Ratification in Parliament of King Charles' charter of confirmation, with several reservations in favour of the Duke of Lennox's right of bailiery and judiciary, of the town council's right to the chaplaincies of St John and St Mary, and to the privileges of the meal market, and lastly in favour of the rights of the archbishop.
- Reference:GB 248 GUA BL/493
- Dates of Creation:28 June 1633
- Language of Material:Scots
Scope and Content
The document is written on parchment in an angular, upright bastard hand. the first letter is ornamented. It bears the signature of J. Hay.
Custodial History
Previously numbered GUA 306.
Blackhouse charters catalogue description: 'Confirmation and novo damus with searverall Limitations in favour of the Duke of Lennox his right to the regality And in favour of the Archbishop And in favour of the Toun of Glasgow dated 28 June 1633'.
Bibliography
Munimenta Alme Universitatis Glasguensis, Records of the University of Glasgow from its Foundation till 1727, ed. by Cosmo Innes (Glasgow : the Maitland Club, 1856), I, p. 241-244 (entry no 144).
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