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.

Scope and Content

The document was written on parchment by the notary John Aurifabri (Goldsmith) and it is bearing his authentification mark. It is written in a pre-secretary hand, with typical secretary hand letters such as p, a, open e, h, final s. The first letter is ornamented and the first words are written in bookhand.

Custodial History

Previously numbered GUA 16355.

Blackhouse charters catalogue description: 'instrument of Seasine upon a vendition and Disposition of a ground Annual or yearly annual rent of 6 shillings out of 5 roods of field Land lying in Palzart croaft near the Chappel of St Thanew bounded on all sides by the Lands of David Winter Disponed by Walter Rankine burges of Glasgow and magt Bogle his spouse to Mr Wm Stewart canon of Glasgow his airs and assignes dated 18 Aprile 1487'.

Bibliography

Liber Collegii Nostre Domine registrum Ecclesie B.V. Marie et S. Anne infra muros civitatis Glasguensis MDXLIX : accedunt munimenta fratrum Predicatorum de Glasgu / domus Dominicane apud Glasguenses carte que supersunt MCCXLIV-MDLIX, ed. by Joseph Robertson (Glasgow: the Maitland Club, 1846), p. 256.