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GLASSARIE WRITS 199
Pape Sexti anno octavo mensis Februarii die octava, in
mei notarii publici et testium subscriptorum presencia
personaliter constitutus Jacobus Scrymgeour 1 clericus
Brechinensis diocesis omnibus melioribus via modo jure
et causa quibus melius potuit fecit constituit creavit et
solempniter ordinavit discretos et circumspectos viros,
videlicet, Dominum Robertum Scrymgeour, vicarium
de Kelynevir, Quhyt, capellanum, Andream
Spalding, Dominum Johannem Makkavich, Duncanum
Gorm, et Owin M'Murquhe conjunctim et divisim suos
veros legittimos et indubitatos procuratores actores
factores negociorumque suorum gestores ac nuncios
speciales, dando et concedendo dictis suis procuratoribus
et eorum alteri in solidum conjunctim et divisim suam
plenariam et omnimodam potestatem ac mandatum
speciale et exspressum pro se et nomine suo ad requirendum
discretum virum Robertum Scrimgeour, vicarium de
Glasre sive Kelinevir 2 predictum aut quemcunque alium
capellanum curatum vel non curatum infra diocisen
Ergadiensem divina celebrantem ad conferendum institutionem
realem actualem et corporalem possessionem
ipsis aut eorum alteri nomine meo rectorie, 3 sive prebende
1 This seems to be the same James Scrymgeour, ' person de Glaistre,' who
was much mixed up in the affairs of Archbishop Beton and his nephew the
Cardinal (The Archbishops of St. Andrews, vol. iv. pp. 10 and II, and references
there given). Under the curious misnomer of Istringi he appears in English
State Papers of the time.
2 ' The Duke of Argyll has kindly supplied this interesting note : S. Colum-
ba's church of Glasrid or Glasred (Glassary) was the original mother church of
this Lordship, and, though roofless now, bears marks of a high antiquity,
especially at the eastern end. The Nave bears marks of being an addition.
The fine Font is still at the west end of this church, which is called Killenuair
or Killineuir, close to Ford on Lochaw. The name means Church of the Ytws,
none of which trees now, however, survive.
' There can be little doubt but that it is one of the Patron Saint's personal
foundations.
' The church at a later date sank in importance as Kilmichael in Glassary
gradually rose 10 prominence, due perhaps to some early shifting of the
population, or perhaps to the gradual destruction of Fioncharn Castle close to
Killineuir on the shores of Lochaw.'—A.
3 The Rectory of Glassarie was one of the prebends oNrre cathedral church
of Argyll (cf. ante, p. 194, note 2).