Grevfriars' Convent of Dumfries. 329 



19 Jan., 1535/6. " Ane west tenement \vt the pertinents of wraqll 

 [ ] stevin sone Ij-and in the [ ] burgh of Drumfress 



in the mj'draw of the samin be tuix ane tenement of [ ] on 



the southt part on the ta part and ane tenement of [ J on 



the northt part on the tothir part . . . in defalt of payment of 

 [ ] zerlie." On the 12th November, 1533, Patrik AVelsche 



son and heir of wmquhile David Welsche smith was served heir to 

 his father, in, among other properties, " ane tenement in the newton 

 be tuix a tenement of wmquhile riche m'Kinnellis on the west part 

 and the frej'r wall on the est part," and " ane tenement lyand in 

 the tounhede be tuix ane tenement of wmquhile John deids on the 

 southt part and the Kings streit extending to the lordburn on the 

 northt part," showing that the latter property had not been for- 

 faulted. From these entries it appears that the Convent held 

 annual rents from four or five tenements in Midraw, one in Friars' 

 Vennel, and one "west" tenement, amounting altogether to 

 £2 Os 4d and a " stone of tallow light." As the properties appear 

 in the Burgh Court Books only in exceptional circumstances, there 

 is no saying how many other rents were similarly held by the Friars. 

 That other properties were held appears from App. (6) and (12) and 

 Note (29) ; while they also held an annual rent of five merks from a 

 tenement at Vennel heid by the charter of mortification of John 

 Logan, Vicar of Colvend. (Bryce II., 103.) 



28 xvii October, 1526. The samin day James nelesone procura- 

 tor for James Walkar j)rotestit in Jugement that ane breiff rasit be 

 Johnot Walkar and ane breif be Cristian Walkar airs to wmqll Shr 

 Johne Walkar person of Dalton off iij ruds of land qlk halds of the 

 freyrs of Drumfress and of ane orchard lyand in the zard heids 

 betuix ane orchard of thomas Kirkpatrik and the Kings streit ex- 

 tending to the port turn the saids James walkers ryt to na pre- 

 iudice. 



17 October, 1526. The samin day James Nelesone in the hills 

 pr[ocurator] for James AValkar presentit ane charter of seising 

 vnder four wardentis selys of iij ruds of land callit the Dowcot closs 

 perteinyng to wmqll Sir Johne Walkar persone of Daltoun till his 

 airs and assignais as the said charter purports of the qlk presentit 

 and sycht Shir Adam gladstanys chaplane pr[ocurator] for Janot 

 Walkar and Cristian Walkar airs to vmqll Sir John Walkar person 

 of Dalton forsaid requirit in Jugement ane act to be maid therof and 

 requirit vitness of the samin in the meyntym. 



29 Instrument of Sasine, 6 Jul}', 1536. Original, wanting the 



seal, in Record Room, Burgh of Dumfries. 

 In Dei Nomini Amen per hoc presens publicum instrumentum 

 f unctis pateat evidenter et sit notum quod anno incarnationis 

 Dominis millesimo quingentesimo xxxvjo mensis vero Julii die sexto 

 indictione nona pontificatusque sanctissimi in Christo patris et 

 domini nostri domini Pauli divina providentia pape tertii anno 

 secundo In mei notarii publici et testium subscriptorum presentia 

 personaliter constitutus venerabilis religiosus vir frater Robertus 



