Ratification by the Parliament of all the grants and privileges conceded by his present Majesty or his predecessors to the magistrates and community of Glasgow, in consideration of the expense they had incurred in rendering the Clyde navigable, in upholding the great church of Glasgow, in building the Tolbooth and several bridges, with reservation to the Duke of Lennox of his right of bailiery and judiciary, to the archbishop of his right of nominating the magistrates, and to the masters of the college of their privileges and rights.
- Reference:GB 248 GUA BL/494
- 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 303.
Blackhouse charters catalogue description: 'Ratification by the parliament of the same date in favour of the toun of Glasgow with the Lyke limitations in favour of the Duke of Lennox the Archbishop and the Colledge to take in the Limitations in favour of the Colledge fully'.
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. 247-248 (entry no 151).
- Charters and other documents relating to the city of Glasgow, ed. by Sir James D. Marwick (Glasgow: Scottish Burgh Record Society, 1894-1906), vol. I, part 2, p. 351-355.
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