Instrument upon the verdict of an inquest finding that the acre of field land lying in the Croups near Glasgow with a tenement lying in the Rottenrow was liable and burdened with an annual rent of half a merk to the vicars of the choir.

Scope and Content

The document, written on parchment, bears the authentification mark of John of Hawick and is written in his moderately formal handwriting, that is to say a rather cursive hand, but the first capital letter is ornamented, and the first words are in modified bookhand.

Custodial History

Previously numbered GUA 12406.

Blackhouse charters catalogue description: 'Instrument upon the verdick of ane Inquest finding that the acker of feild Land Lying in the Croups near Glasgow with a tennement Lying in the rottonraw was Lyable and burdened with ane annuallrent of half a merk to the viccars of the Queer dated 29 Oct. 1440'.

Bibliography

Liber Collegii Nostre Domine registrum Ecclesie B.V. Marie et S. Anne infra muros civitatis Glasguensis MDXLIX : accedunt munimenta fratrum Predicatorum de Glasgu / domus Dominicane apud Glasguenses carte que supersunt MCCXLIV-MDLIX, ed. by Joseph Robertson (Glasgow: the Maitland Club, 1846), p. 251-252.