Early records of an old Glasgow family

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appears as due " be Bryce Blair of that Ilk, M r - Johnne Blair
his sone, and the tennentis and occupieris of the lands of Garroche,
restand unpayit, the croppis and yeiris of God 1617-1631
yeiris, ffour bollis hors-corne, as ane p 1, of the fewdewtie of
the landis of Garroche," 1 a circumstance which readily gives
occasion to suppose that the Blairs parted with this portion of
Garioch about the time above indicated, and probably from them
it came into the possession of the Hills, and was thus re-conjoined
with the remainder of the £\ 6s. 8d. land of old extent.
The Rental Book of the Barony 2 shows to whom other
portions of Garioch in early times belonged, viz. : a " 21s. 8d. land
in Garroch," to James Robertsoun in 1536, and an "8s. land in
Garroch," in which " Mychell Myllar is rentalit," " vacand be
decease of James Myllar, his fadyr," and which, under burden
of " Jonat Allason, the relict of umquhyll James Myllar, broukand
the sammyn for hyr tym," is sold, 19th June, 1545, to " Maister
Robert Steward," Parish Clerk of Glasgow, and by him
immediately thereafter made over to " Jhon Steward, sone
naturale to the forsaid Maister Robert."
What were the further transmissions of the 8s. land till it
merges in the general title I have not been able to trace, but
the above-mentioned 21s. 8d. portion is, I think, what appears
in the entry in the Register of the Great Seal* as one of the
subjects of the Confirmation by King James VI., dated 1st
February, 1580-1, of a Feu Charter of date 16th June, 1579,
granted by James, Archbishop of Glasgow, with consent of the
Chapter, viz., "43 solidat, terrarum in Garbraid " and "21 sol. 8
den. terrarum in Garroche," in favour of John Hay, eldest and
lawful son of Mr. Andrew Hay, Rector of Renfrew, and Janet
1 Description of Lanark, etc., pp. 148 and 150.
1 Diocesan Registers of Glasgow, vol. I., pp. 109, 121, 126, 127.
s Register of the Great Seal, A.D. 1580-81, No. 90.