Early records of an old Glasgow family

78 THE EARLY RECORDS OF
Lambhill — Its History.
The following mention has now to be made of the two
merkland of Lambhill, with privilege of fishing upon " the twa
lochs lyand on the south and north part of the said lands."
These lands, of or from which the Hill family, more Scotice,
were territorially designated, were originally held under rental
rights of the Archbishops of Glasgow. The earliest writ respecting
them of which there is record in the Family Munimenta is :
" Imprimis ane chartour granted be James, Arch. B. of Glasgow,
w'- consent of Deane and Chepter of the Metropolitan Kirk
of Glasgow of the 2 merkland of Lambhill in favoures of Thomas
Hutchesoune and Helein Herbertsoune, his spouse, duly sub-
scry ved and sealed with twa sealls, ye Arch. B.'s and Dean's,
at Glasgow the 15th of Aprill, 1579," on which charter the
spouses took infeftment "the penult of Maii, 1581," and sub-
sequently obtained a Crown Charter of Confirmation of their
title, dated at " Halyrudehouse," nth May, 1583. 1
In further fortification of their title they subsequently ob-
tained a Charter, apparently of Novodamus, from " Walter
Lord Feu-fermurer," not only of the two merkland of Lambhill,
but of the one merkland of Nether Carmyle, called " Hutche-
sounes-toune" before referred to, dated 6th January, 1587; another
Charter, of same date, being also obtained of the same lands
from "Walter Lord Feu-Fermurer " in favour of Thomas and
Helen " in liferent, and George Hutchesoune, ther eldest sonne,
heritablie" in fee, "doubles" of the Charter being also obtained,
" subscryed be the sd. Walter," and "all three seald." 2
Thereafter George Hutcheson obtained a Ratification from
the Crown "under the Quarter Seall, daitit the second day of
'See "Ane Inventar of the Wrytts or Lambhill" in Hutcheson, Munimenta, vol. II.
(Titles), Part V., No. 13, Items 1, 2, and 3.
2 Hutcheson, Munimenta, vol. II. (Titles), Part V. 2, No. 13, Items 4 to 7.