John Glasgow, sailor in Saltcoats: testament dative, 1637
National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/27, register pages 478-480
Reviewed: 2026-09-10
LLM-assisted working reading. Brackets/ellipses mark uncertainty or omissions; not a diplomatic edition.

IMAGE / PASSAGE 478, opening
1. The Testament dative & Inventar of
2. the guidis geir debtis & sowmes of money qlkis
3. pertenit to umqle Johne glasgow sailler in Saltcoittis
4. within the parochin of Ardrossane
5. [who] deceissit in the moneth of December [1636]
6. faithfullie maid & gevin up be Issobell gray his relict

IMAGE / PASSAGE 479, children and estate
1. In name & behalff of Kathrein & Agnes glasgow
2. his lawfull bairnes [and executors dative wording partly unresolved]
3. to the defunct thair father be the decreit of the
4. Commissaris of glasgow [day unresolved] Aprile 1637 zeiris
5. Inventar
6. [faded inventory and inward/outward debt entries unresolved]
7. [confirmation formula at foot partly unresolved]

IMAGE / PASSAGE 480, caution
1. The qlk day [compeirit] personallie Johne Broune
2. sailler in Saltcoittis And of his awin consent
3. actit him self as cautioun [administrative continuation unresolved]
4. Kathrein & Agnes glasgow lawfull bairnes of
5. umqle Johne glasgow sailler in Saltcoittis
6. [obligation and closing formula unresolved]
7. [following Muir estate unresolved]

MODERN INTERPRETATION
John Glasgow was a sailor in Saltcoats within Ardrossan parish and died in December 1636.
Isobell Gray is expressly his relict or widow. Katherine and Agnes Glasgow are expressly his lawful children, and the deceased is called their father. Their executor role is additional administration, not the basis for the relationship.
John Broune, another sailor in Saltcoats, acted as cautioner. The record gives no kin term for him.
The record does not state that Isobell was the children's mother and does not name Mary as a child.
The household remains distinct from Glasgow-1030 and Jonet Mathie: no bridge in this testament connects them.

EVIDENCE
Confirmed: testament dative, sailor occupation, Saltcoats, Ardrossan parish and December 1636 death month.
Confirmed: Isobell Gray is John's relict; maternity of Katherine and Agnes is not stated.
Confirmed: Kathrein and Agnes Glasgow are lawful children and John is expressly their father.
Confirmed: the caution repeats the daughters and their father's Saltcoats occupation/locality.
Confirmed: John Broune is a Saltcoats sailor and cautioner; no kinship follows.
Excluded: Glasgow-1030 is not identified as this sailor, and Glasgow-3539/Mary is not established as his daughter.

CHANGES
Old: widow, daughters and cautioner readings were maintained. New: each is confirmed unchanged after rereading the full clauses and continuation.
Old: Glasgow-1030 was unresolved as the present identification. New: exclusion is confirmed; no new bridge appears in the accounts or caution.
Old: no Mary was established. New: confirmed unchanged after checking all three pages.
No walkthrough text or geometry changed because the family and exclusion conclusions remain unchanged.

UNRESOLVED
Whether Isobell Gray was the mother of Katherine and Agnes.
Existing-profile identities for John, Isobell, Katherine, Agnes and John Broune.
The index confirms the court date as 11 April 1637; manuscript inventory descriptions, debt parties and full confirmation/caution wording remain unresolved.
Any connection to Glasgow-1030 requires an external documentary bridge.