The document was written on parchment by the notary James Knokx and it is bearing his authentification mark. It is written in a pre-secretary hand with prominent cursive elements. Typical secretary hand letters are: p, h, open e, final s. The first letters are ornamented, and the first words are written in bookhand.
Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 9 shillings out of the tenement of James Black disponed by Sir John Smith, vicar of the choir of Glasgow, to the vicars of the said choir for two obits.
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- ReferenceGB 248 GUA BL/114
- Dates of Creation18 September 1472
- Language of MaterialLatin
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Previously numbered GUA 16313.
Blackhouse charters catalogue description: 'Instrument of Seasine of ane annual rent of 9 shillings out of the tenement of James Black Lying on the east side of the high Sreet Leading from the Cathedrall to the Cross of Glasgow betwixt the tenement of Gilbert Adie on the north and of Catherine Rankine on the South and 4 shillings out of a tenement Lying in the same part of the said Street betwixt the tennements of Batholemew de Ranfrew on the North and of Sir John Modwell viccar of Eastwood on the South Disponed by Sir John Smith viccar of the Queer of Glasgow to the viccars of the said Queer for two Obits etc. dated 18 September 1472'.