Cunningham, Alexander, d 1574 (5th Earl of Glencairn)

Scope and Contents Charter by Alexander, Earl of Glencairn, alienating to Cuthbert Cuninghame of Cuttiswray and Mauld Cuninghame, his spouse, an annual-rent of twenty merks from the ten-merk lands of the mains of Lambirytown, also the burghal lands of the burgh of Kilmaurs, in that barony, bailiary of Cunningham and shire of Ayr: To be held of the granter for one penny Scots in name of blench. Dated at Glasgow, 26th November 1561. Witnesses, Hugh Cunynghame of Wattirstoun, William Cunynghame of Aikat, Robert...

Scope and Contents Charter by Alexander, Earl of Glencairn, etc., conveying to Cuthbert Cunyngham of Cuttiswray, his heirs and assignees, an annualrent of twenty merks Scots, to be uplifted from the lands of Langlands or any part of them in the barony of Kilmaurs, bailiary of Cunningham, and shire of Ayr. Reddendo, one penny Scots. Precept of sasine directed to John Park, in Langmuir, as bailie. Signed and sealed at Edinburgh, 11th March 1556-7. Witnesses, William Conynghame of Conynghameheid, Hugh Conyngham...

Scope and Contents Charter by Alexander, Earl of Glencairn, granting and alienating to Adam Conyngham, son and heir-apparent of Robert Conyngham of Auchinhervy, and to Jean Conyngham, his spouse, and their heirs, an annualrent of fifty merks from the lands of Schaw and the town of Kilmavris in the barony of Kilmavris, bailiary of Conyngham and shire of Ayr: To be held blench of the granter. Clause of warrandice, etc. Precept of sasine directed to Adam Auld. Dated at Irvine, 11th July 1562, before William Glen,...

Scope and Contents Extract of an Act of the Bailie Court of the bailiary of Cunningham (held by the sheriff-depute of Ayr on 14th January 1566-7) ordering the official transumpt of a notarial instrument in the protocol book of the late Henry Preston, notary public, of date 4th June 1552, narrating a sasine (following on a crown precept, dated Edinburgh, 2nd June 1552) for infefting Alexander, Earl of Glencairn, as heir of his late father, William, Earl of Glencairn, in the lands of the barony of Kilmaurs,...

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine following on a feu-charter (dated at Irvine, 31st January 1564-5), with precept of sasine, directed to John Henry, bailie, by Alexander, Earl of Glencairn, for infefting Cuthbert Conynhame of Cuttiswray and Mathilda Conynghame, his spouse, in an annualrent of twelve and a half bolls of flour from the lands of Schaw and Bullisland, occupied by Alexander Tempiltone, William Smyth, and Thomas Bunting, in the barony of Kilmaurs, bailiary of Cuninghame, and shire of Ayr....

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine following on a precept in a charter (dated at Kilmaurs, 4th November 1562) by Alexander, Earl of Glencairn, granting to Patrick Hamilton of Bogsyde and Mariota Conyngham, his wife, an annualrent of £20 Scots from the ten-merk land of the Mains of Lambrochtoun and the burghal lands of the burgh of Kilmaurs. Witnesses to charter, Alexander Cuningham, younger, laird of Aket, Alexander Conyngham of Hill, Alexander Conyngham, burgess of Irvine, Sir David Cuik, and John Smyth...

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine in favour of James Conynghame of Tourelandis, son (he is designed 'filius liberalis') of William Conyghame of Conyghameheid, proceeding on a precept of sasine dated 7th June 156- [the document is mutilated], by Alexander, Earl of Glencairn, for infefting the said James Conyghame in Carmell wode, Schaw, and other lands in the barony of Kilmaurs. Sasine given, 10th June 156-, Gavin Nasmyth, notary. William, master of Glencairn, and Andrew, his brother, the earl's sons, are...

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine narrating that Alexander Cunningham, Earl of Glencairn, in terms of a precept of clare constat, gave sasine with his own hands to Marion Conyngham, as nearest and lawful heir of the late William Conyngham and Agnes Colquhoun, spouses, her parents, in an annualrent of twenty merks, to be uplifted from the lands and tenements of Elizabeth Conyngham, John Conyngham, Alexander Conyngham, Allan Merchand, Marion Dickey, relict of the late Andrew Johnstone, John Or, Allan...