CXXI: Acts of the Lords of Exchequer concerning mortification of the spirituality of Archbishopric of Glasgow (1648)

CXXI. Act of the Lords of Exchequer, ordering a new signature of Mortification of the spirituality of the Archbishoprick of Glasgow, with the teinds lately annexed thereto. Edinburgh, 18 February 1648.

The whilk day, the Lordis of Exchekquer sitting in full number, anent the Signatour of Mortificatioun craved to be past in favouris of the toune of Glasgow, superscryveit be his Majestie upone the 17 day of November 1641 yeeres, with consent of the commisssioneris of the thesaurarie for the tyme, be the whilk signatour and gift the haill spiritualitie of the Archbischoprik of Glasgow wes given, mortifeit, and disponit to the said toune for the ressounes and causes contenit in the said gift, as the samyne of the daite foirsaid, at mair lenth beires, considering that the foirsaid signatour of mortificatioune and gift were direct to the commissioneris of the theasurarie for the tyme, and that now the saidis commissioneris are changeit, and Johne Erie of Crawfurd and Lindsay, etc., is soll thesaurer, sua that be the custome of the hous such signatouris cannot be passed; thairfore, and in respect of the signatour and gift superscryveit as said is, and that thair is na oppositioune maid to the passing thairof, and that it is for so good and pious ane work, the saidis lordis hes ordained, and be thir presents ordaines ane new signatour of mortificatioun of the spiritualitie of the said Archbischoprik of Glasgow, togither with the teyndis, great and small, personage and viccarage of Glasgow, latelie uneit and annexit thairto, to be writtin over againe, beiring the substance of the foirsaid gift, signed be his Majestie in the accustomed form of wryteing of signatoures, and to be past and exped in Exchekquer; lykas for the toune of Glasgow thair securitie of the foirsaid mortificatioun, they have ordained and be thir presentis ordaines the foirsaid signatour superscryveit as said is, to remane in exchekquer in retentis for the warrand of the passing of this new signatour. Extractum de libris actorum scaccarii per me. Sic subscribitur: Alexr. Gibsone, clericus registri.