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.

• Reference:GB 248 GUA BL/16
• Dates of Creation:09 February 1417
• Language of Material:Latin

• Scope and Content

  The document was written on parchment by William of Govan and it is bearing his authentification mark. It is written in a a fairly cursive hand, with an ornamented first capital letter.

• Custodial History

  Previously numbered GUA 12368.

  Blackhouse charters catalogue description: 'Seasine upon a Contract betwixt Sir John de Dalgless Sir Roger Short and John Brown whereby the said Sir Roger is to have the Mansion Lying in the Rottonraw betwixt ane oyr Land of the said Sir John on the East and the said Sir Rodgers yaird of the Deanside on the west in few for the payment to the said Sir John of 8 mks. and the said Jno. Brown is to have a Chamber in the yaird after the Decease of Sir John Short his uncle for all the Lifetyme of the said Sir Rodger And is to have the whole Mansion after his Death paying ane annual rent of 5 shillings 2 pence yearly to the viccars of the queer'.

• Related Material

  See BL 14.

• 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. 238-239.