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Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine following on a precept in a charter dated at the church of St. Andrews, 29th April 1557 (11th year of his consecration and the 8th year of his translation to St. Andrews), by John [Hamilton], archbishop of St. Andrews, directed to Walter Makesoun, as bailie, for infefting Elen Monypenny, spouse of John Forrett of Fingask, in liferent, and their eldest son and apparent heir, John Forrett, younger, in fee, in the lands of Fingask, with the mill, in the regality of St....

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine following upon and narrating a charter by John [Hamilton], archbishop of St. Andrews, granting to John Forrett, son and apparent heir of John Forrett of Fingask, his father, and to his heirs, etc., the lands of Fingask, in the regality of St. Andrews and shire of Fife, resigned by the elder Forrett, reserving the latter's liferent: To be held for services used and wont. Charter dated at St. Andrews, 4th August 1553. Witnesses, Alexander Forrest, rector of Logymontrois,...

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine proceeding on a precept by John [Hamilton], archbishop of St. Andrews, dated 19th October 1554, directed to John Forrett of that Ilk, depute-stewart of his regality, for infefting Joanna alias Jane Hay in the lands of Wester Fudy, in the shire of Fife, as granddaughter and lawful and nearest heir to the deceased William [Hay], Earl of Errol, her grandfather, narrating that the lands are held ward and relief for 26s. 8d. Scots yearly, and are valued in war at £20 Scots,...

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine proceeding on a precept of clare constat, dated 16th April 1567, granted by John [Hamilton], archbishop of St. Andrews, directed to Robert Hoppringill, as bailie, for infefting James Hoppringill, as nearest and lawful heir of the late Thomas Hoppringill of that Ilk, his father, in the lands of Hoppringill, Langmuir, Burnhouse, and Kettoflat, also of Bow and Carthow, in the lordship of Stow, regality of St. Andrews, and shire of Edinburgh. Reddendo, for Hoppringill and...

Scope and Contents Precept of Sasine by John [Hamilton], archbishop of St. Andrews, abbot of Paisley, etc., for infefting Elizabeth Carlhill [sic], her heirs and assignees, born or to be born, in two burgage tenements, with tiled roofs ('tegulata'), built by Sir John Mons - namely, one large tenement near the market Cross of Paisley, between the tenement of Mark Hammylton on east and the street on south, west, and north, resigned by Robert, lord of Sempill, with another tenement in the burgh, between the...