Charters Relating to Lincluden College. 99 



William Tailyeour, as prebendaries of the said church, then 

 possessed by Adam Cunnynghame, prebendary of the same ; the 

 house and garden belonging to John Halyday, prebendary of the 

 said church; the house and garden, formerly belonging to the 

 late Sir John Mortoun, prebendary of the said church, then 

 possessed by George Dowye, prebendar\- of the same ; the house 

 and garden formerly belonging to the late James Dowye and 

 before him to the late Sir Mark Carutheris and then to John 

 Dowye as prebendary of the said church ; the house and garden 

 formerly belonging to the late Sir John Lauder and afterwards 

 to Robert I>auder, brother's son of the said John, as prebendaries 

 of the said church, then possessed by Umphrey Dowye preben- 

 dary of the same, which formerly belonged to the sacristan and 

 prebendaries of Linclouden, respectively. To be paid for each 

 of the said houses, etc., 3 shillings and 4 pence and 8 pence of 

 augmentation ; in all 32 shillings ; and double feu farm on entry 

 of heirs. 



Note. — Master James Lindsav, Provost of Lincluden in 

 1463, was Keeper of King James IIL's Private Seal. 



Among the last of the chapter of Lincluden before the Act 

 of Annexation were Sir William Edyar, sacristan and the follow- 

 ing Prebendaries, Sir John Batv, David Welsche, John M'Ghie, 

 William Tailyeour, Sir John Mortoun, James Dowie, Sir Mark 

 Carutheris, Sir John Laudar. Clergymen were called Sir, when 

 we should say Rev. David Welsche was afterwards Sacristan, 

 and among the prebendaries were David, Hugh and James Gib- 

 soun, brothers, James Hairstanes, Adam Cunnynghame, John 

 Halyday, George Dowye, John Dowie, Robert Lauder, Umphey 

 Dowye. I do not know whether these were priests or not. 



John Br}ce was the name of the last Roman vicar of 

 Dumfries. 



A.D. 1585. Acta Parliamentorum Jacobi VI. 



Ratification of the Provestrie of Lynclouden to William 

 Douglas, our soverane Lord with avise of his three estaitis of 

 Parliament ratefeis apprevis and for his hienes and his succes- 

 souris perpetuallie confermis the gift and provision maid to 



William Douglas sone lauchfull to Douglas of Drumlanrig 



of the benefice or prebendarie callit the ProA'estrie of Lynclowden 

 lyand within the dioces of and all profeittis mailles fermis 



