The Greyfriars' Convent of Dumfries. 33 



hwvm minister of the freir kirk situate in the samin hurt to keip 

 the knok and hell hein^^ \rintill, \vt the mornin preweris dailie, 

 and he to he ])ait and dewly anserit of ten mks money at the 

 feists of Vitsondav and Santt Mertin in vinter be evin portionis 

 of the commone purss, and ordains the knok to he mendit and 

 sett in order on the tounis cuist he George Moffett smjth \vt 

 exjoedition." 



Charles Hume, Warden of the Convent, had reached a great 

 age, and is supposed to have been the last surviving friar in Scot- 

 land. 



In 1568 the t<i\vn of)tained a Crown Charter conveying to 

 them the possessions of the Gre\' Friars within the burgh except- 

 ing such as had before been granted to others,, and the Friary 

 seems to have f)een dispersed immediatelv thereafter, as may be 

 inferred from accounts noted in the town's records under date 

 22nd December, 1575, as follows: — 



" We Archibald McBriar provest, Thomas McMinynes, 

 harbert Ranying and Robert McKynnell, bailleis of Drumfries, 

 grantis ws to haif had and resawit he the delyverance of Harbert 

 Ranying younger, the sowme of foir scoir of pundis vsual money 

 of Scotland of the rents of the freris fewe ferms and \ther dewties 

 to the freirs and of the Kirk rents of Drumfries qlk he intromettit 

 wt at our command the zer bypast. 



The compt of the ristis of the freiris lands ge\'in ^■pe 

 be the said Harbert ristand \npayit befir the term of 

 Wit.sonda)" in 1575 zer followis. 

 Stewin palmer at l)rigend for v or vi zers — 3 sh ilk zeir 



Summa ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 8 sh . 



Robene Maxwell land ristis vnpayit \' zers or mair 3 sh 



ilk zer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 sh. 



Johne Caruthers land ristis v or vi zers 20 sh ilk zer ... 6 li. 

 quhair of Roger hereis lies payit at towns will ... ... 50 sh. 



Janet Kirkpatrick ristes v zers payit vi sh ilk zer is in the 



hale 30 sh. 



John Reid ristis bvgains ... ... ... ... ... 22d. 



Herbert .skails wyf restis ... ... ... ... ... — 



Amer fergussone for the Closter ristis, v termes ... 5 sh. 



My Lord Maxwell for the zard and Kirksted vi zer ane 



term 54.sh.3d. 



James Lauders place ristis 6 zers ane term 13 sh 4d zerlie." 



Taking six }ears from 1575 gives 1569 as the year the town 



