Instrument of resignation by John Learmouth, resigning the parsonages and vicarages of Gogar as one of the prebendaries of Trinity College, Edinburgh
Scope and Contents
Trinity College, Edinburgh. Instrument of resignation by Mr Johne Leirmont [Learmouth], parson and vicar of Gogar, resigning the parsonages and vicarages of Gogar as one of the prebendaries of Trinity College, in favour of the town of Edinburgh, in accordance with a disposition of King James VI, for the sustantatium of the ministrie, college and pure of the said burgh. At Edinburgh, 8 Nov. 1597. Witnesses: Patryk Lyttle, Alexander Hagie, George Habisnethie, Patrick Lyttle, James Henrysone. Signed "maister Jhone Leirmont", Patrick Lyttle, Alex Hagie, James Henryson. In Scots.
Dates
- Creation: 8 November 1597
Language of Materials
Scots
Full Extent
1 box
Previous reference
Dk.2.20/1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: Dk.2.20/1: E421229/3; D.1028
Accessioned on 29 December 1942.
Presented by Mrs. Thomson, Edinburgh in 1942.
Physical Description
Document on vellum, irregular borders. Aprrox. 31.5 x 14.5 cm.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in May 2026.
Subject
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Instrument of resignation by John Learmouth, resigning the parsonages and vicarages of Gogar as one of the prebendaries of Trinity College, Edinburgh, 1597
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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