Early records of an old Glasgow family

92 THE EARLY RECORDS OF
Its Boundaries, etc.
This part of Ninian Hill's estate comprised the Ramshorn
Croft, consisting of about twenty acres two roods imperial
measure, bounded on the north to a considerable extent by
the Rottenrow, on the east partly by the Deanside Brae and
its continuation southwards, on the south by Ingram Street, and
on the west by the Cow Loan, now Queen Street, and the west
side of George Square, the west boundary forming also the march
between Ramshorn croft and the Meadowflat portion. The Meadow-
flat lands consisted of eleven and one-half acres Scots, or fourteen
acres two roods imperial, stretching from the Cow Loan or Queen
Street westwards as far as St. Enoch's Burn, at West Nile Street,
which formed the west march between Meadowflat and Blyths-
wood lands, to about Sauchiehall Street. The southern boundary
of Meadowflat ran along the north side of the present Royal
Exchange Square westwards nearly in line with Gordon Street,
and the northern or north-eastern boundary ran from the before-
mentioned point near Sauchiehall Street, somewhat irregularly,
towards the north-west corner of George Square. *
The lands came into the possession of George Hutcheson, the
Founder of the Hospital, in the year 1609. Previous to his
acquisition they had passed through the hands of several pro-
prietors within a short space of time. 2
They were feudalised by Walter, Commendator of Blantyre,
by Charter dated 21st December, 1588, in favour of James Foullis
of Collington and Agnes Heriot, his spouse, 3 and it is interesting to
note that the Sasine or Infeftment in their favour, as well as the
Infeftment in favour of a subsequent proprietor, were " under the
1 Maps and Plans relating to Glasgow and Neighbourhood, vol. II., Nos. 26 and 27, in Barlanark
Library.
2 Hutcheson, Munimenta, vol. II. (Titles), Part V. 2, No. 12, Items 12 to 24.
3 Hutcheson, Munimenta, vol. 11. (Titles), Part V. 2, No. 12, Item 13.