'Rentall of my Lord Semple his whole estait both of stok and teynd as the lands now presentlie payeis as follows', 1644.
Scope and Contents
The statement, which may have been drawn up on the succession of Francis, 6th Lord Sempill, to his father Hugh, gives the rentals of the Barony of Glassford in Lanarkshire and lands in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire, with the names of the tenants.
On folio 8 verso is an authority given by the Earl of Winton and other friends of the house to William ?Houie to uplift the rents, 7 March, 1645.
Dates
- Creation: 1644-1645.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
8 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Scots
Arrangement
8 folios, interleaved.
Custodial History
The complete text of the rental was published in 'Archaeological and historical collections relating to the county of Renfrew', 2 vols. (1885-1890), vol. 2, pages 159-179. Its editor states in the introduction to vol. 2, page xxx, that the text of the rental was "contributed by Alexander Mackenzie, Esq., Paisley, from a manuscript in his possession".
The material was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, John Grant, booksellers, 1946.
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- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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