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Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine narrating that in terms of a charter of feu-farm granted by himself, John, abbot of Sweetheart, personally gave sasine to Cuthbert Brown of the Land, of the eight-merk lands of Drum (tenanted by Thomas Grenelaw, Thomas Dryisdaill, Cuthbert Baty, William Padzane, Thomas Nicolsoun, John Breg, and Janet Gregand, his spouse), and the four-merk land of Corbelly (tenanted by Thomas Maxwell, William and Gilbert Sandersoun), in the barony of Lochkindeloch and stewartry of...

Scope and Contents Lease by John [Browne], abbot of Sweetheart, in favour of Cuthbert Browne, and his assignees, of the eight merk land 'callit the Drowme', and the thirty shilling land of Nether Kers, in the barony of Lochkindeloch and stewartry of Kirkcudbright, for the term of nineteen years from the feast of Whit­sunday next, at a yearly rental of twenty merks and a half. With power to sublet, etc. Dated at Sweetheart, 13th March 1547-8. Signed by the abbot and by Thomas Pedder, John Kyrkpatrick, Patrick...

Scope and Contents Letters of Obligation by John [Brown], abbot of the abbey of Sweetheart, with consent of Gilbert Browne, his successor, setting forth that the lands of the abbey had been let so exorbitantly high that the tenants could not pay, and, being willing to remedy this, that he and his chapter have for the sum of two thousand pounds paid by Cuthbert Browne of the Landis, given to him in feu-farm their eight-merk land of Drum and four-merk land of Corbilly, in their barony of Lochkindeloch, etc., and...

Scope and Contents Notarial Instrument narrating that John [Browne], abbot of Sweetheart, 'nocht of varyand mynd bot for gud lufe and favour quhilk he presently buyr to his maist dearest father Thomas Broune in Lavne, in his playne court haldin on the abbay grene of Sweithart hes admittit . . . the said Thomas and his ayris kyndlie tenentes in and to ' the 40s. lands of Trostan, 40s. lands of Kinhervie, £3 lands of Lochhill, 20s. lands of the Karse and 40s. lands of Hither Ingliston, in the above barony, etc.,...

Scope and Contents Tack or Lease by John, abbot of Sweetheart, granting to Cuthbert Browne of Land a lease of half the corn mill of the parish of Lochkindeloch [Cuthbert having the other half in occupation also], to endure for nineteen years from Lammas 1559, at a yearly rental from the said half mill of twenty-one bolls of meal, i.e. ten and a half bolls of white meal and ten and a half bolls of grey meal. Dated at Sweetheart Abbey, - July 1559; perhaps same date as two other writs. Seal of convent attached,...