XXVI. Indenture between John Stewart, 'the first Provest that were in
the Citie of Glasgu' on the one part, and the Prior and Convent
of the Friars' Preachers of the same City on the other part.
Glasgow, 18 December 1454.
This Indentur mad at Glasgw the xviij day of the moneth of December
in the yher of our Lord a thousand fourhwndreth fyfty and four hyeris
proportis and beiris wytnes that it is appoyntit and accordit betwyx an
honorabyll mane Johne Steuart the first provest that was in the cite of
Glasgw on the ta part, and discreyt religiouse men Frer Johne of Govan
priour of the Freris of Glasgu and the convent off the samyn on the tothir
part, in fourm and maner as eftyr folowis, that is to say: At the saide
Johne Steuart hasse gyffin and grawntyde and fra hym and hys ayris
for euirmar analyit wnto the saidis priour convent and thair successouris a
tenement with the appurtenance lyand within the said burgh and cite of
Glasgu on the west half of the Kyngis streyt, the qwhylk is callit the
Waltargat, betwyx the landis of the saydis Freris Prechouris on the ta
part and the landis of Johne Olyfawntys on the south part on the tothir,
with the tayle strekand to the yhard of Johne of Bracanryggis on the
west part of the said tenement and lyand north tyll a house of the said
John of Bracanryge, and strekand sowth wnto the stentyng of a yhard
of the said John of Bracanryggis. Item, of a ryge lyand in the Palyhard
croft betwyx the landis of sum tym Johne of Chameris on the west part
and the est part. Item, of ten schyllyng of annuell rent of a tenement lyand
in the Kyngis streyte at strekis fra the Cathederale Kyrke of Glasgu
wntyll the Mercat Cors of the samyn on the west half of the said streyt
betwyx the landis of Patown Masownis on the north part and the landis
of Patryk Robynsonis on the south part, of the qwhylk landis and annuell
rentis the said Johne Steuart gafe and gert gyff herytabyll stait as of the
fee, the said Johne Steuart broucand the franktenement and the profitis
of the said landis and annuelyis for hys tym, exceppand at the saidis
priour convent and thair successouris sall haff yherly of the said tenement
lyand in the Waltargat sex penyis and othir sex penyis yherly of the said
ten schyllyng of annuell in name of possessiowne. For the qwhylk tenement ryge and annuell the saydis priour convent thair successouris qwha
that happynis for the tyme sall do and ger do perpetualy, on ilke Fryday
of the yher eftir at the convent messe be done, at Sant Katrinis altar within
the sayde kyrke a messe for the said Johne Steuartis saule hys elderis
saulys and all Crystyn saulys, and at the offertory of the messe the preces,
that is to say De profundis, tyll be said in presens of the pepyll, and alsua
on the day of the discesse of the said Johne Steuart yherly tyll ger Sant
Mwngouse bell be rwngin throw the town for the said Johnis sawle, with
Placebo and Dirige tyll be songin in the quer and a messe with not, and
ilke conventuale frer tyll say a messe for the said Johnis saule at the
said alter of Sant Katryn, and the priour qwha that happynis for the tym
sall giff like frer the said day that sayis messe sex penyis and a galown
of the best sale ale of the town the samyn day to the conventis collaciown.
And alsa the saidis priour and convent hasse gyffin and grawntyde thair
leyfe tholyng and gud wyll to the said Johne Stewart hys wyflf ayris and
successouris tyll thair bodyis and banys tyll be sepulturyt at the north
end of the said alter of Sant Katryne, and tyll mak a pend as he or thai
lykis at the said north end. And for the mar sekyrnes at all thir thyngis
befor wretyn sail be completyt fulfyllyt and done, to the part of thir indenturis remaynand with the said priour and convent the sayde Johne
Steuart hasse set to hys seele togyddyr with the comown seele of Glasgu
at the instance of the said John Steuart, and to the part of thir indenturis
remaynand with the said John Steuart the comown seele of the conventis
is to hwngine day yher and place befor wretyn: beand wytnes Johne
Macmulan balyhe, Johne of Schaw, Johne Red, Wyll Dicson, Johne of
Raburn, Jamy Steuart, Rob Wyly, Rob of Fausyde and Wylly Jaksone
sergiandis with othir mony.