Margaret (Glasgow) Edstoun

Biography
⚠️ Palaeographic Note

This profile uses only information supported by the manuscript images or by the supplied testament index. Original spelling and physical lineation are retained in the diplomatic transcription.

* Expanded abbreviations appear in ⟨angle brackets⟩.
* Doubtful or index-supplied readings appear in [square brackets].
* [....] marks wording that has not been read securely.
* No names, sums or clauses have been silently reconstructed from standard legal formulae.
Deceased
Margaret Glasgow was described in the supplied testament index as sometime spouse to John Edstoun in Croftmalloch. Scotland, Will and Testament Index 1481–1807, Margaret Glasgow, 1580; supplied index entry describing her as “sometime spouse to John Edstoun, in Croftmalloch”. 

Her testament dative states that she died intestate in the month of November 1578. The manuscript gives no birth date, age or place of birth. National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, CC8/8/8, image 355, testament dative and inventory of Margaret Glasgow. 
Executor-Dative and Court Action
The testament and inventory were given up by a man named Cuthbert. The manuscript describes him as Margaret’s son and as executor-dative. The existing profile label Edstoun-4 is retained for continuity, but the manuscript does not securely establish his surname.

Wording following Cuthbert’s forename is not sufficiently clear to establish a surname. It should therefore not be assumed that he was Cuthbert Edstoun, Cuthbert Glasgow, Cuthbert Calder, Cuthbert Wrycht, or any other similarly named person without separate evidence.

Cuthbert was surrogated in place of the Procurator Fiscal by decree of the Commissaries of Edinburgh. The decree is dated 17 October 1580.

A marginal annotation beside the entry reads:

:margaret glasgw
:ultimo nouember 1580

The second annotation means “the last day of November 1580”. It is a court or register annotation and is not Margaret’s date of death.
Inventory and Estate Accounting
The manuscript contains an inventory followed by the usual estate-accounting sections. The following headings or accounting descriptions are securely identifiable:

* Summa of the inventar — total of the inventory.
* Dettis awand to the deid — debts owed to Margaret.
* Summa of the dettis awand to the deid — total debts owed to Margaret.
* Dettis awand be the deid — debts owed by Margaret.
* Summa of the dettis awand be the deid — total debts owed by Margaret.
* Restis of frie geir the dettis deducit — free estate remaining after deduction of debts.
* A following division and quota calculation.

The individual inventory articles, debtor and creditor names, and right-margin monetary figures are not sufficiently secure in this copy to publish as facts. They have therefore not been included.
Diplomatic Transcription
Image 355: opening block

:1 The testament dative & inventar of the guidis geir sowmes
:2 of money & dettis pertening to vmq⟨uhi⟩le Margaret glasgw
:3 spous to Johne [Edstoun] in [Croftmalloch] the
:4 tyme of hir deceis quha deceist ab intestat in the
:5 moneth of nouember the zeir of god Jaj vc lxxviij zeiris
:6 faithfullie maid & gevin vp be Cuthbert [....] in
:7 [Croftmalloch] hir sone ex⟨ecutou⟩r dative surrogat & in
:8 place of the procuratour fiscall be decreit of the
:9 commissaris of Edinburgh as the samyn decreit of the dait the
:10 xvij day of october the zeir of god Jaj vc fourscoir zeiris
:11 at lenth proportis

Beginning of the inventory

:i1 In the first the said vmq⟨uhi⟩le woman had the guidis geir
:i2 sowmes of money & dettis of the availlis & pryces [....]
:i3 pertening to hir the tyme of hir deceis foirsaid viz [....]

Image 356: securely identifiable accounting headings

:a1 Summa of the inventar — [sum not securely read]
:a2 Dettis awand to the deid
:a3 Summa of the dettis awand to the deid — [sum not securely read]
:a4 Dettis awand be the deid
:a5 Summa of the dettis awand be the deid — [sum not securely read]
:a6 Restis of frie geir the dettis deducit — [sum not securely read]
:a7 [division and quota calculation not securely transcribed]
Modern Rendering
This is the court-appointed testament and inventory of the late Margaret Glasgow, spouse of John Edstoun in Croftmalloch.

Margaret died without leaving a will in November 1578. Her son Cuthbert presented the inventory and was made executor-dative in place of the Procurator Fiscal under a decree of the Commissaries of Edinburgh dated 17 October 1580.

The remainder of the record accounts for Margaret’s property, money and debts. It distinguishes between money owed to her and money owed by her, then calculates the free estate remaining after the debts were deducted.

The manuscript has a marginal annotation dated the last day of November 1580. This is later court or registration information, not the date of Margaret’s death.
Research Notes
* Margaret’s entry begins in the lower portion of manuscript image 355 and continues on image 356. Text belonging to the preceding entries must not be incorporated into her profile.
* The supplied index has a separate date field of 8 November 1580. This has not been treated as Margaret’s death date. The manuscript itself gives:
** November 1578 — Margaret’s death.
** 17 October 1580 — date of the decree appointing or surrogating the executor-dative.
** ultimo November 1580 — marginal court or register annotation.
* The records-site wording supplied by the researcher is John Edstoun in Croftmalloch. The former readings “Johne Eastoun”, “Crost Mylnis” and “Cross Mills, Glasgow” are not retained.
* No birth year can be derived from this testament.
* The earlier proposed readings “Cuthbert wrycht”, “Johne Browne”, “1583”, “funeral expenses”, “kirk and bell”, and “to the poor” have not been retained. They are not sufficiently supported by these images.
* Cuthbert’s surname remains unresolved. The manuscript contains writing after his forename, but it has not been read securely enough to identify him further.
* Cuthbert is attached to Margaret as his confirmed mother because the testament directly calls him her son. John Edstoun is Margaret's record-proved husband and a natural father candidate, but the clause does not identify him as Cuthbert's father; that father relationship is retained as uncertain pending another record.
Sources
* National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, CC8/8/8, images 355–356, testament dative and inventory of Margaret Glasgow.
* Scotland, Will and Testament Index 1481–1807, Margaret Glasgow, 1580; supplied index entry: “sometime spouse to John Edstoun, in Croftmalloch”.

== Biography ==

⚠️ '''Palaeographic Note'''

This profile uses only information supported by the manuscript images or by the supplied testament index. Original spelling and physical lineation are retained in the diplomatic transcription.

* Expanded abbreviations appear in ⟨angle brackets⟩.
* Doubtful or index-supplied readings appear in [square brackets].
* [....] marks wording that has not been read securely.
* No names, sums or clauses have been silently reconstructed from standard legal formulae.

=== Deceased ===

'''Margaret Glasgow''' was described in the supplied testament index as sometime spouse to '''John Edstoun in Croftmalloch'''.<ref>''Scotland, Will and Testament Index 1481–1807'', Margaret Glasgow, 1580; supplied index entry describing her as “sometime spouse to John Edstoun, in Croftmalloch”.</ref>

Her testament dative states that she died intestate in the month of '''November 1578'''. The manuscript gives no birth date, age or place of birth.<ref>National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, CC8/8/8, image 355, testament dative and inventory of Margaret Glasgow.</ref>

=== Executor-Dative and Court Action ===

The testament and inventory were given up by a man named '''[[Edstoun-4|Cuthbert]]'''. The manuscript describes him as Margaret’s '''son''' and as executor-dative. The existing profile label Edstoun-4 is retained for continuity, but the manuscript does not securely establish his surname.

Wording following Cuthbert’s forename is not sufficiently clear to establish a surname. It should therefore not be assumed that he was Cuthbert Edstoun, Cuthbert Glasgow, Cuthbert Calder, Cuthbert Wrycht, or any other similarly named person without separate evidence.

Cuthbert was surrogated in place of the Procurator Fiscal by decree of the Commissaries of Edinburgh. The decree is dated '''17 October 1580'''.

A marginal annotation beside the entry reads:

:''margaret glasgw''
:''ultimo nouember 1580''

The second annotation means “the last day of November 1580”. It is a court or register annotation and is not Margaret’s date of death.

=== Inventory and Estate Accounting ===

The manuscript contains an inventory followed by the usual estate-accounting sections. The following headings or accounting descriptions are securely identifiable:

* ''Summa of the inventar'' — total of the inventory.
* ''Dettis awand to the deid'' — debts owed to Margaret.
* ''Summa of the dettis awand to the deid'' — total debts owed to Margaret.
* ''Dettis awand be the deid'' — debts owed by Margaret.
* ''Summa of the dettis awand be the deid'' — total debts owed by Margaret.
* ''Restis of frie geir the dettis deducit'' — free estate remaining after deduction of debts.
* A following division and quota calculation.

The individual inventory articles, debtor and creditor names, and right-margin monetary figures are not sufficiently secure in this copy to publish as facts. They have therefore not been included.

=== Diplomatic Transcription ===

''Image 355: opening block''

:1  The testament dative & inventar of the guidis geir sowmes
:2  of money & dettis pertening to vmq⟨uhi⟩le Margaret glasgw
:3  spous to Johne [Edstoun] in [Croftmalloch] the
:4  tyme of hir deceis quha deceist ab intestat in the
:5  moneth of nouember the zeir of god Jaj vc lxxviij zeiris
:6  faithfullie maid & gevin vp be Cuthbert [....] in
:7  [Croftmalloch] hir sone ex⟨ecutou⟩r dative surrogat & in
:8  place of the procuratour fiscall be decreit of the
:9  commissaris of Edinburgh as the samyn decreit of the dait the
:10 xvij day of october the zeir of god Jaj vc fourscoir zeiris
:11 at lenth proportis

''Beginning of the inventory''

:i1 In the first the said vmq⟨uhi⟩le woman had the guidis geir
:i2 sowmes of money & dettis of the availlis & pryces [....]
:i3 pertening to hir the tyme of hir deceis foirsaid viz [....]

''Image 356: securely identifiable accounting headings''

:a1 Summa of the inventar — [sum not securely read]
:a2 Dettis awand to the deid
:a3 Summa of the dettis awand to the deid — [sum not securely read]
:a4 Dettis awand be the deid
:a5 Summa of the dettis awand be the deid — [sum not securely read]
:a6 Restis of frie geir the dettis deducit — [sum not securely read]
:a7 [division and quota calculation not securely transcribed]

=== Modern Rendering ===

This is the court-appointed testament and inventory of the late Margaret Glasgow, spouse of John Edstoun in Croftmalloch.

Margaret died without leaving a will in November 1578. Her son Cuthbert presented the inventory and was made executor-dative in place of the Procurator Fiscal under a decree of the Commissaries of Edinburgh dated 17 October 1580.

The remainder of the record accounts for Margaret’s property, money and debts. It distinguishes between money owed to her and money owed by her, then calculates the free estate remaining after the debts were deducted.

The manuscript has a marginal annotation dated the last day of November 1580. This is later court or registration information, not the date of Margaret’s death.

== Research Notes ==

* Margaret’s entry begins in the lower portion of manuscript image 355 and continues on image 356. Text belonging to the preceding entries must not be incorporated into her profile.
* The supplied index has a separate date field of '''8 November 1580'''. This has not been treated as Margaret’s death date. The manuscript itself gives:
** November 1578 — Margaret’s death.
** 17 October 1580 — date of the decree appointing or surrogating the executor-dative.
** ''ultimo November 1580'' — marginal court or register annotation.
* The records-site wording supplied by the researcher is '''John Edstoun in Croftmalloch'''. The former readings “Johne Eastoun”, “Crost Mylnis” and “Cross Mills, Glasgow” are not retained.
* No birth year can be derived from this testament.
* The earlier proposed readings “Cuthbert wrycht”, “Johne Browne”, “1583”, “funeral expenses”, “kirk and bell”, and “to the poor” have not been retained. They are not sufficiently supported by these images.
* Cuthbert’s surname remains unresolved. The manuscript contains writing after his forename, but it has not been read securely enough to identify him further.
* [[Edstoun-4|Cuthbert]] is attached to Margaret as his confirmed mother because the testament directly calls him her son. [[Edstoun-3|John Edstoun]] is Margaret's record-proved husband and a natural father candidate, but the clause does not identify him as Cuthbert's father; that father relationship is retained as uncertain pending another record.

== Sources ==

<references />

* National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, '''CC8/8/8''', images '''355–356''', testament dative and inventory of Margaret Glasgow.
* ''Scotland, Will and Testament Index 1481–1807'', Margaret Glasgow, 1580; supplied index entry: “sometime spouse to John Edstoun, in Croftmalloch”.