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DE/EW/1752

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Confirmation by John bishop of Brechin of charter by Mr John Maitland, chaplain of altar of St Margaret's in St Mary's church Dundee to Thomas Robertson, burgess, and Janet Richardson, his spouse, of that piece of land or inner ruinous tenement, of the said chaplainry, lying on the west side of the close St Margaret the queen . . . garden of the chaplainry of St Monan . . . Property is set in feu-ferm for sum of 3 li Scots annually and a further 20 s annually making total of 4 li annually.

Iohannes dei et ap[osto]lice sedis gra[tia] Ep[iscop]us brechinen[sis] vniversis et sing[u]lis hinc co[n]firmationem visuris vel audituris eternam in d[omi]no Salutem Noveritis nos qua[n]dam cartam discreti viri mag[ist]ri jacobi maitland capellani p[er]petui altaris sancte margarete Regine siti infra eccl[es]iam p[ar]rochialem gloriose virginis marie burgi de dunde fact[am] honesto viro thome Robertsoun burgen[si] burgi p[re]dict[i] et Jonete Rechertsoun sue sponse . . . illi[us] pecie t[er]re sue int[er]ior[is] nu[n]c ruinose teneme[n]ti dict[i] capellanie siue p[er]tinen[ciis] Iacen[tis] ex parte occidentali clausure beate margarete Regine cum dimedietate gabuli tam ad boream q[ua]m ad austrum cum opella subt[er]ranea orie[n]tali t[er]re siue an[ter]ioris vnacu[m] illa orie[n]tali parte orti te[r]re sue Iacen[te] inter qua[n]d[am] peciam orti capellanie Sancti monanj ad austrum et borealit[er] assendendo vsq[ue] ad borialem muru[m] columbaris ac petiam orti sancti monanj ad boream nec no[n] ortum Willelmj kynlocht ad occidentam partib[us] ab vna et altera . . . Omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris magister Jacobus mateland capellan[us] p[er]petuus capellanie Sancte margarete Regine Intra eccl[es]iam p[ar]rochialem de dunde fundat[e] et situat[e] eterna[m] in d[omi]no Salutem nouerit[is] me ex mea certa scientia vtilitate co[m]modo necno[n] augme[n]tatione capellanie p[re]dicte visis p[ro]pensat[is] et matura co[n]sideratione intellectis necno[n] tractatu diligenti sole[m]nitatibusq[ue] iuris necess[ar]iis obs[er]uatis cum express[is] co[n]sensu et assensu ven[er]abiliu[m] patru[m] Joha[n]nis p[er]missione d[o]mi[n]a abbatis de lu[n]doris et co[n]uent[us] eiusdem meor[um] patronor[um] ad hoc cap[el]l[an]e[m] congregat[us] libere assedasse arrendasse et ad feodifirma[m] p[er]petuam seu emphiotesim dimisisse et hac p[rese]nti carta mea confirmasse necno[n] p[rese]nt[is] carte mee per tenore[m] assedare arrendare ad feodifirma[m] p[er]petuam seu emphiotesim dimittere et hac p[rese]nti carta mea in p[er]petuu[m] co[n]firmare dilectis meis thome Robertsoun burgen[si] burgi de dunde et Ionete Rechertsoun sue sponse et ip[s]or[um] alteri diuti[us] viuen[ti] in coniuncta infeodatione et he[re]dib[us] subscriptis ac assignat[is] suis tota[m] et integram illam peciam terre mee int[er]ior[is] nu[n]c ruinose iacen[tem] ex p[ar]te occidentali clausure beate margarete Regine int[er] terram qua[m] nup[er] Willelmo kynlocht ad feodifirma[m] dimisi cum dimedietate gabuli wlgo half gawill versus austrum et t[er]ram meam per Robertum Wat inhabitat[ur] cum dimedietate gabuli vers[us] boream cum opella subt[er]ranea orientali terre mee anterior[is] vnacum illa orie[n]tali p[ar]te orti t[er]re mee iacen[te] int[er] qua[n]dam petiam orti capellanie sancti moninj ad austrum et borialit[er] assendendo vsq[ue] ad borealem muru[m] colu[m]baris mei et peciam orti santi monanj ad boream necno[n] ortum dicti willelmi kynlocht vers[us] occidentem . . . . . inde a[n]nuatim antedict[us] thomas et ioneta eius sponsa et ip[s]or[um] alter diuti[us] viuens et he[re]des sup[er]specificat[i] ac assignat[i] michi et successorib[us] meijs capellanis dicte capellanie p[ro] tempore existen[tibus] su[m]ma[m] triu[m] librar[um] monete scocie veluti michi et p[re]dicessorib[us] [blank] temporib[us] retroact[is] p[ro] p[re]dicta pecia terre opella et p[ar]te orti extiterat p[er]solut[um] vnacum su[m]ma vigenti solidor[um] monete etiam scocie a[n]nuatim ratione augme[n]tationis p[rese]ntis infeodationis extenden[tis] in toto a[n]nuatim ad su[m]ma[m] quatuor librar[um] monete p[re]dict[i] a[n]nualis reddit[us] no[m]i[n]e feodifirme ad duos a[n]ni terminos consuetos festa viz penthecostes et sancti m[ar]tini in hieme p[er] eq[ua]les dimedias portiones . . .

Type of dedication
Chaplainry
Confidence
100
Saint named
Margaret the queen
Saint details
ST/JD/33
Date low
None
Date high
8/5/1539
Entry reference
EN/EW/1584
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dundee Church (Parish) NO375315 Dundee [DDE] Forfar 100