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Country code |
GB |
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Repository code |
234 |
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Organisation |
NAS |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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Reference |
GD86/638 |
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Title |
Memorandum and Heads of a Contract entered into between James, Earl of Callendar, and William Stirling of Herbertshire, whereby they ratify the Decreet Arbitral (dated 13 May 1663) following on a submission to the arbiters and oversman of all questions between the parties regarding the patronage of the parish kirk of Denny and the teinds of the parish, by which it is decerned (1) that the said William Stirling has the right to the whole parsonage teinds of his lands in the parish with the teinds of South Herbertshire pertaining to John, Earl of Wigtoun (excepting 3 chalders payable to the minister of Denny), (2) that the minister serving the cure at the kirk of Denny shall have an augmentation of 24 bolls victual yearly furth of the lands of Temple Denny under deduction of the sum of £40 payable to him furth of said lands, (3) that the superplus of the said lands of Temple Denny shall belong to the Earl of Wigtoun and Stirling equally and (4) that the Earl [Callendar] shall have the patronage of the kirk of Denny in all time hereafter. The valued teinds of Temple Denny extend to 5 chalders, 8 bolls, 2 firlots, 3 pecks, 2 lippies (deducting 24 bolls as above) of which Stirling's portion extends to 2 chalders, 1 firlot, 1 peck. The Earl of Callendar renounces all right he has to the teinds of Stirling's own lands and the lands of South Herbertshire and receives a ratification of his own rights from Stirling. At Callander 4 July 1663: Mr. Alexander Callendar, minister of Denny, subscribes in token of his consent on 6 July 1663, Sir Thomas Nicolson of Carnock, oversman in the Submission, is a witness to the contract |
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Dates |
4 Jul 1663 |
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Access status |
Open |
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Description |
Registered in the Sheriff Court Books of Stirling on 15 July 1663. |
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File |
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