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Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649 - Part 2

Year published

1894

Author

J.D. Marwick (editor)

Description

Transcriptions of 123 key charters and other documents, plus abstracts of further related documents. A detailed commentary on the texts is given in Part 1.

Sponsor

Institute of Historical Research

Source

Charters and Documents of Glasgow (Primary sources)

Places

Scotland

Subjects

Urban and metropolitan

Periods

11th and 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th

Showing records 1 - 50 of 129

1
I - Charter of William I granting the privilege of having a Burgh at Glasgow (1175-78)
3-4
2
II - Grant of toft or building site to the Abbey of Melrose (1179-99)
5
3
III - Charter of William I of a yearly fair (1189-98)
6-7
4
IV - Charter of the king's peace to all frequenting Glasgow fair (1211)
7
5
V - Charter of confirmation of the Burgh from Alexander II (1224-7)
8-9
6
VI - Charter of confirmation of the rights of the fair (1224-7)
9-10
7
VII - Charter of confirmation of the Burgh (1225)
11-12
8
VIII - Charter prohibiting the officers of Rutherglen taking tolls within the burgh (1226)
12-13
9
IX - Charter of exemption from tolls throughout Soctland (1235)
13-14
10
X - Charter granting rights of trade in Argyll and Lennox (1242-3)
14-15
11
XI - Letters of Protection to the Bishop of Glasgow, his lands and men (1251)
16
12
XII - Charter requiring officers of Dumbarton not to trouble men of Glasgow in passage from Argyll (1275)
17
13
XIII - Conveyance of land from Robert of Mithyngby to the archdeacon of Glasgow (1280-90)
17-19
14
XIV - Charter regarding a gift of lands for providing lights in the church of Glasgow (1293)
20-21
15
XV - Charter of Robert I confirming rights of Bishop of Glasgow (1309)
21-23
16
XVI - Charter of Robert I confirming charter VII
23
17
XVII - Charter of Robert I confirming charter XII
24
18
XVIII - Precept of Robert III regarding the transference of the market day (1397)
24
19
XIX - Instrument regarding liberty for building a mill on Gardyngad Hill (1446-7)
25-27
20
XX - Letters of James II forbidding officers of Renfrew and Rutherglen from interfering with privileges of Glasgow (1450)
27-28
21
XXI - Charter of James II regarding erecting of Glasgow into a regality (1450)
28-31
22
XXII - Bull of Pope Nicholas V, founding the University (1451)
31-35
23
XXIII - A second charter of James II regarding erecting of Glasgow into a regality (1451)
36
24
XXIV - Letters of James II granting peace and protection to University of Glasgow (1453)
37-38
25
XXV - Charter of Bishop of Glasgow granting various privileges to the University (1453)
39-42
26
XXVI - Indenture between the Provost and the Friars Preachers (1454)
43-44
27
XXVII - Foundation of Chaplaincy at the altar of St Kentigern (1460)
45-52
28
XXVIII - Grant from Bishop of Glasgow to the University of jurisdiction over disputes involving the supposts of the University (1461)
53-54
29
XXIX - Decree of Lords Auditors of Causes and Complaints in favour of Glasgow against Dumbarton (1469)
54-55
30
XXX - Letter of James III confirming Letter of Exemption, no. XXIV (1472)
55-57
31
XXXI - Letter of James III charging the Bishops not to trouble the Rectors and others of the University (1472)
58-60
32
XXXII - Charter of James III confirming the City and Barony in free regality (1476)
60-65
33
XXXIII - Decree adjudging a tenement in the Ratounraw to the vicars choral of Glasgow (1477-79)
66-71
34
XXXIV - Ratification by James III of no.XXIX
71
35
XXXV - Instrument setting forth a perpetual chantry in church of the Friars Preachers (1487)
72-78
36
XXXVI - A second instrument regarding the perpetual chantry (1487)
78-79
37
XXXVII - Charter of James IV confirming the liberties of the Bishop (1490)
79-87
38
XXXVIII - Precept of James IV concerning trade with free burghs (1490)
87-88
39
XXXIX - Letter of James IV authorising freedoms of Provost and Bailies (1492)
88
40
XL - Instrument of rights of Chancellor of church of Glasgow to patronage of the Grammar School (1494)
89-92
41
XLI - Donation from Martin Wan of several annual rents for the maintenance of the poor at St Martin's Hospital (1501)
92-96
42
XLII - Appointment of patrons of chaplainry in church of St Roche (1508)
97-99
43
XLIII - Letter of James IV charging Ordinaries Spiritual not to tax officers or students of the University (1509)
100
44
XLIV - Foundation of a chaplainry at altar of St Christopher in the High Church (1514)
101-105
45
XLV - Letter of James V confirming exemption of University from taxes (1522)
106-107
46
XLVI - Appointment of patrons of seven chaplainries in the New Church, St Tenu's Street (1529)
107-109
47
XLVII - Charter granting land in the Gallowmure to the chaplainries in the New Church (1529)
109-112
48
XLVIII - Confirmation by Archbishop of charter no.xlvii (1529)
113-117
49
IL - Act or Decree obtained against inhabitants of Rutherglen and Renfrew bringing goods to market in Glasgow (1542)
117
50
L - Letter of Mary confirming the University's exemption from taxes (1547)
118-119
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