Series 3 > Charters of the Abbey of Inchcolm

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1516 (Edin. B.R., i. p. 160). He is a witness, 20 July 1521 and 24 Jan.
1522/23 (ibid., i. pp. 206, 210). Mr. Robert Galbraitht, burgess of Edin¬
burgh, appears as one of the arbiters on behalf of Elizabeth, prioress of
Haddington, 8 March 1525/26 and 5 April 1526 (Tester Writs, 424, 427).
He is procurator for the prioress and convent of Haddington, 11 July
1533 (ibid., 500) ; and witness to a decision in St. Giles’, 2 Oct. 1534
(ibid., 508). (3) Mr. Robert Galbrayth, notary, witnesses a charter at
Edinburgh, 20 Jan. 1519 and (evidently) an instrument at Edinburgh,
12 April 1520 (ibid., 390, 292). He is probably the same individual as
Robert Galbraith, M.A., clerk of the diocese of St. Andrews, notary
public, who appears in an instrument of sasine, 22 April 1529 (GRH. Chs.,
1039). (4) Master Robert Galbrayth de Vynschelis witnesses a charter,
9 Aug. 1532 (Aberbrothoc, ii. 768). It is probable that (1) and (2) are
identical. Thus Master Robert Galbraith, the Lord of Council, is surety
for Adam Hoppar, 16 May 1524 (ADC., 1501-54, p. 152) ; and Mr.
Robert Galbraith, the burgess, is surety for Heline Naper, 4 Jan. 1630/31
(Edin. B.R., ii. p. 45). Whether any one of the above is to be identified
with the present witness cannot be said.
Domino Jacobo Elwand. ‘ Dominus Jacobus Elwand capellanus ’ was
incorporated at St. Andrews, 19 June 1510 (Rees, of St. Ands. Univ.,
p. 204). He was probably a brother of Abbot John Elliot or Elwand,
who was incorporated on 24 Oct. of the same year (ibid., p. 205).
Dompnis Johanne Jarvis; Jacobo Kinfawnis. Neither of these witnesses
can be identified.
Duncano Dausoun. Duncan Dawson, collier, has a grant from the
Exchequer for fodder for his horse, 1524-29 (Eocch. Rolls, xv. pp. 95, 545,
etc.). On 9 March 1533/34, he appears as Master Collier to the King
and now past work (ADC., 1501-54, p. 419; see also ibid., pp. 469-470).
He is a witness to a charter of Henry Stewart of Rosyth, 1 April 1538
(RMS., iii. 1777).
Johanne Drummond. In a charter of Richard, Abbot of Inchcolm,
dated 27 April 1543, there is a reference to lands of Kirkbaith occupied
by John Drummond (RMS., iii. 2916).
LVI
Summons, in the name of King James Y, to the Abbot and convent
of Inchcolm to appear in an action against them by George Henderson
of Fordell concerning a coal-pit in the Abbey’s lands of Boclevis, which,
it is alleged, they have worked within Henderson’s lands of Fordell.
Fordell Charters, 18. This summons, which purports to be extracted
from the Acts of the Lords of Council, does not appear in the MS.
Acta Dominorum Concilii.
Mychell Andersone. Appears as ‘ prelocutor ’ for Sir Andrew Murray
of Kippo, 21 April 1617 (SCB. Fife, p. 68) ; as one of the parties to an
action by William Spittall of Luchald regarding lands in Fordell, 26 July