Biggar and the House of Fleming

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installation of the prebendaries and boys was to be the duty of
the provost, or, in his absence, the President of the College for
the time being.
The provost was to be called the Provost of the Collegiate
Church of the Most Blessed and Immaculate Virgin Mary of
Biggar: He was to celebrate the Assumption of the Virgin,
in the Church of Biggar, as the principal festival ; and he was
to have for his sustentation, all and whole the produce, rents,
revenues, tithes, and emoluments of the rectory and vicarage
of the parish of Thankerton, in the diocese of Glasgow, along
with its tributes and offerings, and its manse and glebe. He
was, however, to pay L. 1 Scots to a curate, who was to under-
take the cure of souls in the parish of Thankerton, and to be-
stow on him two acres of land, near the Church, for a manse
and garden. The said curate was constantly to reside in the
parish, and discharge all the duties of his office in person.
The provost was also to bear all burdens, and meet all liabili-
ties, ordinary and extraordinary, that, in times past, attached
to the Church of Thankerton.
The first prebendary was to be called Canon of the Hospital
of St Leonards, and was to be master and teacher of the School
of Song. He was to instruct the boys of the College, and
others, who might attend, in plain song, invocation, and dis-
cant. He was also to be well skilled in playing the organ for
the performance of divine service. He was to receive for his
support, throughout the year, the produce of the church lands
of Spittal. The second prebendary, who was to be instructor
of the Grammar School, was to be sufficiently acquainted with
letters and grammar, and was to have, for his yearly sustenta-
tion, the lands of Auchynreoch. The third prebendary, who
was to be sacristan of the College, was to have for his annual
support the chapel founded on the lands of Garnegabir and
Auchyndavy, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with its perti-
nents ; and six merks of annual rent in Kirkintilloch, alonsr
with two acres of land, for a manse and garden, belonging to
the chapel, and at that time in possession of Andrew Fleming
of Kirkintilloch. The duty of this prebend was to ring the
bells and to light the wax tapers and tallow candles on the
high altar, the altars of the two aisles, and the altar of the
crucifix. For the maintenance of the tapers and candles dur-
ing winter, he was annually to receive L.5 Scots, drawn from