Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 40 pounds out of the tenement of Andrew Freebairn on Fisher Street in Glasgow disponed by Michael Fleeming canon of Glasgow and prebendary of Ankrum to the vicars of the choir in augmentation of the chantry founded at the altar of St Nicolas in the Laigh kirk of Glasgow.

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The document was written on parchment by the notary Thomas Hugonis and it is bearing his authentification mark. It is written in a pre-secretary hand: sigma s, x-like p, attacking strokes on a, c. The first letter is ornamented and the first words are written in bookhand.

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Previously numbered GUA 16354.

Blackhouse charters catalogue description: 'Instrument of Seasine of a yearly annual rent of 40 pounds out of the tenement of Andrew Freebairn Lying in the Fisher Street opposite to the Stockwell in Glasgow betwixt the tenements of Martine Rankine on the south and Sir Patrick Caldwell on the north Disponed by Mr. Michaell Fleeming Cannon of Glasgow and prebendary of Ankrum to the viccars of the Queer in augmentation of the Chaplanrie Founded to the altar of St. Nicolais in the Laigh kirk of Glasgow dated 20 March 1487'.

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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. 256-257.

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University o f Glasgow : Blackhouse chartersGUA BL

Rights belonging to religious orders before the Reformation, with the University's title to themGUA BL/1-311

Inspeximus of a charter of King Alexander III entitling the Black Friars to 10 pounds a year from the rents of the burgh of Dumbarton.GUA BL/1

Inspeximus of a charter of Robert, Archbishop of Glasgow, giving a field called Meduwel to the Black Friars.GUA BL/2

Charter of a donation by Robert I to the Black Friars of 20 merks Sterling out of the lands of Cadzow.GUA BL/3

Precept given by Robert I to the chamberlain of Scotland ordering the payment of 20 merks Sterling yearly to the Black Friars.GUA BL/4

Charter of Robert (II) Bruce by which he gives protection to the Black Friars and their possessions, and orders the payment of all due sums.GUA BL/5

Precept by the King to the bailie of Cadzow, ordering the payment of 20 merks Sterling to the Black Friars.GUA BL/6

Inspeximus by Donald McLachlan of a charter of Gilaspick McLachlan granting 40 shillings yearly to the Black Friars. His heirs are to continue the payment, with a penalty of 1 merk to the Cathedral of Argyll if they fail to pay.GUA BL/7

Confirmation of the charter of Gilaspick McLachlan by the magistrates of Glasgow.GUA BL/8

Inspeximus by David II of the charter by Robert I granting 20 merks Sterling out of the lands of Cadzow.GUA BL/9

Charter of David II by which he gives protection to the Back Friars and their possessions, and orders his bailies to pay them all due sums.GUA BL/10

Precept by David II to the Chamberlain of Scotland ordering the payment of all debts due to the Black Friars.GUA BL/11

Charter of Margaret Stewart Lady Cragy granting an annual rent of 2 merks Sterling out of her lands of Braidwood and pertinents in Lenrick, with a penalty if the payment is not done, to the predicant friars of Ayr, for the maintenance of the lights of the great altar of St Katherine.GUA BL/12

Instrument upon a mortification by Fergus James Crowner of Bute of an annual rent of 2 shillings Scots out of two roods of lands in Rothesay to the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/13

Instrument upon a sale by Donald Taylour burgess of Glasgow to Sir John de Dalgleish, vicar of the choir, of a tennement with six roods and three ploughs of land in Glasgow, on the south side of the Rottenrow.GUA BL/14

Instrument upon a contract between Sir Thomas Marischall, vicar of Kilbirnie, and John Leich burgess of Glasgow and his wife Anabel de Bogetoun, stating that Thomas Marischall shall have the tenement of the said couple.GUA BL/15

Sasine upon a contract between Sir John de Dalgleish, Sir Roger Short and John Brown whereby the said Sir Roger is to have a mansion in the Rottenrow for 8 merks, and the said John Brown is to have a chamber in the yard which belonged to John Short his uncle, for all the lifetime of Sir Roger, and when the latter dies, John Brown is to have the whole mansion, paying an annual rent of 5 shillings and 2 pence to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/16

Instrument upon a sale by William Johns burgess of Glasgow to John Wrry of a tenement and pertinents.GUA BL/17

Intrument upon a sale by John Smith burgess of Glasgow to John Stewart sub-dean of Glasgow, of three roods of field land in Cruiksknowsis for 20 shillings Scots.GUA BL/18

Instrument upon a sale by Robert Wright burgess of Glasgow to John Stewart sub-dean of Glasgow, of an annual rent of 3 shillings out of a tenement.GUA BL/19

Charter of mortification by John Stewart Lord Darnley granting a pension of two bolls of corn and two bolls of barley out of the mains of Crookston and two bolls of oatmeal out of the mill of Darnley to the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/20

Instrument upon a sale by Thomas Patrickson burgess of Glasgow to John Robb also burgess of Glasgow, of an annual rent of 3 shillings out of a tenement inhabited by the said Thomas and the tenement inhabited by a certain Hunter, for 40 shillings, with the condition that if Thomas Patrickson repays the said 40 shillings in the space of four years, his tennement shall be free of the aforesaid annual rent, but if he does not, John shall pay 10 shillings to Thomas and the said tenement will thus belong to him and his heirs forever.GUA BL/21

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by William Smith, son of the late John Smith burgess of Glasgow, to John Stewart sub-dean of the church of Glasgow, of a tenement in the said city.GUA BL/22

Instrument of sasine upon a a disposition made by Nicolas Way, professor then vicar serving in the choir of Glasgow, to Marion Brand and her daughters, or to William Way son of said Marion if they do not conceive an heir, of a tenement in the Drygate of Glasgow, reserving to the said Nicolas his liferent of the said tenement.GUA BL/23

Disposition by John Stewart subdean of Glasgow, with the consent of the bishop and the chapter, of an acre of land called the Desyde in favour of Thom of Welk burgess of Glasgow and his heirs, who will have to pay an annual rent of 6 shillings and 8 pence.GUA BL/24

Instrument of sasine upon a disposition of a tenement in the Rottenrow, disponed by John Stewart sub-dean of Glasgow to William Nicolson burgess of Glasgow with the consent of his wife Janet.GUA BL/25

Instrument upon a disposition of two acres of field land, disponed by Richard Stevenson, son of Allan Stevenson and burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of John Stevenson his heir, in favour of Malcom de Menteith burgess of Glasgow and his heirs.GUA BL/26

Sasine upon the disposition by John de Spensa burgess of Glasgow of a tenement in Glasgow to the chaplaincy of St Andrew the Apostle.GUA BL/27

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by Lister burgess of Glasgow to the subdean John Stewart of a tenement and its yard.GUA BL/28

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by Janet Pyd, daughter and heir of Hugh Pyd burgess of Glasgow, to Sir John de Dalgleish vicar of Deghorn of an annual rent or 'ground annual' of 5 shillings out of the tenement of William Smith and 3 shillings and 8 pence out of the tenement of John the prebendary in the same street.GUA BL/29

Instrument of sasine by Thomas Bellard of Rutherglen of an annual rent of 8 shillings Scots out of the tenement belonging to Robert Baxter to the vicars serving in the choir of Glasgow; and sasine by William Petticuff to the saids vicars of an annual rent of 3 shillings and 6 pence out of the tenement belonging to John Lock.GUA BL/30

Instrument upon the disposition by Allan Rankieson burgess of Glasgow of an annual rent of 11 shillings Scots out of a tenement and of the annual rents of 20 pence, 7 pence, 20 pence, 14 pence and 14 pence out of several tenements to the chantry of the altar of St Andrew the Apostle in the church of Glasgow.GUA BL/31

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 4 shillings out of a tenement, disponed by John Turnbull burgess of Glasgow with the consent of his wife to the chantry founded at the altar of St Andrew in the Cathedral of Glasgow and to Sir Philip de Reston, the priest serving there.GUA BL/32

Mortification by Duncan Campbell of Lochaw to the Black Friars of Glasgow of 20 shillings Scots annually at two terms in the year.GUA BL/33

Instrument of sasine of a tenement near the Stablegreen disponed by Sir John de Hawick perpetual vicar of the church of Dunlop to John Young his nephew, who will have to pay 6 shillings and 8 pence annually to the bishop of Glasgow, and 5 pence yearly for the burgage duty, and 2 shillings to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow for four Masses etc. and 12 pence to the priest of the church of Glasgow for bread and wine with the reservation of the liferent of the said Sir John.GUA BL/34

Instument of sasine upon a sale of a 'ground annual' or annual rent of 3 shillings out of a tenement disponed by Robert Slater younger with the consent of his wife Marion Couper to Sir John de Dalgleish, priest and vicar of the church of Dreghorn.GUA BL/35

Instrument of sasine upon a disposition by Sir Thomas Marshall vicar of Kilburny of a tenement in Glasgow to the chantry founded for the altar of St Andrew in Glasgow Cathedral.GUA BL/36

Contract in which William Brown son and heir of Robert Brown sells a tenement in the Walkersgate of Glasgow to John Small for a certain sum of money.GUA BL/37

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by Lawrence Byrd to the vicars serving in the choir of Glasgow of an annual rent of 2 shillings and 30 pence out of a tenement in Rutherglen, an annual rent of 8 pence out of a rood of land in the same place, and of half a merk of an annual rent out of another tenement in the said burgh.GUA BL/38

Instrument of sasine by John Dama burgess of Rutherglen to the vicars serving in the choir of Glasgow of an annual rent of 6 shillings Scots out of a tenement.GUA BL/39

Sasine upon the mortification of a tenement on High Street, made by Sir William Fortar to the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/40

Instrument upon a ratification by Margaret, wife of Allan Rankinson burgess of Glasgow, confirming his disposition of a tenement on High Street in favour of Sir William de Forfar, prior of Blantyre, and his assignees.GUA BL/41

Instrument of sasine upon a disposition of an old barn belonging to George de Murehouse, disponed by Robert Kerr burgess of Glasgow with the consent of his son and heir John Kerr, to Sir John Glover for 9 shillings Scots per year to George de Murehouse.GUA BL/42

Instrument upon a discharge by Finlay Chapman burgess of Linlithgow of all debts and accounts due to him by Sir John de Dalgleish vicar of Dreghorn, who will pay him 2 merks Scots in return.GUA BL/43

Intrument of sasine by John Stewart sub-dean of the church of Glasgow in favour of the vicar of the choir of a new house built by the said subdean, of two tenements in the Rottenrow, of a tenement formerly belonging to John Smith and a tenement in the street leading from the crofts to the chapel of St Canew, of the survivancy of a house inhabited by Gilbert Wright, of three roods of land in Crookshows and of an annual rent of 3 shillings Scots out of the house of Adam Stewart.GUA BL/44

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by John Ross to John de Dalgleish vicar of the church of Dreghorn of an annual rent of 10 shillings out of a tenement near the Walkergate in Glasgow.GUA BL/45

Instrument of sasine upon a sale of a rood and a half of land with a yard and pertinents, by Marion Kerr, widow of Alexander Meason once burgess of Glasgow, and his son and heir John, to Sir John de Park priest and vicar of the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/46

Mortification by Alan Stewart Lord of Darnley to the Black Friars of Glasgow of 20 shillings Scots to be paid annually out of his lands of Cathcart, and if the payment is not made by the said Lord Darnley or his heirs and executors, they will have to pay a penalty of 100 Scontis of Gold to the said friars, which his father John Stewart had borrowed from friar Allan Lockhart off the patrimony of the Black Friars.GUA BL/47

Indenture between John Fleeming of the Catglen and the Black Friars of Glasgow, in which John dispones to them a rood of land in Glasgow in exchange of an annual rent of 10 shillings and stabling for two horses, and the construction by the friars of a house shall he choose to live in Glasgow, and if this house is not built he shall have free access to said rood.GUA BL/48

Instrument of sasine by Thomas Traill canon of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir of an annual rent of 5 shillings out of an acre and a rood of land and 2 shillings and 4 pence out of a rood in the Gallowgate.GUA BL/49

Instrument of sasine upon a disposition by William de Brechyn alias Potter burgess of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir serving the altar of St John the Baptist in the church of Glasgow of an annual rent of 10 shillings out of the two tenements of Andrew Webster and John Camoy, that is to say out of two roods.GUA BL/50

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by John Ross burgess of Glasgow to Robert de Moffat the procurator of the church of Glasgow. This sale includes: half a rood of land, an annual rent of 1 merk out of a newly built tenement and of 2 merks out of the tenement of said John Ross, an annual rent of 20 shillings out of three booths belonging to John, an annual rent of 2 merks out of another tenement, and an annual rent of 20 shillings out of a tenement on the east side of the Walkergate. These properties were subsequently granted to the vicars of the choir, in exchange they have to celebrate the perpetual service of the chantry at St Cuthbert altar.GUA BL/51

Instrument of sasine upon a disposition of 16 shillings Scots out of a tenement, disponed by Thomas Law burgess of Glasgow and Janet his spouse to Sir Adam Reid vicar chaplain serving the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/52

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by Sir John Park vicar of the choir of Glasgow to Sir William de Hawk also vicar of the choir of a tenement with pertinents.GUA BL/53

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.GUA BL/54

Charter by Robert Lindsay, priest, granting to Sir Richard Gardin vicar of the choir of Glasgow, an annual rent of 57 shillings and 4 pence Scots out of his tenements and roods of land in Glasgow, that is to say 27 shillings and 4 pence out of the tenement inhabited by Henry Michael with its pertinents of one acre, and out of four rigs lying in the Muchall croft and also out of four rigs lying on the Broomielaw, and an annual rent of 13 shillings and 4 pence out of the land of Thomas Johns lying in the Gallowgate with its pertinents, which are: four rigs lying in the Broomielaw and two rigs on the Kygclaith. The 57 shillings and 4 pence also include an annual rent of 6 shillings and 8 pence out of a tennement lying on the south side of the Gallowgate, an annual rent out of six rigs lying on the Kylnhill, an annual rent of 3 shillings lying in the Pallyhart croft and another annual rent of 4 shillings Scots out of a tennement lying in the west side of the High Street. These rents are to be held of the bishop of Glasgow.GUA BL/55

Instrument of sasine upon a sale of an annual rent or 'ground annual' of 8 shillings out of a tenement in Glasgow, by John Gerland son and heir of the late William Gerland, with the consent of his mother and of his tutor Janet and her husband.GUA BL/56

Instrument of sasine of a tenement and pertinents by Robert Prendergest canon of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir, with a back tack by the said vicars to Robert of 1 merk per year for all his life.GUA BL/57

Judicial transumpt from the documents of Sir John Hawick, of a sasine of a tenement belonging to Robert Prendergest canon of Glasgow, disponed by the latter to the vicars of the choir for two obits to be performed. The vicars will also ave to pay a life rent of one mark per year to Robert Prendergest.GUA BL/58

Instrument upon a sale by Marion Brand and her daughter Janet, and Robert de Nairne son of Alexander de Nairne and Marion Way, heir of his said mother, to David de Cadzow of a tenement and pertinents in the south side of the Drygate of Glasgow.GUA BL/59

Warranty for the previous sale that provides that if any of the vendors or their heirs do not respect the contract, in addition to the original price of 100 merks, they will have to pay 100 merks for the building of the church and 100 merks for the building of the bridge and another 100 merks to the bailies and community of the city of Glasgow.GUA BL/60

Instrument upon the confirmation and ratification of the aforesaid sale by Thomas Wynter and Christian his wife, and Thomas and Allan sons of Marion Way.GUA BL/61

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by Marion Brand, Robert Nairn and Janet Wan to David de Cadzow of a tenement on the south side of the Drygate.GUA BL/62

Intrument of sasine upon a sale of a tenement in Glasgow by Alison de Willyes widow of Thomas de Willys, mason and burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of Alexander Willys his son and heir, to Walter de Achynroth, mason.GUA BL/63

Instrument upon Sir Hugh Way vicar of Killellen confirming to David de Cadzow his right to a tenement in the Drygate of Glasgow purchased by the said David from Marion Brand, Robert Way and Janet Way.GUA BL/64

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by Sir James Cameron vicar of Carmock to David de Cadzow and his heirs of a tenement and pertinents in the Rottenrow.GUA BL/65

Indenture and contract between the vicars of the choir and David de Cadzow, precentor of the church of Glasgow whereby the vicars are to say a daily Mass for the said David at St Servants altar, in exchange of an annual payment of 7 pounds Scots.GUA BL/66

Instrument of sasine of two tenements disponed by David de Cadzow to the vicars of the choir for their service at St Servants altar.GUA BL/67

Sasine upon a disposition by Alexander Sallar burgess of Glasgow and his wife of an annual rent of 3 shillings and 6 pence out of a rood of land in the Walkergate in favour of the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/68

Instrument of sasine of all the lands of Dovehill belonging to Hugh Simpson burgess of Glasgow, with an annual rent of 16 shillings out of the whole tenement of John de Kirkland, disponed by Hugh Simpson to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/69

Sasine upon a disposition by Janet Way daughter of Marion Brand in favour of David Cadzow of a tenement in the Drygate of Glasgow.GUA BL/70

Sasine upon a dispositon by William de Hawyk of a tenement in the Drygate of Glasgow to Simon de Dalgleish and his heirs and assignees for the annual payment of 3 shillings Scots to the altar of St Andrew in the Laigh Kirk of Glasgow and of 3 shillings annually for the lights of St Mungo and the keeper of these lights.GUA BL/71

Mortification by Alexander Cunningham Lord Kilmaurs of 4 merks and a half out of his land of Finlowstoun in favour of the Black Friars of Glasgow, with a warranty clause.GUA BL/72

Instrument of sasine upon a sale of a tennement with yard and tail by Alexander de Willis son and heir of Thomas de Willis burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of his mother Alison, to Walter de Auchenross Lister, son of the said Alexander de Willis.GUA BL/73

Mortification and confirmation by Alan Lord Cathcart of a charter by Alan of Cathcart his predecessor, granting to the Black Friars of Glasgow an annual rent of 20 shillings Sterling out of his lands of Bogtoun, with a warranty clause, for the maintenance of the lights. The confirmation was made on August, 16th 1450.GUA BL/74

Charter by Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochaw granting to the Black Friars of Glasgow an annual rent of 20 shillings out of his lands of Inchieluscrusk, with a warranty clause that provides that said Sir Duncan and his heirs are to pay 1 merk Scots to the fabric of the Cathedral of St Moloak in Argyll and half a merk to the fabric of the collegial church of St Maud in Cowal each time they fail to pay the aforesaid 20 shillings.GUA BL/75

Act of the consistorial of Glasgow declaring the appeal of the case between Nicholas Andrew and the vicars of the choir to be null and void as it has not been prosecuted within the time appointed by the law.GUA BL/76

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 16 shillings out of a tenement in the Rottenrow disponed by Patrick Leich, Chancelor of the church of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir for an obit to be performed by them on St Martin the Bishop's day.GUA BL/77

Instrument of sasine upon a sale of a tenement formerly belonging to Nicholas Way in Glasgow by Robert Nairn, Marion Brand and Janet Way her daughter to David Cadzow, precentor of the church.GUA BL/78

Sasine by John Merchall vicar of the parish church of Kilmaurs to John Dereston vicar of Kilbride and his heirs and assignees of a tenement to be held of the sub-deans of Glasgow for the annual payment of 15 shillings and two pence to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/79

Instrument of sasine upon a sale of an annual rent of 6 shillings out of a tenement by Thomas Law burgess of Glasgow and his wife Janet to Sir Adam, vicar chaplain serving in the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/80

Indenture between John Stewart, first provost of Glasgow, and the Black Friars whereby the provost dispones to the friars a house with pertinents in the Walkergate and an annual rent of 10 shillings out of a house in Glasgow.GUA BL/81

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 3 shillings out of a tenement on the Walkergate disponed by John Stevenson burgess of Glasgow to David de Cadzow, precentor of the church of Glasgow, and of an annual rent of 2 shillings out of a tenement disponed by Marion Dunn, widow of William de Kerswall burgess of Glasgow, to the said David de Cadzow.GUA BL/82

Disposition of a tenement in the Rottenrow in favour of Simeon de Dalgleish, canon and official of Glasgow.GUA BL/83

Sasine upon a sale by Reginald Hugonis burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of his wife, of an annual rent of 10 shillings Scots out of a tenement on High Street to David de Cadzow.GUA BL/84

Sasine upon the sale by Lucas burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of his wife, to David de Cadzow of an annual rent of 10 shillings Scots out of a tenement and pertinents, and upon another sale by Archibald Crawfurd burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of his wife, of an annual rent of 5 shillings Scots out of a tenement to the same David.GUA BL/85

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 8 shillings out of a tenement on the Walkergate disponed by Richard Watson burgess of Glasgow to David de Cadzow, precentor of the church of Glasgow, redeemable by the said Richard and his heirs for 10 pounds Scots to be paid at the great altar of the cathedral.GUA BL/86

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 10 shillings out of a tenement in the Rottenrow disponed by Sir John Newton vicar of the choir of Glasgow to William Semple canon of Glasgow and George Hugonis burgess, executors of Thomas Cameron, rector of the prebend church of Govan, who subsequently disponed the tenement to the vicars of the choir for an obit.GUA BL/87

Sasine upon a disposition of two roods of land in Glasgow by Andrew de Cunningham chaplain serving the choir of Glasgow in name of the chapel founded for the altar of St Andrew in the Laigh Kirk of Glasgow, with the consent of the dean and chapter, to John de Marchall vicar of Kilmaurs to be held of the said chapel of St Andrew for the annual payment of its chaplains of 4 shillings Scots.GUA BL/88

Charter by Duncan Fleeming of Cowglen to David Cadzow and his successors, that is to say the dean and chapter of Glasgow, of a tenement on High Street with an annual rent of 10 shillings out of the said house formerly acquired by said David from Thomas Marshall of Clochridge and his spouse. Duncan Fleeming must not contravene this disposition on pain of penalty.GUA BL/89

Instrument upon a disposition by William Brichan alias Pottar, with the consent of his wife, to David de Cadzow of the annual payment of a rent of 10 shillings Scots out of a tenement with yard and tail.GUA BL/90

Mortification by Donald McLachlan granting an annual rent of 6 shillings and 8d. out of the lands of Kilbride to the Black Friars of Glasgow for the life time of said Donald.GUA BL/91

Transumpt of the confirmation by Donald McLachlan of Gilerspick McLachlan's mortification.GUA BL/92

Instrument of resignation by Thomas Wishart and John Wishart his son of four acres of field land near Glasgow, three acres lying between the lands of John Wishart and the lands of Thomas Minteeth, and four acres between the said lands of Thomas Minteeth and the lands of the Black Friars, to the vicars of the choir, with a warranty clause providing a penalty if there is any quarrel.GUA BL/93

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by John Dumfries son and heir of Herbert Aitkinson of an annual rent of 12 shillings out of the tenements of Andrew Thompson to David de Cadzow canon of Glasgow.GUA BL/94

Instrument of sasine of a tenement with pertinents, disponed by Janet Stewart, widow of Sir Walter Stewart knight and testamentary tutor of William Stewart her son, to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/95

Instrument of sasine upon a sale of an annual rent or 'ground-annual' of 5 shilling out of a tenement with pertinents by Patrick Robineson burgess of Glasgow and his wife Marion Winter, with the consent of Sir John Robineson their son and heir, to David de Cadzow canon of Glasgow.GUA BL/96

Instrument of sasine upon a sale of an annual rent or 'ground-annual' of 40 pence due to Sir William Whyte, vicar of the choir of Glasgow, out of a tenement of William Gardines burgess of Glasgow, disponed by the said William Whyte to David Cadzow canon of Glasgow.GUA BL/97

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by John Wyschard burgess of Glasgow of an annual rent of 13 shillings and 4 pence out of a tenement to David de Cadzow canon of Glasgow.GUA BL/98

Instrument of division of a tenement in the Drygate between the respective lands of Patrick Baxter, Marion Lennox, William and Gilbert Denbies sons of Steven Denbies burgess of Glasgow.GUA BL/99

Mortification and confirmation by Andrew Archbishop of Glasgow, with the consent of the dean and the chapter of the altars and chaplaincies founded in the church of Glasgow to be served by the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/100

Instrument of sasine by which Sir John Brown dispones a hall and chambers and of all his tenements to his kinsman John Brown and his heirs, or to the vicars if he does not produce any, and John Brown (Jr.) will have to pay 24 shillings Scots annually to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow after the death of said Sir John Brown (Sr.) for the celebration of an obit.GUA BL/101

Instrument of sasine of the court with chambers and the hall formerly belonging to John Brown and disponed by him to the vicars of the choir with all his other tenements, which are disponed back by the vicars to the said Sir John for the yearly payment of 24 shillings at Whitsunday and Martinmas, for which the vicars will also have to celebrate an obit fir the said Sir John. The lands are to return to the vicars if Sir John or his heirs fail to produce any heirs.GUA BL/102

Sasine upon a feu right granted by the Black Friars of Glasgow to William Jackson and his spouse of two roods for payment of an annual feu duty of 6 shillings and 8 pence Scots.GUA BL/103

Instrument of resignation and sasine given by the bailies of Edinburgh to the vicars of St Mungo's church of an annual rent of 20 shillings Scots out of a house belonging to John Atturburry.GUA BL/104

Mortification and donation by John Otterburn to the vicars of St Mungo's church in Glasgow of an annual rent of 20 shillings Scots to be uplifted out of his land in Edinburgh.GUA BL/105

Judicial transumpt of the disposition of a feu of a rood by the vicars at the altar of St Andrew to Allan de Kirkland burgess of Glasgow for the payment of 8 shillings annually to the altar of St Andrew. Transumpt taken from the documents of Henry Michael.GUA BL/106

Instrument of sasine by John Reston, vicar, upon a sale of a tenement and pertinents in Glasgow to Robert Browtser burgess of Glasgow and his wife Catherine, with a provision that in the case where the said Robert and Catherine would want to sell the house, they should not raise the rent and the said John should have the first offer.GUA BL/107

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 6 shillings and 8 pence out of a tenement belonging to Sir Alexander Herriot vicar of the choir of Glasgow, disponed by Nicolas de Auld to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/108

Judicial transumpt of a sasine upon a feu right of tenement and pertinents disponed by the vicars of the choir of Glasgow with the consent of the dean and chapter to Walter Stewart of Arthurly knight for the payment of a 'ground-annual' of 4 pounds and 10 shillings. There is also another judicial transumpt of a sasine of an annual rent of 20 shillings out of some houses in Glasgow disponed by Adam Auchinloch to the vicars of the choir. Both transumed in the Constitorial of Glasgow on the 10th of December 1470.GUA BL/109

Sasine upon a feu right of a rood and a half of land granted by the Black Friars to Finlay de Monteith and his wife and their heirs for an annual feu duty of 5 shillings Scots.GUA BL/110

Charter of a donation by George Huchenson burgess of Glasgow of an annual rent of 20 shillings and 12 pence out of his tenement on High Street to the vicars of the choir for an obit to be performed in the choir of Glasgow on St Constantine's day, with a Mass.GUA BL/111

Instrument of sasine upon the disposition by John de Park in the name of the vicars of the choir of Glasgow with the consent of Thomas Steven, son of Thomas Steven and grandson of John Steven burgess of Glasgow, and his wife Marion of a rood of land in Glasgow to Andrew Wilson, to be held as a feu of the said vicars of the choir for the annual payment of 5 shillings Scots with other usual charges formerly paid for the said rood.GUA BL/112

Instrument of sasine upon a disposition of an annual rent of 8 shillings and 4 pence out of a tenement and pertinents on the High Street, disponed by Sir John under reservation of his liferent, to the vicars of the choir for an annual obit with St Mungo's bells to be performed.GUA BL/113

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.GUA BL/114

Obligation by the Black Friars to say a Mass for the souls of Mathew Stewart Laird of Castlemilk and for the souls of his mother and his children, in exchange of a payment of 10 merks annually to the prior and covenant, and if the heirs of said Matthew continue to found an annual rent of 20 shillings perpetually to the said convent of Glasgow, then the Mass shall be changed into a song Mass.GUA BL/115

Brieve of Robert, Bishop of Argyll to John, Bishop of Glasgow by which he notifies that William de Elphinston Archdeacon and John de Bikertone, canon of the church of Glasgow and prebendary of Erskine, were desirous to exhange their archdeaconries, therefore it is incumbent to the said bishop of Glasgow to receive the demission and resignation of the said William and to confer the same upon the said John.GUA BL/116

Sasine upon the disposition by William Jackson burgess of Glasgow and his wife with the consent of the Black Friars of a high tenement and pertinents, reserving a liferent to the said William and his spouse, to Marion Jackson his daughter and her lawful heirs, for the payment of an annual rent of 6 shillings and 8 pence Scots due to the said friars.GUA BL/117

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 9 shillings and 8 pence disponed by Margaret Jackson, daughter of William Jackson burgess of Glasgow, and the said William to John Reston vicar of Dunlop and his heirs and assignees, the rent being upliftable out of a tenement in Glasgow.GUA BL/118

Instrument of sasine by Alen Hall, vicar of the choir of Glasgow, as representative of the said vicars to Matthew Bready, priest, of a rood of waste land in Rutherglen to be held of the said vicars for an annual payment of 2 shillings Scots, and as feu duty and for warranty they are infefted in a certain land belonging to the said Matthew.GUA BL/119

Sasine upon a mortification by Colin Campbell Lord Argyle granting to the Black Friars of Glasgow an annual rent of 6 shillings and 8 pence Scots out of his lands of Ardgartright in Cowal and his lands of Strownd.GUA BL/120

Instrument of sasine of a tenement of land containing two roods and pertinents in the Drygate disponed by Sir Malcom Durance rector of Kirkgunich to David de Letherick burgess of Glasgow and his wife Geills for an annual rent.GUA BL/121

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 8 shillings out of a tenement on the High Street disponed by David Speir burgess of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/122

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 6 shillings out of five parcels of land owned by David Winter in the Palzart croft in Glasgow and 12 pence out of the tenement owned by John Mitshill and 16 pence out of the tenement or rood owned by Jno. McCalpine, disponed by John Wishart to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/123

Instrument of sasine upon the sale of an annual rent of 13 shillings and 4 pence out of a tenement in the Walkergate by Christian Paycock, widow of Thomas Gilbertfield burgess of Glasgow, and John Cunningham and Margaret Paycock her daughter to Simon de Dalgleish rector of Kinnoull .GUA BL/124

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 13 shillings and 4 pence out of the tenement of Thomas Gilbertfeild, disponed by Simeon de Dalgleish rector of Kinnoull to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow for an obit.GUA BL/125

Agreement between Simeon de Dalgleish rector of Kinnoull and the vicars of the choir of Glasgow whereby the vicars are to celebrate an obit for the said Simeon, who is to assign to them an annual rent of 8 shillings and 4 pence out of some sufficient and convenient subject in Glasgow.GUA BL/126

Precept of sasine by Alexander Lord Kilmaurs for infefting Bartholomew burgess of Renfrew in the annual rent of 40 shillings Scots out of Easter Drypes.GUA BL/127

Instrument of sasine on the said precept.GUA BL/128

Mortification by John de Otterburn, priest of the church of Glasgow, granting a croft to the vicars of the choir and their successors in office.GUA BL/129

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by Robert Auld burgess of Glasgow of a 'ground-annual' or annual rent of two shillings out of a tenement with yard and tail in the Rottenrow to Patrick Lochr canon of Glasgow.GUA BL/130

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 2 shillings Scots out of the tenement of Robert Auld in the Rottenrow disponed by Patrick Lochr canon of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir for an obit.GUA BL/131

Confirmation by John Bishop of Glasgow of a mortification made by John Otterburn granting a croft in Glasgow to the vicars of the choir of St Mungo church and their successors in office.GUA BL/132

Instrument upon a disposition in feu of a parcel of land in St Thenews by Sir John Glover priest to John Hawston and his heirs and assignees for 10 shillings yearly.GUA BL/133

Instrument of sasine upon the disposition by the Black Friars of Glasgow of their waste land to Robert Forrest and his heirs and assignees for the payment of the annual feuduty of 30 pence Scots.GUA BL/134

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 21 shillings out of a tenement with pertinents, disponed by Lady Janet Stewart and her husband Adam Wallace of Crago to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow for an obit to be performed by said vicars, the payment beginning after the death of said Janet.GUA BL/135

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by John Wyschard burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of Patrick his son and heir, of a tenement and pertinents in the Gallowgate to William Black burgess of Glasgow.GUA BL/136

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by Richard Brouster burgess of Glasgow of a 'ground-annual' or annual rent of 4 shillings out of a tenement on High Street to William Stewart, rector of the parish church of Glassford, and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/137

Mortification by Colin Earl of Argyle Lord Campbell Loarn granting annually 20 shillings Scots out of his chest to the Black Friars of Glasgow, payable by his chamberlain of Cowal.GUA BL/138

Sasine upon a mortification by Sir John Cadder to the Black Friars of Glasgow granting a tenement and pertinents in Glasgow for which the friars are to pay an annual rent of 5 shillings Scots during his life time.GUA BL/139

Sasine upon a disposition by David Speer burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of his wife Christian Rankin, of an annual rent of 10 shillings Scots out of a tenement on the High Street to William Stewart rector of Glassford and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/140

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by David Speer burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of his wife Christian Rankin, to William Stewart, rector of Glassford, and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/141

Instrument upon the purchase of a yard and pertinents sold by Nicolas Herbertson alias Barbor and his wife Agnes Meason to Nicolas Ross, prebendary of Renfrew, for the sum of 20 merks Scots.GUA BL/142

Instrument upon the verdict of an inquest finding that the tenements and lands once belonging to Sir John Brown held of the sub-dean of Glasgow now pertain and belong to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/143

Instrument of sasine of the tenements in the Rottenrow disponed by Archibald Qhitlaw sub-dean of Glasgow to John Wyshard vicar of the choir of Glasgow for himself and the other vicars of Glasgow and certain other vicars where specified.GUA BL/144

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by John Hynd burgess of Glasgow and his wife Janet Ross of an annual rent or 'ground-annual' of 4 shillings Scots out of a tenement on the south side of St Thenews Street to William Stewart, rector of Glassford, and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/145

Instrument of sasine upon a sale by John Hynd burgess of Glasgow and his wife Janet Ross of an annual rent of 1 merk Scots out of a tenement on St Thenews Street in Glasgow to William Stewart, rector of Glassford, and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/146

Instrument of sasine upon the mortification of John Hynd burgess of Glasgow with the consent of his wife Margaret Ross, granting an annual rent of 6 shillings and 8 pence Scots out of a tenement in St Thenews Street to the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/147

Indenture between Robin of Hall of the Fulbar and his wife Janet Stewart and heir of John Stewart once provost of Glasgow and Adam Hall son and heir of said spouses on one part and the Black Friars of Glasgow on the other part whereby Fulbar grants to the friars an annual rent of 20 shillings and 4 pence out of his land and tenement with pertinent and an annual rent of 10 shillings out of a tenement on the High Street and an annual rent of 10 shillings out of the lands of James Witherspoons and an other annual rent of 3 shillings out of Murehouse lands of the Mylhill.GUA BL/148

Instrument upon the disposition and mortification by Janet Stewart spouse of Robert Hall of Fulbar granting the same content of the above mortification to the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/149

Notarial copy of a mortification by James Lindsey dean of Glasgow, with the consent of the bishop and the chapter, for erecting a chapel to St Stephen and St Lawrence, for which he mortefies half of the lands of Stroggis in the baronry of Stobo and shire of Peebles, with an annual rent of 10 merks Scots out of the lands of St Gilliegrange in the shire of Edinburgh, a house in Glasgow in the Rottenrow, and an annual rent of 6 shillings and 8 pence out of the house belonging to Gerard de Brabania, Doctor of medicine.GUA BL/150

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 20 shillings Scots out of a tenement of David de Lethyrick, disponed by Malcolm Durans canon of the Cathedral of Glasgow and prebendary of Govan to the vicars of the choir for an obit.GUA BL/151

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 20 shillings Scots out of the lands and tenement of David Letherick, disponed by Malcolm Durans canon of the Cathedral of Glasgow and prebendary of Govan to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow for an obit.GUA BL/152

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 10 shillings out of five parcels of land disponed by Michael Fleeming canon of Glasgow and rector of the parish church of Biggar to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/153

Sasine upon a disposition by Thomas Bartholomey burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of his wife Janet Cadwell, to Michael Fleeming, and subsequently by the said Fleeming to the vicars of the choir, of a yearly annual rent of 7 shillings Scots for the augmentation of the chapel at the altar of St Nicolas at the Laigh Kirk of Glasgow, and of another tenement as a guarantee of the said annual rent.GUA BL/154

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 40 pounds out of the tenement of Andrew Freebairn on Fisher Street in Glasgow disponed by Michael Fleeming canon of Glasgow and prebendary of Ankrum to the vicars of the choir in augmentation of the chantry founded at the altar of St Nicolas in the Laigh kirk of Glasgow.GUA BL/155

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by Walter Rankin burgess of Glasgow and his wife Margaret Bogle of a 'ground-annual' or an annual rent of 6 shillings out of five roods of field land near the chapel of St Thenews to William Stewart canon of Glasgow and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/156

Foundation by William Stewart, prebendary of Killearn, of a chantry at the great altar of the church of the Black Friars of Glasgow, for the maintenance of which he mortefies to the said friars an annual rent of 50 shillings Scots out of a tenement on which he will build a cloister; the masters of the College and the magistrates of the city are appointed to be overseers of the said chantry.GUA BL/157

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by Marion Dickson, widow, of a 'ground-annual' of 5 shillings out of a tenement and rood of land and other pertinents in the Gallowgate to David Cunningham vicar of Kippen and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/158

Mortification by William Stewart prebend of Kyllery granting an annual rent of 50 shillings Scots out of a tenement, of which 10 shillings are appointed for the reparation of the chapel that he will build and found for the benefit of the Black Friars and 40 shillings are appointed for the said friars serving the chapel.GUA BL/159

Sasine of an annual rent of 5 shillings out of two parcels of land owned by Walter Rankin and an annual rent of 5 shillings out of three parcels, disponed by Thomas Bartholome and his wife Janet to Michael Fleeming canon of Glasgow.GUA BL/160

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by Marion Baxter widow of John Cutler, with the consent of Thomas Wayd her apparent heir, of an annual rent of 6 shillings out of her tenement on the High Street to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/161

A note of several instruments belonging to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/162

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by David Spruill and his spouse Elisabeth of two acres to David Cunningham vicar of Kippen and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/163

Sasine upon the sale of an annual rent or 'ground-annual' of 10 shillings out of a parcel of land in St Thenews croft to Sir John Glowar and his heirs and assignees set in tack by the said John to John Hawston and his heirs and assignees for payment of the said 10 shillings.GUA BL/164

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by William Black Burgess of Glasgow of a tenement with pertinents on the Gallowgate to Michael Fleeming, prebendary of Anckrum and canon of Glasgow, and subsequently disponed by te said Michael to the chapel at the altar of St Nicolas in the Laigh Kirk of Glasgow, to Sir Allan Hall as procurator for the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/165

Instrument upon a contract between Michael Fleeming canon of Glasgow and the vicars of the choir by which the vicars are to celebrate a Mass three times a week and to perform an obit for the said Michael; for which they acknowledge they have been infefted in an annual rent of 4 shillings 8 pence and of 20 shillings Scots.GUA BL/166

Obligation of warranty by Archdeacon Herbertson and William Black Taylour burgess of Glasgow whereby they have to warrant the house sold by said W. Black to M. Fleeming, and the vicars of the choir of Glasgow are to be free of all burdens except an annual rent of 20 shillings and 5 pence, that is to say the burgage dutyGUA BL/167

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by William Sprull and his spouse of a 'ground-annual' and annual rent of 5 shillings out of the tenement of Sir John Glovar with four parcels lying in Lenth to Sir John Glovar.GUA BL/168

Sasine upon a mortification by Nicolas Ross granting a yard in the Rottenrow of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/169

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by Sir John Glover chaplain of an annual rent of 10 shillings out of a parcel of land in St Thenews croft, another annual rent of 5 shillings out of a tenement and four parcels, an annual rent of 4 shillings out of the house and yard of Robert Kerr, and an annual rent of 3 shillings out of the tenement brewhouse to Sir David Purdie prebendary of Durisdeer.GUA BL/170

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 22 shillings Scots out of the lands and tenements thereafter specified: 10 shillings out of a parcel of land in St Thenews croft, 5 shillings out of a tenement and four parcels continuous to St John Glovar, 4 shillings out of the tenement and yard of Robert Kerr and 3 shillings out of the tenement and brewhouse. It is disponed by Sir John Purdy, prebendary of Durisdeer, to the vicars of the choir for an obit on the 20th of March. There is an instrument on the back confirming the acceptance by the vicars.GUA BL/171

Intrsument of sasine of an annual rent of 4 shillings out of a tenement and four parcels of land and another parcel disponed by Peter Dalgleish burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of his godmother and his wife, to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/172

Instrument of sasine upon a disposition by the vicars of the choir of Glasgow to Michael Fleeming of the lands and yard belonging to the said vicars as there bounded for certain prestations as there bounded.GUA BL/173

Charter of the disposition by Patrick Fleeming of Kirchmichaell of an annual rent of 15 shillings out of several tenements in Glasgow, that is to say 30 pence out of a tenement in the Rottenrow and 10 shillings out of another tenement also in the Rottenrow and 30 pence out of a land in St Thenews Street, to John Stewart sub-dean of Glasgow and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/174

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 20 shillings as part of an annual rent of 6 pounds out of a tenement in the Drygate, disponed by John Bigholm to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/175

Register of several writings belonging to the chantry of St Michael.GUA BL/176

Instrument of sasine upon the sale of a tenement with yard and pertinents on High Street and two riggs of Robert Hugonis and five roods of land in the Crobbs, disponed by Sir Walter Falcon chaplain to Thomas Hugonis burgess of Glasgow and his wife Janet Hamilton, and to the remaining one after the death of the other, and to their heirs and assignees.GUA BL/177

Charter by John Bartholomew chaplain in favour of David Cunningham provost of Hamilton of an annual rent of 40 shillings Scots out of the lands of Dryps in the lordship of Kilbryde, sheriffdom of Lenrick and parish of Cathcart.GUA BL/178

Procuratory of resignation by John Bartholomew to William Cunningham of Craigends and some other for resigning the annual 40 shillings Scots in the hand of Cuthbert Lord Kilmaurs.GUA BL/179

Mortification by Nicolas Ross, prebendary of Renfrew, with the consent of Patrick Ross alias Caly his brother of an annual rent of 6 merks Scots for the maintenance of a new altar built to St Christopher in the Metropolitan church of Glasgow, to be served in all time coming by the vicars of the choir of Glasgow, 40 shillings of the said 6 merks to be uplifted annually out of the house belonging to the said Nicolas and 40 shillings to be uplifted out of another tenement.GUA BL/180

Charter on the disposition of a tenement with yard and pertinents which once belonged to Simeon Dalgleish by the vicars of the choir to John Bigholme, chaplain of the chantry of the altar of St John the Baptist, for an annual rent to the said vicars, and reserving to them the servitude of an entry through the tenement.GUA BL/181

Charter on the disposition by James Edmonston of Boquliadrock and Hellen Murray his spouse to David Cunningham, provost of Hamilton, of the lands of Melwynd Orchat to be held of the king for the payment of the usual burgage duties.GUA BL/182

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 12 pence out of the tenement of Marion Brownswell on High Street, disponed by Thomas Law burgess of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow for an obit.GUA BL/183

Instrument taken by Archibald Murdoch requiring Cuthbert Crawfurd, burgess of Glasgow, to make payment of an annual rent of 10 shillings, that said Cuthbert owes to Archibald as specified in a past contract concerning the sale of a tenement.GUA BL/184

Sasine upon a mortification by Sir Alexander Painter vicar of Carstairs of an annual rent of 10 shillings Scots out of the tenement and yard of Cuthbert Crawfurd burgess of Glasgow, to be uplifted at Whitsunday and Martinmas in favour of the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/185

Instrument upon a mortification by David Purdy in favour of the Black Friars of 46 shillings 6 pence for the great altar in the choir and for a table and picture and of an annual rent of 10 shillings Scots out of the tenement of Cuthbert Crawford burgess of Glasgow.GUA BL/186

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 20 shillings out of four rigs lying near the city of Glasgow, disponed by William Shaw burgess of Glasgow to John Bigholme in name of Alexander Gifferd dean of Dunbar sole executor of Archibald Whitelaw once sub-dean of Glasgow on the behalf of the vicars of the choir, with infestment of warranty in a yard on St Thenews Street.GUA BL/187

Instrument upon a disposition by the vicars of the choir of a tenement on the pucblic street of Glasgow in favour of Patrick Ross and Archibald Crawfurd his attorney for a yearly payment of 40 shillings to said vicars.GUA BL/188

Sasine of an annual rent of 20 shillings out of a tenement and 3 rigs at the tail of the house on St. Thanews Street, disponed by Robert Glover with the consent of John Stewart, provost of Glasgow, to Robert Clark in behalf of the vicars of the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/189

Instrument of sasine upon a disposition by John Crawford of Faskin to the vicars serving in the choir of the church of Glasgow of all the lands and annual rents out of several tenements belonging to the said John within the burgh of Rutherglen and territory thereof for the sum of 20 pounds Scots. The disposition contains a clause which provides that if the said lands and annual rents were to be repurchased by the said John Crawford, the vicars should still be preferred to any other if the said John decided to sell the said lands and rents again, provided that said vicars were satisfied to give the same price as others offer.GUA BL/190

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 21 shillings Scots out of a tenement and yard on the port of Glasgow, disponed by John Oliphant pottar burgess of Glasgow with the consent of Elizabeth Ouchter his mother to Sir Alexander Painter vicar of Carstairs and Lawrence Purdy vicar of Durisdeer, executors of Sir Andrew Purdy querister of Glasgow and by said executors to the vicars of the choir for an obit.GUA BL/191

Sasine upon a mortification by Thomas Brown to Robert Forrester of all his tenements on High Street for the maintenance of a chaplain and for a chantry to be founded at the altar of St Mungo in the Laigh Kirk of Glasgow, of which Sir Patrick Blackadder of Tulliallan is appointed the patron with reservation of the liferent to the said Thomas of the said tenement, at least until he is advanced to a better benefice.GUA BL/192

Regulations and conditions of the foundation of the chapel of St Michael to be observed by the chaplain thereof, and regulations of the foundations of other chapels and chantries there specified.GUA BL/193

Instrument upon the verdict of an assise of the burgesses of Dumbarton finding an annual rent of 6 shillings to be due to the Black Friars of Glasgow out of a tenement in Dumbarton that the friars had owned for 50 years.GUA BL/194

Charter by David Cunningham, Archdeacon of Argyll and provost of the collegial church of Hamilton, with the consent of the archbishop and the chapter of Glasgow, founding a chapel, a new church and a perpetual chantry to be built at his expenses within the walls of Glasgow, for the maintenance of which he mortifies a tenement formerly belonging to Andrew Bowhill and purchased from Margaret Scott his widow, a rood of land in the Gallowgate, and an acre in Dowhill with a croft commonly called Berry-croft with yard and pertinents with six rigs in Provansyde, an annual rent of 40 shillings Scots out of the lands of Dribs, a annual rent of 40 shillings Scots out of the lands of Melvinis orchard near Rutherglen, an annual rent of 9 shillings Scots purchased from Georges Murehouse, an annual rent of 8 shillings Scots acquired from George Hugonis out of his tenement near the Green and also a tenement acquired from Margaret Rawburn. The dean and chapter of Glasgow are appointed patrons of this chantry.GUA BL/195

Robert Archbishop of Glasgow presents and collates Master Cuthbert Simson, priest, to the perpetual chantry of St Nicholas the Confessor, within the hospital of Saint Nicolas in the city of Glasgow, under condition that he shall make his personal daily residence within the Pedagogy of Glasgow, for the instruction of youth in grammar, and daily reading the same.GUA BL/196

Sasine upon a disposition by Donald McKellar to the Black Friars of Glasgow of an annual rent of 2 shillings Scots out of a house in Rothesay.GUA BL/197

Instrument of sasine by Thomas Robb burgess of Glasgow and his wife Egidia Crightoun in favour of Michael Fleeming, and by the said Michael in favour of William Doubis priest in the Laigh Kirk of Glasgow and his successors in office, of an annual rent of 4 shillings Scots out of a tenement in Glasgow belonging to said Thomas Robb, for the Laigh Kirk of Glasgow founded by said Michael.GUA BL/198

Judicial transumpt of a sasine of an annual rent mortified by Fergus Jacobi to the Black Friars of Glasgow of 2 shillings out of two roods of land in Rothesay, and of another sasine upon a mortification of Blackmailmacloygh of an annual rent of 2 shillings Scots out of a house in Rothesay to the said friars.GUA BL/199

Sasine upon the disposition by Archibald Malgilcallum of a house in Rothesay in favour of the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/200

Instrument of sasine upon a disposition of a parcel of land with a house lying in the territory of Watcroft, disponed by Robert Martine to Sir David Burnton vicar of Caimasland and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/201

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by Archibald Watson burgess of Glasgow to Thomas Shaw and Janet Shealls his spouse of an annual rent of a 'ground-annual' of 14 shillings out of a yard and pertinents on St Thenews Street, containing a backtack of the said yard and pertinents by the said spouses to the said Archibald for payment of the said 14 shillings yearly at Whitsunday and Martinmas.GUA BL/202

Instrument of sasine upon an annual rent of 8 shillings out of a parcel of land belonging to William Brownsyde by right of inheritance on St Thenews croft, disponed by Michael Flemming prebendary of 'Alncrumbe', canon of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir in augmentation of half a chantry founded by said Michael to the altar of St Nicolas the Confessor in the Laigh Kirk of Glasgow, the said vicars paying annually 5 shillings to the lepers of the leper hospital of St Ringan beyond the bridge of Glasgow and 12 pence yearly to the priest for an obit.GUA BL/203

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by Agnes daughter and heir of Robert Watson of an annual rent or 'ground-annual' of 4 shillings out of a tenement on High Street to Sir Allan Smith and John of Glasgow alias Smith.GUA BL/204

Instrument upon decrees of the magistrates of Glasgow in their head courts decerning a house in Glasgow on High Street to belong to the vicars of the choir, because the tenants failed to pay the yearly duties payable out of the said tenement to the said vicars.GUA BL/205

Judicial transumpts of several rights of the lands of Craigrossy in the shire of Perth, that is to say: 1) A charter by Robert Archbishop of Glasgow of the foundation, erection and donation of three chapels in the city of Glasgow with the donations thereof out of the said lands, confirmed by King James, dated 31 May 1503. 2) a charter of the said lands of Craigrossy by Robert Stewart of Scotland Earl of Strathearn to Thomas Symple with sasine thereon. 3) An instrument of resignation by John Lord Symple of the said lands in favour of the said Robert Archbishop of Glasgow. 4) A charter of the said lands of Craigrossy by King James IV in favour of the said archbishop, dated 24 May 1503. 5) Sasine and instrument of possession of the said lands in favour of the aforesaid chapels, dated 13 January 1503. 6) charter of confirmation by said King James of an erection and mortification by said archbishop of the chapel erected in the parish of Aderhaine in the bishopric of St Andrews with the dotation thereof out of some houses in Haddingtoun, dated 1506.GUA BL/206

Instrument of sasine upon the foundation of an obit of 24 shillings out of some lands and tenements, that is to say: 20 shillings out of the tenement formerly belonging to Archdeacon Shanks and then to Robert Allan merchant in the Walkergate, and 4 shillings out of the lands and tail lying before the entrance of the church of the Black Friars, disponed by Andrew Stewart archdeacon of ... to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/207

Sasine upon a disposition by Thomas Shaw burgess of Glasgow and Janet Sheills his spouse of an annual rent of 13 shillings and 4 pence out of a yard or tenement belonging to Archibald Watson in favour of St Nicolas Hospital.GUA BL/208

Will made by Sir Archibald Calderwood vicar of Cadder wherein he leaves 13 pence annually to St Machans altar, 17 shillings to John of Ackenhead for his lifetime, 2 merks annually out of his place in the Pedagogy of Glasgow to Robert Fostaris chaplain, and 1 merk annually to the mending of the said place and of Robert Fostaris' place at the sight of the dean of faculty of Glasgow, 8 shillings yearly to the Black Friars of Glasgow and to the regents and students of the Pedagogy, and to their collation the said Sir Archibald leaves 8 shillings and his place on the Friar Wall of Glasgow with pertinents out of which an annual rent of 12 shillings was owed to the prior of the Black Friars of Glasgow, the said Archibald also leaves 10 shillings to the curat of Cadder, 20 shillings annually to the Ladies priest of Monkland and 2 shillings of annual to the mending of two bridges. The dean of the faculty of Glasgow is nominated executor and for his labour he is to have an annual rent of 2 shillings.GUA BL/209

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 5 shillings at Whitsunday and Martinmas out of a new tenement on High Street, disponed by Mungo Morton burgess of Glasgow and his wife Janet Colquhoun in favour of the vicars of the choir for which the said vicars gave in feu to the said Mungo and Janet a barn with yard in the Gallowgate.GUA BL/210

Instrument upon a feu right by Sir Martin Reid, chaplain of the chantry of St Michael, with the consent of the dean and principal archdeacon of Glasgow, patrons of the said chantry, of a tenement and pertinents which had been burnt down in the Drygate, for the yearly feu duty of 5 merks Scots at two terms in the year to be paid to the said chaplain of St Michael together with the burgage duties which were used to be paid out of the said tenement in favour of James Neilson vicar of Colmonell and his heirs and assignees, to be held of the archbishop.GUA BL/211

Sasine by William Smith chaplain to the dean of Glasgow, appointed by Thomas Muirhead as one of the successors in office of two tenements in the Drygate and of an annual rent in the suburb of Glasgow, and by the procurator of Thomas Forbes of a house with yard and pertinents in Glasgow, of an annual rent of 12 pence out of the house with yard and pertinents belonging to Alan Morrison, of 5 shillings of an annual rent out of the house with yard and pertinents belonging to John Shaw and of an annual rent of 16 pence out of another little house, and by John Cowpar and Robert Adamson of an annual rent of 12 pence Scots out of the several tenements and yards belonging to them, and by George Drummond, priest, on behalf of the Church, of a tenement with pertinents.GUA BL/212

Instrument upon a disposition and sasine by Adam Colquhoun assignee of Thomas Muirhead first founder of the church of St Roch near the city of Glasgow and within its jurisdiction ; and infeftment of the half of a croft and some adjacent other lands belonging to the church of St Roch to David Muirhead as one of the perpetual chaplain of this church and his successors, and the other half to Alexander Robert as the other perpetual chaplain and his successors.GUA BL/213

Sasine upon a feu set by the vicars of the choir of Glasgow to James Stewart of a tenement of land with yard and pertinent on High Street to be held of the bishop for the yearly feu duty of 40 shillings Scots at Whitsunday and Martinmas for the first three years and of 5 merks thereafter, to be paid to the vicars of the choir. It is provided that if the feuar shall fail in the payment of his feu duty the said vicars shall have free regress and that the said feuar shall not have power to burden that said tenement and pertinents to the prejudice of the said feu duty.GUA BL/214

Sasine upon a disposition by Cuthbert Crawfurd burgess of Glasgow of an annual rent of 10 shillings out of two tenements in the Gallowgate to the Black friars of Glasgow at the altar of the Body of the Christ.GUA BL/215

Sasine upon the disposition and mortification made by Michael Fleeming of an annual rent of 8 shillings out of a tenement and pertinents on High Street in favour of the Black Friars.GUA BL/216

Sasine of the magistrates of Glasgow to the Black Friars of a rood of waste land decerned by the magistrates in their head courts to belong to the said friars because of failure to pay the annual rent due to them out of the said land.GUA BL/217

Sasine upon a feu right granted by the Black Friars of Glasgow to Malcolm Colquhoun and his heirs and assignees of a rood of waste land for an annual feuduty of 15 shillings Scot at Whitsunday and Martinmas with the condition that if the said Malcolm or his heirs fail to pay the feu duty, the friars are to have regress to the land.GUA BL/218

Double of the sasine upon a feu right granted by the Black Friars of Glasgow to Malcolm Colquhoun and his heirs and assignees of a rood of waste land for an annual feuduty of 15 shillings Scots at Whitsunday and Martinmas with the condition that if the said Malcolm or his heirs fail to pay the feu duty, the friars are to have regress to the land.GUA BL/219

Attested notarial copy of Pope Leo X's brieve commanding the observance of the privileges of the friars and forbiding to trouble them.GUA BL/220

Sasine upon the permutation of an annual rent of 20 shillings Scots out of a rood of waste land in Glasgow, disponed by St Rigans Chapel with the consent of its patrons to the Black Friars in exchange for an annual rent of 10 shillings Scots in addition to the said rent.GUA BL/221

Instrument upon a feu right and a disposition made by David Mentieth, son and heir of the late John Mentieth burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of Alexander Lindsay of Corsbasket and Mitchell Hugonis, his curators, of a piece of waste land consisting in two roods with tail and pertinents on High Street, to John Aitken, burgess of Glasgow, and his heirs and assignees for a yearly feu duty of 20 shillings Scots at Whitsunday and Martinmas.GUA BL/222

Instrument of sasine of the lands belonging to Ninian Jackson, burgess of Renfrew, lying in the Provenside near Glagsow in favour of the said Ninian and his spouse Marion Robertson, proceeding upon his own registration.GUA BL/223

Sasine upon the disposition of a waste tenement with yard and pertinents in the Bridgegate by the Black Friars of Glasgow to Thomas Colquhoun and his heirs, for the yearly payment of 20 shillings Scots.GUA BL/224

Register containing several instruments of sasine of the chapel of St Thomas founded by Adam Colquhoun, rector of Stobo, that is to say: 1) Instrument of sasine by the said Adam of a tenement with pertinents in the Drygate of Glasgow in favour of the church, with the reservation of his liferent. Dated 5 July 1514. 2) Instrument of sasine by George Hillock burgess of Glasgow with the consent of his wife Janet and by Adam Colquhoun in favour of Andrew Heriot in the name of the church, of an annual rent of 13 shillings 4 pence out of the house belonging to the said George. Dated 28 August 1514. 3) Sasine by James Stewart, rector of Cardross and the said Adam of a house on High Street in favour of Andrew Heriot, vicar of the choir of Glasgow in the name of the said church. Dated 26 May 1516. 4) Instrument of sasine by Janet Gilespey and her husband George Hillock burgess of Glasgow, and by the said Adam of a house belonging in conjunct feu to the said spouses to Andrew Heriot on the behalf of the church. Dated 22 May 1520. 5) Sasine by the said Andrew Heriot of an annual rent of 30 shillings and of another annual rent of 26 shillings 8 pence out of a house in the Rottenrow in favour of the chapel of St Thomas near the choir of the metropolitan church of Glasgow. Dated 30 July 1531. 6) Sasine by David Latiryk burgess of Glasgow of a shop on High Street to said Adam Colquhoun. Dated 31 July 1525. 7) Sasine by Michael Lindsay of three acres of land and of a house in the Gallowgate in favour of the said Adam and by the said Adam on behalf of the church. Dated 16 January 1526.GUA BL/225

Instrument of sasine of a rood of land with pertinents in the croft of Kincaith in favour of Sir John Smith upon the resignation of Cuthbert Simson with the reservation of his liferent.GUA BL/226

Sasine upon the disposition by Thomas Gilmore burgess of Glasgow, with the consent of his spouse, to Cuthbert Simson, vicar of Dalzell, of half an acre of land and two short rigs of arable land and of an annual rent of 7 shillings Scots out of a barn with yard and pertinents.GUA BL/227

Sasine given by the magistrates of Glasgow to the Black Friars of a waste tenement with pertinents which had been declared to belong to the said friars because of the failure by the tenants to pay the annual rent.GUA BL/228

Instrument of sasine of an acre of arable land lying in three portions and of another acre in the Broomielaw and two short rigs with pertinents and an annual rent of 7 shillings out of the barn and yard of John Anthdross, disponed by Cuthbert Simson, vicar of Dalzell, in favour of the church of Glasgow, with the reservation of his liferent.GUA BL/229

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by William Widrof and Agnes Bellhouse of an annual rent of 12 shillings out of a tenement with yard and pertinents to Cuthbert Simson, vicar of Dalzell, and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/230

Instrument of sasine of the annual rent thereafter specified: 6 shillings 8 pence out of the tenement of Thomas Boyd on High Street, 20 shillings out of the tenement of Thomas McLitster formerly belonging to said Thomas Boyd, 20 shillings out of the tenement of George Robertson in the Walkergate and 6 shillings 8 pence out of another tenement of the said George and the tenement of John Nicoll with its pertinents, all disponed by James Houston to the vicars of the choir because they disponed in feu to him the lands and tenements called the old Pedagogy.GUA BL/231

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by Alexander Taylour burgess of Glasgow and Janet Arbuckle his wife of an annual rent of 20 shillings Scots out of a tenement with yard and pertinents lying at the south port of the Watergate to Cuthbert Simson, vicar of Dalzell.GUA BL/232

Instrument of sasine of a tenement and pertinents in the Drygate, resigned by Sir James Neilson, vicar of Colmonell, in favour of Sir Alexander Robertson, chaplain, on the behalf of the church.GUA BL/233

Notarial copy of a sasine of a waste tenement with yard and pertinents in the town of Glasgow given by the bailies of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/234

Mortification of a tenement with pertinents by the John Neilson in favour of a chapel, with reservation of his own liferent and of Sir John Cauldwall as long as he should live after the death of the said Mr. James.GUA BL/235

Sasine by Margaret Thomson, widow of Patrick Stewart, in favour of Mathew Stewart and his heirs and assignees, and by the said Mathew in favour of the church of an annual rent of 10 shillings out of a tenement belonging to George Burrell, and another annual rent of 10 shillings out of a back land formerly belonging to Thomas Jameson.GUA BL/236

Instrument of sasine of half an acre of land in the Milnhill and of an annual rent of 16 shillings out of a tenement belonging to John Reid, Chancellor of the Metropolitan of Aberdeen, disponed by said John Reid to the vicars of the choir for an obit.GUA BL/237

Instrument of redemption of two rigs of field lands and pertinents in the croft of Kyneclaith which had been disponed under redemption to Bartholomew Somer, eldest son and heir of Andrew Somer, by Andrew and his wife Marion Browsters.GUA BL/238

Instrument of sasine by the procurator of Robert Clark upon a mortification by the said Robert in favour of the vicars of the choir of Glasgow of an annual rent of 24 shillings Scots out of his house with yard and pertinents in the burgh of Hamilton.GUA BL/239

Sasine upon a mortification by David Wilson burgess of Glasgow and Richard Bothwell Doctor of the Law of an annual rent of 24 shillings out of a tenement in Glasgow to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/240

Charter by King James V in favour of the prior and convent of the Black Friars of the city of Glasgow, granting an annual rent of 10 merks Scots payable at Whitsunday and Martinmas out of the lands of Strathaven in Avondale.GUA BL/241

Precept of sasine of the charter of James V granting an annual rent of 10 merks Scots to the Black Friars.GUA BL/242

Instrument of sasine of the charter of James V granting an annual rent of 10 merks Scots to the Black Friars.GUA BL/243

Presentation by the dean and chapter of Glasgow of Gilbert Kennedy to the vicarage of Colmonell, which has the fruits and profits thereof.GUA BL/244

Collation by Gavin, Archbishop of Glasgow, of Gilbert Kennedy to the vicarage of Colmonell.GUA BL/245

Instrument of sasine upon the sale by Michael Hutchinson and Margaret Lindsay his wife of five roods of land in the Crubbie to Sir Robert Wilkieson, vicar of Ardrossan.GUA BL/246

Attested copy of an instrument of sasine upon a feu right and disposition by the vicars of the choir of a tenement in Glasgow to William Hamilton, vicar of Innerkip, and his heirs and assignees for an annual duty of 6 pounds, 11 shillings and 4 pence.GUA BL/247

Instrument of sasine upon the resignation by Sir Robert Wilkinson, vicar of Ardrossan, of five roods of field land called the Nobs in favour of the vicars for an obit by whoever Robert wants to name.GUA BL/248

Instrument upon the Nuntiato Novi Operis and Casting of the Stone by Cuthbert Simson vicar of Dalzell, after John Govan built on the two acres of land near Glasgow that belonged to the said Cuthbert.GUA BL/249

Instrument of sasine of the annual rent thereafter specified: 4 shillings out of a barn belonging to David Morrison with two roods of land, 6 shillings and 8 pence out of the barn of Archd. Wilson with two roods of land in the Deanside, 3 shillings out of the barn of Andrew Bogle with two roods of land, 4 pence out of the lands of Michael Hugonis called the Birsteed with two roods contiguous thereto, all disponed by Michael Hugonis to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow.GUA BL/250

Instrument of sasine upon a feu right of a tenement in Glasgow granted by the vicars of the choir to Patrick Mollar burgess of Glasgow and his heirs and assignees for the annual payment of 10 merks and 12 shillings Scots at Whitsunday and Martinmas, with 20 shillings yearly to the abbot and convent of Melrose in addition to the burgage duty. There is also an infeftment of warranty in a tenement belonging to the said Patrick Mollar and his wife Bessy Hamilton, given to the vicars for guarantee of the said feu duty.GUA BL/251

Precept by King James V and his governor to the Master of Semple ordering the payment of two bolls of wheat and two bolls of corn out of the mains of Crockstoun and 2 bolls of oatmeal out of the mill of Darnley to the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/252

Precept by King James V and his governor concerning the payment of bolls to the friars.GUA BL/253

Sasine upon the disposition by John Braiden and Robert Smith of four acres of land near Glasgow in favour of Cuthbert Simson, vicar of Dalzell.GUA BL/254

Instrument of sasine of two acres of arable land and of two acres in another place, disponed by Cuthbert Simson, with a reservation of his liferent, to the church of Glasgow.GUA BL/255

Sasine upon the mortification by John Spruell, vicar and canon of Glasgow, of an annual rent of 40 shillings Scots to be uplifted out of a house with yard and pertinents, in favour of the vicars of the choir. The sasine contains several clauses concerning the application of the mortification, and also a clause that provides that notwithstanding 40 shillings Scots are due and payable out of the aforesaid house, if the possessors make due and punctual payment of 30 shillings Scots yearly they should be free of the other 10 shillings.GUA BL/256

Obligation by John Cunningham of Glengarnock to warrand an annual rent of 28 shillings out of a tenement and yard belonging to Ninian Knox, a rent of 10 shillings out of the tenement and yard formerly belonging to Patrick Pettigrew and his wife Agnes Meason, and a rent of 10 shillings out of a tenement and yard formerly belonging to Elizabeth Colvill, sold and disponed to the vicars of the choir with an obligation to deliver the writs.GUA BL/257

Instrument upon the resignation by Michael Lindsay burgess of Glasgow of all the rights he had or could pretend to the ground and houses lying in the croft of St Thenews in favour of Cuthbert Simson, and also resignation of the feu granted by the said Cuthbert to the said Michael for a yearly feu duty of 10 shillings.GUA BL/258

Notarial and judicial transumpt of several instruments of resignations and sasines taken from the documents of Robert Land, notary public, in favour of the vicars of the choir of the church of Glasgow, that is to say: an annual rent of 18 shillings Scots out of a house in the Troangate, an annual rent of 9 shillings Scots out of a house with a yard and 2 rigs of land within the territory of Glasgow. Proven before the official court of the Metropolitan of Glasgow.GUA BL/259

Sasine of an annual rent of 10 shillings out of a piece of land and a barn in the Croft of St Thenews near Glasgow, disponed by Cuthbert Simson, vicar of Dalzell, to the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/260

Resignation by David de Cadzow of a mortification of 12 merks to be uplifted out of several tenements in Glasgow, in favour of the Black Friars. The mortification is for the maintenance of a chantry for the service of the altar of the Virgin in the church of the said friars, and there is a confirmation of the said presentation by the magistrates of Glasgow.GUA BL/261

Mortification by John of Govan burgess of Glasgow granting to the Black friars a tenement paying 30 pence yearly, 8 rigs in the Broomielaw paying an annual rent of 6 shillings, 2 harvest days out of a house in Glasgow held in feu of Gilbert Gilmure by the said John, 40 pence yearly out of a tenement lying on Fish Street, a tenement paying 3 shillings and an other one in the Gallowgate paying 4 shillings Scots.GUA BL/262

Judicial transumpt of a mortification of a tenement with some lands in the east port of Glasgow and an annual rent of 5 shillings out of the house of John Shaw on High street, mortified to George Drummond, priest, by David Muirhead, chaplain of the church of St Roch and his successors in officeGUA BL/263

Instrument of sasine of an annual rent of 4 shillings out of a tenement on High Street, disponed by Henry Wilson burgess of Glasgow to the vicars of the choir.GUA BL/264

Charter by which John Laing, prebendary of Luss, mortifies and dispones, with the consent of the bishop and chapter of Glasgow, his house in the Rottenrow with yard and pertinents to be a manse for the prebend of Luss in all time coming. His successors in office will have to pay 6 merks Scots yearly to the vicars of the choir of Glasgow with a penalty in case of failure to pay, and for more security, with the consent of the Laird of Luss patron of the said prebend, the rents, teinds and other profits of the rectorage and vicarage of Luss are beholden for the said payment and penalty.GUA BL/265

Charter by the archbishop of Glasgow mortifying the vicarage of the parish of Dalzell to be a menial church of the vicars of the choir of Glasgow, with an annual deduction of 10 pounds Scots to be paid by the said vicars out of the profits of the said vicarage to the vicar pensioner serving at the choir of the church of Dalzell.GUA BL/266

Charter by John Commendator of Coldingham, superior of the lands of Darnley, which says that since the land of Mathew Earl of Lennox had fallen to the Queen by forfeiture and had been gifted by her to the said John Commandator, he restores and dispones to the Black Friars of Glasgow the pension granted to them by John Stewart lord Darnley of two bolls of malt out of the mill of Darnley and two bolls of oatmeal and two bolls of barley out of the mains of Crockstoun in all time coming. Contains a precept of sasine.GUA BL/267

Sasine upon a precept of James Stewart of Cardonald for infefting the Black Friars of Glasgow in 2 bolls of malt out of the mill of Dernly and two bolls of barley out of the mains of Crookstoun yearly between Yule and Candlemas.GUA BL/268

Precept of Argyll ordering the payment of 20 shillings Scots for Whitsunday and Martinmas 1558 to the Black Friars of Glasgow.GUA BL/269

Ratification by Queen Mary of a decree of seizure of a ground for 20 shillings Scots yearly at the instance of the prior and convent of the Black Friars of Glasgow against John Blair and his tenements of Boagtoun.GUA BL/270

Presentation of John Law to St Machan's chapel and all profits and honours by the bailies and provost of Glasgow, patrons of said chapel.GUA BL/271

Charter by John Smith, chaplain of St Mungo and executor of Cuthbert Simson vicar of Dalzell, who asks for a chapel which will have a chaplain at the altar of St Nicolas, to be erected on the lands he mortifies, that is to say: 4 acres of arable land on the Dovehill, 2 acres of arable land with pertinents in the crofts of the burgh of Glasgow, with 2 other acres of arable land in the croft of Kymlaith, and an annual rent of 20 shillings Scots out of the house belonging to Alexander Telfer with yard and pertinents on the Watergate, an annual rent of 12 shillings Scots out of the tenement belonging to William Wodruse, an annual rent of 14 shillings out of a yard and pertinents on the High Street of St Thenews, an annual rent of 10 shillings out of the tenement of Bessy Boyd with yard and pertinents, an annual rent of 4 shillings Scots out of the tenement belonging to Janet Simson, sister of the said Cuthbert Simson. The dean and the chapter of the church of Glasgow are appointed patrons of the said chapel.GUA BL/272

Presentation and collation by John Smith, founder of the hospital of St Nicolas the Confessor in the Laigh Church of Glasgow, of John Law to the said chaplaincy and all profits thereof with the reservation of his own liferent.GUA BL/273

Collation by James Balfour, dean of the metropolitan church of Glasgow, of John Law to the chaplaincies of St Machan and the profits which belong to it upon the presentation of the magistrates of Glasgow.GUA BL/274

Presentation of John Law, priest of Glasgow, to the chaplaincy of St Roch the Confessor by the sub-dean and chapter of Glasgow, patrons of the said chaplaincy.GUA BL/275

Tack of a backhouse with yard and pertinents in the Drygate set by Archibald Crawfurd, parson of Eaglesham and chaplain of St John's chaplaincy in the high church of Glasgow, to John Fouler burgess of Glasgow and his wife Bessy Knealand, for the yearly tack duty of 9 merks.GUA BL/276

Presentation and collation by the dean of Glasgow of the metropolitan and General Vicar of the bishopric of John Law, priest of the chapel of St Roch.GUA BL/277

Presentation by Andrew Hay, Rector of the University of Glasgow and patron of the chantry of St Michael, of Master John Davidson, in name and behalf of the University and College, to the chaplaincy of St Michael for the maintenance of bursars of the university.GUA BL/278

Ratification of the said presentation by King James VI.GUA BL/279

Decree of the Lords of the Council, proceeding upon the presentation of John Davidson, against the tenants and occupiers of the lands and houses who owe rents or dues to the chaplaincy of St Michael.GUA BL/280

Letters of four forms, under the King's signet, proceeding upon the decree of the Lords of the Council, against the tenants and occupiers of the lands and houses who owe rents or dues to the chaplaincy of St Michael.GUA BL/281

Bull of Pope Innocent IV exhorting to contribute to the building of the edifices of the Black Friars of Glasgow with a promise of a relaxation fom 40 days of penance to those who would charitably contribute.GUA BL/282

Bull of Pope Clement IV to the Black Friars of Glasgow discharging and freeing from 100 days of penance those who would devoutly visit and frequent the churches and other holy places built for the honour of the saints at the dedication of the said places, or the anniversary of their dedication, or for 8 days after.GUA BL/283

Bull of Pope Innocent IV exhorting bishops to grant absolutions and dispensations except for enormous crimes.GUA BL/284

Bull of Pope Clement IV forbiding to infringe or violate the privileges of the churches and other holy places or to do any violence within them uder the pain of excommunication.GUA BL/285

Sasine by which Robert Lindsay of Dunroad resigns the tenement on High Street called Arthurlie's house, in the hands of one of the bailies of Glasgow, in favour of John Davidson, Principal Regent of the College of Glasgow, and his heirs and assignees.GUA BL/286

Charter by Queen Mary I granting to the provosts, the bailies, council, and and community of the city of Glasgow, for the support of their own ministers and the erection and endowment of hospitals, all the lands, tenements, churches, chapels, dues, profits, and pertinents belonging to any chapels, altarages, prebends in whatever churches, chapels or colleges in the said city, together with all the mansions, annual rents and dues which formerly belonged to the Dominican or Franciscan friars within the said city, and with all the annual rents from any lands or houses in Glasgow due to any chapels, altarages or churches in Scotland, or the rents and duties exigible from the provosts and bailies of the burgh. By this charter, all former rights to the subject are revoked and the several subjects are united in one body to be called the Queen's foundation of the Ministry and Hospital of Glasgow, and one sasine is to be sufficient for all.GUA BL/287

Confirmation by King James VI of the gift by Queen Mary to the city of Glasgow of all the lands and houses pertaining to the chantries, altarages, prebendaries, and to the vicars and the Black and Grey friars of Glasgow. He also adds the third of the teinds with the surplus of all altarages, chantries, churches, colleges, annual rents and other commodities of all prebendaries and altarages founded within Glasgow Cathedral and all other churches, chapels or colleges in Glasgow for the sustenance of the 'Ministry' as the previous gift was not sufficient because the prebendaries were to keep their benefits for their lifetime.GUA BL/288

Act of Parliament ratifying the charters of the foundation and infeftment made by the provosts and bailies of Glasgow and by the city itself in favour of the College of all lands, tenements, houses, churches, chapels, annual rents, feuduties and other profits which belonged to any chapels, vicarages, prebendaries founded in any churches or colleges of the said city, and the places of all friars with all their lands, annual rents, or others, wihtin the city of Glasgow, as specified in the infeftment givent to the said provosts and bailies by Queen Mary.GUA BL/289

Instrument of sasine of the maine of Darnley and the lands of Myretoun and pertinents in favour of John Porterfield an Jean Knox his wife upon the precept of Mathew Earl of Lennox Lord Darnley.GUA BL/290

Not legible.GUA BL/291

Donation by the town of Glasgow of all lands, tenements, rents, and profits pertaining to the chaplaincies or altarages of St Mungo to James Wylie for his lifetime.GUA BL/292

Not legible.GUA BL/293

Decree by the Lords of the Council, finding the Masters of the College of Glasgow, as succeeding to the right of the vicars, entitled to an annual payment of 6 merks from a house in the Rottenrow, belonging to the Laird of Luss.GUA BL/294

Charter of Sir William Wylkine, chaplain of the chantry of St Michael, with the consent of the dean, the precentor and the archdeacon of the metropolitan church of Glasgow and patron of the said chantry, granting to Michael Littlejohn, citizen of Glasgow, a tenement of land with yard and pertinents belonging to the said chantry to be held in feu of the chantry for the yearly feu duty of 5 merks Scots.GUA BL/295

Summon of multiple seizures at the instance of the tenants of Darnley against Jean Knox, widow of John Porterfield, and John Cunningham of Drumshasle and the masters of the College of Glasgow.GUA BL/296

Circumduction of the term and preference of the masters of the College, pronounced by the Lords of the Council and Session, in an action of multiple poinding pursued by the tenants of Darnley against the masters, and also against Jean Knox, widow of the deceased John Porterfield, the other competitor; she having failed to prosecute diligence within the specified time, the masters are preferred to her.GUA BL/297

Letter of arrestment, under the Royal signet, at the instance of the Principal and Regents, against the tenants of Mure, Darnley and Cruxtown.GUA BL/298

Letter from the Earl of Lennox to the masters of the College, requesting them to defer all execution against his tenants of Darnley, and promising, on his arrival in that district, to satisfy all reasonable claims on the part of the College against them.GUA BL/299

Contract between the masters of the College and the bailies of Rutherglen, by which the masters agree to recall the letters of four forms which had been issued at their instances, for payment of the 11 merks annually due for St Martin's chaplaincy, and also for the annual 40 shillings due to the deans of the vicars of the choir, resting owing for some years, and to relinquish their claims to all arrears with the exception of 28 merks, including therein the portion of the said annuals due on next Whitsunday, the bailies, on their part, undertaking for the future to pay the College 14 merks yearly.GUA BL/300

Charter of alienation by the masters, with the consent of the rector and dean of the Faculty, to Michael Littlejohn, servitor of Robert Lord Boyd, and his heirs, of the three yards formerly belonging to the vicars of the choir, for an annual rent of 6 shillings and 8 pence Scots, with provision that if the masters should remove from the collegiate buildings they then occupied to the place of the vicars of the choir, or any other site adjoining the cathedral, the said Michael and his heirs sould be bound to renounce the aforesaid yards in favour of the masters, upon their first infefting him in the house and yard he lately resigned to them.GUA BL/301

Sasine upon the renounciation by Michael Littlejohn, servant of Robert Lord Boyd, of a tenement with yard and pertinents on High Street, in favour of the masters of the College.GUA BL/302

Judicial protestation admitted by the Lords of the Council, on the part of the masters againt William Chirneside, prebendary of Luss, for not producing his suspension of a charge which had been issued at the instance of the masters for payment of the a rent and feu duty of 6 merks of certain tenements belonging to the College.GUA BL/303

The rector, principal and masters, in consideration of a certain sum of money received from George Hay, son and heir of Gilbert Hay of Monkton, grant him a charter of feu of half the lands of Scroggis, lying within the barony of Stobo and shire of Peebles, for the yearly payment of 14 merks, 3 shillings and 4 pence Scots, as the former duty formerly paid, and 3 shillings and 4 pence in augmentation, extending the feu duty to 14 merks, 6 shillings and 8 pence.GUA BL/304

Obligation by Archibald Gibson, commissary clerk of Glasgow, to the masters of the College, that they shall never be troubled by him for any kind of warrandice for the property resigned in their favour by his father, in consideration of their having granted him and his heirs a new charter of the croft called Snaw's Yet, part of the property so resigned.GUA BL/305

Charter by the masters, with the consent of the chancellor, rector, and dean of the Faculty, to William Wilkine lawful son of Robert Wilkine dean of the Faculty, of a half rood and two falls of land which are a part of the Black Friars' yard, to be held of the College for payment of 4 pounds and 10 shillings Scots. The charter contains a precept of sasine, but it is renounced and cancelled on 23 April 1632.GUA BL/306

Charter by the principal and preceptors to Robert Luif in Corsflatt and his heirs and assignees of a rood of land lying in the Mullandcroft, to be held of the college for payment of a feu duty of 40 shillings Scots.GUA BL/307

The masters, with the consent of the rector and dean of the Faculty, grant the teinds of Whitinch Meadow in lease for 19 years to John Stewart of Rossland for an annual rent of six bolls of oatmeal, and further grant him a discharge of his preceding intromissions with these teinds in consideraion of his paying to the masters 100 pounds Scots for his acquittance.GUA BL/308

Decree of removing, at the instance of the principal and regents, against their tenants in Langcroft, Broomielaw, Millandcroft, and the Vicars' Yards.GUA BL/309

Disposition by John Ramsay to his brother James of a tenement of land with the pertinents in the South side of the Drygate with an obligation to infeft the said James.GUA BL/310

Decree at the instance of the masters of the College of Glasgow before the Lords of the Council and Session against the persons therein named, who are designed to be the possessors of the lands, tenements, houses, biggings, kirks, chapels etc. contained in the foundation by Queen Mary in favour of the said College.GUA BL/311

Rights to Blackfriars Yards.GUA BL/312-314

The Colmonell teinds (1552-1685) and the houses and land purchased from William Laing (1520-1706).GUA BL/315-325

The 'Grassum Lands' (the 5s land of Dowhill).GUA BL/326-375

The Principal's house.GUA BL/376-393

Rights in Avondale and Queen Mary's foundation of bursaries for five poor children.GUA BL/394-395

Part of Dowhill purchased from John Bryson.GUA BL/396-402

Chaplaincy of St Mungo.GUA BL/403-406

Jordanhill's Mortification and the teinds belonging to Stewart of Balschagrie in Govan.GUA BL/407-415

Remainder of the teinds of Govan parish and the customs of Glasgow.GUA BL/416-436

Renfrew and East Kilbride teinds.GUA BL/437-444

Michael Wilson's mortifications.GUA BL/445-446

Annuity payable by the magistrates of Rutherglen.GUA BL/447-448

The subdeanery of Glasgow and the teinds of Cadder and Monkland.GUA BL/449-461

Lands of Ballagan and Garscube.GUA BL/462-466

Mortifications to the University of Glasgow.GUA BL/467-471

Bishopric of Galloway.GUA BL/472-473(1)

Mortifications to the University of Glasgow.GUA BL/473(2)-480

Contract between the town council of Glasgow and the moderators of the university by which the moderators, in consideration of the magistrates undertaking to rebuild the Black Friars' church, confirm the previous contract between the college and the council and also dispone to the burgh 50 ells of ground to be built on and other portions of ground and privileges, and further oblige themselves to pay the magistrates one sixth part of the expense of building and perfecting the galleries and seats of the said new church provided the said expense does not exceed 10 000 pounds Scots, and in case of exceeding that sum, to pay any eigth part of what the expense shall extend to more than 10 000 pounds; the magistrates are undertaking to finish the new church by Martinmas 1702 and to grant the college a piece of ground measuring 32 ells in length and 5 ells in width in the north-east corner of the new church yard for a burial place, and they ratify the right of college to the next most commodious seat in the church after that of the council, and the use of the church on the institution of masters and other occasions.GUA BL/481

King William's mortifications and Queen Anne's donation.GUA BL/482-484

Miscellanea (copies of early writs and general ratifications, etc.).GUA BL/485-497