ORIGINAL PAPERS RELATING TO THE YOUTH AND EDUCATION OF MONTROSE. I. ACCOUNT FOR CLOTHES TO LORD GRAHAM, WHEN 11 AND 12 YEARS OF AGE. My Lord Grahame his Compt awand to James Ogilbie, tailzour in Glasgow, beginning in September 1624. In the first, for making of ane stand of claithe clais to my Lord, iij lb. Mair for making ane stand of pargone clais, and ane clok, and cutting out thereof, v lb. Mair for making ane stand of serg clais to my Lord, iij lb. vj sh. iij d. with pasments to my Lord, vj lb. Mair for making ane stand of red clais and ane clok to Mair for making ane stand of clais to William Grahame, xl sh. clok with pasments, vj lb. iiij lb. Mair for making ane goun to Mungow Grahame,' xxx sh. xij sh. Sum. xxxj lb. viij sh. viij d. II. JOHN FOURTH EARL OF MONTROSE TO THE FACTOR OF MUGDOCK, 9th July 1625. JAMES DUNCAN-Ye sall not faill, efter the reseat heirof, to satisffie the Lady Blythswood of ane hundreth marks, and that for ane yeirs maill of the houss whair my sone remainis, and resave her dischairg thereupone as aperteins; lykways ye sall satisffie ane taylzer and ane cordiner of ane compt which Mr William [Forrett] will schaw you, and get thair dischairgis, upon the haill of thair compts, for your warrand. Subscryvit with our hand at Mugdok, the nynt of Julij 1625. MONTROSE. III. LADY ELPHINSTON TO THE FACTOR OF MUGDOCK, 21st July 1625. I Dame Agnes Boyd, Lady Blythswoode, having ful power of Sir George Elphinstoune of Blythswoode, Knight, my husband, to receave and intromett with the maills and rents of his houssis and lands, in his absence fourthe of this realme, grants me to have receavet fra James Duncan, factor of Mugdocke, in name and behalf of ane noble and potent Earle, John Earle of Montrose, Lord Grame and Mugdock, et cet., his maister, the soume of ane hundrethe merks money usual of this realme, and that for the maille of the pairte of our greate ludging with 1 Mungo and William Graham were Montrose's pages at Glasgow. the pertinents situat at the wyne heade in Glasgow, presentlie possessed be the sade noble Earle his son, my Lord Grame, and his servitors, for the space of ane yeare, vizt. betwix the terme of Mertinmes 1624, and the terme of Mertinmes to come, in this instant yeare of God 1625 yeares, wherof I hold me weale contented and satisfeyed, and discharges the sade noble Earle therof for ever, be thir presents wrettin be Mr William Forrett, servitour to the saide noble Earl, and subscryvet with my hand at Glasgow the 21 of July the yeare of God 1625 yeares, befoir thir witnesses, Mr William Forrett, wreitter heirof, and John Logan. Mr W. Forrett, witness. John Logane, witness. A. BOYD. IV. MASTER WILLIAM FORRETT TO THE FACTOR OF MUGDOCK, 12th Receavet be me, Master William Forrett, fra James Duncan, my Lord's factor in Mugdok, the twelt day of July 1625, at my Lords direction, 26 lib. for contenting the personnes underwrytten, to wit, James Ogulvie, tailzour, for making two suite of apparrel to my Lord Grame, the ane uppon the last of February 1625, at his returne from Kingcarne to Glasgow, the other on the 26 of May the sam yeere; for the two suite 6 lib. as his discharge beares: And for satisfeying James Snodgars, cordonner, for fournishing my Lord Grame, and his sister Lady Katherine Grame, with his two pages, Mungo and Willy Grame, betuix the last of February 1625, at his retourne to Glasgow, and the 20 of July the same yeere of God during the sade space, 16 pairs of shoone, at 20 sh. the paire, is 16 lib., as his dischairge beares; and for payment to Ronald Luife, wright, for making ane presse to keepe the naprie and lining cloathes, and other furnitour of the hous, 4 lib., as his dischairge beares; whilk completeth the 26 lib. above mentioned, vizt., 6 lib. to the tailer, 16 lib. to the cordonner, and 4 lib. to the wright. MR W. FORRETT.1 V. LADY ELPHINSTON TO THE FACTOR OF MUGDOCK, 7th June 1627. 2 I Dame Agnes Boyd spous to Sir George Elphinstoun of Blythiswood Knight, Lord Justice Clerk, having sufficient power of my said husband, in his absence now in England, to ressaiv and uplift all rentis and house mailles due to him, grants me to haiv ressaivet from James Duncan, factour of Mugdok, the sowme of ane hundreth pounds money of this realme, and that for the mailles of ane pairt of our great ludgin situat in the citie of Glasgow neir the towne heid thereof, sua meikil as was possesset be James now Erle of Muntrose, and his servitours for space of ane yeir and ane half, viz. betwix the terme of Mertimes 1625 and the terme of Whitsonday 1627; of the quhilk sowme I hold me contentet, and therefor in name of my said husband discharges the said noble Erle thereof, and of all other yeires and termes maill preceiding the date heirof sen the said James Erle of Muntrose his inhabiting and possessing of the said ludgin, be thir presents wryttin be my servitour Mr David Elphinstoun and subscryvet be me as followes, at the the The several discharges referred to in the receipt, although on small slips of paper, are still preserved. Those of the shoemaker and the wright afford no additional particulars; but the tailor is a little more communicative. He acknowledges receipt of six pounds for making two suites of apparel to my Lord Grame, the ane of mixt gray inglishe cloathe uppon the last of February (1625), the other of mingled paragon, the 26 of May. There are various discharges from other tradesmen, for supplying 'my Lord Grame's hous in Glasgow' with 'manchotis, and ate meal, baked in bread;' 'barrels herring, at twelf pounds ilk barrell,' &c. 2 Sir George Elphinston succeeded Lord Napier as Lord Justice Clerk.-See supra, p. 19. tower of Corballis1 the 7th day of June 1627, befoir thir witnes, Robert Duncan sone to the said James Duncan, and the said Mr David Elphinstoun wryter heirof. 1 The Knight of Blythswood's 'great ludgin situat in the citie of Glasgow neir the towne heid thereof,' was doubtless one of the manses of the canons or prebendaries of the Cathedral. No trace now remains of the building which had the honour of being inhabited by Montrose for eighteen months of his boyhood. The tower of Corballis,' where the receipt is dated, can be nothing else than the tower of the Gorbals on the south side of the Clyde. This, at a subsequent period, became the residence of a very notable contemporary of Montrose, now indeed indissolubly connected with his name, Sir James Turner, of whom Rittmaster Dugald Dalgetty is almost a literal copy. About the time of the Restoration the lands of the Gorbals were purchased by the Town-Council of Glasgow; and, in the year 1670, that body granted a liferent in favouris of Sir James Turner, of the A. BOYD. Mr D. Elphinstoun witnes. Robert Duncan witnes. tounes houss and tour in Gorbals, quhilk he presently possesses, for payment yearlie of thrie pundis Scotis, if the samyne be required.'-(Town-Council Registers.) The Montrose family acquired, but after the time of the great Marquis, the manse of the prebendary of Eaglesham in the Drygate; which, under the name of 'Montrose's lodging,' figures somewhat prominently in the late annals of Glasgow. It too is now demolished. At an earlier period the family held for a short time the manse of the prebendary of Ancrum, on the north side of the Bishop's palace, near the town head, which they are said to have acquired from Graham of Knockdolian, and to have sold to the first Earl of Wigton. For these particulars the Editor is indebted to the ever ready antiquarian assistance of Mr Joseph Robertson of Glasgow. |