Series 3 > Wigtownshire Charters

WHITHORN
No. 29
1547, March 28. Tack by Malcolm, commendator of the priory
of Quhitherne, to Duncan McGowin provost of Quhitherne, his
heirs and assignees of a 5 merkland of the 10 merkland of Neddir
Wig which he held of before, occupied by Patrick Clugstoun his
subtenant, in the parish and barony of Quhitherne, for 5 years
from whitsunday 1548 paying £10 scots.
At Crugiltoun.
Witnesses : Robert Lindsay, Walter Douglas, Mr Robert
Stewart, John Stevinsoun, schir Robert Kent chaplain and
Alexander Adair, N.P.
Signed M., prior of Quhitherne.
Monreith Charters
No. 30
1547, April 4. Contract between Gilbert Agnew of ye Croach
on the one part and Rinzeane Muir, son and heir apparent of
Quintin Muir, on the other part. Rinzeane is to transfer and
assign to Gilbert his right and kindness to his father’s and his
own (unnamed) steading, especially the croft called St. Morar’s
croft on the lands of Culmalze together with the 5 merklands
of Ayrles, which 10 merkland Quintin has in assedation of the
prior and convent of Quhitherne. He also is to assign to
Gilbert the kindness of the 5 merkland of Kerrowbrowyn held
of the queen, which lands are in the parish of Kirkennar.
Gilbert is to pay to Rinzeane 120 merks Scots of which 70
have been paid, 40 are to be paid by next whitsunday and the
remaining 10 merks a year later. The contract is to be regis¬
tered in the protocol book of Nicolas Murray, N.P.
At ye Challach.
Witnesses : Andro Agnew sheriff of Wigtoun, Ethe Hannay
of Knokglass 1 and Thom Blair.
Signed by Muir, the said notary signing for Gilbert Agnew.
Barnbarroch Charters
1 No connection between the Hannays of Knokglass and of Sorbie has
yet been established. Originally Knokglass seems to have been a McDowell
property and may have come by way of marriage to the Sorbie family.
As late as 1626 the superiority of Knokglass was part of the Sorbie estate.
Thus on 3 Nov. 1593 Alex. Hannay of Sorbie gave a tack of the 2£ merk¬
lands of Knokglass to Uchtred McDowall of Barjarg (Monreith Charters).
In 1493 Dougal Hannay of Knokglass was sued by Robert H. of Sorbie
for failing to infeft the pursuer in St. John’s land within the lands of
Ingliston of Sorbie (A.D.C., folio vol. p. 318). Dougal may well have
been the King’s Falconer who received a fee of £20 p.a. for life in 1498-9
(R.S.S., i, 348). In 1514 Odo H. of Knokglass was a witness to a Corswell
sasine (Galloway Charters). An Ethe H. of Knokglass, as above, figures in
1547, and on 3 July 1568 a Dougal H. of Knokglass witnessed a feu by
Dom. Robert Watson vicar of Claschant with consent of the Prior of
Whithorn to Uchtred McDowall of Barjarg (dead by 15 Jan. 1583-4) of
the 16s. lands of Kirklands of Claschant.
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