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Charter by King James V, granting part of the lands of Kettle in Fife to William Litstar, 23rd March 1522

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Identifier: La.V/255

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Charter by King James V, granting the one-sixteenth part of the lands of ' le Kettill' [Kettle], in the sheriffdom of Fife, to William Litstar, with consent of Mr. Alexander Gourlay, to whom and to Margaret Litstar the late king had feued the lands : To be held to the said William and his heirs-male, whom failing, the eldest heir-female without division, in feu-farm: Rendering for the lands (the former rental being 8s. 4d. money and other dues) the sum of 16s. 8d. Scots money, with two bolls one and one-third peck bear, four bolls two pecks and two-thirds of a peck oats, two parts of a goose, two fowls ('pultreis') and one-quarter of a fowl, being an augmentation of 8s. of rental; the grantees also building a hall, chamber, granary, stable, gardens, etc., on the land. Edinburgh, 23rd March 1521-22.

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  • Creation: 23rd March 1522

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Latin

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Archivist's Note

Margaret Forrest 12th July 2011

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