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.

• Reference:GB 248 GUA BL/51
• Dates of Creation:11 February 1435
• Language of Material:Latin

• Scope and Content

  There were two seals attached to the charter, but they have been lost.

  The document, written on parchment, bears the authentification mark of John of Hawick and is written in his formal handwriting: the cursiveness is not prominent, the first capital letter is ornamented, and the first words are in modified bookhand.

• Custodial History

  Previously numbered GUA 12403.

  Blackhouse charters catalogue description: 'Instrument of Seasine upon a vendition and Disposition of half a rood of Land builded vizt. The half of three shops in the southend of the high Street Leading from the Cathedrall Church to the Cross upon the Eastside of the said Street betwixt the Lands of John de Dunn on the north and the corner of the high Street on the south and also of a yearly annual rent of a merk out of a tennement new built covered with sclait Lying in the north syde of the Gallowgate betwixt the tennements of Wm. Rate burges of Glasgow on the East and of the said John de Dun on the west And of 2 merks out of anoyr tennement of John Ross burges of Glasgow Lying on the west side of the Street Leading from the Cathedrall church to the Crossbetwixt the common vinnell on the south and a tennement in the hands of John Donaldi de lie on the north Disponed by the said John Ross burges of Glasgow to Mr. Robt. De Moffat the procurator of the Church of Glasgow And also of ane yearly annual rent of 20 shillings out of the part of the saids three booths belonging to the said John Ross himself And of a 2 shillings upon the booths themselves And of ane annual rent of 2 merks out of a tennement Lying on the east syde of the said high Street betwixt the tennements of Allan Houston on the north and the Land which is above disponed by the said John Ross to the said Mr. Robt. Moffat and of 20 shillings out of a tennement on the East syde of the Walkergate betwixt the tennements of Wm. Grinlaw on the north and of Thomas on the south Also disponed by the said John Ross to the said Mr. Robt. De Moffet And all Disponed by the said Mr. Robert To the viccars of the Queer for the service of the perpetuall Chaplanrie to be Selebrated by the saids viccars at St. Cuthbarts altar dated 11 Febry. 1435'.

• 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. 250-251.