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Quotation dates: <1375, 1375-1498, 1563-1699
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Tempil(l) land, Temple land, Templand, n. Also: tempilland, (tempylland). [Tempil(l n.1 and Land n.1] Land (in senses 6 and 8 of Land n.1) in or having at some time in the past been in the possession of the Order of Knights Templars or Hospitalers.For further information see Aberd. B. Rec. (SHS) lxvii ff.1376–7 Reg. Great S. 216/1.
Tempylland et le Galousesyde 12… Reg. Dunferm. 97.
[Unum toftum et croftum … quae iacent inter terras templi et hospitali in longitudine quantum terra hospitalis se extendit 1498 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 340.]
Terram templariam domus sancti Johannis de Torphechen(a) 1418 Melville Chart. 19.
A tempil land … with twa acire of feld land tharto liand 1446 Reg. Episc. Brechin. I 104 (see Tempil(l n.1 5 b).
Tempilland 1454–5 Soc. Ant. Chart. No. 7.
Henry Munduyle lord of the tempilland of Dalgernow 1480 Acts Lords of Council I 65/2.
A tennement & rude of tempil land lyand in the southgate of Saintandres 1497–8 Acts Lords of Council II 99.
The complaynt made be Schir Patrik Knollis, knycht of the ordoure of Sanct Jhone, apone Alexander Rede … quhilk is awand to him … for malis … of certane tempillandis within the schirefedom of Innernes 1563–4 Reg. Privy S. V i 427/1.
The teindschaves of the haill landis of Grenedykes and of the tempill land thairof 1611 Scrymgeour Invent. 37.
Letteres of repossessioun anent the tempilland of Henderstoun 1627 Rep. Parishes 2.
Ane tempill land holdin be the Lord of St. Jhone 1627 Rep. Parishes 22.
Fyve ackeris tempill land 1652 Retours I Inq. Spec. Linlithgow (181).
The tempill-lands of Over Carlowrie with privelledge of a frie regallitie, in the barronie of Listoun and regallitie of Torphichen 1653 Retours II Inq. Spec. Peebles (131).
The Kirklands and Tempill-lands of Kirkurd(b) 1497 Prestwick B. Rec. 7.
Richard Christolis temple land 16… Milne Rental Perth Hosp. 165.
[Dionysius Conqueror pays] furth of [the land called the] Temple land 1633 Acts V 165/1.
All templelands perteining to the preceptorie of Torphichen 1641 Aberd. B. Rec. III 258.
The act … maid … anent the entrie of tennentis to temple landis and abbottis landis within this brughe 1654 Retours I Inq. Spec. Ayr (459).
A peece of temple-land betwixt the kirk-lands of Cumnock and the water of Lugar 1681 Stair Inst. ii viii § 7.
Some lands … by long custom are teind-free, as temple lands 1681 Stair Inst. iv xxiv § 9.
Temple-lands (which were the glebes of the Templars) 1694 Edinb. B. Rec. XII 145.
These four aikers of land … called temple land of St. Johns(c) 1654 Retours II Inq. Spec. Perth (622).
The templands … quhilk of old perteined to James Lord of Torphichen, viz. the temple lands within the burghe of Perth … the templands of Monorgo, Kynnard, … the tempillands of old extent [etc.] 1656 Retours II Inq. Spec. Roxburgh (223).
These templands within the burgh and territorie of Kelso
