Muniment Hill 76 was created in Latin on June 22nd, 1515, at Rossdhu, and is a precept (written legal or official order, command, or mandate) issued by a court, judge, or authority telling an officer to take a specific action. This precept is from Johannis (John) Mcferlan who was possibly the 11th Baron of Arrochar, and the 8th Chief of Clan MacFarlane the son and heir of Andree (Andrew) Mcfarlane, the 10th Baron of Arrochar, and the 7th Chief of Clan MacFarlane to John Colquhoun of Luss, knight. If this is John the 11th Baron that would imply that he did not die at Flodden but it could also be another John Macfarlane. John Macfarlane has granted possession and sold to Sir John (Iain) Colquhoun, 11th of Colquhoun and 13th of Luss all his lands of Stuckaclaigh in the earldom of Lennox and the sheriffdom of Dumbarton. The required action is to put Sir John or his lawfully appointed attorney in hereditary possession and sasine of the said lands. It has been transcribed/translated and is now available for CMW members to read on the website under Muniments.
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Muniment Hill 75 was created in Latin on December 23rd, 1542, and is a transumpt (transcript) by Johannis (John) Hamilton, priest of the diocese of Glasgow and notary by holy apostolic authority. It is reaffirming a transumpt (transcript) dated at Dumbarton on March 12, 1514, by Johannis (John) Spreulle, canon of the Metropolitan Church of Glasgow and commissary of Master Alexander Dunbar dean of Moray and canon of Moray. This was to Johannis (John) Makfarlane, the 11th Baron of Arrochar, and the 8th Chief of Clan MacFarlane the son and heir of Andree (Andrew) Mcfarlane, the 10th Baron of Arrochar, and the 7th Chief of Clan MacFarlane and includes information from 1514 that was reaffirmed on the 23rd of December 1542. It has been transcribed/translated and is now available for CMW members to read on the website under Muniments.
The transcript was created at the request of Duncani (Duncan) Makfarlane. Most likely this is Duncan Mcfarlane the 13th Baron of Arrochar and the 10th Chief of Clan MacFarlane. This transcript basically renounces all title of right to the lands of Tullichchewan and Murlaggan back to John Macfarlane (not sure which generation or which John) giving him secure infeftment to one half of the lands for 40 pounds to be paid annually in the church of Luss and the other half for an annual rent of four merks. In this muniment there seems to be some confusion or lack of details as to the relationship between Dougal (Duncan) McCoull (MacCowle) and Duncan Macfarlane. It also appears that Dougal or Duncan had rights to this land granted to him by Andree (Andrew) Macfarlane probably not the father (Andrew the 10th Baron) but the son (Andrew the 12th Baron) of John Macfarlane the 11th Baron of Arrochar. It can get very confusing when the same first names without middle names are used over and over for many generations.
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Muniment Hill 74 was created in Latin and is a transumpt (transcript) by Johannis (John) Spreull, Canon of the Metropolitan Church of Glasgow and Commissioner under the jurisdiction of the same church of a grant of sasine which is a land transfer legal document. This transcript was created April 1st, 1542, from an original sasine created June 8th, 1502. The original Charter or sasine was apparently from Matthew the 2nd Earl of Lennox in favour of Johannis (John) Makfarlane, the 11th Baron of Arrochar, and the 8th Chief of Clan MacFarlane the son and heir of Andree (Andrew) Mcfarlane, the 10th Baron of Arrochar, and the 7th Chief of Clan MacFarlane. The transcript has been transcribed/translated and is now available for CMW members to read on the website under Muniments.
The original grant of sasine or charter from 1502 was initially created by Robertum (Robert) Watson, a notary public and is for the lands of Arrochar MacGilchrist with their appurtenances (accessories and improvements). The property is described as lying in the lordship of Lennox and the sheriffdom of Dunbarton. It is interesting to note that both John the 8th Chief of Clan MacFarlane and Matthew the 2nd Earl of Lennox are believed to have died at the Battle of Flodden in 1513 along with an estimated 10,000 Scottish including King James IV. There are however others including clan historian James Macfarlane who stated in 1948 that John did not die at Flodden.
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