Author Topic: Sasines - Lanarkshire (Read 3294 times)

GR2 · « **Reply #54 on:** Monday 31 March 25 14:31 BST (UK) »

RS42.9.384 snip 7

fors[ai]d (= foresaid) Befor thir (= these) witnesses re(s)pective to the sub[scription]e of the s[ai]d
James
Thomson elder and yo[unge]r and John dick at Glentor thes[ai]d seconde
day of december John Mitchell of Craigend John watt y[ounge]r of
easterglentor John Thomson son to the s[ai]d James and the s[ai]d James
Currie And to the sub[scription]e of the s[ai]d mar[gare]t dick at midle quarter
the s[ai]d thrid (= third) day of december David and Andrew Philops (= David Philip and Andrew
Philip) weivers (= weavers)
in Cumpstain (sic sub[scribitu]r (= Latin for thus signed)) James Thomson James Thomson John
dick margaret dick J[ohn] Mitchell witnes John watt witnes John
Thomson witnes David: Philop witnes And[rew]: Philop: witnes J[ames] Currie
witnes Efter (= after) the open reading of the q[uhi]lk (= which) contract of marriadge and
precept of seasing (= sasine) a[bove]wri[tte]n therinconteand (= therincontained) the s[ai]d John
Mitchell of Craigend
Baillie fors[ai]d be (= by) the power of his office of Bailliary and at command

GR2 · « **Reply #55 on:** Monday 31 March 25 15:11 BST (UK) »

RS42.9.384 snip 8

of the s[ai]d precept of seasing (= sasine) Incumbent to him y[e]rby (= thereby) Gave & delyvered
here[tab]le (= heritable) stat[e] & seasing reall actuall & corporall possession of all & haill (= whole)
the fors[ai]d (= foresaid) fyftein shilling land of old extent in easterglentore
With houses biggings (= buildings) yeards (= yards) moss[e]s muirs meadowes coall & lymestone
pairts (= parts) pendicles and haill pertinents y[e]rof (= thereof) whatsom[eve]r Lyand (=
lying/situated) & possest (= possessed)
as s[ai]d is To the s[ai]d James Thomson yo[unge]r his airs (= heirs) & assignays (= assignees) and
to
the bairns to be procreat (procreated) betuixt (= betwixt/between) him and the s[ai]d margaret dick
his s[ai]d futur spous in fie (= fee) q[uhi]lks (= which) failzeing (= failing) his own nearest airs and assignayes q[uha]tso[eve]r (= whatsoever) and also Gave & delyvered lyfrent (= liferent)
Infeftment state &
seasing (= sasine) reall actuall & corporall possessione of all and haill (= whole) the Just
and equall fourt (= fourth) pairt of the s[ai]d fyftein shilling land houses biggings
yeards and pertinents fors[ai]d With and under the provisions & conditions

GR2 · « **Reply #56 on:** Monday 31 March 25 16:50 BST (UK) »

RS42.9.384 snip 9

efterment[ione]d (= aftermentioned) To the s[ai]d Margaret Dick his s[ai]d futur spouse And that
be (= by) delyverance (= delivery/handing over) to the s[ai]d James Thomson and John Dick as pro[curato]r and actornay (= attorney) for and in name & behalf of his s[ai]d dochter (= daughter) in
ther (= their)
hands re(s)pective et successive (Latin for respectively and successively) of earth & ston (= stone)
coall & lymstone (= coal and limestone) of and
upon the ground of the s[ai]ds lands as use is They being personally
present and accepting of the samen (= same) seasing (= sasine) themselves Q[uhe]rupon (=
whereupon)
and sundry the premisses the s[ai]d James Thomson yo[unge]r and John dick
pro[curato]r and actorney (= attorney) fors[ai]d (= foresaid) asked and took Instruments ane or
moe (one or more) re(s)pective et
successive In the hands of me nottar (= notary) publick undrer sub[scrive]d (= undersigned) Thir
(= these) things
wer spoken and done upon the ground of the s[ai]ds lands betuixt (= betwixt/between) one
and tuo (= two) hours in the efternoon (= afternoon) or y[e]rby (= thereby) day moneth (= month)
year of God and
of ther (= their) ma[jes]ties reign a[bove]wri[tte]n In presence of John wat yo[unge]r of easter
glentore Robert Thom ther (= there) John thomson son to the s[ai]d James thomson
elder and John Gilchrist his servant witnesses to the premisses specially
called & requested (sic sub[scribitu]r (= Latin for thus signed)) Et ego vero Jacobus Currie clericus
glasguen[sis] diocesis notarius publicus authoritate regali ac

GR2 · « **Reply #57 on:** Monday 31 March 25 17:34 BST (UK) »

RS42.9.384 snip 10 (the end of this sasine)

ac per dominos consilij admissus secundum tenorem acti parliamenti
Quia premissis omnibus et singulis dum sic ut premittitur agerentur
dicerentur et fierent Una cum prenominatis testibus p[rese]ns personaliter
Interfui Eaq[ue] omnia et singula premissa sic fieri vidi scivi et audivi
ac in notam cepi Ideoq[ue} hoc p[rese]ns publicum Instrumentum manu mea
redegi signoq[ue] nomine et cognomine meis solitis et consuetis signavi
et subscripsi In fidem robur, et testimonium veritatis omnium et
singulorum premissorum rogatus et requisitus Laudato [ ]
J[ames] Currie N[ottar] P[ublick]: John Thomsone witnes John Gilchrist witnes John
Watt witnes Robert Thom witnes

The Latin ending (which starts in snip 9) means:

(thus signed) And I indeed James Currie, clerk of the diocese of Glasgow, admitted as a notary public by royal authority and by the Lords of Council and Session according to the tenor of an act of parliament, because I was personally present together with the aforenamed witnesses at all and singular the foregoing just as it happened while they were done, said and took place and I saw, knew and heard all and singular the foregoing happening thus and took a note of it and therefore reduced it into this present public instrument with my own hand and signed and subscribed it with my usual and customary sign, name and surname as faith, corroboration and testimony of the truth of all and singular the foregoing, having been asked and requested to do so.

GR2 · « **Reply #58 on:** Tuesday 01 April 25 11:14 BST (UK) »

RS42.20.482 snip 1

Sas[ine] Rob[er]t
Mack

At Hamilton the Twenty eight Day of July Mvij c & Seventy eight years (= 1778)
The Sasine underwritten was produced by Francis Hamilton writer in
Hamilton & Registered said day as follows

In the Name of God amen be it known to all men by this present public instrument That upon ye
nineteenth day of
June Mvij c & Seventy eight years (= 1778) & of ye reign of our So[vereign] Lo[rd] George ye third
by the Grace of God King of Great Britain
France & Ireland Def[ende]r of ye faith ye eighteenth year In presence of me not[ar]y public &
witnesses subscribing Compeared (= appeared)
Rob[er]t Mack in Wardhead who together w(i)t(h) Lodovick Thomson of Evanhead (= Avonhead)
passed to ye grounds of ye lands & oy[e]rs (= others) underwritten
ye s[ai]d Rob[er]t Mack having in his hands an heretable disposition made subscribed & granted to
him by ye s[ai]d Lodovick
Thomson of date ye twenty eight day of febr[uar]y Mvij c & Seventy eight years (= 1778) whereby
for ye Causes y[e]rin (= therein) specified ye s[ai]d
Ludovick Thomson Sold & disponed from him his heirs & successors to & in favours of ye s[ai]d
Rob[er]t Mack his heirs &
assignees whatsoever all & haill (= whole) that Room (= rented land) & Mailling (= rented land)
called Blackdykesike (to be called in time coming Green-
dykesike) w(i)t(h) houses biggings (= buildings) yeards mosses muirs meadows coal coalheughs (=
banks where coal was extracted) Lime limestones parts pendicles &
haill pertinents y[e]rof (= thereof) as ye same is presently & hath for some time past been possesst
(= possessed) by Mathew Waddell and
being one of ye three maillings purchased by ye said Lodovick Thomson from ye deceased Ja[me]s
Thomson por[tione]r of Easter

GR2 · « **Reply #59 on:** Tuesday 01 April 25 13:59 BST (UK) »

RS42.20.482 snip 2

Glentore which three maillings are a Six shilling eight penny land of old extent & a part of ye s[ai]d
deceased
Ja[me]s Thomson his fifteen shilling land of old extent In Easter Glentore & [ ] to be accounted
fifteen pounds
Scots of valuation in all time coming & to pay Cess Stents & oy[e]r (= other) public burdens
accordingly & all Lying
in ye parish of East Monkland & Shire of Lanark Together w(i)t(h) a proportional part of ye room (=
space on a church pew) & Seating
in ye Church of East Monkland in all which ye s[ai]d Lodovick Thomson y[e]rby (= thereby) bound &
obliged him his heirs &
successors duely & validly to infeft & sease (= seise) ye s[ai]d Rob[er]t Mack & his fores[ai]ds by
two several infeftments &
manner of holding in manner at length y[e]rin (= therein) expressed as ye s[ai]d disposition of ye
date fores[ai]d containing
a Clause of absolute warrandice assignation to ye writes (= writs) & evidents (= documents
establishing proof of ownership) & mails (= rents) & duties of ye s[ai]d haill (= whole) lands
w(i)t(h) sundry oy[e]r (= other) clauses & a precept of sasine in ye end y[e]rof (= thereof) more
fully bears & in ye which precept of sasine there
is a Clause declaring ye lands a[bove]written to be always thirled to (= legally bound to use/tied to)
ye miln (= mill) of [Fany?]side & lyable to pay multure (= a proportion of
grain ground at a mill which is due to the owner or tenant of the mill)
& [ ] for grinding their corn conform to (= in conformity with) use & wont & which
disposition ye s[ai]d Rob[er]t Mack presented
to ye s[ai]d Lodovick Thomson humbly desiring him that in implement of ye obligation y[e]rin (=
therein) cont[aine]d & in
conformity y[e]rto (= thereto) he would give him actual real & corporal possession of ye haill (=
whole) lands & oy[e]rs (= others) cont[aine]d in ye s[ai]d
disposition & a[bove]specified which desire ye s[ai]d Lodovick Thomson finding to be reasonable he accepted of the s[aid]

ThumbelinaPM · « **Reply #60 on:** Tuesday 01 April 25 16:05 BST (UK) »

GR2 - thank you so much for this amazing work!
I am intrigued as to your background to have this knowledge but it seems rude to ask!

Thank you for RS42.21.42 and RS42.9.384.
I realise you are working on RS42.20.482 today so thank you for that so far.