26. Episcopates, 180, 181, 183, 197, Greenhead, 47, 48. 236, 244. Greenhill, 48. officialitas, 187, 217, 271, 272. Greenlees, 22. ecclesia?, terra?, 156. Greenock parish, 72, 96, 97, 104, 141, 142, ecclesia?, fraternitas ad construc- 146. tionem, constituta, 162. house, 97, 141. ecclesiae, decanus et capitulum, town, 97, 99, 142, 143, 145. 190, 239, 257, 258, 259, 260, teinds of, 99. 261, 262. Greens, 57- episcopi, Roberti, obitus, 289- Greenside, 38. Glasford, parish, 6, 9, 10, 1 6. Groundless loch, 131. ecclesia parochialis, 203, 285, 286, Grundesland, decima? de, 286. ecclesia communis capituli, 203. Gryph, Greiff water, 83, 84, 86, 99, 140, clericatus parochialis de, 286, 287 141, 144, 145, 265. ecclesia?, jus patronatus, 203. Guven, vide Govan. teinds, 107, 286. terra? de, 204. Hachinkeraeh (Auchinreoch ?), 159- barony, 11. Hadington, 7- villagium, 286. custodia hospitalis Beata? Maria? Glastonbury, 157, 158. de, 198. Glastun, 157, 158. Haggs, 29, 33, 135. Glendaruel, 105. walk miln, 135. Glenesk, 60. corn miln, 135. Glengavils, 130. Halkheid, 77, 126. Glengonas, water, 129, 131. Hallcraig, 52. Glenhooffe, 36. Hamilton, 2, 130, 133, 134, 138. NAMES OF PLACES.

Hamilton parish, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 14, 16. Hurilbury heights, 131. regality, 3, 5. Hutchesons' Hospital, Glasgow, 29. lordship and barony, 16, 79, 131. Hyreskyn (Erskine?) ecclesia, 230. castle, house, or palace, 16, 71, 131 town, 16, 17, 18. Jacobi quarti regis, obitus, 289- tower, 39. Jarriswood (Jervieswood), 54, 131. wood, 131. Jedburgh, abbacy, 15. hospital, 17- Jeddeburch, Jeddewurth, 182, 223, 224. provostry, 8, 16, 19- Jermistoun, 30. presbytery, 6", 132. Jerrieston, 40, 55, 131, 137, 138. kirk, 17. Jerusalem, 156. vicarage teinds of, 16, 19- Inch of Renfrew, 73. parsonage teinds of, 19- Inchegall, 266. obits in the kirk of, 19- Inchinan, parish, 72, 86, 141, 144, 146, 160. burn, 16, 17. lands, 77, 87- haugh, 16. teinds of, 87- Hamilton's farm, 16. Inchnoch, 36, 131. Hamilton and Campsie, Commissariat, 2, 151. Incuill, (error for In Kyle?), 160. Hanshaw, Henshaw, 53. Indulgentia- a Romana curia, 291. water, 130. Ingliston, 92, 160. Harbour, (error for Larbert, quod vide), 16. Ingoliston (vide Ingliston). Hairs Pennel, (Kilbarchan), 125. Innenschadden, Inienschadden (Inchinan?), Harschaw, 44, 62. 160.

Hardingstrona, Hardingstrena, 159, 1 .09- Innerkyp, parish, 72, 80, 95, 100, 104, 141, Hartcleuch water, 129. 142, 146, 147. hills, 129. teinds of, 106. Hartonhill, 130. bay, 144. Hartside, 59. Innerweek, parish, 76, 88, 100, 112, 120, 147- Hartside burn, 130. Insula; inter Guvan et Perdeyc, 232. Hassendene, 158. Intoll et Outtoll, 187. Hawkwood, 140, 141. Inverkyp, vide Innerkyp. Hawyk, ecclesia, 253, 254. Johnston, 45, 102. Heads, 53. bridge, 141. Headloch, 131. Jordanhill, 85. Herring fishing, 142. Ireland, 157. Hesleyside, 65. Irwin, burgh, 1S8, 229, 274. Hillhead, 137. Hills, Easter and Wester, 57. Kapilrig, 109. Hodelm (Hoddam), 156, 159. Karnebuth, 224.

Holyrood-house, 147, 264. Karnewid (Carnwath ?), 160. Hopetoun, 6l. ecclesia, 254, 255, vide Carnewith. Horda (Orde ?"), 159. Karric, 201. Hotun (Hutton?), 159- Karun, 224. Housle, 83. Katkert, ecclesia, 230. Houchiltre (Ochiltree?), 159. Kathconen, 275. Houston parish, 72, 96, 99, 141, 146, 147. Kelkeran in Kintyre, ecclesia, 269, 270, 271. wood, 1 40. Kellebride, vide Kilbryde. castle, 141. Kellie, 105. Howgate, 130. Kelliebridge, 141. Hundishill, 217. Kellieburn, 140. Qq .

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Kelso abbacy, 50, 57, 66. Kilpatrick barony, 72, 74, 75. Kelvin, river, 29, 30, 32, 37, 224. Easter, 32, 42, 87- Keneard (Kinnaird), 160. Kilwinning, 7, 262. Kenegyrd, carucata et ecclesia in, 156. Kincaidzen, for Kincaidzou, 53. Kenmure, Kenmor, 34, l6i. Kingaif, ecclesia, 265. villagium, 288. Kingsbeckhead, 130. Kennock, 65. Kingsbeckheight, 131. Kentigerni beati altare, 211. Kinkegolaw, 130. Keppoch, 150. Kingslaw, 130. Kerkentulacht, 246, vide Kirkintilloch Kings meadow, 86. Kerss, 68. Kinkyvell, 37. Kerssland, 85. Kinneil, 16. Kert, water, 73, 265, (Cart). Kintyre, 268, 269, 271- Kerswell, 56. mull of, 142. Kevergylt, 156, 159- Kirkburn, 130. Kevergyrd, 160. Kirkcudbright, 5, 159, 188. Keveronum (Kennaran ?), 156, 159- Kirketun (error for Kirkintullach ?), 164. Kevertrokl, 156, 159- Kirketun super Stryvelin, ecclesia, 198. Kiil, vide Kyle. -Xirkfield, 67- Kilbryde, parish, 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 14, 20, Kirkhil], 49. 23, 104, 107, 110, lip, 144. Kirkhopehead, 129. 205. Kirkinner, 62. ecclesia, 205, 206. Kirkintilloch, 32, 160, 164, 246. castellum de, 205. Kirkoswall, 40. mains of, 12, 131. Kirktonholm, 13. Kirkton of, 12. Kittiemuir, 286. — teinds of, 14. Knapdale, 271. — glebe of, 14. Knock, 141, 146. prebenda, 197- Knockewart, 109-

Kilbryde and Torrence, 1 1 Knockfubill, 247- Kilbarchan, parish, 72, 96, 99, 103, 125, 141, Knockhobohill, 40. 146, 147, 287, 288. Knockindaill, 79- Kilbirnie, 85. Knowhoblehill, 44. loch, 144. Kowdames, 109. Kilcolmanel, 147- Kvdow, aqua, 207- Kilfinan, Killinan, 107, 147- Kyle, 2, 5, 65, 147, 160. Kilkegow law, 130. Decanatus, 225. Kilkerran, 147, see Kelkerran. Kype, 10. Killairne, 100. Kypebyre, 36. Killellan, parish, 72, 96, 99, 146, 147- Killington (Hillington ?), 100, 120. Lamington, 6, 59, 60, 6l, 130, 131. Kilmalcolm, 72, 91, 94, 96, 99, 141, 1-14, burn, 130, 13). 146, 147- teinds, 59- teinds of, 96. Lanark, shire, 1, 2, 5, 24, 29, 6l, 72, 99, Kilmarnock, barony, 62. 129, 132, 140, 213, 214, 215, 216, Kilmarnock, error for Kilmaurs, 21. 248. Kilmaronock, 91. upper ward of, 1, 6l, 129- Kilmaurs, 21, 91, 92, 93. nether ward of, 1, 6, 71, 129, 132. Kilpatrick, 50, 91, 100, 107, 147, 230, 237, — burgh, 1, 3, 53, 131, 134, 184, 205, 274, 275, 276, 277- 256. NAMES OF PLACES.,

Lanark commissariat, 3, 1.50. Lintseed lands, 58. presbytery, 6. Little Caldwall, 110. parish, 6, 50, 53. Little Clydeshill, 6, 6l, 129- outerkirk, 53. Little Earnoch, IS. innerkirk, 53. Littlegill, 59. custotlia hospitii tie, 198. Little Govan, 29. justice ayr of, 244. Lochcoats, 131. Gray friars of, 53. Lochheads, 130. Lanerikloch, 131. Lochlibo, 144.

Laodonia, 1 GO. Lochwood, 36. Landie muir burn, 130. Lochorwar, ecclesia, (Lochorward,) 160. Langcorslie, 96. Lochwinzeoch parish, 72, 74, 79, 106, 140, Langside, 25, 117, 141, 146. 141, 146, 147, 288. burn, 131. loch, 144. Larbert, 16. fishing, 88.

Largs, parish, 73, 89, 1 03, 1 04, 1 06, 1 07 , 1 47. ecclesia collegiata infra par- battle of, 79- cam de, 285, 286, 288. Largs, kirk of, 92, 272. teinds, 108. Lateran, 180, 181. Lockerby, 124. Lauchope, 41, 131, 136, 137, 139- Lockart hill, 55. water, 136. London, 50. Lead mines, 131. Londors, 214. Lee, 53, 131. Lothian, 11, 44, 50, 59. Legatland, 207- East, 7- Legerwood, 76/88, 100, 120, 147. West, 36, 37, 129. Leinzie, parish, 35. Mid, 129. Lennox, Levinax, 5, 142, 145, 278. Loudoun, 224. Lenyes, Easter and Wester, 37. Lowis, 188.

Lengartheyn, 156, 160. Lugdunum, 177, 178, 1 79. Lesmahago, parish, 3, 6, 65, 66. Luggie water, 36, 37. abbey, 66, 131. Lunderston, 106. woods, 131. Lathers, 129. Letham, 10. hill of, 129, 131. Leven water, 92. Levenax, Decanatus, 225. Machan, Machanshire, 6, 16, 156, 160, 201, Levenax, Comitatus (Lennox), 77, 167, 183, 203. 275, 277- Maclain (error for Machan ?) teinds of, 76. Levenaiche, Lennox, 160. Maidwoon water, 56, 57, 58. Leyes, 164. Mains of Edilwood, 18.

Liberton and Quodquan parishes, 6, 58. 1 Cambusnethan, 48. Liberton parish, 58, 130, 255. ——— Braxfield, 55. jus patronatus ecclesise, 262. Kilbryde, 131. ——— ecclesia parochialis de, 263. Maiden castle, 168. Lickprivick, 13, 131. Malindonar, torrens, 228. Liddisdale, Lordship, 38. Malmegate's bour, 130. Lilliesleaf, 149. Manerium, de Glasgu, 164. ecclesia, 197. de Lacu, 225, 237, 243. Lillescliva (Lilliesleaf?), 156. Manse, parson's, of Glasgow, 36. Linlidqu, 245. Maphelim, 264. Linlithgow, 3, 6, 33, 129, 256, 282. foresta de, 265. Qq2 —

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Mauchlane, 120. Monkland barony, 32, 39. Mauchlinhole, 13. place of, 35, 131, 136. Mauldslie, 51, 130, 131. wood, 131. forrest, 50. — —— teinds of, 35. Maulsey, 12. Monkton, 22, 39, 147. Maulsmire, 145. — Lordship in Kyle Stewart, 74, 75. Mayvoix (My vet?), 36. parish, 75, 116.

Mearns parish, 72, 95, 108, 110, 11 9, ' miln of, 92. 146, 147. Monkton and Prestwick, 115 church, 76, 112, 230. Montjadeford hill, 130. miln of, 111, 114. Montinervar, 131. castle, 141. Monyabrok, 88. tower of, 111. Moravia, 261. barony, 113, 114. Moriestoun, 23. muir, 144. Mossminning, 67- Newton of, 111. Motherwell miln, 138.

teinds of, 113. Morthewic (error for Borthwick ?), 160. Mecheyn (Machan?), 156, 160. Mouse water, 54, 130.

Medane waters, 130, (Medwin?). Munktoun (error for Monkland ?), 39. Meilow well in Densyde, Glasgow, 19°- Muckraht, Muncrath, (Muckroft?), 160, 246. Medrois (Medrox ?), 36. Mungo, Saint, freedom of, 171. parsonage teinds of, 36. Murdieston, 44, 131. Meitines water, (Medwin?), 129. Murray, 49. Melros, Monachi de, 264. Murrayes, 59, 131, 207- Melvin's orchard, 228. Murrows (Murrayes?), 131. Mensal kirks, 47- Mussilburgh, 33, 42. Menenschadden (error for Inenschadin, Inch- Mylnebank, 125. inan?), 160. Myvettis, 36. Mereboda (error for Morbattle?), 160. Mereboda carucata terra et ecclesia in, 156. Neilsland, 18. Merchants and Crafts' Hospital Glasgow, 152. Neilston lands, 77- Mermeer water, 131. parish, 72, 108, 110, 141, 146, 147- Methrox (Medrox), 36. kirk, 76, 100. Midding Coats, 129. teinds of, 110. Middeby (Middelby ?), ecclesia, 199. Neilstonside, 110. Mid Lothian, 129. Nelestun, ecclesia, 230. Milk, water, 158. Nethan water, 66, 67, 68, 130, 224. Milnbourn, 8. Nethanfoot, 66. Milnbank, 125. Nether Dunsyston, 41. Milnheugh, 15. Netherfield, 10. Milntoun, 30, 51, 52, 130, 131. Nether Hawkhead, 102. wood, 131. Nether Newton, 129- Moat, 60. Nether Pollok, 13. Moffat, 18. Nether Possil, 150. Mola, 112. Nether Pennale, 2S7, 291. Monachkennaran, Monakennaran, 91, Nether Seahutton, decimse de, 286. 274, 275, 276,277,278. Nethershiells, decimae de, 286. Monkland parish, Old, 2, 3, 6, 30, 132, 135. Nethertoun of Hamilton, 130. New, 2, 6, 33, 35, 132, Nether Ward of Lanarkshire, 6, 129- 134, 135. Newark, 93, 141, 142, 145. NAMES OF PLACES.

Newark, bay of, 94. Over Govan, 131. Newbottle abbay, 33, 60. Overton, 10, 47, 48. New Glasgow (Port Glasgow), 94. of Cambusnethan, 59-

Xewhouse, 13, 22. Over Pollok, 1 ] 2. Newholm, 57- Over Ward of Lanarkshire, 129- Xewhall, 66. Newlands, 87, 109, 118. Paisley Lordship, 25, 74, 75, 84, 96, 97, 99, New Monkland parish, 2, 6, 33, 35, 132, 134, 100, 106, 110. 135. —— abbacy and monastery, 26, 53, 73, kirk, 136. 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 82, 91. 92, 95,

, teinds of, 33. 96, 101, 103, 107, 114, 141, 147, Newton, 22, 6l, 125, 164. 225, 229, 230, 268, 274. Newton of Mearns, 111. regality, 72, 74, 107- Newyards, 143. burgh, 72, 73, 86, 95, 123, 141, 143, Neveht ecclesia, 230. 144, 145, 146, 270, 273, 274. Niddrie Forrester, 149- presbytery, 72, 141. Nigra Aula (Blackball ?), 278. parish, 72, 75, 84,99, 108, 114, 141, Nisbet, 59. 146, 147, 288. Nithsdale, 5, 129. Cartulary, 90, 91. North bar, 90. bridge, 141, 144. North Calder water, 130, 132, 134, 135. kirk, 146. North Woodside, 30. Paris, 28. Northumberland, 157- Scotch college at, 5. Nundina? apud Glasgu, l6l, 162, 165, 208, Parisii, 207. 214, 271, 278. Park, 65, 207- Parkhead, 43, 138. Oakshawhead, 145. Parkburn, 130. Obits to be founded in the kirk of Hamil- Parsonage teinds of Dalserf, 8. ton, 19. Parsonage of Glasgow, 31. of James Kneland in Both well kirk, 41. Parson's manse of Glasgow, 36. Obitus regis Jacobi quarti, 289- Partick, 6, 29. Roberti Episcopi Glasguensis, 289. bridge end of, 110. Pro animabus fundatorum ecclesia? wheat miln of, 151. collegiata? de Lochwinnoch, 290. bridge, 129- Domini Willielmi Sympill, 290. Passelet, 273. Doming Margareta? Cathkert, 290. ecclesia, 279- Domini Thomas Sympill, 290. Monachi de, 264. Elizabeth Ross, 290. Domus de, 265, 266, 267, 269, 270, Domini Johannis Sympill, 290. 271. Dominae Margareta? Colville, 290. Molendinum de, 264. Ochiltrie, 10, 159. Parva Govan, 233. Odingstoun (Uddistoun), 248, 249, 250. Pathelanarhe, 156. Officialatus curia? Glasguensis, IS", 217,271, Patrick, Saint, kirk of, 282, 283. 272. Patrick holm, 8, 131. Old Monkland parish, 2, 3, 6, 30, 33,132,135. Pearls, fishing of, 143. kirk, 135. Peddersburn, 35. Old Patrick, 95, 120. Peeblesshire, 6, 57, 58, 61, 129- Orbiston, 39, 131, 137, 138. commissariat of, 150. miln of, 99, 138. ecclesia, 230. ecclesia, in, 156. Orda, 1 59. carucata terra? et INDEX I.

Peil, 13, 144. Prestwick, Prestirk, 114, 147, 230. l'enfeich, 65. Prestwick Monachorum, ecclesia, 230. Pennale, Upper, 286. Preston, 50. Nether, 287, 288. Priestfield, 15. Pentnacob (error for Penjacob), 156, 159. Principality of Scotland, 11, 71. Penjacob, 156, 159, 160. Provan, 30, 131. Person lands, 58. loch, 131. Perdeyc, Perdehic, Pertheic (Partick), 160, Provostry of Hamilton, 8. 200, 231, 232. Perth, 191. Quarrelton, 82. Parliamentum apud, 213. Quathquannelaw, 131. treaty of, 108. Quendall (Couendall ?), 156, 159- Pether, 47, 48. Querani, Sancti, ecclesia in Kintvre (Kilker- Pettienain, 6, 64. ran), 268, 270. Phinnick in Cuningham, 119. Quhitcarl water, 140. Phinhaven in Angus, 60. Quhitcleuch, 129. Piscaria, aquae de Clyde, 281. Quhite barony, 149- Planmicliel, 156, l60. Quhithill, 130. Pollok, Over, 112, 141. Quodquain (and Liberton) parish, 6, 58. Nether, 113, 141. kirk of, 112, 120, 230. Raggedgill, 129- wood, 140. Raggedgill heights, 131. bridge, 141. Raith, 43, 138. Polmadie, 140, 160, 224. Raith (Rais?), 82. custodia hospitii Sancti Johannis Ralston, 78. de, 198. Ramforlie, 100, 125, 141. terrae elymosinariae de, 232, 233. bridge, 141. hospitale de, 233, 234, 235, 236, Rammishoren, 164. 237, 238, 239, 241, 242, 243. Ranfield, 85. Pomario, terrae de, 217- Ranfrew, vide Renfrew. Pomilin water, 9- Raploch, 7, 131. Ponoun (Polnoun), 119, 141. Ratheu baronia, 215. Poole, 57. Rattonraw street, Glasgow, 5, 219- Porterfield, 86. Reezoch water, 130. Port Glasgow, 145. Regality of Glasgow, 3. burn, 131. Re'idhill, 89. Portincross, 115. Renfrew, Sheriffdom, 1, 2, 5, 6, 24, 25, 29, Portrail water, 129. 30, 71, 107, 129, 131, 140. Possle, 30, 164. barony, 1, 71, 148, 216, 281. Nether, 150. parish, 2, 27, 72, 84, 140, 141, 146. Powcorse burn, 131. burgh, 72, 78, 84, 85, 86, 96, 103, Presbytery of Glasgow, 6. 107, 126, 140, 141, 145, 171, Hamilton, 6. 188, 273, 274, 279, 280, 281, Lanark, 6. 283, 284. Biggar, 6. Inch of, 73. Paisley, 6. muir of, 86. Prebends' yards, 133. prebenda, 197- Piedicatorum Fratrum de Glasgow, ecclesia, justice ayr of, 244. 192. ecclesia, 279, 280, 281. Prenteneith, 224. baillies and wit of, 282. NAMES OF PLACES.

Riccartoun, 147- Sancti Andrea? diocesis, 259- Ridrane decima? de, 286. Sancti Patricii ecclesia, (Kilpatrick), 274, West, decima? de, 2S6. 282,283. Risk, 108. Sanctae Brigida?, capella, 288. Rivenscraig, 45. Sandiesburn, 130. Roberton regality, 3. Sandorde fishing, 284. parish, 6, 59, 61, 62. Sandyford, 139. teinds, 60. Sarisbiria, 173. bum, 130. Sarisbiriense capitulum, 171) 172. Rokele (error for Possele?), 160. Sarisbiriensis ecclesia, 171, 172, 174, 176, Rokesburgh, 16'3, 166, 246. 177, 178, 179. Custodia hospitii regis Saneta? Sauchy in Clackmananshire, 98. Marias Magdalena? de, 198. Schallhill, 130. Roma Saneta Maria major in, 199- Schedinstoun, vide Sadinston. Romam, Sancti Apostoli, apud, 240. Schedinstoun, Crux de, 223. Roman camp at Paisley, 145. Scona, 168, 184, 257- Rosneth parish, 147. Scotch college at Paris, 5. Ross, 17- Scotstoun, 85. Rossaven, 17, 130, 131. Seahutton Nether, decima? de, 2S6. Rosehall, 33, 135. Seatoun hill, decima? de, 286. Rosland, 90. Selekirke, vide Selkirk. Rottin Cakler water, 12, 14, 130. Seleschirca, vide Selkirk. Rouchsoillis, 35. Selcraig (Selkirk?), 111. Ruchselloch, 35. Selkirk, 5, 160, 163. Ruglen, vide Rutherglen. Selviland, 125. Rutherglen burgh, 1, 2, 3, 26, 71, 131, 171, Sempringham, 100, 120, 121. 208, 210, 211, 212, 214, 220, Shawfield, 26. 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, Sheriffinuir, 134. 228, 229, 233. Shiells, 13, 58. parish, 6, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 147- Shielhill, 58. castle, 26. Sherrel, 38, 135. teinds of, 26. Shirold, 42. —^^—— green, 26. Shettleston, 31. burn, 131. Shotts parish, 3, 6, 38, 43, 46, 132, 137- prebenda, 197- kirk of, 136, 139- decanatus, 225 Silverton hill, 9, 18. ecclesia, 230. Skeach, 207. visitatio decani de, 289- Skipnage in Kintyre, 82. Rylandside, 10. Skirling, 130. Rydale muir de Largis, 203. Sleindaff, 160. Slewmanshill, 117-

Sadinston villa filia? Sadin (Shettleston ?), Smallgillhill, 130. 160, 164. Smallham, ecclesia, 259, 260, 26l. Salmbrae, 131. Sondum (error pro Sundrom ?), ecclesia, 197. Saltmarket street, Glasgow, 4. Souchall (Southall?), 126. Sanchir, 111. South Cakler water, 130, 132, 136, 137- Saneta Maria Major, in Roma, 199. Southennan, 107- Sanctse Maria? terra, 218. Southwood, 129. Saneta; Mariae de Bethlehem, terra, 218. Southbar, 90. Saneta? Crucis, abbacia, 241. —— Wester, 100. .

INDEX I.

Beati, altare, 2S1. Spittel, 22, 56. Thomae Spittleholm, 216. Thornly, 92. parish of Spoletura, 277- Teinds of the Avendale, 37- Spynie castle, 108. 11, Spyrslak, 65. Blantyre, 15. of Glasgow, 3 1 Stain, 47- barony 24. Stainly, 82, 83. Carmannock, Calder, 35. Stainholl, 18. 32, 33, 47- Steinston, Stevenston, 41, 137- Cambuslang, Cambusnethan, 47- Stewarton, 77, HO. Carluke, 50. Stirling shire, 3, 6, 31, 129, 145. town, 134, 183, vide Striveline. Carnwath, 56. Cathcart, 118. Stobcorse, 30. 25, Crawfurd, 6l. Stobo, 149, 156. John, 6l, 62. Stockwell street, Glasgow, 5. Crawfurd Dalserf, parsonage, 8, 19- Stonebyres, 67, 130, 131. wood, 131. . vicarage, 8, 16, 19- Dalzell, 45. Stonehouse, Stenhouse, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 17, 66, 131, 133. Dolfintoun, 57- teinds of, 11, 37- Douglas, 65. Dryman, 151. St Evox, 147- Drumen, Dunsyre, 57- St Nicholas hospital, Glasgow, 152. Eastwood, 11 6. St John's kirk, 59- Glasford, 107, 286. Strathaven, 9- Govan, 29- Strablahane (Strathblane ?), 160, 232, 234, Greenock, 239, 241. 99- parsonage, 19- Strablathy (Strathblane?), 233. Hamilton - vicarage, 1 19. Strathgriva, 201. 6, 87- Stragryfe, Strathgryfe, 79, 120, 144. _ Inehinan, Innerkip, 106. kirks of, 100, 1 12, 230. — — Kilbryde, 14. Strathern, 1 1 4. 96- Striveline (Stirling), 207, 211, 228, 245. _ Kilmacolm, Stubbehou (Stobo?) prebenda, 197- — Lamington, 59- Subdeanry of Glasgow, 31. — Lochwinnoch, 10S. Sunrom (Sundrom?), 11 6. — M earns, 113. Monkland, 35. Symontoun, 6, 63, 81, 120, 130, 131. _ 110. teinds of, 63. _ Neilston, Monkland, 33. Syxle convent (Thixel?), 79, 120. _ New — Roberton, 60. 26. Tannochside, 43, 135. — Rutherglen, Stonhouse, 11, 37- Tarbart, 77- — 63. Teiling, 44, 94. — Symontoun, Telling burn, 44, 136. — Thankerton, 59- 58. Tenew sanctse, capella, 249, 251, 252. — Walson, Teviotdale, 5. Wiston, Thankerton regality, 3. Teinds of the lands of parsonage, 36. parish, 6, 59- Medroix teinds of, 59- Chapelton, 286. barony, 38, 42. Drumbou, 286. Drumtall (Drumbervie?), 286. Thixel, 79, 120. NAMES OF PLACES.

Teinds of West Ridrane, 286. Walston rectoria ecclesia; de, 258, 259, 260, Todholebum, 45. 261. Tolneum, 166. ecclesia? Jus patronatus, 257, 258. Torphichen, 3, 38, 42. Wandel or Hartside, 59- preceptory, 87- Wandel burn, 130.

Torrence, 11, 1.3, 130, 207- Wardheid, 36. glebe of, 14. Watlin Street (Vattelin street), 14, 49, 145. Touchadam, 52. Watstoun, 47, 49. Towcorse, 30. Watstoun head, 49- Traquair, Traviquer, Travercuer, 160, l6l, Welland, East, 288. 184, 206. Wellpethe, 129. Traverenni, Taverenni, 160. Wenloch, fratres de, 147. Treloss, 62. West Bryntschiellis, 287. Trongate street, Glasgow, 4. Westburn, 22. Troqueer, 160. Wester Calder water, 33, 42. Turnbyry, ecclesia, 230. Westhall, 57, 215. Tweed river, 130. West Lothian, 35, 37. Tweedale, 5. West Kilbride, 109. Twedyside, 9- West Shiell, 56. _ Twitt water, 130. Westhorn, 31. Two mile burn, 130. Whistlebury, 18. Twyngham, ecclesia, 198. Whyte Cart water, 140, 143, 144. Tynto, Tyntoch hill, 130, 131. Whyte Castle, 58. Whytford, 79. Udston, Uddingston, Udiston, 17, 134, 248, Wicketshaw, 52. 249, 250, 251, 252. Wigton burgh, 188. burn, 130. ecclesia, 197-

. villa, 250. William wood, 126. Urbanston (Orbiston?), 138. Wilthona, Wiltona, 160. Universitas Glasguensis, 219, 291. Wineford, 139. Upper Pennale, 286. Wishaw, 47, 48, 137. Wiston parish, 63. Valence tower, 39. teinds of, 63. Vattelin street, 49- Wolfroods, 57- Verona, 255, 279- Woodhall, 42, 85, 108, 131, 135, 136. Vicarage teinds of Dalserf, 8, 16. Woodnook of Ferguslie, 81. Vicar's yard, 133. Woodside, 30, 80. North, 30. Wales, 158. in Cuningham, 78, 79. Walkerston, 8. Wyndhead of Glasgow, 5. Walkinshaw, 83. Walston, Walyston, parish, 6, 57, 58, 261. Yoker, 86. ——^ barony, 58. Yrewin, 274. teinds, 58.

INDEX II.

NAMES OF PERSONS.

A. de Galweia, 185. Aikinhead, laird of, 117- A.Capellanus Episcopi Glasguensis, 185, 186. Ailsi, 200, 231. Aad cum Barba, 200, 231. Aird, Mr Francis, minister of Dalserf, 7, 8, Abercorn, earls of, 84, 107- 9, 52. family of, 140. William in Spyrslak, 65.

James earl of, 10, 11, 48, 75, 125. Alan, son of Walter Dapifer, 73, 76, 1 1 2, James earl of, son of the former, 120, 181, 264, 265. 74, 75. Alanus Dapifer regis, 205, 206, 220. Aberden, Rogerus de, canonicus Glasguen- Alanus filius Rollandi constabularius, 246. sis, 175. Ergadiensis episcopus, 268, 26'9. 270. Aberdonensis episcopus, Gilbertus Cancella- magister scolarum de Are, 276. rius, 282. Alan dominus Andreas, 53. Gilbertus, 229. Albany, Alexander duke of, 37.

. Henricus, 168. Aldin, 156. Thomas, 249. Alexander I., rex Scotorum, 156, 157, 158. Aberbrothok, Bernardus, abbas de, 168, 192, Alexander II., king of Scots, 15, 16, 79, 224. 92, 100, 111, 112, 120, 163, 164, 165, Abernyth, David de, vicarius de Drysdale, 166, 167, 168, 183, 184, 208, 21), 221, 233. 222, 224, 268, 276. Acheson, John, merchant in Glasgow, 35. Alexander III., king of Scots, 16, 77, 92, Ada filius Huchtredi, 273. 111, 112, 120, 168, 190, 201, 210,211, Adam abbas de Kylvinine, 262. 223, 225, 226, 227, 234, 256, 257, 268. Adam filius Alani, burgensis de Dumbar- Alexander Stewart of Scotland, 76, 147- thane, 235. Alexander, duke of Albany, 37- Adam, Bessie, spouse of James Hamilton of Alexander III. vel IV. papa. Aikenhead, provost of Glasgow, 25. Alexander filius Willielmi regis, postea rex, Adam Capellanus episcopi, 230. 221. Adam, filius Gilleberti, 163, 205, 206- Alexander VI., papa, 249. Adam de Holdeno (Hodelmo ?), rector ec- Alexander Vicecomes de Strivelin, 162, 183. clesiae de Kirkpatrik-Domando, 233. ^^—— frater Angusii filii Dovenaldi, 268. Adam, Robert, merchant, burgess of Glasgow, de Hyle, filius Angusii domini de 25. Hyle, 269. Adamson, John, 282. filius Hugonis, 274. Agnes filia Johannis, 217- filius Thore (Thomae?), 221. Aikin, Elizabeth, in Hairs Pennel, 125. Algeo, Margaret, wife of John Wallace, bail- Aikin, Matthew, merchant, burgess of Glas- lie of Paisley, 102. gow, 124. Allason, John, 124. Rl-2 INDEX II.

Almous house next adjacent to the college of Badinheath, William, lord of, 284. Glasgow, men of the, 1 1 4. Bailye Joneta, domina de Cruddildykes, 8. Alstan, 156. Bailye of Jerriston, 40, 138. Alva, laird of, 51. Bailzie, James of Jerriston, 17, 40, 55. Alwynus Comes, 275. John of Jerriston, 40, 55. Mac Archill, 201. Robert of Jerriston, 55. Rennere, 231. James, son of James of Jerriston, 55. Alwyn, magister, 265. —^— Robert, son of James of Jerriston, 55. Ambrosius, magister, organista, 270. Mr John, minister of Cambuslang, 21. Ameleus filius Gillecolmi, 266, 267- John of Castlecary, 38, 42. Anderson, James, of Stobcorse, 30. of Carfin, 40, 137- William of Stobcorse, 30. James of Carfin, 40. Andreas, clericus episcopi Glasguensis, 186. James, son of James.of Carfin, 40. Andro, bishop of Glasgow, 1S7- Margaret, sister to the laird of Carfin, Anekol, 275. 40, 129. Anglicus, dominus Robertus miles, 269- William of Carfin, 40, 1 29. Simon, 255. James, younger of Carfin, 55. Angus, earls of, 52, 60. Margaret, spouse of William Cleland earl of, 38, 52, 57, 60. of Knowhobillhill, 44. daughter married to Lord So- of Lamington, 47, 5Q. mervill, 46. Sir William of Lamington, 129. Archibald, earl of, 52, 77, 250. Margaret, spouse of Mr Thomas Douglas, earl of, 64. Muirhead, 46. William, earl of, 38, 65. George of Jerviswood, 55. Angus filius Dovenaldi, 267, 26 of Cairnbrue, 135. Anlaghby, Johannes de, 198. Baillie, merchant, son to St Johnskirk, Archibald, son of William, earl of Angus, 38. 58. Archibaldus, abbas deDunfermeline, l6'2,l63. Bailliol, John, 107- Ardena, Osber de, 156. H. de, camerarius, 167, 222. Areskine, lords of, 87, 88. Henricus de, camerarius, 164, 166, Areskine, James, earl of Buchan, 56, vide 168, 184, 223. Erskine. Alexander de, camerarius, 211. Aremynne, Willielmus de, 197- Ingelramus de, 222, 246. Argyle, Andro, bishop of, 23, 11 6, 11 9- vide Balcleuch, laird of, 38. Ergyle, Ergadiensis. Ballantyne, Bannatyne, Johannes de Cor- Arous, magister Johannes, archidiaconus house, 53. Glasguensis, 170, 171- Sir John of Corhouse, 67. Arran, James, earl of, 62. William of Corhouse, 67- Arskine, Arthur, of Scotscraig, 51. Dougal, 104, 105. Ascelinus, archidiaconus Glasguensis, 200, James of Kellie, 105. 231. Hew, sailor, brother to the laird Athol, earl of, 77- of Kellie, 105. Atholia?, David de Strabology, comes, 212. Agnes, sister of Hew, 105. Auchinleck, Eumondus de Twede, 292. William, brother to James of Aula, Nicolaus de, 219- Kellie, 105. Avendale, Andrew Stewart, lord, 10. John, Fiar of Kellie, 105. Andreas dominus, cancellarius, 249- Jeallis, daughter of James of Avenel Gervasius, 221, 246. Kellie, 105. Robertus, 181. Matthew, younger, laird of Kel- Rogerus, 167, 209- lie, 105. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Ballantyne, James, brother to Kellie, 106. Birsbane, Brisbane. Banachtyn, John of, 282. r, ', f children of John of Bi- Balfour, Laurentius (le, trrissel, , 2-H. r or, »«• • I shoptoun,r 8Q.J Baptister, Johannes, 252. Marie, J ' Barbour, Mr George, 46. Robert of Bishoptoun, 89. Bargeny, Lord, 75. Hannibal, 89. Barry, Thomas tie, notarius, 238. William, ")

Baxter, Christian, relict of James Crawfurd John, I children of John of Bi-

of Mylnetoun, 30. James, [- shoptoun, and Jean Baxters of Glasgow, 151. Anna, Semple his wife, 89.

Baxtar, Mackay, 282. Barbara, J Beaton, James, archbishop of Glasgow, 5, Marie, 90. 28. Robert, 90. Beda, Canonicus Glasguensis, 208. John, brother to the laird of Bishop- Bedeferdan, 274. ton, 90. Bedeford, W. de, clericus Episcopi, 210. John, younger of Brisbane or Bi- Belhaven, Lord, 7, 47. shopton, 90. Belhe (Baillie?), Jacobus de Carfin, 252. Robert, son of Brisbane of Bishop- Bell, Mr John, minister of Calder, 32. ton, 123. John of Dunsyston, 44. Thomas de Bishoptoun, 292. Mr John, 151. Matthew of Rosland, 90. Bellomonte, Henricus de, Comes de Boughan, Matthew, "J 212. Mr George, * children of Matthew Ben, Jacobus, 179- Robert, f of Rosland, 90. Benedictus XIII. papa, 237. Christian, J Berkeli, Walterus de, camerarius, l6l, 205, John of Rosland, 90.

206, 224. Jonet, ~] Robertus de, l6l, 245. Elizabeth, , ., , „ T , c children ot John of Bernardus, abbas de Aberbrothok, 16'8, 192, 01, I K°skndj90. 224. = Gdllis, |" Berwyc, Magister Johannes de, 233. George, J Bidun, Walterus, cancellarius, l6l, 245. Matthew, son of John of Rosland, 90. Bigeris, Baldwin de, 100. Marion, spouse of John Freeland of Biggart, in Gillisyard, 125. that ilk, 90. Bigre, Robertus de, 1 85. Jonet, relict of James Flemyng of Bigris, of Biggar, 58. Boghall, 97. Binning, Mr Hugh, minister at Govan, 27- Robert, in Boghall, 97. Birsbane, Brisbane. Biset, Walterus, 164, 209, 222, 223. William, fiar of Middle Walkin- Biset, Willielmus, 184. shaw, 84. Black, Alexander, of Silvertonhill, 18. Mr Matthew, 88. Blackburn, Mr John, minister of the Barony Mr William, parson of Erskyn, 88. parish of Glasgow, 31. John, son of Mr William, 88. Blackhall, laird of, 113.

Marie, 88. Blair, laird of, 1 1 7- Matthew, 88. Alexander, son to the laird of Blair, William, 88. afterwards Cochrane, 82.

Mr Robert, 88. John, younger of that ilk, 1 17. Simon of Selviland, 88. Bryce of that ilk, 118, 150. Laird of Bishoptoun, 89. Mr John, son of Bryce Blair of that John of Bishoptoun, 89, 90. ilk, 118, 150. INDEX II.

Blair,iir, Grissel, Borthwick, Lord, 93. "J — Isobel, f daughters of John Blair, Boscho, Willielmus de, clericus regis Williel- — Annas, f younger of that ilk, 117- mi, 162. — Margaret, J Bosevilla, Robertus de, 245. Thomas, servant gentleman to John Bothwell, earl of, 57, 66. Blair younger of that ilk, 118. —^—— James, earl of, 38. Sir John, 92. Adam Hepburn, earl of, 37, 38. Sir Adam, 117- Murray lord, 19. Robert of Lochwood, 83. Andrew Murray, lord, 37. Gavin of Hailie, 109- provost and prebends of, 24. Mr David, one of the ministers of Bothwyl, dominus Johannes de, vicarius chori Edinburgh, 137- Glasguensis, 187- Mr Hew, minister of Eastwood, 113. Bothville, dominus Johannes de, 260.

lord, 1 Mr Hew, son of Mr Hew minister at Boyd, 62, 74, 108, 1 9. Glasgow, 113. Robert lord, 36. Mr William, minister at Dumbarton, of Badinhaith, 35. 118. Robert of Portincross, 106.

Annas, spouse of John Brisbane of Bi- a daughter of Boyd of Portincross, 1 19. shopton, 89- of Trochrig, 51. Grissel, spouse of Sir John Maxwell of Mr Andrew, bishop of Argyle, 115.

Nether Pollok, 1 1 4. Mr Adam, son of Mr Andrew Boyd, Jean, spouse of William Muir of Glan- bishop of Argyle, 115, 119. derston, 109- George, son of the bishop of Argyle, Margaret, spouse of Archd. Stewart of 119- Ardgowan, SO. James, son of the bishop of Argyle, Blairquhan, laird of, 151. 119- Blakater, Robert, bishop of Glasgow, 5. Adam, Kilwinning, 117.

Robertus subdecanus Glasguensis, Andrew, parson of Eglisham, I 19. 291. Mr Alexander, one of the regents of

Magister Rolandus, subdecanus the college of Glasgow, 1 1 9. Glasguensis, 45. Mr Robert, minister at Bothwell, 133. Blantyre, Lord, 89, 134, 141. Mr Zacharie, 151. — Priors of, 134. Jonet, spouse to Robert Gillies of Cran- Walter, Lord, 14, 15, 31, 78. berrymoss, 7, 8. Walter Stewart, Lord, 78. Bessie, spouse of Patrick Maxwell of Walter, commendator of, 28. Aldbouse, 115. Blundus, J. canonicus Glasguensis, 174. Elizabeth, relict of Mr Adam Boyd, Boed, 156. 115. Bogill, William, of Bogleshole, 34. Isobel, relict of John Blair, younger, William, 31. of that ilk, 117. William of Chapel, 23. Brade, Magister R. de, 186. Jonet, spouse of John Woddrop elder Bradie, Magister R. de, canonicus Glasguen- portioner of Dalmarnock, 3. sis, 230. Boill, Boyll, David of Kelburn, 88. Radulfus de, 230.

John of Kelburn, 152. Brady , Johannes, burgensis de Striveling, 219- Ann, 98. Braidwood, Johannes, junior, 251, 252. Sarah, 98. Patricius, 251. James, procurator fiscal, 22, 151. Braidfut, Robertus, notarius, 204. Marioun, spouse of James archbishop of Brausa, Paganus de, 156. Glasgow, 152. Braylon, Thomas de, 197- NAMES OF PERSONS.

Brechyn, Willielmus de, 223. Calderwood, laird of, 50, 51, 63, 113. Bret. Hugo, 200. Calderwood, lady, 51. Bretone, Hugo, 200, 201, 231. Caldwell, Cauldwall, Thomas, of that ilk, 110.

Briggewater, Johannes de, 1 97- William,"/ilham,^ chiklren of Thomas Brock, Edwardus, ig. Adam,1 ™' r V Caldwell of that ilk, Brown, Mr Andrew, of Dolfintoun, 57- Thonomas, I n _ William, of Dolfintoun, 57. Gavin,'avin, J John of the Kennet, 2S4. Margaret, daughter of Thomas of Robertus, apud Cambuslang, 20. that ilk, wife of John Cupar, 110. Mr Thomas, minister of Paisley, 84. Jean, daughter of Thomas of that Brouster, Johannes, 219- ilk, wife of Wallace, 110. Broy (Broys?) VValterus de, 156. Agnes, daughter of Thomas of that Brownlie, Bessie, wife of John Weir of Darn- ilk, 110. gavd, 67. Constantine, brother of Thomas of Brun, Johannes de, 176. that ilk, 110. Brus, Bruce. See Robert I. Johannes, 250, 251, 252. Christian, sister of Robert I., 76. Cambrun, Robertus, thesaurarius Glasguen- Marjory, daughter of Robert I., 11, sis ecclesia?, 179- 86, 14-6, 148, 202. Cambusnethan, lady, 47. Robert de, 76. Camera, Jacobus de, rector de Collace, 242. Robertus de, 182, 200, 231, 245. Camera, Johannes de, 242. conies de Carrie, 26y. Camerarius, Walterus, 2S0. Robertus filius et ha?res Roberti comitis Camerarius Scotia?, 210. de Carrick, 269- Campan, WT alterus, 185. Edwardus de, comes de Carryc, 192, Campbell, Colin, of Renfield, merchant in 202. Glasgow, 85. Elionora, comitissa de Carrie, 247. Colin, baillie of Glasgow, 25. Buchan, James Areskine, earl of, 56. Charles, of Horsecleugh, 97. Willielmus Cumin, comes de, justi- of Ardkinlas, 123. ciarius Scotia?, 165. Daniel, of Shawfield, 135. Buchquhanan, John of, 284. Annabil, spouse of Daniel Ker of Joneta, sponsa Roberti Sym- Kersland, 85. ple de Eulwood, 104. John, of Woodside, 30. Buet, filius Eldredi, 163. Agnes, 97- Buntyn, Sir Finlaw, 282. Egidia, domina de Craigans, 101. Buquhoune, Johannes, notarius, 284. Dame Isobel, spouse of Sir John Bur, Robertus, vicarius de Peblis, 242. Maxwell of Nether Pollok, 114. Burnevilla, Robertus de, 156. Candida; Casa? episcopus, 197, 203. Burntone, dominus David, sacrista ecclesia? Capitulum Glasguensis ecclesiae, 190. Glasguensis, 219- Cancellarius, Robertus, 185. Carmichael, lord, 51, 55, 64, 65. Cadiou, W. de, canonicus Glasguensis, 174. Sir Daniel, second son of lord dominus Willielmus, canonicus Glas- Carmichael, 51. guensis, 209- Daniel, son of the earl of Hynd- David de, precentor, 219- ford, 51. David de, officialis Glasguensis, 219j Sir James, 55. 240. Sir James of Bonniton, 59- Johannes de, 225. Sir James of that ilk, 65. Cady, Thomas, 242. John, lord, 65. Calanteria, Dufoter de, 200, 231. of Meadowflat, 60. INDEX II.

Carmichael, Walter, of Park, 65. Cleland of Foscan, 136. lairds of that ilk, 65. John of Foscan, 34, 41. Thomas, of Eastend, 66. James of Foscan, 34. Catherine, spouse of Sir John William of Knowhobillhill, 41, 41. Somerville, 47, 52. Archibald of Knowhobillhill, 44. Catherine, lady Cambusnethan, ' / children of William Cle- 7- T ' . , V land of Knowhobill- Carnwath, earl of, 45, 56, 58. Andro, ( hill, 44. Robert lord Dalzell, earl of, 56. Grissal, J laird of, 66. William, Carpenter, Adam, 120. "™ of William w i'.i I children Carpentarius, Thomas, son of Adam, 92. Elizabeth, „, , , „ T , - , Lleland of Know- Carrick, David comes de, primogenitus Ro- Jotin,j hobillhill, 44. berti III., 281. Jonet, John earl of, 11. Grissal, J dominus Duneeanus de, 185. William younger of Knowhobilhill, T. Decanus de, 185. 44. Magister Hugo de, 185. George, 35. Decanus de, 225. George of Glenhuiff, 36. Castlehill, lord, 8. William of Hairshaw, 44. Cathcart of that ilk, 116. John in Banhaith, 36. lords of, 116. Andro, 41. Alan, lord, 116. Archibald, 41. Cathkert, Domina Margareta sponsa Williel- John, burgess of Edinburgh, 44. mi Sympill, 290. Robert, burgess of Glasgow, 34. Caynes, Guido de, 156. Christian, spouse to George Ander- Cerne, Johannes de, 198. son of Woodside, 35. Charles I. King of Great Britain, 2, 56. Jean, 41. Charles II. King of Great Britain, 77, 133. Margaret, 31. Chancellor of Sheillhill, 58. Marion, 41. Chartres, Thomas de, 221. Walter, 41. Chatelherault, James duke of, 74, 148. Clemens episcopus Dunblanensis, 164. Cheisly, of Kerswell, 56. Clark, Robertus vicarius Chori Glasguensis, Sir John, of Carsewell, 56. 204. Chirnsyde, Robert, of Over Possil, commis- Clerk, Johannes, 253. sary of Glasgow, 30. Clericus, Hugo, 205.

Christian, sister of King Robert I., 37. Laurentius, 268. Christiana, sponsa Symonis de Uovan, 187. 1 Petrus, 268. Christianus, Magister, clericus, 229. Walterus, 185. Christinus Alius Beda?, 275. Clerk, Robertus, sacrista ecclesiae Glasguen- Clelands of that ilk, 137. sis, 250. Cleland, William of that ilk, 41. Cludesdale, Petrus, decanus de, 255. James of that ilk, 41, 44. Clyff, Robertus de, 197- Captain William, 136. Willielmus de, 197- Alexander fiar of that ilk, 41. Cliddisdale, Mr George, minister at Glas- William, brother of Alexander, fiar fuird, 9. of that ilk, 41. Richard, weaver, 36. Sir James of Monkland, 35, 136. Cochrane, family of, 140. James of Monkland, 35. Lord, 141. Ludovick of Monkland, 35. Robertus de Eodem, 292. .

NAMES OF PERSONS.

Cochrane, Willielmus de, 229. Corbet, John, of Towcorse, 31.

William of Kilmaronok, 94. Mr James, of Towcorse, 3 1 William, of Rouchsoillis, 36. Walter, of Towcorse, 31. William, lord, 75. Robertus, 156, 200. T ——— Sir W illiam, earl of Dundonald, Hew, of Hardgray, 31. 82. Walterus, 162, 165, 224. — Sir Bryce, 82. Cormanoc, Henricus de, 162, 208, 246, Sir John, 82. 264. ———— Mungo, of Mains of Braxfield, 55. Corry, Dominus Willielmus de, canonicus ——— William, of Ferguslie, 80. Glasguensis, 225. Waldevus de, 82. Corsby, Johannes, 251. William de, 82. Thomas de, 241. John de, 82. Corston, laird of, 55. Alexander, Cornell, 82. Cospatric Alius Alden, 156. Hugh, Cornell, 82. frater Dalfin, 156, 231. Gavin, of Craigmuir, 82. ————— Alius Uctred, 1 56. Cokate, Peris, Franschman, 1S7- Costentine, Galfridus de, 265. Coleville, Colvil, Robert of Hilton, 93. Robertus de, 280. Robert, curate of Cathcart, 11 6, Walterus de, 265. 117- Cottingham, Thomas de, 197. Philippus de, 181, 245,246. Coucy, Robertus de, 197.

i — Willielmus de, 184. Craig, Nicolas, spouse of John Hamilton ot ——— Thomas de, 221, 246. Latham, 11. Domina Margareta, sponsa Johan- Elizabeth, wife of George Huchison, nis Domini Sympill, 285, 290. 86. Colevine, Colvin, Agnes, spouse of Mr John Craufurd, David Comes de, Dominus Lind- Howison, 20. say, 249. Esther, 20. Craufurd, earl of, 60, 93. Colquhoun, Annabel], spouse of James Wod- Craufurd, captain of, 60, 62. drop in Dalmarnock, 31. Crawfurd, Reginaldus de, vicecomes de Are, Arthur of Kenmure, 34. 222, Matthew, Craufurd, laird of Cartsburn, 98. Elizabeth, children of Arthur David of Cartisburn, 98. Annabell, Colquhoun of Ken- Patrick, elder, of Cartsburn, 98. Kathrine, mure, 34. David, eldest son of Patrick Craw- Grissal, J furd of Cartisburn, 98. Walter, 34. Malcolm of Cartisburn, 99. ——— John, of Kenmure, son of Wal Mr Thomas, son of Malcolm Crau- ter, 34. furd of Cartisburn, 99. —— Arthur, Anna, sister of Mr Thomas Crau- Umphray, furd, 99- John, children of John Nans, daughter of Patrick Crau- ——— Alexander, Colquhoun of furd of Cartisburn, 13. Margaret, Kenmure, 34. James, of Mylntoun, 13, 30. 30. .— Jonet, John, of Mylntoun, 29, Grissal, John, son of James Craufurd of Colquhoun, Johannes de Eodem, Mylntoun, 30. 249, 284. Crawfurd of Jordanhill, 85. Cokburn, Alexander de, de Langton, 229- Hew, of Jordanhill, 85. Constantine, Nigellus de, 120. —.— Cornelius, of Jordanhill, 85. —

INDEX II.

Crawfurd, Malcom, of Newton, 98, 125. Crawfurd, Archibald," ———— Willielmus, de Newton, 125. Bryce, children of James George, of Newton, 125. —— James, Crawfurd of Flat- '— Hew, of Newton, 125. William, terton, 105. ———— Thomas, son of Malcolm Crawfurd Jean, of Newton, 125. Elspeth,

1 Thomas, of Newton, 125. Robert, of Nether Possil, 30. ——— Annas, sister of Thomas, 125. Hugh, of Woodside, 80. ———— Elizabeth, daughter of George Andro, baillie of Paisley, 125. Crawfurd of Newton, 125. ———— Archibaldus, vicarius de Erschen, Crawfurds of Kilbirnie, 98. 292. ——— Marion, daughter of Crawfurd of ——— Agnes, spouse of Mr Alexander Kilbirnie, 152. Woddrop, portioner of Carn- Crawfurd, James, of Ferm, 26, 27- tyne, 31. — Christian, —— Catherine, relict of Mr David ——-— Agnes, Veatche, 28. daughters of James Margaret, ——— Jonet, lady, Stanelie, 83. Crawfurd of Ferm, ——— Jonet, ——— Margaret, spouse of David Boyle 26. ———— Elizabeth, in Largs, 9S. Grissal, —— — Marion, spouse of Hew Crawfurd Crawfurd, Hew, of Cloberhill, 30. in Bannochray, 98. Robert, 1 children of Hew Craw- Nans, spouse of James Hamilton John, J furd of Cloberhill, 30. of Peill, 98. James, of Kypbyres, 36. Janet, spouse of James Bannatyne William, of Beircroft, 59. of Kellie, 105. ——— Catherine, daughter of William James, in Hagtonhill, 98. Crawfurd of Beircroft, 59- James, in Shaws, 98.

Crawfurds of Rouchselioch, 35. John, in Cass . . . ., 98. Crawfurd, Robert, of Auchinames, 103. ——— John, in Ardgowan, 9S. Patrick, of Auchnames, 103. John, cuik to John Blair younger

. William, of Auchinames, 103. of that ilk, 118. ——— Elizabeth, daughter of William 284. Crawfurd of Auchinames, 103. Creighton, lord, son to chancellor Creighton, —^— Jean, spouse of Patrick Crawfurd 37. of Auchnames, 103. —^—— Willielmus, dominus, cancellarius William, ^ regis, 170. John, ——— Georgiusde,admirallusregni, 170. Mr Hew, children of Pa- Crocket, Janet, spouse of Andrew Hamilton ——— Patrick, 1 trick Crawfurd of Westburn, 22. —^— James, notary of Crok of Croxton, 75. — [ Auchnames, publick, " 103. Robert, 76, 100, 264. ^——— Robert, of Ne- Robert de, 76, 265. ther Mayns, Alan, son of Robert, 76, 264. James, of Flatterton, 104, 105. — Sir Thomas, 76. James, younger of Flatterton, 105. Thomas, 278. ———— John, brother to James Crawfurd, Crossibi, Ivo de, 245. younger of Flatterton, 105. Croyton, Rogerus de, clericus, 198. ————— Archibald, son of James Crawfurd Crystiswell, John, younger, portioner of Lun- of Flatterton, 105. derston, 10 6. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Cumin, Comyng, John, 7, 104. Cuningham, William, fiar of Craigens, 101. Red John, 12. ———— Archibald, son to the laird of Willielmus, comes de Buchan, justi- Craigens, 101. ciarius Scotia-, 165. Alexander, of Craigens, 101. —— W. comes de Menteth, 166, 167. William, brother to the laird of —— Walterus, comes de Meneteth, 209- Craigens, 101. Jordanus, 165. Gabriel, of Cairncurran, 124. Johannes, miles, 201, 202, 211. Daniel, son of Gabriel of Cairn- Matthew, merchant in Glasgow, 32. curran, 124. Ricardus, l6l, 181. ——— William, of Cairncurran, 124. Willielmus, cancellarius Glasguensis, Mr John, son of Gabriel of 179- Cairncurran, 124. Willielmus, cancellarius, 200, 201. ———^— William, younger of Cairncur- Willielmus, 162, 183, 221, 224, 245, ran, 124. 246. Gabriel, late provost of Glasgow, Cuningham, Conyngham, 30. Cuningham, earl of Glencairn, 21, 91. ————— Laird of Waterston, 21. ————^ Sir William de, vicecomes de John of Cambuskeith, 93. Are, 92. ——— John, son of John Cuningham of ——— SirRobertJordof Kilmauris,2S4. Cambuskeith, 93. ___— Johannes de Bonnitoun, 53. ——— Anna, \ children of John — of Bonnitoun, 55. Margaret, > Cuningham of Sir Robert, of Gilbertfield, 21. Elizabeth, J Cambuskeith, 93- of Quarrelton, 82. David of Robertland, 101. Robert, of Quarrelton, 82. Mr Daniel, minister at Kilma- William, of Quarreltoun, S3. colmkirk, 91. Robert, ~) ———-— Adam, advocate, commissary of William, children of William Dumfries, 150.

John, !> Cuningham of Umfridus, quondam decanus de,

Margaret, I Quarrelton, S3. 185. Isobel, J ———^ Decanus de, 225. Fergus de, 91- ————— David, archidiaconus Ergadien- ——— Malcom, son and heir of Fergus sis, 227. de Cuningham, 91. ——— et prepositus ecclesia? ———— Fergus filius, 91, 9~- collegiatae de Hamil-

1 Sir Robert de, 92. ton, 250. ——^— Robert, son of Sir Robert de Willielmus de, 238. Cuningham, 92. ^——— Dominus Willielmus de, vica- Sir James of, 92. rius de Dundonald, 242. William, of Craigens, 101. ————— David, officialis Glasguensis,292. —^——— Alexander, of Craigens, 101. Dominus Jacobus de, Miles, 272. ——— Elizabeth, spouse of Alexander Dame Anna, 10. of Craigens, 101. Elizabeth, Lady Barrochan, 97- _^^___— Gabriel, brother of Alexander Elizabeth, spouse of Mr Andro Cuningham of Craigens, 101. Boyd, bishop of Argyle, 119. William, son of Alexander Cun- Jean, relict of William Hamil- ingham of Craigens, 101. ton of Blantyrefarm, 15. ———— William, brother of Alexander Jonet, Lady Houston, 100. Cuningham of Craigens, 101. Margaret, 83. ———— William, elder of Craigens, 101. ———— James, 83. s s 2 INDEX II.

David I. king of Scots, 66, 147, 156, 183, Dercungal, Odo abbas de, 185. 200, 201, 207, 224, 231, 232, 244,265, 270,. Dertford, Adam de, canonicus Glasguensis, David II. king of Scots, 45, 56, 212, 213, 175, 209, 210. 226, 227. Dikson, Georgius, curatus de Covington, 64. D. episcopus, Sancti Andrea?, 184. Dinwiddie, Robert, merchant in Glasgow, 30. Dd. Sancti Andreae episcopus, 191- Donecastre, Johannes de, 198. Dalfin, 156. Douglas, family of, 132, 134. Dalkeith, earl of, 17. marquis of, 3, 39, 44, 57, 59, 60, Archibaldus de Douglas, dominus 61,62, 65. de, 229. —— James, marquis of, 52, 57- Jacobus de Douglas, dominus de, William, marquis of, 60, 6l, 65. 282. earls of, 8, 10, 23, 44, 52, 60, 64. Dalziell, lord, 45. James, earl of, 19- Robert, lord, 56. Archibald, earl of, 99, 219, 247, laird of, 138. 282. Thomas, of Beanes, 1 52. —— Archibald the Grim, earl of, 19, 37, —— William, of Chisholm, 46. 133. ——— John, of Rylandside, 6S. Willielmus, comes de, 170. Mr Thomas, of Johnston, 46. Johanna, comitissa de, 247- James, of Johnston, 46. et Avendale, Willielmus, comes de, Sir Robert, of that ilk, 45. 253, 254.

Danby, Willielmus capellanus, 253. Jacobus, dominus de, 168, ] 92, 224. Danielstons, 51. Archibaldus de, dominus de Dal- Danielston, 91. keth, 229. ——— Walterus de, canonicus Glasgu- —— Jacobus, dominus de Dalkeith, 282. ensis, 237- James of, 284. Darnley, family of, 99- Sir Robert, 28.

Darnley, lord, 76, 86, 108. 1 Lady Margaret, 77- Henry, 77. Mr Robert, bishop of Dunkeld, 133. David frater germanus Alexandri primi re- Mr Robert, minister of Bothwell, gis, postea rex, 156, 157, 158, 199- 133. Comes, frater Willielmi regis, 161, Mr Robert, minister of Bothwell, 245, 275. son of Mr Robert, minister of Alius VValteri, miles, 212, 213, 21 6. Bothwell, 133. dominus, filius Walteri domini de Hugo de, canonicus Glasguensis. Machan, 217. 179- comes de Carrick, primogenitus Ro- —— Samuel, of Hesleyside, 65. berti III., 282. William, of Glenbervie, 52. episcopus Sancti Andres, 167- James, taylor, 78. serviens episcopi, 186. Janet, relict of Gabriel Maxwell, clericus ecclesiae Glasguensis, 208. minister of Inchinan, 110. magister de Cadyhou, precentor, 219- Dovenaldus filius Reginaldi filii Sumerled, officialis Glasguensis, 219- 266. dominus de Abernyth, perpetuus vi- Dovenaldus frater Dunegalli, 200, 201, 231. carius de Drisdale, 223. Dovenaldus clericus de Kilduffbenin, 269- Davidson, W. 53. Dubb. Johannes serviens villae de Glasgu, Decanus et capitulum Glasguense, 203. 187-

Denham, Sir William, of Westsheill, 56. Duffgall, son of , 76. Denniston, Walter, of Colgrain, 100. DufFgallus filius Savin, 82. Denniston, John, of Colgrain, 104. —— filius comitis, 275. —

NAMES OF PERSONS.

Dufoter de Calanteria, 200, 231. E. abbas de Kelcho, 246. Dugall, Thomas, in Nether Dunsyston, 41. Eadmar, 156. Dumbartane, sheriff, provost, and baillies of, Earnock, laird of, 9- 168. Edderdale, Sir Robert of, 282. provost, baillies, and communi- Edenhall, magister Robertus de, 185. ty of, 187- Edgar, king of Scots, 157, 158. baillies and wyt of, 282. Edinburgh, commissaries of, 151. Dummie porter at the yate of James archbi- Edinburgo, R. de, canonicus Glasguensis, shop of Glasgow, 151. 174. Dunbars of Enterkin, 15. Edmeston, Sibilla, spouse of John Stewart of Dunbar, Patricius, comes de, 165. Barscube, 90. Johannes de Knokshinnoch, 15. Jacobus, 228. Marjorie, spouse to Edward Wallace Edulf, 156. of She walton, 119- Edwardus rex Scottorum, 211. Dunblanensis, Clemens episcopus, 164. Edward II. king of England, 202. ecclesise episcopus, 177, 178. Eggefeld, Thomas de, 198. Duncanus comes de Levenax, 219- Eglintoun, earls of, 92, 118, 119, 141- Duncanus frater Ferchardi de Bnit, 268. ——— Alexander, earl of, 72. ejus- Dundas, lairds of, 44. dominus Hugo de, dominus John, of New Liston, 152. dem miles, 120. 121. Dundonalds, earls of, 24, 25, 84, 94, 97, 102, Hugo de, miles, 107, 108, 110, 143, 148. Eiston, Troyalus, 44. Blythswood, 123, — —— Sir William Cochrane, earl of, Elphingston, Sir George, of 82. 150. of Dunecanus comes, justiciarius regis Williel- Geillis, lady Bultrees, wife mi,220. Sir James Semple of Bultrees, Dunecanus comes, l6l, 162, 200, 231, 245. 123. Stewart Dunfermeline, earl of, 74. Marion, relict of John Archibaldus abbas de, 162, of Barshagrie, 29. 163. Engain, Berengarius, 156. Dunfermelitanus abbas, Gaufridus, 231. Engelramus episcopus Glasguensis, 1 82, 245, Dunkeld, lord of, 19- 254, 264. Mr Robert Douglas, bishop of, Engus filius Dovenaldi, 268, 269, 270. 133. Engusius filius Dovenaldi, domini de Hyle, Dunkeldensis episcopus, Hugo, 165. 269, 270. 210. G. 167, 184. Eoginus (Rogerus vel Eugenius?), ecclesiae episcopus, 177- : — Willielmus, 168, Ergadiensis 224. Ergadiensis episcopus, Laurentius, 268, 269.

Johannes, 162. , Alanus, 268, 269, 270. Dunlop, James, of Garnkirk, 32. Ergyle, Colinus comes de, 249. Mr John of Gartinkirk, 32. Ernaldus abbas de Chelgho, 207, 224. William, of Housle, 83. abbas de Mailros, 255. of Hapland, 115. Erskyne, Robertus de, miles, 214, 215. William of, 284. Thomas de, 229, 282. Mr William, principal of the college Eschina, wife of Walter dapifer regis, 112, of Glasgow, 142. 120, 265. Robertus de, vicarius chori Glasgu- Eugenius IV. papa, 240. of ensis, 204. Evindaill, lady, daughter of the earl Glen- Robert, 14. cairn, 51. Dunne, Willielmus, 225. Eywud, R. de, canonicus Glasguensis, 230. INDEX II.

Ferchardus de Buit, 268. Forsyth, David, of Dykes, commissary of filius Nigelli de Bait, 268. Glasgow, 36.

Fergus de Galweia, 200, 201, 231. Mr David, minister at Cathcart, 1 1 6. filius Cunighara, 91, 92, 275. Foster, David, 83. Fergusii, Rieardus, notarius, 250. Duncan, of Kilmoir, 83. Fimboga, Gilbertus de, 200, 231. Franche, John, in Thowhill, 33, 42. Finlay, Helen, spouse of Thomas Dougal in John, 42. Nether Dunsyston, 41. Fraser, Alexander, camerarius Scoriae, 168, Flandrensis, Malcolmus, miles, 272. 224. Fleming, lord, 58. ———- Agnes, daughter of Fraser of Knok, Sir William, of Ferm, 26. 105. William, of Barruchan, Q6. Freeland, John, of that ilk, 90. —— Patrick, of Barruchan, younger, " ' I children of John Free- 96. T land of that ilk, 90. —— Alexander, of Barruchan, 96, 124. George, J Mr James, son of Alexander Fle- Fulbar, Hall of, 85. ming of Barruchan, 96. Fullarton, Mr John, bishop of Edinburgh, ——— William, ") bairns of Alexander 105. Archibald, > Fleming of Barruch- Fultoun, Thomas of, 92. Anna, J an, 96. ——- James of Boghall, 97- G. episcopus Dunkeldensis, 167, 184. James G. clericus comitis de Levenax, 1S6. "J Frances, f children of James Fle- Gairgrave, Thomas de, 198. Anna, ming of Boghall, 97. Gaillardus, 240. J Jean, j Galfrit, Alanus de, miles, 272. ——— John, appearand of Boghall, 97- Galloway, lord of, 66. Robert, of Clydesmiln, 4S. Galterus filius Alani, 207- ——— George, of Kilmacolm, 94. Galweia, dominus A. de, 185. James, in Langcorslie, 96. Fergus de, 200, 201, 231. George, of Covanlie, 101. Gaskel, Thomas, 274. David, son of George Fleming of Galbreath, Euphame, relict of John Knok of Covanlie, 101. Renfurlie, 102. Willielmus, 212. Gaufridus abbas Dunfermelitanus, 231. Donald, 2S2. abbas de novo monasterio, 255. Floker, dominus Patricius, 236. Gawan, prepositus ecclesiae de Bothevile, 253. Florencia, Robertus de, decanus Glasguen- Gemmil, Mr David, preacher of God's word sis, 179- at the kirk of Mearns, 111. Florentius, Elect bishop of Glasgow, 120. George, abbot of Paisley, 273. Forbes, John, writer in Edinburgh, 30. Gibson, Walter, 45. Forest, Elizabeth, 78. Walter, late provost of Glasgow, 29. Fonia uxor Reginaldi filii Sumerled, 266. Johannes, camerarius Glasguensis, Forfar, earl of, 44, 134. 250. Archibald Douglas, earl of, 39, 59, Giffard, Willielmus, 183, 221. 134. Gilbert, Sir, de Hamilton, 87. Forman, Robertus, canonicus Glasguensis, son of Henry of St Martin, 76. 238, 240, 291. Gilbertus de Kethkert, 185. Forrester, George, lord, 149. -^— vicarius et clericus ecclesia? Glas- Sir John, 141. guensis, 1S6. Forstar, John, of Corstorfyn knight, cham- Fimboga, 200, 231. berlain of Scotland, 282. de Strivelin, 200, 231. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Gilbertus, Walteri, 21 9. Glasgow, Robert, archbishop of, 244, 250, Aberdonensis episcopus, 229, 282. 251, 252. filius Ricardi, 245. Glasguensis, W. decanus et capitulum, 171, filius Samuelis, 268, 274, 276, 277, 177, 178. 278. R. archidiaconus, 174. Gilebertus comes, l6l, 220. ———— S. precentor, 174. Gilbertson, Schir Walter, 201, 202, 203. R. thesaurarius, 1 74. Gilbethoc, 275. R. cancellarius, 174. Gilchriston, Finlaw, 282. J. sacrista, 174. Gill, filius Boed, 156. Walterus, decanus, 178.

Gillecrist, comes de Meneth (Menteth?), l6l. capitulum, ] 90, 203, 204. Gillecolmus filius Gilmichel, 266, 267- ————— decanus et capitulum, 257, 258, Gillekonel Manthac, frater comitis de Carrie, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263. 275. M. archidiaconus, 164. Gillemachoi de Conglud, 163. Glasgow, George, merchant in Glasgow, 113. Gillemill filius Bowein, 163. - provost, baillies, and community of, Gillemor filius Gillemill, 163. 187. Gilmichel, 231. Gledstanis, Herbertus, rector de Dronok, 292. Gillemor, 275. Glen of Barr, 107. Gillescop, Nuncius, 269- William, of Barr, 42, 108. Gillies, Robert, of Cranberrymoss, S. James, of the Barr, 107- Gilliseus de Estwood, 272. Alexander, of Barr, 108. Gilon, 275. Meggie, 126. Gillys filius Eldredi, 163. David, 23, 108. Glammys, Patricias, dominus, 170. James, 108. Glasgow, my lord of, 36. John, 108. Robert, bishop of, 88, 95, 190, 202, Thomas, 23. 236, 257, 258, 259, 260. Mr Archibald, minister at Carmuunock, Matthew, bishop of, 120, 229, 237, 23. 242, 243. Thomas, merchant burgess of Glasgow, Glasguensis episcopus, Walterus, 163, 165, 23. 166, 168, 185, 223, 229. Glenaigis, laird of, 114. Willielmus, 164, 165, 168, 176, Glencairn, earl of, 21, 51, 91, 92, 93, 141.

177, 178, 206, 225. . Alexander, earl of, 92. (Turnbull), 169. James, earl of, 93. ecclesiae minister, Willielmus, Robert, earl of, 92. 175. Glendonwyne, Thomas de, 238. Jocelinus, 182. Godefridus Magister, de Wintonia, 270. Johannes, 182, 189, 205, 238, Gordon, earl of, 17- 219, 239- Lady Mary, 61. Herbertus, 182. Maria de, 201, 202. Engelramus, 182, 245, 254, Govan, Simon de, 187. 264. Willielmus de, canonicus Glasguen- W. cancellarius, 1 66, 1 67- sis, 242, 253. W. 191. Governor, the lord, 19. J. 197. Graham, of Fereneze, 22. R. 260. David de, 88.

Glasgow, Wilzam, bishop of, 171- 1 Henricus de, 88, 162. ——— James, archbishop of, 34, 48, 52, ——— Johannes de, 246. 148, 151, 194. —— John, of Dugaldston, 87- INDEX II.

Graham, Patricias dominus de le, 1 70. Hamilton, Anna, dutchess of, 63.

Patrick de, miles, SS. 1 Elizabeth, countess of Lennox, 76.

Gray, Jonet, 43. David de, 2 1 6. Andreas, dominus le, 171- Robert of, 284. Gregg, Mr James, minister at Loudon, 113. Sir John de, 7- Isobel, spouse of Mr William Wal- —— David, son of Sir John, 7- lace, minister at Eastwood, 113. ——— Sir James, 10.

Gregorius IX. papa, 276. , Sir James, of Jeliston (Eliston ?), Gregorius X. papa, 176, 177. 178. 22 26 27. Grenlaw, Nicholayus, canonicus Glasguensis, _—_ Sir William, of Ilieston, 26. 292. 1— Sir Thomas, king's advocate, 33. Grymesby, Elias de, 197- Sir Alexander, of Haggs, 33. Guido Novariensis, 177, 1 79- John, of Haggs, 33. _——— of Orbiston or Urbanston, 138. H. de Pottoun, 186. Sir John, of Orbiston, 39, 75, 81, H. Capellanus episcopi Glasguensis, 186. 89- Haddington, earl of, 33. William, of Orbiston, 39, 72, 138.

Hailes, Adam Hepburn, lord, 37- ' Sir James, of Phineart, 62, 68.

Hair, William, 125. 1— James, of Avendale, 62. Hair, Margaret, 125. of Orbiston, 80. William, of Pennel, 125. Sir Claud, of Eliston, 74. Haistie. John, in Park of Erskine, 125. - Sir Frederick, of Manor Hamilton, Halden filius Edulf, 156. 74. Haliburton, Mr Thomas, advocate, 30. Sir Alexander, 74. Hall, James, of Fulbar, 85. Sir George, 74. Robert, of Fulbar, 85. Sir William, 74. Arthur, son to George Hall in Dum- Sir James, of Rosehall, 135, 138. bartane, 85. Archibald, of Rosehall, 33, 42. George, in Dumbartane, 85. John, of Udston, sheriff-depute, 2, Will of, 282. 79- David, 292. John, of Udston, 17, 18, 47- Halliwell, Robertus de, clericus, 197. John, younger of Udiston, 18. Hamilton, Sir Gilbert de, 16, 17- James, brother to John, younger Sir Walter, son of Sir Gilbert, 16. of Udiston, 18. of Udiston, 1 S. Lord, 1, 4, 8, 23, 37, 62, 66, 79, ——— James, son of John William, son of John of Udiston, 18. . James, lord, 16, 19, 76, 249- ,^___ Margaret, daughter of John of . James, duke of, 2. _ Udiston, 18. . William, duke of, 63. James, oye to John of Udiston, 18. . Duke of, 24, 35, 38, 39, 42, 43, to John of Udiston, 67, 133, 134, 138. —— William, oye 18. - Marquis of, 67- of Udiston, IS. - James, marquis of, 10, 38, 62. ~^——— John, oye to John

- John, marquis of, 10. John of Udston, 46, 57- 18. . William, earl of Selkirk, duke of, ofBarncluth, 17, 61. __—— John of Barncluth, sheriff-depute,

- Hamilton, lord Claud, 74, 148. 2. 1 8. - John, son of Sir Gilbert de, 17- Robert, of Barncluth, Margaret, daughter of Robert of - Dutchess of, 23, 35, 44, 48, 61, —— 63, 68. Barncluth, 18. .

NAMES OF PERSONS.

Hamilton, , of Woodhall, 3. Hamilton, Sarah, daughter of Robert Hamil- Jacobus, de Vodhall, 252. ton of Newhouse, 23. James, of Woodhall, 42. Robert, in Priestfield, 14. John, of Woodhall, 42, 108. of Blantyre farm, 15.

Thomas, of Woodhall, 42. 1 William, of Blantyre farm, 1 5. Laird, of Raploch, 9- John, of Blantyre farm, 15. Gawan, of Raploch, 7- William, son of John Hamilton of Hugh, of Raploch, 7- Blantyre farm, 15. Gavin, elder and younger of Rap- of Neilsland, IS. loch, 7- John, of Ardrie, 18. Archibald, in Raploch, 7- Robert, of Ardrie, 35. Archibald, of the Raploch, 19- William, of Wishaw, IS, 36, 48, Hamiltons of Silvertonhill, 30. 137- Robert, of Silvertonhill, 87- William, son lawful to William Alexander, tutor de Silvertonhill, Hamilton of Wishaw, 18. 7, 9, 10, 13, 19- ——^—— John, of Edilwood, IS. Katherine, spouse of Alexander Andro, of Westburn, 22. Hamilton, tutor of Silvertonhill, Mary, daughter of Andro Hamil- 19. ton of Westburn, 22. Gavin, abbot of Kilwinning, 7- — Robert, of Cathkin, 22, 24. William, of Dalserf, 8. 117-iv ' I children of Robert 8. William, J .. . _ of Latham, u , T > Hamilton 01 Lath- Andro, of Latham, 10, 11, 19. James, ( , . _ T I km, 24. — John, of Latham, 10. Jean, J Andro, younger of Latham, 11, 19. James, of Turnlaw, 22. James, brother to Andrew Hamil- John, of Spittel, 22. ton of Latham, 11. Mr William, son of John Hamilton James, of Cander, 8. of Spittel, 22. of Milbourn, S. John, of Carsland, 22. Robert, of Milbourn, 43, 57- Hamilton of Aikenhead, 30, 101. Laird of Stenhouse, S. James, of Aikenhead, 23, 24. Johannes, de Stanhouse, 8. James, of Aikenhead, provost of Hamiltons of Avington, 63. Glasgow, 25. John, of Avington, 10. Robert, Robert, of Torrence, 13, 25, 102. James, children of James Ha- James, of Oversheills, 13. John, milton of Aiken- James, of Peil, 13. Agnes, head, provost of James, in the Peil, 13, 19. -^^—— Elizabeth Glasgow, 25. Katherine, daughter of James Ha- Mary, milton in the Peil, 13. John, of Aikenhead, 41. William, son of Isobel Ross, spouse James, of Aikenhead, 11 6. of James Hamilton of Peil, 13. John, of Bardowie, 25. John, of Peil, 13. John, of Eldershaw, 62. James, of Kirkton of Kilbride, 13. John, of Gilkerscleugh, 63. James, of Kirktonholm, 13. John, of Auchnaglen, 67- Robert, of Kirktonholm, 13. Allan, of Ferguslie, 80. Robert, of Newhouse, 13, 23. James, provost of Glasgow, S3 1— James, son of Robert Hamilton of James, of Mylnton, 31, 87- Newhouse, 13. Hamilton of Barr, 107. of Newton (Newhouse?), 22. of Monkland, 136. T t INDEX II.

Hamilton, William, of Monkland, 35. Hamilton, Mr Robert, minister at Glasfurd, 9. Murdiston, 137- vide Inglis. Mr Robert, minister at Cathcart, — Gavin, one of the under clerks of 116. Session, 137- Mr Thomas, minister at Bothwell, — of Dalziell, 36. 133. — James, of Dalziell, 35, 45, 46, 49, Mr William, minister at Glasfurd, 138. 9- William, minister at Bothwell, ,— of Parkhead, 138. Mr — James, of Parkhead, 43. 132, 133. — Arthur, of Parkhead, 43. Andro, 1 9. — of Raith, 138. Arthur, 43. — Mr Thomas, of Raith, 43. Claud, 48. — Mr John, of Raith, 43. Cuthbert, 117- Claud, of Gairin, 48, 149. James, 26. — James, of Gairin, 48. John, 80. — John, of Grainge, 34. John, Falconer, burgess of Hamil- — James, of Bothwellhaugh, 39- ton, 41. David, of Bothwellhaugh, 39. Matthew, 25. — David, elder of Bothwellhaugh, 39- Patrick, 48. — Claud, second son of David of Willielmus, 15. Bothwellhaugh, 39- Hamilton, Anna, 43. David, son of David elder of Annabell, wife of James Crawfurd Bothwellhaugh, 39- of Ferm, 26, 27- James, of Boggs, 45. ———— Barbara, spouse of William Ralston of Adderston, 48. of that ilk, 79- John, of Greenhill, 48. Bethia, spouse of Gavin Stewart of James, of Green (Greenhill?), 48. Allantoun, 49. Sir John, of Halcraig, 51. Christian, 26. Archibald, of Halcraig, commis- Cristina, 43. sary of Lanark, 52, 150. ——— Elison, lady Ernock, 17- James, of Halcraig, 52. Elizabeth, 34. Robert, of Bridgend of Partick, 1 10. Elizabeth, relict of Thomas Faulis laird, of Preston, 111. of Brounieside, 133. 43. John, of Preston, 1 1 1. Grissal, of Avendale, 55, 58. Jean, 43, 87- Mr Claud,minister at Monktoun,2 2. Dame Jean, lady Ross, 77- Maxwell of Mr Alexander, minister at Loch- ——— Jean, wife of John winnoch, 25. Southbar, 90. Mr Gawan, minister at Calder, 32. Jonet, spouse of Hugh Ralston of Mr Gawin, provost of Bothwell, that ilk, 79. 133. Jonet, wife of Robert Wallace of Mr James, minister at Lesmaha- Leitchland, 102. Dame Jonet, relict of Sir Robert gow, 1 3. —— Mr James, minister at Cambusne- Cuningham of Gilbertfield, 22. than, 46. Margaret, relict of Alexander John, son of Mr Robert, minister Steinston of that ilk, 41. at Cathcart, 11 6. Margaret, daughter of John Ha- Mr John, minister at Innerkip, 104. milton of Auchnaglen, 67- _____ spouse of John Wallace — Mr Patrick, minister at Cambus- Margaret, lang, 21. of Ferguslie, 81. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Hamilton, Dame spouse of Hew lord Herbertus, episcopus Glasguensis, 182, 231. Sempill, 107- abbas de Rokesburg, 200, 231. I., Hardie, , in Byris of Ralston, 79. camerarius regis Davidis 200, Hangpudyng, Ricardus, 186. 207, 231. Harper, Sir John, advocate, 47- decanus de Glasgu, 208. Hartford, William de, 76. — cancellarius regis David I., 231.

Hauden, Bernardus de, 246. ' decanus, 264. Hawik, Johannes, notarius, 263. Heriot, Mr John, minister at Blantyre, 14. Johannes de, precentor ecclesia? Glas- Henricus de, 255. guensis, 206, 207- Herlaston, Willielmus de, 197- Johannes de, canonicus Glasguensis, Herteshevid, Willielmus de, vicecomes de 237, 242. Lanark, 164, 166, 168. Hay, Mr John, of Inchnoch, 36. Hertford, earl of, 201, 202. Mr John, parson of Renfrew, 84, 85. Hesh., magister Adam de, 255. George, 1 Heugonis, Ricardus, filius, 100. children of Mr John Hay, Jonet, V Alexander, filius, 100. 85. Jean, J Hill, Ninian, of Lambhill, 116. Mr John, minister at Paisley, 85. Helen, spouse of John Maxwell, mer- Alexander, of Mounton, 151. chant, burgess of Glasgow, 1 1 6. Elizabeth, spouse of James Hamilton of Hilarius, 275.

Gairn, 48. Hoome , lady Ardgowan, 80. Mr Andrew, 68. Holdeno (Hodelmo?), Adam de, rector de Haya, Haia, Thomas de, 165. Kirkpatrik-Domando, 233. Willielmus de, 220. Hope, Charles, of Hopetoun, 6l. David de, 221. Hopetoun, earl of, 60, 6l. Willielmus de, Pincerna, 245. Hostiarius, Thomas, 165. Hebron, William, vicar of Linlithgow, ()3. Alanus, 167, 209. Helias, son of Fulbert, 76, 112. Houk, Willielmus de, 198. Helias Walensis, miles domini Duncani de Houston, Sir John, of that ilk, 100.

Carrie, 185. Mr Peter, 1 00. Helias de Perthec, 208. Mr James, 100. Helias, canonicus de Glasgu, 208. Sir Ludovick, of that ilk, 100. Help, clericus episcopi Herberti, 231. Patrick, lord, of that ilk, 284. Hemmynburgh, Robertus de, 197- Houston of Johnston, 102. Henry, father of king James VI., 38, 76. George, of Johnston, 1 02. Henry VII., king of England, 77- Patrick, of Colt, 100. Henricus II., rex Angliae, 147, 156. Elspeth, lady Lawchope, 42. Henry, lord Darnly, 38, 76. Bessie, or Elizabeth, lady Quhyt- Henricus, comes filius Davidis I. regis, 147, fuird, 77- 158, 200, 207, 231, 244. Margaret, relict of William Craw- Aberdonensis episcopus, 168. furd of Auchnames, 103. perpetuus vicarius de Cadihou, How, John, of Dampton, 103. 216, 217, 218. Howison, Mr John, minister at Cambuslang, ———— de Cormanok, 264. 20. —^^—— rector ecclesia? de Cuthquhen, 270. John, at the Westport, Edinburgh, capellanus, 286. 21. Henrvson, William, Paisley, 112. Hude, Adam, 282. '- John, 282. Hugo de Morvilla, 156, 200. Herbertson, Mr Robert, commissary clerk of cancellarius, regis Willielmi, 162, 163. Hamilton, 41. episcopus Dunkeldensis, 165. T t 1 INDEX II.

Hugo Magister, de Carrie, 185. James VI., king of Scots, 15, 38, 56, 74, 77, vicarius chori Glasguensis, 204. 78, 111, 141. Magister, archidiaconus Glasguensis, James, prince of Scotland, son of Robert 229- III., afterwards king, 1, 71. capellanus, 230. James, archbishop of Glasgow, 194. abbas de Newbotle, 255. James, Robert, 78. —— filius Simonis, 278. Jameson, James, portioner of Lunderston, Hume, Mr John, minister at Bartrumshottis, 106. 43. Jedburgh, Osbertus, abbas de, 245. Huntare, Robert, younger, of Hunterston, 103. Jerdane, of Aplegirth, 59. Hutchison, George, of Lambhill, 150. Inglis, Sir John, of Cramond, 44. Mr John, of Scotstoun, 86. Alexander, alias Hamilton Murdis- George, founder of Hutchisons' ton, 137. hospital, 29, 86. Alexander, thesaurarius, canonicus Mr James, minister at Carmun- Glasguensis, 291- nok, 23. Thomas, 292. Mr James, minister of Killellan, Thomas, of Eastshiell, 56. 97- Thomas, of Murdiston, 44. Hyndford, earl of, 51, 55, 64, 65. Ingelram (or Engelram), bishop of Glasgow. Hyndman, John, in Lunderston, 106. 264. Archibald, Ingelramus, magister, 230. Hector, Innerpehtfer, Hugo de, canonicus Glasguen- Violet, children of John sis, 179- Jonet, Hyndham in Lun- Tnsula, Rodolphus de, 95. Katherine, derston, 106. Jocelinus, episcopus Glasguensis, l6l, 162, Margaret, 163, 165, 166, 168, 182, 205, Mareoun, 206, 208, 221, 245, 254, 264. Alexander, 106. ^———— archidiaconus Dunkeldensis, 224. Johannes rex Scottorum, 211. J. Glasguensis episcopus, 197, 209- Johannes episcopus Glasguensis, 182, 189, J. Blundus, canonicus Glasguensis, 174. 205, 233, 238, 263, 279- J. de Rainfrew, canonicus Glasguensis, 174. episcopus electus Glasguensis tempore Davidis 3 J. capellanus episcopi, 185. principis Cumbria , J. sacrista ecclesiae Glasguensis, 174. 156, 232, 233. Jack, Mr William, minister at Carlouk, 50. Dunkeldensis episcopus, 162. Jacodus II. rex, canonicus ecclesias Glasgu- abbas de Kilwinning, 185. ensis, 169. ^—^— abbas de Kelcho, 245. Jacobus, episcopus Sancti Andreas, 170. de Yle, comes Rossia? et dominus senescallus Scotia?, 268. insularum, 271-

Jak, , 40. frater domini David, filii Walteri — Andro, of Tannochside, 43. domini de Machan, 217- — Gilbertus, 251, 252. vicecomes de Strivelin, 164. Jakson, Jonet, 41. rector ecclesiae de Hodtoun, 176. James II., king of Scots, 1, 4, 16, 19, 23, 37, rector de Castlemilc, 176. 56, 62, 66, 76, 79, 92, 169, 198. vicarius et clericus ecclesia? Glas- James III., king of Scots, 5, 10, 17, 37, 92, guensis, 186. 93, 111, 119, 248, 250. vicarius chori Glasguensis, 204. James IV., king of Scots, 37, 77, 92, 95, 1 19, vicarius de Peblis, 230. 188,285, 289. de Pasleto, canonicus Glasguensis, James V., king of Scots, 3S, 62, 131, 257- 233, 235. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Johannes de capellanus ecclesise de Kerneille, (Kermile ?) Rogerus de, 221, 246. Bothevile, 253. Kessin, 275. de Sancto Andrea, 270. Kethkert, Gilebertus de, 185. capellanus, 270. Ketkert, Ranulfus de, 265. Johnston, of Westraw, 64. Kethres, servientes Maldoveni comitis de Le- Johnson, Nicole, 282. venax, 185. John, 282. Kethres, servientes Dunecani domini de Car- Will, 282. rie, 185. Jousie, Margaret, spouse of John Stark of Kilmarnock, earl of, 36. Auchinvole, 35. Kilmaurs, lord of, 92. Irvine of Bonshaw, 53. Kilmaurs, Sir Robert, of Conyngham, lord of, Irwein, Mr Francis, commissar clerk of Dum- 284. fries, 151. Kilkennet, magister VV. de, 185. Isle, William de, 95. Kilwynning, lord of, 19. Isles, lords of, 147- Johannes, abbas de, 185. Julius XL, papa, 291. Kincaid, Mr Francis, reader at Cambusneth- Justiciarius regis, Willielmus de Lindeseia, an, 46. 163. Kinnaird, John, vicar of Carstairs, 55. Justiciarius Laodonia?, Walterus Olifard, 164. Kinnier, Mr Alexander, 133. Justiciarius Scotia?, Willielmus Cumin, comes Kirkpatrick, Adam de, 176. de Buchan, 165. Kirkton, Willielmus, 252, 253. Kirkyntulach, dominus Willielmus de, 236.

Karleol, Willielmus de, 1 85. Kneland, James, of that ilk, 40. Kalentir, P! haynes, serviens episcopi, 186. Alexander, eldest son of James Kathel, 275. Kneland of that ilk, 40. Keir, laird of, 32. Arthur, | smg of Jameg Kneland Kelcho, O. abbas de, 162, 255, 265. 6 ' of that ilk, 40. E. abbas de, 246. John" \ Johannes, abbas de, 245. Knicht, John, in Prestwick, 3Q. Kellie, the laird of, 105. Knox, John of, 92. Kelso, abbot of, 67- of Ramforly, 101. Jonet, spouse of John Brisbane of Ros- William, of Selviland, 125. land, 90. Thomas, of Selviland, 125. Kennedy, Robert, of Aughterfardell, 67- Robert, son of Thomas Knox of Selvi- ——— Magister Alexander, canonicusGlas- land, 125. guensis, 268. Alexander, of Selviland, 126. Sir Andrew, conservator, 64. Margaret, spouse of John Cuningham Kentegernus, Sanctus, 155, 157, 162, 163. of Cambuskeith, 93. vicarius et clericus ecclesia; Jean, lady Caldwell, 109. Glasguensis, 186, 208. Thomas, burgess of Paisley, 126. Ker, Robert, of Triarne, So. Jean, 126. Daniel, of Kersland, 85. George, 126. Hew, of Kersland, eldest son of Daniel Andro, burgess of Renfrew, called Ker of Kersland, 85. Brounboy, 126. John, Knock, John of, 101. 1 — John, of Renfurlie, 102. ,„ ' children of Daniel Ker of Margaret, i. Tr , , „. Patrick, 102. Kersland 85 " _ Marion, ' Jean, daughter of William Knock of Jonet, J Selviland, 125. Jean, lady Ralston, 79- Robin of, 282. INDEX II.

Kuninghams of Bonnietoun, 55. vide Cun- Lennox, duke of, 3, 28, 87, 88, 100, 112, ingham. 141. Kyle, Decanus de, 225. Lennox and Richmond, Charles duke of, 77- dutchess of, 89. Lamington, laird of, 53, 63- Lennox, earl of, 76, 87, 93, 147- Laniond, laird of, 107- Matthew, earl of, 76, 77. Lanark, Willielmus de Hertisheved, vice- John, earl of, 76, 77, 78, 107- comes de, 164, 166, 168. Esme, earl of, 77- Vicecomes de, 211. Malcolm, earl of, 88, 107, 109, 234.

It. de canonicus Glasguensis, 174. Maldovin, earl of, 91, 92, 120, 185. Decanus Christianitatis de, 260. vide Levenax. Lang, Mr James, son of Mr John Layng, Lennox, Agnes, spouse to Robert Schaw of minister at Greenock, 97- Bargarran, 90. Langmur, John of, 282. Lermond, John, of Newholm, 57- Laodoniae, W. archidiaconus, 167- Leslie, Alexander, of Lauchop, 136. Lauchope, laird of, 18. Lesmahaggu, dominus Willielmus, prior de Lauder, Robertus de filius domini Roberti de 21. Lauder de Bass, 241. Lestelrech, Edwardus de, 245. Alanus de, 241. Levenax, comes de, 242. Ricardus, 250. Maldovenus comes de, 91,92, 120, Lauderdale, viscount, 52. 185, 278. Laurentius, Ergadiensis episcopus, 268, 269. Duncanus comes de, 219, 241. Decanus de Carrie, 276. Decanus de, 225. Laurie, David, 49- M. Decanus de, 186. James, of Shirrel, 135. Levingstons of Belstain, 51. Law, James, archbishop of Glasgow, 87- Levingstons, 55. Mr Thomas, minister at Inchinan, 87- Levingston, Mr William, minister at Lanark, 10,^66. Robert, } James, f sons of Mr Thomas Law, Levingston, Alexander, of Belstain, 51. John, f minister at Inchinan, 87- Jonet, wife of John Hamilton, 80. Thomas, j Margaret, 87- Mr Andro, minister at the kirk of Lincoln, Johannes de, 198. Neilston, 108. Lindsay, earl, of Crawford, 60. John, 148. lord, of the Byres, 60. Mr Thomas, 148, 151. — earl of, 60. Mr George, 148, 151. Lindsay of Dunrod, 12, 104. Mr Andro, 151. Alexander, of Dunrod, 12. James, son of James, archbishop of of Blacksholm, 12. Glasgow, 152. John, of Blacksholm, 123. Lawmond, Elizabeth or Elspeth, sponsa Ken- Robert, son of John Lindsay of tigerni Maxwell de Newark, 94- Blacksholm, 123. Layng, Archibaldus, notarius, 292. Mr George, of Blacksholm, minister Mr John, minister at Greenock, 97- atai .uosneui,Rosneth, 123. Leche, Patricius, cancellarius ecclesiae Glas- sonsS of Mr George Mr Robert, guensis, 219, 242. \ Lindsay of Blacks- Walter, | Lee, lord, 8. holm, 123. laird of, 50, 53, 54, 55, 63. George, of Westerside, 124. Leill, Robert, lord, 95, 103. Magister Jacobus, 254. Rodolphus de, 95. Willielmus, rector ecclesia? de Largis, Lena, Johannes de, 210. 079 NAMES OF PERSONS.

Lindsay, Magister Willielmus de, archidia- Lockhart, Sir George, of Carnwath, 52, 56, conus Glasguensis, 178. 57, 63, 64. Lindeseia, Walterus de, 156, 181, 200, 207- Alan, of Hinshelwood, 54. Willielmus de, 162, 167, 179, 245. Martha, 47- 246. Martha, daughter of lord Castle-

Willielmus de, Justiciarius, 1 63. hill, 8.

,— VV. de, 207- ——— Katherine, relict of Arthur Col- Lindsay, lord Crawfurd, 60. quhoun of Kenmure, 34.

Sir David, of Crawfurd, 60, I 14. Thomas, 54. lairds of Covington, 63. Malcolmus, 265. John, of Covington, 64. Logans, John, elder and younger, of Rais, 83. 1- Alexander, ) sons of John Lind- John, 284.

Bernard, >- say of Covington, Loggart, Simon, 220. John, ) 64. Lombard, Sir Anthony, 78. 1 natural sons of John London, Edwardus de, 197- T , ' i> i i r Lindsay of Covinjrton, Johannes de, 206, 224. Roland, > ^ 64 Robertus de, 224.

i George, of Covington, 66. Lothian, earl of, 60. -^—^— Johannes, curatus de Cambusnethan, Mr John, minister at Dundonald in 46. Ireland, 33.

Mr John, minister at Carling, 46. Loudon, Hew, lord, 1 14. ^—— Helen, relict of James Muirhead, Lowk, Johannes, 250. younger ef Lauchope, 42. Luggie, William, merchant, burgess of Glas- Isobel, spouse of Sir John Maxwell gow, 34. of Pollok, 114. Luif, Quintin, 78. Margaret, spouse of James Wallace Lund., Johannes de, 197> of Johnston, 102. Lundin, Philippus de, 221.

Linlithgow, earl of, 1 7. Lundoniarum, Thomas, 207- Linn, Mr Robert, indweller in Carrail, 152. Lundoniis, Robertus de, filius regis Scotorum, Lipperfolk at the Bridgend of Glasgow, 208, 246. 114. Lyle, lord, 93, 95. Lismorensis episcopus, 203. Lyon, Dame Mary, spouse of Robert Sem- Locard, Jordanus, 185. ple of Beltrees, 123. Lockhart of Lee, 66. Lyon, Sir Thomas, of Auldbar, 123. ^———— Sir of Lee, 54. Dame Margaret, relict of John, marquis Sir James, of Lee, 55. of Hamilton, 10. of Cleghorn, 54. Elizabeth, spouse of Robert Brisbane, Alan, of Cleghorn, 54. 90, 123. James, of Cleghorn, 54. Alan, son of Alan Lockhart of M. Magister, archidiaconus Glasguensis, 164. Cleghorn, 54. M. decanus de Levinax, 186. Alan, younger of Cleghorn, 63. Mac Murcho, 284. Sir William, eldest son of Sir James MacAlpi, Donald Bane, 2S4. Lockhart of Lee, 55. MacAndro, Robert, cuik, 78.

— , laird of Carnwath, 58. MacArchill, Alwinus, 201. George of Carnwath, 64. MacBrair, Robert, 149- of Castlehill, 47- Macbeth, king of Scots, 157, 158. Walter, of Kirkton, 52. MacDunsyth, Gillis, 269. William, of Wicketshaw, 52. MacGill, Dame Elizabeth, lady Culyean, 40. Stephen, of Wicketshaw, 52. MacGilruth, Kennauch, 269- INDEX II.

MacGub, dominus Thomas, presbyter, 219. Mary, daughter of king Robert II., 114. MacKell, Mr Matthew, minister at Bothwell, Matildis comitissa, 156, 199. 133. Matthew, William, gardner, 78. MacFarlane, laird of, 123. Matthanis episcopus Glasguensis, 229, 237, MacLouis, Mr Duncan, alias Fullarton, mini- 242, 243. ster at Glendaruel, 105. Maule, Mr Henry, 10. MacMichael, John, merchant, Glasgow, 29- Mauricius capellanus Reginaldi filii Sumer- MacMorran, Claud, of Glespin, 63. led, 266, 267. Maccus filius Undwin, 156. Mauricius, dominus, vicarius de Arran, 269- Maccuswell, Makeswell, Johannes de, viceco- Maxwell, lord, 111. mes de Rokesburgh, 164, 166, Herbert de, 111, 114. 1S4. Herbertus, dominus de, 111. Herbertus de, 245, 246. Maxwells of Nether Pollok, 111. Johannes de, 222, 223. Maxwell, Sir John, of Nether Pollok, 29. Maidi, Willielmus filius, 265. 113, 114. Maitland, chancellor, 52. ——— Sir George, of Nether Pollok, 29, Malcolm III., king of Scots, 157, 158. 113, 114. Malcolmus IV., rex Scotorum, 33, 67, 13, Sir John, of Pollok, 114.

147, 181, 183, 244, 265. • John, of Nether Pollok, 111, 114. Malcolmus rector ecclesiaeSanctiQueram',270. William, in Kowglen, brother to Malcolmus beg, 275. Sir John Maxwell of Nether Malcolmus filius Maldoveni comitis de Le- Pollok, 114. vinax, 278. —— Jean, spouse of William Maxwell Malduveni Mac Murdac, 200, 231. in Kowglen, 114. Malevilla, Philippus de, Justiciarius Scotia?, Isobel, daughter of Sir John Max- 167- well of Nether Pollok, 114. Galfridus de, Justiciarius, 245. ' sisters of Sir John Max- T i Malisius comes, 200, 231. ' net ' ^° ', > well of Nether Pol- Malklevere, Johannes de, de Castlehill, 216. Orissel, 1 , ... ' , . \ lok, 114. Malodeni de Scona, 200, 231. Agnes, j Malodeni marescallus, 200, 231. Maxwell of Calderwood, 51. Malvil, Thomas, lord of that ilk, 284. Sir William, of Calderwood, 12. Manuel, John, 54. of Bulros, 123. Marescallus, David, 167, 209, 223, 246. John, of Bulwryis (Bullerhouse, Henricus, 166, 16S, 184,223. Bulross), 79, 91, 101. Philippus, 246. Robertus, de Bulrois, 94.

Simon, 1 76. Robert, of the Bulross, 94.

Thomas, 263. Jean, \ daughters of Maxwell of Bulross, 124. Mareschall, Ricardus, 220. Mary, J Margareta, regina Scotiae, 235. Johannes de, vicecomes de Rokes- -Margaret, relict of king James IV., 77. burgh, 168. Marjoria,sponsa\ValteriSenescalliScotiae,272. Thomas, lord of Nether Pollok, 284. Marr, earls of, 58, 80. John, of Stainlie, 83. comes de, 218. John, younger of Stainlie, S3. John, earl of, 56. John, "elder of Potterhill, 87. W. comes de, camerarius, lyi. John, younger of Potterhill, ST- Marshall, earl, 17- Thomas, of Southbar, 90- Martinus V., papa, 238, 240, 263. John, fiar of Southbar, 90. Mary, queen of Scotland, 24, 74, 98, 117, Maxwell of Newark, 93. 141, 146. Sir Patrick, of Newark, 93. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Maxwell, Kentigernus (Mungo), de Newark, Maxwell, James, 83. 94, 124. Alexander, 87- Georgius, filius Kentigerni, 94. John, 90.

Marjory, 1 daughters of Mungo Matthew, 94.

Agnes, j Maxwell of Newark, 94. George, 115, 11 6. John, uncle to Mungo Maxwell of Mr John, 151. Newark, 124. Grissal, 25.

1 John, of Dargavel, 94. Nicolas, lady Cleghorn, 54.

Patrick, of Dargavel, 124. 1 Mary, wife of James Stewart, tutor

Rebecca, ) children of Patrick Max- of Blackhall, 80. 124. .^— Margaret, lady Giffin, 83. — Johiin, J well of Dargavel, ^—

— Annas,.nnas, 1 , Jonet, spouse of George Fleming of ' f children of Patrick Max- — Jeaiean, > Kilmacolm, Q4i. well of Dargavel, 125. — Melarion, ) Margaret, spouse of William Knock — George, of Auldhouse, minister at of Selviland, 125. Mearns, 110. Mayn (Marescallus?), Henricus, 223.

— Patrick, of Auldhouse, 115. Melros, Andreas, abbas de, 1 70. — John, of Auldhouse, 115. Monachi de, 264. — George, 1 children of Patrick Max- Menteth, Meneteth, Meneth, Gillecrist comes — Agnes, well of Auldhouse, 1 15. de, 161. J — John, of Bosfield, 114. VV. Cumin, comes de, 166, 167, 184. — John, son of John Maxwell of Bos- 191- field, 114. Walterus Cumyn, comes de, 209- — Arthur, of Breadiland, 123. Johannes de, 168. — Hew, of Brediland, 123. Merins (Mearns?), Rolandus de, 265. — Gavin, of Brediland, 123. Meyners, Robertus, camerarius, 166. — Mr Thomas, minister at Codquhen, Michael, clericus de Berewic, 255. 87. Miklegate, Willielmus de, 198. — Mr Gabriel, minister at Inchinan, Miller, John, professor at Glasgow, 15. 87, 110. John, in Cathkin, 23. — George, "1 John, of Kenmure, 34. — Hew, children of Mr Gabriel John, gardner to John Blair younger — Gabriel, Maxwell, minister at of that ilk, 118. J. — David, Inchinan, 110. William, at Barscuib, 88. — Robert, J Minzies, Sir William, of Gladstanes, 58. —— Mr John, minister at Eastwood, 113. Mitchel, James, taylor, 151. — Mr Robert, minister at Monkton Moderall, Robert, 126. and Prestick, 115, 11 6. Modardus, clericus A. de Galweia, 185. — Robert, son of Mr Robert Maxwell, Montbray, Alexander de, 212. 115. Mongumry, Alexander of, lord of that ilk, 284. Mr Patrick, minister at Inchinan, Mont, Jacobus, curatus de Avendale, 9- 115. Montgomery, lord, 93, 119- Mr Thomas, minister at Stewarton, Robert, vicecomes de Lanark, 115. 120. — Homer, 111. Johannes de, dominus de Egils- John, merchant, burgess of Glas- ham, 120. gow, 35, 109, 115. Sir Robert, of Skelmurlie, 106. Ninian,") children of John Max- Sir John, 11 9. Bessie, > well, merchant in Glas- dominus Johannes de, miles, Janet, ) gow, 11 6. 120. U U INDEX II.

Montgomery, John of, miles, 120. Mowat, Anna, 25. of Kirktonholm, 13. John, 55. John, of Bridgend, 24. spouse of Agnes Hamilton, Hew, of Auchinhood, 119- 25. of Auchinhood, 119- Mubray, Philippus de, 162. vide Moubray, Mr James, of Weitlands, 140. Montbray, Munbray. Ezekiel, servitor to lord Sem- Muffald, Johannes, presbyter ac notarius, 242. ple, 140. Mungo, Saint, first bishop of Glasgow, 5. Ezekiel, of Weitlands, 140. Muir, Mure, William, of Rowallan, 14. William, son of Ezekiel Mont- of Rowallan, 25. gomery, 140. William, servant to Rowallan, 14. Hew, 119. of Glanderston, 109- Alan de, 120. William, of Glanderston, 79, 109, 152. Robert de, 120. Jean, daughter of William Muir of Robertus de, 280. Glanderston, 109. John, brother of Robert de Barbara, daughter natural of William Montgomery, 120. Muir of Glanderston, 109- Hector, 120. Sir William, 114.

. Jean, wife of Robert Boyd of of Caldwell, 108, 109- Portincross, 106. Willielmus frater domini de Cauldwoll, Elizabeth, relict of Mr David 108. Gemmil, 111, vide Mungurari. Robert, of Caldwoll, 109, 110. Monteith, Walter Stewart, earl of, 82, vide Robert, natural son of Robert Muir of Menteth. Cauldwoll, 109. Montrose, marquis of, 87- James, Bar of Cauldwoll, 109- duke of, 93. Margaret, wife of James Muir, fiar of Monypenny, lord, 37, 62. Cauldwell, 109. Moravia, Thomas de, dominus de Bothwyll, Marion, daughter of James Muir of 247- Cauldwoll, 109. Willielmus de, Panetarius Scotia?, Alexander, brother of Robert Muir of 257, 258, 259, 260, 26l. Caldwell, 109. Andreas de, frater Willielmi de Mo- Margaret, daughter of James Muir of ravia, 257, 258. Caldwell, 109. Johannes de, 257- Isobel, sister of Margaret Muir, 109. More, Sir Reginald, 121. Euphame, sister of Robert Muir of Sir William, 121. Caldwell, 109. Archibald, 136. Margaret, relict of James Muir of Moreville, Willielmus de, 220. Caldwell, 109- Hugo de, 156, 200, 201, 207, 231. John, of Caldwell, 194, I96. Ricardus de, constabularius, 161, of Abercorn, 108.

1 63, 1 8 1, 1 83, 205, 206, 220, 245. Margaret, 118. Morton, Maxwell, earl of, 111. Frere John, vicar-general of the order earl of, regent, 111. of preachers, 194. Johannes de, 197- Elizabeth, lady Raploch, 7- Mortuomari, Rogerus de, 165. Johannes, mercator, 9- Moubray, Galfridus, miles, 211, 223. John, 19. Mr James, minister at Carmun- Alexander, in Quhytfuird, 77- nock, 23. Janet, wife of John Miller in Cathkin, 23. Mous (Arous ?), Magister Johannes, archi- Elizabeth, spouse of Robert Hamilton diaconus Glasguensis, 170. of Cathkin, 24. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Muir, Mure, Margaret, spouse of James Ha- Napier, John, lord, of Kilmahew, 284. milton, 25. Robert, of Kilcreugh, 88. Dame Mary, spouse of John Brisbane Alexander, brother of Robert of Kil- younger of Bishopton, 90. creugh, 88.

Elspeth, spouse of Robert Stewart of , of Blackston, 84. Christiswoll, 105. Elizabeth, oy of William Craufurd of Muirhead, James, of Lauchope, 3d. Auchnames. 103. William, of Lauchope, 42. Helen, spouse of Mr Matthew Bris- James, of Lauchope, elder, 42. bane, 88. James, his son, 42. Neilson, George, weaver, 36. Sir James, of Lauchope, knight, Neish, Walter, of Dubheads 33. 42. Walter, son of Walter Neish of Dub- John, of Brydenhill, 36, 42. heads, 33. James, of Stevenston, 41. Agnes, spouse to Mr John Lothian,33. George, of Stevenston, 137- Nemias, 275. James, elder, of Shawfute, 41, 42. Nes, Henricus de, 264, 265. of Bredisholm, 135. Alanus filius Henrici de Nes, 264, 265, James, of Bredisholm, 137. 269. Mr Thomas, Brownhill, 46. Rogerus de, 265.

, of Whytecastle, 58. Nesbeht (Nisbet), Johannes, de Dalzeill, 252, Mr Thomas, minister of Cambus- vide Nisbet. nethan, 42, 46. Nevynson, John, 282. Newark, laird of, 84. r ,- , .' ( children of Mr Tho- • . , . Llizabeth, V ,, , r Newport, Magister Rogerus de, 255. j mas Muirhead, 40. J Nicolaus V., papa, 198. Jacobus, 8. Nicholaus serviens episcopi, 186. Margaret, spouse of John Hamil- dominns, filius Petri, rector de ton of Udiston, 18. Lyne, 233, 235. Munfort, Willielmus de, 183. Magister, de Sancto Andrea, cleri- Munstertoun, Radulphus de, clericus episco- cus, 257- pi, 210. Magister Thomas, subdecanus Munbray, Philippus de, 246. Glasguensis, 268. Mungumri, Alanus de, 265. dominus, monachus de Crossragal, Murdach, Walterus, 246. 269. Murray, earl of, 17, 24, 39. Nichole, Magister Adam de, 255. earl of, regent, 117, 141, 146. Nigillus, frater Walteri de Costentine, 265. lord Bothwell, 19. Nisbet, Archibald, of Carphin, 40, 137- Sir David, of Stanhope, 149- Johannes, 250.

Sir , of Dernhill, 149. Euphame, relict of Mr David Blair, David de Tullibardyn, 170. one of the ministers of Edinburgh, Helena, 228. 137- Murrays of St John's-kirk, 59- Nisbet (West), laird of, 45. Muscans, Reinaldus de, 156. Nithsdale, earls of, 111, 113, 141. Myrton, Thomas de, decanus Glasguensis, Noirmoint, Mr Archibald, minister of Even- 242, 253. daill, 10. Normanvilla, Walramus de, 164. N. Tevidaliae archidiaconus, 174, 175. Northumberland, earl of, 37- Nairn, Magister, David, 219. Alexander, of Sandyford, 284. O. abbas de Kelcho, 162. Alexander, 241. Odardus filius RicardiHangpudyng, 186, 187- U U 2 INDEX II.

Odo, abbas tie Dercungall, 185. Paterson, Robert, of Craigton, 124. Oggo, Cumbrensis Judex, 156. Jonet, daughter of Robert Paterson Oglach, Rankin, 282. of Craigton, 124. Officialatus curiae Glasguensis, 272. John, 78. Olifard, W. justiciarius Laodoniae, 167. Paton, Euphame, spouse of Mr Robert Max- Walterus, 163, 183, 220. well, 115. Walterus, Justiciarius Laodoniae,] 64, Patrick, Saint, 157. 166, 168, 209, 222. Patricius comes, 205, 206, 220, 246. David, 245. ——— comes de Dunbar, 165. Dunkanus, 253. filius Ade, 21 6. Oliphant, Mr John, minister at Stanhouse, 8. abbas de Crossraighl, 269.

Oliverus, prepositus civitatis Glasguensis,! 86. ' vicarius ecclesiae Glasguensis, 186. Orchadensis episcopus, Willielmus, 249. clericus de Kentyir, 269. Orniond, earl of, 74. capellanus de Glasgu, 280. marquis of, 74. Peblis, Robertus de, canonicus Glasguensis, Orr, Mr John, minister at Bothwell, 133. 179- Marion, 1Q. Jonet, spouse of Hew Montgomery, Marion, wife of Dougal Bannatyne in 119. Overtoun, 105. Pembroke, Eymer de Vallance, earl of, 37- Osber de Ardena, 156. Perci, Alanus de, 156. Osbertus, abbas de Jedburgh, 245. Perth, John, earl of, 151. abbas de Chalkou, 255, 265. Perthic, Philippus de, 229. Osmundus fundator, et episcopus ecclesiae Sa- Petticrew, Pettygrew, John, of Shettleston, risberiensis, 172, 173. 31. Osolf filius Eadmer, 156. Agnes, wife of Robert Adam, mer- Oxonia, Johannes de, 198. chant in Glasgow, 25. Jacobus, 250, 251, 252. Paganus de Brausa, 156. Petir, John, commissary of Peblis, 150. Paisley, Claud Hamilton, lord, 74. Petrus, vicarius ecclesiae Glasguensis, 186. George, abbot of, 95. decanus de Cludesdale, 255. Robert, abbot of, 107. Frater Fulberti, 265.

, Shaw, abbot of, 147- Philippus de Valloniis, 161. abbas de, 225. de Perthec, rector de Rotherglen, John, minister of Lochwinnoch, 10S, 229. vide Passelet. camerarius, 245. Parcar, Nigellus, 250. capellanus, 270. Park, Gilbertus de, 263. Pincerna, Malcolmus, 165. William, of Gilbertfield, 99. Pistor, Thomas, 268. Parco, Johannes de, 257- Pollok, Sir Robert, of Over Pollok, 112. Passeleht, Willielmus, abbas, et conventus de, Robert, son of Robert, laird of Pollok, 229. 112. Passeleto, Johannes de, canonicus Glasguen- Polloks of Balgray, 112. sis, 233. Pollok, Alexander, of Balgray, 112. Passelay, dominus Johannes de, canonicus Geils, spouse of Alexander Pollok of Glasguensis, 235. Balgray, 112. Passelet, monachi de, 265. David, of Balgray, 112. Willielmus de, 265. T , ' f sons of David Pollok of 1 abbas et conventus de, 274, 277. h Balgray, 112. Pasleto, abbas de, 203. = C°h arie4 Paschalis apostolicus (papa), 156. Jean, spouse of John Pollok, 1 1 2, 1 1 3. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Pollok, John, of Balgray, 112. Prior and convent of Glasgu, 194- Willielmus de eodetn dominus de Col- P'hayno de Kalentir, serviens episcopi, 1 86. dane, 117- Helias, 112. Quhitelaw, Archibaldus de, archidiaconus Peter ov Perez de, 112. Laudonia?, 249- abbot of Thomas de, 112. Quhitefurd, John of, baillie to the Johannes de Eodem, 117- Paistlay, 273. 183. Porter, Robertus, dominus de Porterfield, 95. Quinci, Uobertus de, l6l, 163, 182,

Steven, 95. 1 Rogerus de, 223. —— William, 95. Seierus de, 220. Hamil- Porterfield of that ilk, 95. Quhytfuird, Helen, spouse of John Alexander, appearand of that ilk, ton of Udiston, 18.

, Whyt- 95. , John, of that ilk, 79, vide Jean, } ford. Agnes, (daughters of AlexanderAles Walter, parson of Moffat, 18. Walter, 79- Marion, { Porterfield, 95. Mr Mary, ) Sarisberi- William, of that ilk, 96. R. decanus et capitulum ecclesia? Alexander, "1 ensis, 171- Gabriel, oyes of William Por- R. Dunblanensis electus, ecclesias Glasguen- George, > terfieldof that ilk, sis canonicus, 174. Marion, 96. R. Glasguensis archidiaconus, 174. Glasguensis, 174. Mary,r, R. thesaurarius bairns natural of Alex- R. cancellarius Glasguensis, 174. — Daniel ander Porterfield, son R. de Edinburgo, canonicus Glasguensis, — John of William, 96. 174. 174. Alexander, of that ilk, 102, 104. R. de Lanark, canonicus Glasguensis, Agnes, sister of Alexander of that R. Magister, de prebenda, 186. ilk, 102. R. Magister, de Brady, 186. Jean, relict of Robert Hamilton R. episcopus Glasguensis, 260, 261. of Torrence, 13, 102. Raa, dominus Walterus, 240, 241. Glas- Marion, relict of Patrick Maxwell Radulfus, vicarius et clericus ecclesia; of Dargavel, 124. guensis, 186. 229. Pottoun, Magister H. de, 1 86. capellanus, 222, 231. Pratis, Reginaldus de, canonicus Glasguen- filius Dunegalli, 200, 201, baillie of Glasgow, 43. sis, 179- Rae, , Prebenda, Johannes de, 179- Ralston, Nicolaus de, 78. Magister R. de, 186. laird of, 108. Ricardus de, clericus domini regis, Jacobus de, dominus ejusdem, 78- 246. John de, 78, 79- ilk, 78. Preachers, order of, 194. , John, of that Predicatores Fratres de Glasgu, 190, 191> Ricardus de, 79- 192, 193. John, son of Richard, 79- Richard, Prenderguest, Robertus de, rector de Glas- 1 William, brother of 79- fuird, 242. Hugh, of that ilk, 79- that ilk, Preston, laird of, 17- Hugh, son of Hugh of Barbara, spouse of Robert Muir of 79- Cauldwell, 108. John, son of Hugh of that ilk, Prior et conventus Fratrum predicatorum de 79. Glasgu, 191. William, younger, of that ilk, 79- INDEX II.

Ralston, Jonet, Robert, archbishop of Glasgow, 244, 250, Barbara, 251, 252, 259, 285, 288. Isobe), abbot of Paisley, 107. '"' Jean, f Roberton of Earnock, 17.

Margaret, ! James, of Earnock, 1 7, 55. Katharine, J Archibald, of Bedlae, 32. William, of that ilk, 79. Mr James, of Bedlae, 32. Ramsay, Alexander, de Dalwolsy, 1 70. Archibald, son of Mr James Ro- John, 37. berton of Bedlae, 32. Ranfrew,baillies, burgess and community of, Mr James, commissary of Glasgow, 273, 281. 32. J. de canonicus Glasguensis, 174. John, 47. Ranulphi, Thomas, comes Moravia?, 192. 'Willielmus, 50. Red, Martinus, cancellarius, canonicus Glas- Jonet, spouse of James Baillie of guensis, 291. Jerrestoun, 55. Robertus, 287. Robertson, Barbara, spouse of William Blair,

Sir Davy, 282. minister at Dumbartane, 1 1 8. Robert, baillie of Glasgow, 29. Robesone, Sir John, 94. Alexander, merchant burgess of Glas- Robertus de Lundoniis, filius regis Scotia?, gow, IS. 208. John, 118. de Fyf et de Menteth frater regis Reginaldus filius Sumerled, dominus de Inch- Roberti III., 229, 2S2. gall, 266. Glasguensis episcopus, 190, 202, Renfrew, bailliesand wyt of the town of, 2S2. 236, 258, 260, 26l. Rennere, Alwinus, 231. episcopus Sancti Andrea?, 231. Reston, Johannes de, clericus, 242. filius Fulberti, afterwards called Revel, Ricardus, 246. Pollok, 112, 265. Rex, dominus, testis in compositione inter filius Werneburc, 162.

Jocelinum episcopum et Rogerum de Val- 1 filius Walteri, 176. loniis, de ecclesia de Kellebride, 205. filius Nigelli, 200. Ricardus, capellanus, 245. filius Wernebaldi, 245. decanus de Tevidalia, 255. magister, de Edenhall, 185. clericus Ergadiensis episcopi, 270. decanus ecclesia? Sarisberiensis, 173. decanus de Cunigham, 276. precentor Glasguensis, 229- viearius de Askirk, 176. archidiaconus Tevidalia?, 264. Ridal, Hugo, 182. thesaurarius Glasguensis, 268. Ridaie, Walterus de, 207- presbyter de Ranfraw, 280. Ride, David, notary, 204. clericus episcopi Glasguensis, 186. Ridel, Gervasius, 156. clericus Ergadiensis episcopi, 270. Ritchie, Hugo, in Knokindaill, 79- de Sancto Andrew, canonicus Glas- Robert I., king of Scots, 11, 12, 16, 37, 53, guensis, 233. 86, 87, 95, 104, 106, 111, 146, 167, 168, capellanus, 205, 206. 191, 192, 193, 201, 210, 224, 225, 234, Rogerus, filius Fhilippi, serviens villa? de 256. Glasgu, 187. Robert II., king of Scots, 60, 71, 73, 86, 99, Rokesburg, Herbertus abbas de, 200, 231. 114, 121, 133, 141, 146, 148,214,215, Rolandus filius Reinaldi, 280. 228. filius Uctredi, 162. Robert III., king of Scots, 1, 11, 12,60,71, Ross, earl of, 17. 72, 80, 91, 104, 229, 281. Rossia?, Johannes de Yle comes, dominus Robert, the Great Stewart, 45. Insularum, 271. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Ross, lady dowager of, 72. Sancti Andrea?, Willielmus episcopus, 168, domina Elizabeth, sponsa domini 224, 264, 265. Thomae Sympill, 290. Robertus episcopus, 231. Dame Jane Hamilton, lady, 77- W. archidiaconus, 175. Godfridus de, 77- Walterus episcopus, 282. Sir Godefride de, 77- Sancto Andrea, Robertus de, 233. Sir James, 77- Johannes de, 270. Robert de, 77- Sancto Claro, Robertus de, 166, 168. vide William de, 77- Seynt Cler. William, of Muireston, 77- Sancto Martino, Henricus de, 265. William, 77- Gilbertus filius Henrici de, Sir John, of Halkhead, 95. 265. lord, 141. Sandilands, Sir, 45. Mr A., professor of Humanity, Glas- Sangster, Mr John, minister at Blantyre, 14. gow, 119- Salsarius, magister Willielmus officialis archi- Matthew, of Hayning, 152. diaconi, 178. George, son of Matthew Ross of Hayn- Sarisberiensis ecclesia?, R. decanus et capitu- ing, 152. lum, 171. Annas, daughter of Dame Marion Saunders, James, reider, 151.

Boy 11, 152. Schaw, Joneta, sponsa Willielmi Wallace de Jean, daughter of Dame Marion Boyll, Ellirslie, 81. 152. of Bargarran, 89- Isobel, spouse of James Hamilton of Robert, of Bargarran, 90.

Peil, 13. William,am, "]

Margaret, spouse of James Hamilton of Robert!lt, children of Robert Schaw Aikenhead, 25. James, of Bargarran, 90. Roule, magister Thomas, 220. ^——— Agnes, Walterus de, precentor ecclesiae Glas- Elspeth, guensis, 179- Sir John, of Greenock, 98. Rowat, Mr Alexander, minister of Calder, 32. ——— James, of Greenock, 98. Roxburch, earl of, 50, 67- ——— William, son of James Schaw of laird of, 38. Greenock, 98. Johannes de, camerarius Scotiae, Jeallis, wife of James Craufurd of 227. Flatterton, 105.

Rotheric beg de Carrie, 275. , abbot of Paisley, 147. Ruglen, decanus Christianitatis de, 288, 289- Scheirer, Elison, spouse of John Hyndman in Russel, Henricus, 268. Lunderston, 106. James, of Gartness, 44. —— Johannes, archidiaconus Rossensis, John, Shotts, 40. 292. Rutherglen, decanus de, 225. Schorswood, Georgius de, rector de Cultyr, 170, 171. S. precentor ecclesiae Glasguensis, 174. Scot, 1 56. Saint Martin Henry de, 79, 120. Alexander, clerk register, 93. Sammale, John, 282. Janet, relict of Mr James Corbet of Sancti Andreas episcopus, 198. Towcorse, 31. D. episcopus, 184. Johannes, 250, 251, 252. Da. bishop of, 88. Robertus, 251.

Dd. episcopus, 191. Scorm (Forman ?), Robertus, canonicus Glas- David episcopus, 1 67- guensis, 238, 240.

Jacobus episcopus, ] 70. Scougal, Helen, 78. INDEX II.

Seatoun, lady Margaret, 74, vide Setoun. George, son of Robert Semple, Seierus de Quinci, 220. vicar of Erskyn, 88. Selkirk, earl of, 65. Mr George, minister at Killellan, 96. William, earl of, 61. Mr George, minister at Paisley, 96. Charles, earl of, 6l, 63. Mr Andro, minister at Ballul, 126. Semple, Sempill, Sympill. Robert, 107. • lord, 9, ii, 72, 106, 107, 141, 144. William, 107. Hew, lord, 107. John, 107. Gulielrous dominus, 107. - Robertus, 273. John, lord of Elzotston, sheriff of Willielmus, 290. Renfrew, 244. - dominus Thomas, 290. Johannes dominus, 2S5, 291, 203. - dominus Johannes, 290. 204. . Alanus de Bar, 292. William (or John), lord, 107. Jean, spouse of John Brisbane of Bi- Sir Bryce, of Cathcart, 72. shopton, 89. Gabriel, of Cathcart, 101. • Katherine, 118. Sir William, of Cathcart, 11 7. — Jonet, 118. Thomas, of Cathcart, 1 7. 1 William, of Bruntschiellis, 124. Bryce, of Cathcart, 1 1 7. Hew, ) sons of William Semple of William, of Cathcart, 117. James,) Bruntschiellis, 124. Robert, of Craigbait, 88, 124. . Andro, of Bruntschiellis, 124. Gabriel, of Craigbait, 88, 124. Marion, spouse of Robert Paterson Katherine, sister to the laird of Craig- of Craigton, 124. bait, 124. James, of Mylnbank, 1 25. laird of Foulwood, 103. Robert, of Mylnbank, 125. William, of Fulwood, 103, 104. Barbara, relict of Ezekiel Montgo- John, of Fulwood, 103. mery, 140. Robertus de Fulwood, 103, 104, 292. Senescallus Scotiae, Walterus, 168. Johannes, frater Roberti Sympill de Jacobus, 268. Fulwood, 104. Senescallus, Alexander, 165. Katherina soror Roberti Sympill de Senescalli, A., 166. Fulwood, 104. Seton, Alexander de, 166, 168. John, fiar of Fulwood, 104. Robertus de, 1 68. Marion,! daughters of Hew lord Session, lords of, 151. — Anna, Semple, 107. J Sevilland, Hugo, 2 17. Malcolmus, Seyntcler, Robertus de, 1 65. Willielmus, children of Sharp, Mr David, provost cf Bothwell Gabriel, Jonet, lady Cathcart, 130. Jonet, 11 7. Jean, spouse of Mr Robert Glen, mi- Bessie, nister at Carmunnock, 23. Semple; of Bel trees, 123 Mr James, 23. Semple, Sir James, of Beltrees, 123. David, persone of Kilbryde, 23. Robert, Mr Patrick, minister at Govan, George, 27. children of Mr John, minister at Kilmany, Margaret, Sir James 27. Semple of Beltrees, Mr John, 27. Isobel, 123. Shawfute, the goodwife of, 42. Marion, Sigillo, Hugo de, clericus regis W., 206. Geillis, Silverton, Patricius, 251. Robert, of Beltrees, 123. Simon archidiaconus Glasguensis, 255. Robert, vicar of Erskyn, 88. Cuthbertus, vicarius de Daliell, 45. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Simon vicarius et clericus ecelesia? Glasguen- Spruile, John, elder of Colden, 110. sis, 186. Walter, senescal of Malcolm earl of filius Bercolf, 278. Lennox, 109-

Sinclair, Alison, relict of David Hamilton of Valterus, 1 1 7- Bothwellhauch, 39- Joneta, domina, de Cathcart, 117- John, younger of Stevenston, 8, 47, Stanford, Adam de, l6l, 245. Helen, 78. Stanhouse, John of, 282. Smalhy, Ricardus, prepositus civitatis Glas- Stanipeth, Robertus de, canonicus Glasguen- guensis, 186. sis, 179-

Small, Ricardus dictus, canonicus Glasguen- Stark, , of Auchinvole, 35. sis, 179- John, of Auchinvole, 35. Smith, Alanus, 242. James, fiar of Auchinvole, 35.

'Smyth, Johannes, vicarius de Campsy, 204. , of Kidermont, (Killermont ?) 85. Solis, Randulphus tie, 181. Steinson, Alexander, of that ilk, 41. Soulis, Willielmus de, Justiciarius Laodonia?, —— John, eldest son of Alexander, 41. 223. John, of that ilk, 41.

Sommerville, Summerville, lord, 46, 56. Stevenson, , younger of Cambusneth- John, eldest son of lord Somer- an, 4S. ville, 46. ———— Mr John, minister of Cathcart, 118. Gilbert, lord, 56. of that ilk, 137- Willielmus, dominus, 170. Sterling, Hew, serjeant-major to colonel Craw- Willielmus de, 254, 255, 257- furd, 85. Willielmus pater Willielmi de William, of Law, 85, vide Stirling, Sumerville, 254. Striveling. James, 36. Stewart of Scotland, Walter, 11. James, elder of Cambusnethan, Robert the Great, 45. 41. John, earl of Carrick, afterwards de, 46. king Robert III., 12. of Peil, 13. —— Sir John, ancestor of the family of Sir John, of Cambusnethan, 47. Bute, 29. James, in Overton of Cambus- Alan, lord of Dernele, 284.

nethan, 59. Robert, lord of , 284. Thomas de, 56. David, lord of Fynnard, 284. William, son and heir of Tho- lady Mary, eldest daughter of king mas de Somerville, 56. James II., 76.

James, of Drum, 47- , daughter of the earl of William, of Kennoch, 65. Athole, 77- William, of Corehouse, 67- Elizabeth, lady Lamington, 125. of Carnwath, 56- Andrew, lord Avendale, 10. of Wolfroods, 57- Andreas, dominus de Uchiltrie, Mr Robert, minister at Coulter, John, abbot of Kelso, 38. 59. Francis, son to John, abbot of Kelso, Gilbert, of Bockcleugh, 63. 38. John, 78. Sir Walter, of Minto, 26, 34, 150. Agnes, spouse of Mr John Hay, Walter, son to the laird of Minto, 15. parson of Renfrew, 84. Walter, eldest son of Sir Matthew Margaret, 78. Stewart of Minto, 78. Southayx, dominus Willielmus de, rector de Sir Matthew, of Minto, 7S. Kirkpatrkk Croe, 223. Archibald, of Castlemilk, 18, 80. Spruiles of Cowdoun, 109- Sir William, of Castlemilk, 23, 99. X X INDEX II.

Stewart, John, oye to Archibald Stewart of Stewart, Walter, brother of Robert Stewart of Castlerailk, 80. Barscube, 9'- Jonet, oye to Archibald Stewart of of Scotstoun, 86. Castlemilk, 80. Andro, of Woodside, 87-

Matthew, laird of Castlemilk, 1 94. William, son to Andro Stewart of Andrew, third son of Sir John Stew- Woodside, 87- art, 29. Thomas, of Galston, 152. Mr Patrick, of Balshagrie, 29. Magister Willielmus, rector de Glas- John, of Barshagrie, 29- furd, 203, 204. Gavine, younger of Allantoun, 40. Alan, baillie of George abbot of Pais- William, of Allantoun, 49- ley, 273. Sir Walter, of Allantoun, 49. Alexander, 284. Gavine, eldest son of Sir Walter Robert, servant to James archbishop Stewart of Allantoun, 49- of Glasgow, 152. Margaret, daughter of Sir Walter Sir Alexander de, 46. Stewart of Allantoun, 49- Sir James, 47. Allan, younger of Allantoun, 56. Sir David, 47- Sir Alexander, of Tarbolton, 76. Sir David, of Cultness, 48. Allan, of Cardonell, 78. Alexander, 78. heiress of Cardonell, 78. James, merchant burgess of Glas-

, younger of Allantoun, 84. gow, called of Buitt, 32. of Christiswoll, 41, 105. Francis, 38. Robert, of Christiswoll, 105. John, 80. James, eldest son of Robert Stewart Matthew, 80. of Christiswoll, 105. Margaret, SO. Alexander, second son of Robert Agnes, spouse of John Lindsay of Stewart of Christiswoll, 105. Blacksholm, 123. Sir Archibald, of Blackhall, 80, 104. Christian, spouse of Matthew Bris- Archibald, father brother to the laird bane of Rosland, 90. of Blackhall, 80. Elizabeth, spouse of William Cun- James, tutor of Blackhall, 80, 81. ingham of Craigans, 101.

Patrick, 1 brothers ofJames Stew- Elizabeth, spouse of Gabriel Cun-

Archibald, j art of Blackhall, SO. ingham of Cairncurran, 124. James, of Blackhall, 80. Jonet, Lady Culyane, 108. Sir Michael Shaw, of Blackball, Jonet, relict of Gavin Graham in 111. Glasgow, 118. John, of Ardgowan, 80. Jonet, Lady Bishoptoun elder, 89- John, brother to Archibald Stewart Margaret, spouse of William Wallace of Ardgowan, 80. of Johnston, 102. Annabel], daughter of Archibald J'icle Stuart. Stewart of Ardgowan, 80. Stirling, James, 55. Archibald, of Ardgowan, 80. Margaret, wife of Sir John Houston Thomas, fiar of Barscube, 81, Ql. of that ilk, 100. John, of Barscub, 90. Stobbou, W. de, canonieus Glasguensis, 174. Robert, son of John Stewart of Bars- Strabolgy. David de, comes Atholiae, 212. cube, 90. Stragrif, Willielmus de, 26'8. John, younger of Barscube, 91- Strabane, Claud, lord viscount of, 74. John, elder of Barscube 91- Strang, principal of Glasgow col-

Robert, younger of Barscube, 91- lege, 1 1 3. Robert, of Barscube, 91- Strathern, earl of, 17. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Strathern, Robert, earl of, 82. Uctred, 156. Robert, earl of, Great Stewart, Uchtred filius Scot, 156. 114, 121. Uchtred filius Fergus, 200, 231. Strivelin, Alexander, vicecomes tie, 162, 183. Ughtred, Thomas, 212. Johannes, vicecomes

Stuart, laird of Torrence, f), 13. 185. Stute, John, 282. Undwyn, 156. William, 282. Uniet Albus, 231. Swyneford, Willielmus de, clericus episcopi, Unloin (Buland?), Johannes de, 210. 176, 210. Uruanus, papa, 255, 279- Symmers, Barthilmo, in Holmeburn, Blan- tyre, 13. Vallibus, Johannes de, 182. Symontoun, laird of, 63. Valloniis, Philippus de, l6l, 163, 205, 206. Sympson, Mr Patrick, minister of Renfrew, Philippus de, Camerarius, 183, 86. 221. Mary, relict of Mr Hugh Binning, Rogerus de, 205, 206. Valiums, Philippus de, 245. Vaux, Magister Johannes de, '263. T. decanus de Carrie, 185. Veatche, Mr David, minister at Govan, 28.

Tailzeor, James, portioner of Lunderston, 106. Venator, Willielmus, 1 56. Talbot, Ricardus, 212. Veteri ponte, W. de, l6l. Tevidalia?, N. archidiaconus, 174, 175. Willielmus de, 183, 245. Robertus, archidiaconus, 264. Thankard, Thomas, 264. W. Glasguensis episcopus, Cancellarius, 166. Thomas Ranulphi, comes Moravia;, 192. W. Glasguensis episcopus, 191- Lundoniarum, 207. W. decanus et capitulum ecclesite Glasguen- capellanus archidiaconi, 230. sis, 171. episcopus Aberdonensis, 249- W. decanus ecclesia? Glasguensis, 174. Thomson, Mr Alexander, 46. W. filius Alani, Senescallus, Justiciarius Sco-

Jean, Lady Cathcart, 1 1 7- tiae, 209. Isobel, spouse to Andro Hamilton W. Cumyn, comes de Meneteth, 1Q1. of Overton, 10. W. comes de Mar, Camerarius, 1QI. Mr William, minister at Erskine, W. filius Alani, 279. 88. W. de Veteri ponte, 161. Thornton, Johannes, notarius, 204. W. archidiaconus Sancti Andrea?, 175. Throsinus, 268. W. archidiaconus Laodonia?, 167- Tocca, 200, 231. W. de Cadiou, canonicus Glasguensis, 174. Tokkenham, Johannes de, 198. W. de Stobbou, canonicus Glasguensis, 174. Treveman, Robertus, 176. W. de Bideford, clericus episcopi, 210. Turnbull, Andro, 151. W. Magister de Kilkenni, 185. Turnet (Turner?), Mr Patrick, parson of Waldef, 156. Dalkeith, 152. Waldef, frater Dalfin, 156. Tweddale, marquis of, 49- Waldevus comes, 245. Twynham, Walterus, canonicus Glasguensis, Walensis, Helias, miles domini Duncani de 179- Carrie, 185. X X 2 INDEX II.

Walkinshaw of that ilk, S3. Wallace, William, burgess of Glasgow, 110. John, of that ilk, 83, 84. Mr Alexander, minister of Galston, ———— James, of that ilk, 84. 110. John, of Barrowfield, 31. Mr William, minister of Eastwood, Peter, of Bornhill, 84. 113. John, of Garturk, 84. Allan, 81. James, of Kirklie, 84. Andrew, 78. William, of Scotstoun, 85. —— Bessie, wife of Thomas Cauldwell James, merchant in Glasgow, 83. of that ilk, 110. Gavin, 84. Esther, 81. John, 89. Hugh, 81. Wallace, Matthew, of Dundonald, 80, 84. James, 81, 82. Jonet, 1 daughters of Matthew Wal- —— Margaret, relict of James Stewart of Agnes, J lace of Dundonald, 80. Blackball, 80. John, son of Elderslie, 81. Thomas, 113. Sir William, of Elderslie, 81, 141. Willielmus, 81. John, younger of Elderslie, 81. Willielmus, 81. William, younger of Elderslie, 81. Walramus de Norman villa, 164. Helen, Lady Elderslie, 81. Walter, Great Stewart of Scotland, 11, 76, William, of Elderslie, 81. 86, 87, 92, 111, 146, 192.

William, elder of Elderslie, 81. 1 son of Alan, dapifer regis, 73, 76, John, liar of Ferguslie, 81, 91- 147, 183, 95, 100, 111, 112, 120, Allan, son of John Wallace of Fer- 200, 265. guslie, 81. son of Alan, Senescallus Scotia, 73, of Neilstonside, 110. 76, 120, 272. William, of Neilstonside, 81. Senescallus Scotue, 168. Hugh, of Ingliston, 81. filius Alani, 200, 201, 280. of Johnston, 96, 102. filius Alani, Senescallus, 222, 265, William, of Johnston, 102, 113. 278. James, of Johnston, 102. Walterus Senescallus Scotia tempore Ro- ~\ Robert, berti I., 224. John, f children ofJames Wal- cancellarius regis David I. 207- Elizabeth, t lace of Johnston, 102. Walter, son of Sir Gilbert de Hamilton, 87. Jean, j Walterus filius Gilberti, 201, 213. Robert, of Leitchland, baillie of Walteri, Gilbertus, 21 9. Paisley, 102. Walterus filius Winemari, 156, 200. Edward, of Shewalton, 119- Glasguensis episcopus, 163, ]64, Duncanus dominus de Cnocfubill, 166, 168,184, 185,229,264, 280. 246. episcopus Sancti Andrea;, 282. John, baillie of Paisley, 102. Glasguensis ecclesia? decanus, 178. Robert, " clericus Glasguensis episcopi, 186, John, 230. William, children of John Wal- dominus, vicarius de Peblis, 210.

, Bryce, S lace, baillie of Paisley, capellanus regis Willielmi, 221. Hugh, 102. de Southayx, rector de Kirkpatrik James, Croe, 233. Marion, Walter, John, 282. Hugh, baillie of Paisley, 102. Wardrop, John, of Dalbeth, 31. Brys, 102. Warinus clericus episcopi, 230. NAMES OF PERSONS.

Watson, John, 282. Willielmus, Orchadensis episcopus, 249. Waux, Gilliana de, 243. abbas et conventus de Passeleht, Weir, John, of Burnside, 23. 229, 278, 279- Laird of Newton, Cl. —^—— dominus, prior de Lesmahaggu. of Clowburn, 64. 218. Sir George, of Blackwood, (>'7- canonicus Glasguensis, 208. Rothold de, 67- de Swyneford, clericus episcopi, William, of Stonebyres, 67- 210. John of Dargavel, Cambusnethan, 67. capellanus regis Willielmi, 221. James, of Kerss, 68. Wilson, Jacobus, 251. John, minister of Dalserf, 7- Wilton, Johannes de, 246. Major, 52. Rogerus de, 221. Wenlock, Fratres de, 147- Wiltona, magister Willielmus de, 260. Werneburch, Robertus filius, 162. Windesour, Walterus de, 182. Whytfoords of that ilk, 51. Winraham, of Wiston, 63. ' de, Wtnton earl of, Walter 79- ( 74.

. bishop of Brechin, 79> Wintonia, magister Godefridus de, 270. vide Quhyitfurd. Woddrop, Alexander, portioner of Carntyne, Widdrow, Annas, relict of Mr George Clid- 31.

disdale, 9. , , 1 children of Alexander Adam, I ... , . „ -^-^—— Gavin, in Aikenhead, 133. . V Wodrop, portioner of gnes, Wigton, Fleming, earl of, 58, 5Q. j Carntyne, 31. Willielmus rex Scotorum, 3, 4, 54, 79> 88, James, of Dalmarnock, 31. 95, 100, 111, 112, 120, 158, 161, 162, James, younger, 31. 165, 166, 182, 183, 184, 205, 211, 220, John, elder, portioner of Dalmar- 221, 222, 224, 244, 245, 246, 265. nock, 31. William, king of Great Britain, 48, 6l, 65. Willielmus, nepos principis David, postea rex Scottorum, 156. (Walterus ?), filius A. Senescalli, Justiciarius Scotiae, 166. Mr Alexander, 31. cancellarius, regnante David I., James, in Dalmarnock, 31. 200, 231. Walter, filius Dunecani, 200, 231. John, de Lindeseia, 162. Alexander, children of James de Karleol, 185. Margaret, Woddrop, 31. dominus de Kirkyntulach, 236. Marion, filius Maidi, 265. Jean, episcopus Glasguensis, 164, 165, Jonet, 34. 174, 219, 221, 225, 241, 246, Wood, Margaret, spouse of Robert Cuning- 276. ham of Quarrelton, 83. (Turnbull), Glasguensis episco- Wottenhull, Johannes de, 198. pus, 169, 241. Wright, Dr William, 34. ^—^—— ecclesiae Glasguensis, minister, of Fascan, 136.

i. e. episcopus, 175, 246. Wylie, , in Bothwellsheills, 40. Sancti Andrea? episcopus, 168, Wylkynsone, Johannes, 251, 252. 224, 264, 265. Wylziam, bishop of Glasgow, 171. Dunkeldensis episcopus, 168, Wyshard, Johannes, archidiaconus Glasguen- 224. sis, 179. INDEX II.

Yester, lord of, 40. Young, James, notary, 10. Vetham, 'Willielmus de, archidiaconus Thevi- Younger, Mr Thomas, minister at Innerkip, daliae, 179- 104. Yle. Johannes de, comes Rossi*, et dominus Tobias, son of Mr Thomas Young- Insularum, 271. er, 104.

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