Early records of an old Glasgow family

AN OLD GLASGOW FAMILY 151
Burgess of Glasgow.
James Hill entered as a Burgess of Glasgow at the "near
hand," his father, the Rev. Laurence Hill, being then a
Burgess.
Keeper of the Register of Sasines.
In 1765 James Hill, who had acted as Substitute- Keeper since
1760, was appointed Keeper of the Register of Sasines for the
County of Renfrew and Barony and Regality of Glasgow, acting
as deputy for his son, Laurence Hill, W.S., who had obtained a
grant of this appointment, probably as the reward or payment for
political services rendered either by himself or his son. Mention
is made of this in the defences, dated 22nd February, 1837,
for Robert Hill, W.S., to the Summons at the instance
of William Paul, Accountant in Edinburgh, Trustee for
behoof of the creditors of Robert Hill against him and others, 1
viz.: "Mr. Laurence Hill, W.S., the defender's eldest
brother, held during his father's lifetime the patent office of
Keeper of the Register of Sasines for the shire of Renfrew and
regalities of Glasgow and Paisley. His father, James Hill, sen r -
of Cartside, acted as his substitute. The office was held by
Laurence Hill in trust for his father to this effect, that after his
father's death, his mother, and after her death, his non-married
sisters might receive the profits. After the death of his father,
which happened of date December 27, 1791, the office accordingly
continued to be held by Mr. Laurence Hill in trust to the effect
above explained. The emoluments were payable to his mother as
long as she should survive, and thereafter to the sisters so long as
any of them should continue in life and be unmarried. Mr.
Laurence Hill derived no emolument from the office. He
appointed his brother, James Hill, Junior of Gartloch, as his
1 See Hill's Cases, No. 2, p. 2 ; also No. 5, p. 2.