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SHERIFFDOM OF LANARK. 9
the Laird of Raploch, is a pleafant Teat in this parifh, having woods,
and ane falmond hilling upon Aven water.
Tweddyside, Goselington, fometyme the feat of the Lairds of Silver-
tonehill, is in this parifh ; but it now belongs, with the reft, of the
baronie, to the Lady Caftlehill and the Laird of Stevenfone.
GLASFOORD. This baronie and paroch heth long appertain'd to the
Lord Semple. ' It heth ane old ruinous caftle, near the churche ; and
lyeth upon the water of Aven, oppofite to Stonehoufe ; and inarches
with the parifhes of Hamilton and Avendale, to the north, northweft
and weft. It is fertde in grafs and corn ; and was lately fold by the
Lord Semple to the Laird of Torrance, Stuart.
The Laud of Earnock heth a good intereft in this parifh, bot the moft
of it is fubfewed to fmall Fewars. The Lord Semple is patron, and ti-
tular of the teinds ; being ane laick patronage, and long fince annex-
ed to the provoftrie of Caftle Semple.
AVENDALE is a great paroch, having the water of Aven running
thorough the midle of it ; with a noble old caftle, called Avendale caftle,
fituat near to the church, within the village or burgh of baronie of Strath-
aven, upon the water of Pomilin, before it fall into Aven. ' It is a plen-
1 " Mr George Cliddifdaill, minifter at Glaffuird, deceilt in the monethe of Januar,
1627 yeiris." His relict, Annas Widdrow, is confirmed to his effects, March 5, following,
— Com. Rec. of Glas.
" Mr Robert Hamilton, miniiler at Glaffuird," occurs in the same document, and ap-
pears to have been Mr Cliddisdaill's successor.
Mr W™' Hamilton, minister at Glasfuird, is named in the testament of Mr Aird, minis-
ter of Dalserfe, March, 1659 Ibid.
This church appears to have been dedicated to the holy virgine : — " Jo Des Mure, mer-
cator," who deceased "in parochia de Strathawane" — testament dated a° Dni M° quin lij.
ordains — " Corpusque meum sepeliendum fore in limite beate Marie virginis de Strath-
awane." &c — Com. Rec. of Glas.
Jacobus Mont, curatus de Avendale, is a witness in the latterwill of Alex' Hamilton,
tutor de Silvertonhill, Aug. 1547. — Ibid.