Series 3 > Charters of the Abbey of Inchcolm

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7 April 1511 {Henderson (Fordell) Chs., D, 2). The lands of William
Brown in Inverkeithing are mentioned in a record of 1500 {Dunf. B.R.,
107) 5 and William Brown in Inverkeithing occurs, 5 Oct. 1540 {RSS.,
ii. 3666).
James Bawirege. James Baverage appears as occupier of lands in the
barony of Beath, 27 April 1543 {RMS., iii. 2915) ; and he appears in the
Assumptions as tenant of the Hiltoun of Beath.
Wil^ame Abbercrumby. Probably a relative of the Abbot. He witnesses
also Nos. nix. and lxvii. infra. A man of this name appears in a case
at Cupar, 3 or 4 May 1519 {SCB. Fife, p. 140).
Patrik Ryd. Witnesses also No. nix. Not identified.
Wil^ame Alexander. An instrument of premonition of Patrick Hakkeid
of Pitfirran against William Alschinder and Elizabeth Couttis, his spouse,
to receive forty marks for redemption of twenty-one bolls of victual from
the lands of Petconnochquhy, 20 April 1557 {Pitfirrane Writs, 137) may
refer to the present witness. William Alexander in Aberdour appears
in two charters of 1559 (Nos. lxix. and lxx. infra). He is called
‘ seriand ’ in the next charter (No. lix.).
Jhonn Esplene. Not identified.
Schir Henry Sibbald chaplan and notar publict. See note to No. xix.
supra.
The names of the canons, appended to this charter, call for no special
comment, as none seem to be mentioned outside these charters except
William Halwe or Harwy, who apparently received 3/., on 13 Sept. 1558,
as a disbursement from the Bishop of Dunkeld {Rentals Dunkeldense,
p. 362). The name Flagear is the modem Fletcher.
LIX
Letter of tack by Richard, Abbot, and the convent of Inchcolm, to
David Clerk and Katrine Spittall, his wife, and William Clerk, their son,
of the Abbey’s lands of Croftgare and Brego.
Charters in H.M. General Register House, No. 1265.
Richart . . . abbot of Sanct Columbes Inche. Richard Abercromby.
David Clerk and Katrine Spittall his spouse ; Wil^aime Clerk thair sonne
and apperand ayre. David Clerk is one of an assize regarding the lands
of Hiltoun of Rossyth, 28 July 1634 {RMS., iii. 1428). There is a note
of a charter of confirmation given to David Clerk of an eighth part of
the lands of Weltoun, c. 1555-83 {Dunfermelyn, p. 475).
Croftgare and Brego. Croftgare is Croftgary, in the parish of Aberdour.
Brego is also in the N.W. of that parish. On 31 Oct. 1480, James, Earl
of Morton, lord of Dalkeith and of the barony of Aberdour, granted
the lands of Brego to the monastery {RMS., ii. 1455).
Fasteranis evin. Shrove Tuesday, the seventh Tuesday before Easter,
on which Lent begins.
The saidis David Katerine etc. . . . sail saw and plant sum competent
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