Early records of an old Glasgow family

96 THE EARLY RECORDS OF
title by Service, by Ward of the Burgh Court of Glasgow, dated
7th August, 1688.
Claythom.
Also, 2\ acres called Claythorn, 1 in Gallowmuir, respecting which
the only matter of interest requiring to be noted is that the lands
came ultimately into the possession of John Luke " of Claythorn," a
portrait of whom is preserved in the Merchants' Hall, — probably a
cadet of the Family of Luke of Dalbeth, — by whom " four
thousand merks Scots money" (^222 4s. 5^d. stg.) was, in 1 73 1,
mortified to the Merchants' House for the support of "ane poor,
decayed, indigent, honest man of the merchant rank." 2
Ground Anmials within Burgh.
And various ground annuals within the Burgh to which Mr.
Ninian Hill's title was made up by the same series of writs as that
of Claythorn, the sale or disposal of which ground annuals I have
not traced.
" Ludging" and " Yeard" in the Rottenrow.
It further appears from the Disposition by Mr. Ninian Hill to
his son, dated 13th November, 1678, 3 that he had also belonging to
him "ane great Ludging and yeard adjacent thairto, lyand in the
Rottenraw of the Burgh of Glasgow, laitlie conqueist and acquiryet
be me from the deceist Laird of Lusse," which is entered in his
"Rental" in 1 681, previously referred to, as " Rattonraw houses,
back and fore, and new wynd, payes ^42 Scotts," the details of
which are appended to the Rental in "a Compt of Silver Rent sett
down in figures for easy compting," as :
" Rattonraw house w'in the close payes - 020 00 00
Rattonraw fore house payes - - 016 13 04
Alex. Auldcorn in New Wynd - - 005 06 08."
1 Hill, Munimenla, vol. I., Part III., No. 5. 2 History of Merchants' House, p. 615,
3 Hill, Munimenta, vol. I., Part IV., No. 25, Item 5,