XLVI. Instrument by which Master James Houstoun, sub-dean of the
Metropolitan Church of Glasgow, appointed the Provost, Bailies,
and Councillors of the Burgh, patrons of seven chaplainries in
the New Church in St Enoch's Wynd. Glasgow, 1 May 1529.
[Latin text]
In Dei nomine, amen. Per hoc presens publicum instrumentum cunctis
pateat euidenter et sit notum quod, anno incarnacionis Dominice millesimo
quingentesimo vicesimo nono, die vero mensis Maii primo, indictione
secunda, pontificatusque sanctissimi in Christo patris et domini nostri
domini Clementis diuina prouidentia pape septimi anno sexto, in nostrorum notariorum publicorum et testium infrascriptorum presentia personaliter constitutus venerabilis vir magister Jacobus Houstoun subdecanus ecclesie metropolitane Glasguensis, omnibus melioribus modo, forma et effectu quibus potuit et debuit, potestve aut debet, fecit, constituit, creauit et ordinauit balliuos, communitatem et burgenses ciuitatis
et burgi Glasguensis, indubitatos et irreuocabiles patronos septem capellaniarum fundandarum per ipsum magistrum Jacobum in Noua Ecclesia
per eundem magistrum Jacobum fundata et constructs in vico Sancte
Thenw ciuitatis Glasguensis [ad] diuina celebranda; sic quod, quotiens
huiusmodi capellanie aut earum aliqua vacarent seu vacaret, licitum erit
prefatis balliuis, communitati et burgensibus predicte ciuitatis et burgi
presentare idoneum capellanum ad easdem seu ea[n]dem vacantem, secundem tenorem fundacionis earundem per ipsum magistrum Jacobum
erigende, et conficiende. Voluit tamen idem magister Jacobus sibi ipsi
habere libere omnem dispositionem, institutionem huiusmodi capellaniarum
et capellanorum in eisdem, et ad easdem presentare, sicut idem magister
Jacobus placuit, pro toto tempore vite sue, videlicet, presentare, instituere et destituere capellanos in huiusmodi capellaniis, tociens quociens
vacarent seu vacaret, sua vita durante duntaxat. Super quibus omnibus et
singulis nobilis vir Robertus Steward de Mynto, prepositus dicte ciuitatis
et burgi de Glasgw, a me notario publico subscripto et a connotario subscripto, nomine balliuorum communitatis et burgi dicte ciuitatis, petiit
instrumentum et instrumenta publicum et publica. Acta erant hec in capitulo Ecclesie Metropolitane Glasguensis hora decima ante meridiem, sub anno, die, mense, indictione te pontificatu quibus supra: Presentibus
ibidem domino Johanne Morisoun capellano et in premissis connotario,
Michaele Flemyng, domino Thoma Flemyng, notariis publicis, Willelmo
Hendersoun, Johanne Gayne et Georgio Burell, cum multis aliis testibus
ad premissa vocatis pariter et rogatis.
Et ego vero Martinus Reid presbyter diocesis Glasguensis, etc.
[Translation]
In the name of God, amen. By this present public instrument be it evidently
patent and known to all men that, on the first day of the month of May, the year
of our Lord's incarnation one thousand five hundred and twenty-nine, the second
indiction, the sixth year of the pontificate of the most holy father in Christ and our
lord lord Clement the seventh by divine providence pope, in presence of us notaries
public and witnesses underwritten, personally compeared a venerable man master
James Houstone, subdean of the Metropolitan Church of Glasgow, and in all the best
way, form and effect, which he could and ought, made, constituted and ordained
the bailies, community and burgesses of the city and burgh of Glasgow, undoubted and irrevocable patrons of seven chaplainries, to be founded by the said master
James in the New Church founded and built in St Thenew's Wynd of the City of Glasgow by the said master James, for celebrating of divine worship; in such manner
that whenever such chaplainries or any of them falls vacant, it shall be lawful to the
foresaid bailies, community and burgesses of the foresaid city and burgh to present
a fit chaplain to the same being vacant, according to the tenor of the foundation of
the same to be erected and made by the said master James. Nevertheless the said
master James willed to have to himself freely the whole disposal and appointment of
such chaplainries and chaplains thereof, and to present to the same, as the said
master James pleased, for the whole time of his life, to wit, to present, institute and
deprive chaplains in such chaplainries, as oft as they fell vacant, during his lifetime
only. Upon which all and sundry a noble man Robert Steward of Mynto, provost
of the said city and burgh of Glasgow, craved a public instrument and instruments
from me notary public underwritten, and from the connotary underwritten, in name
of the bailies, community, and burgh of the said city. These things were done in
the chapter of the metropolitan church of Glasgow, the tenth hour before noon, year, day, month, indiction and pontificate as above. Present there, Sir John Morisoun, chaplain and connotary in the premises, Michael Flemyng, Sir Thomas
Flemyng, notaries public, William Hendersoun, John Gayne and George Burell,
with many others witnesses to the premises called and asked.
And I, Martin Reid, priest of the diocese of Glasgow, etc.