Series 4 > Knights of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland

THE RENTAL OF 1539-I54O
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the maynis as it was wont to do nochtwithstandyng it makis mentioun of better
payment added in a different hand from the main text; the last two words
in l.h. margin due to lack of space
e. bylbethok, MS
[p.27] a. edges of page decayed
b-b. added in a different hand; xx merkis with gersum as the lord and he agreis
scored out
c. a word, presumably laird, omitted in error
[p.28] a. edges of page decayed
b. in interlin
d. a blank space
e-e. in a different hand; tewedaill scored out
/. a word scored out
g. left incomplete
h. lost in binding
[p.29] a. edges of page decayed
b. quhom interlin
[p.30] a. lost in binding
b. steph scored out
[p.32] a. the remainder of p.32 (about of a page) is left blank, pp.33 and 34
contain Interpolation I, in.a later, cursive secretary, hand; See below, pp.
35-36. pp.35 and 36 are left blank, p.37 has the following words, which
also appear on p.21, written in the main text hand and scored out:
alexander patonsoun iijli’ James my seriand
Johne carintom xxs’ Jak xxs’
alexander paistoun xxxiijs’iiijd’ greif xxvs’
p.38 is left blank, and p.39 resumes in the main text hand.
[p.39] a. inchoand’ scored out, then repeated
b. ad, MS
c. dunglass iijs’ scored out
d. a word scored out
e. p.40 is left blank
[p.41] a. in margin in a different hand: now in thomas hendersonis handis my serwant
b. added in margin in the text hand Memorandum ane iames robson hes ane
tempilland in oxname and pais xtd’ of maile Item ane' in ane hamstre handis
c. p.42 left blank
[p.44] a. two words scored out
[p.45] a. ijs’ scored out
[p.47] a. the remainder of p.47 and the whole of p.48 left blank
[p.49] a. kyrk scored out
[p.52] a. a word in l.h. margin [ ]one, obscure due to decay at edge of page
b. surg’ scored out
[p.53] a. p.54 left blank
[p.56] a. the remainder of p.56 left blank, except for the following, added at foot,
possibly in the main text hand: Memorandum to remember apon robert
buchquhannan of drwmmekyll quhilk hes croftis and spittalis within the sherifdom
of Stirling and desiris enteres of the erle of lennex