76, 1833, and its Beneficial Effects, XII. Rules for Electing Representatives to the Trades' House, and of Persons to Hold Office in the Crafts, enacted by Trades' House under Burgh Reform Act, with Table showing Burgess Fines, XIII. Act, 9 Vict., cap. 17 (1846), Abolishing Exclu- sive Privileges of Trading in Burghs-Regula- tions rendered necessary in consequence- Proposal to alter Bye-laws enacted under Act XVI. Admission to Membership of Cordiners, with Form of Declaration, and Admission Ticket, . XVII. Trades' School and Trades' House Scholarships and Bursaries-Forms and Rules for Scholar- ships, &c.-Educational Aid by Cordiners- XVIII. Trades' House Pensions and Bursaries, with Forms of Application-Cordiners' Pensioners XXVI. Trades' House of Glasgow-State of its Funds and of the Fourteen Incorporated Trades, XXVIII. Union of Scotland with England-Commotion amongst the People-Action by Cordiners and XXIX. Growth of Glasgow-Harbour Revenue in 1771 and 1882-Population, Year after Union with I. Table of Scots Money, showing its equivalent in II. Regulations of the Cordiners, 27th June, 1460, ERRATA. Page 158, lines 1 and 2.-Instead of "for we had no Poor Laws until the year 1846," read "for we had no effective Poor Laws until the year 1846." 66 Page 293.-Instead of " 1691, chap. 18," read “ 1690." THE CORDINER CRAFTSMEN OF GLASGOW. CHAPTER I. RISE AND PROGRESS OF GLASGOW AND ITS CRAFTSMEN. THE exact origin of the Crafts of Glasgow is lost in those mists of antiquity which no amount of research can now dispel. In order to obtain anything approaching an insight into their origin, it is necessary to glance shortly at the history of Glasgow. As Glasgow grew into a place of importance, the necessity arose for a union of the Burgess Craftsmen for mutual protection and self-defence against the inroads made into the towns by the powerful surrounding feudal proprietors. The Burgess Craftsmen for a long time were the antagonists of the feudal aristocracy; and in early times freedom and liberty were only to be found in the societies of such craftsmen. Ancient historians tell us that St. Kentigern, or St. Mungo, who was contemporary with Saint Columba and A Saint Ninian, about the year 560 founded a Christian settlement and church in the midst of a forest of wood and glade on the banks of the then lovely Molendinar Burn. This spot was, no doubt, selected from its beauty and great natural advantages. Of the ancient history of Glasgow little is known for nearly 500 years after the foundation of the religious station. The earliest authentic account of the station is that given during the reign of Alexander I., in the inquiry and investigation respecting the church lands made by Alexander's brother David, Prince of Cumberland, afterwards David I., in 1116. This prince inducted his chaplain, John Achaius, a man of great learning, to the bishopric of Glasgow. The prince was superior of the province of Cumbria, which was supposed to include the western and southern districts of Scotland, with an adjacent part of England. But the most learned historians have not as yet made it clear what this province really embraced. The church property recovered under this inquiry enabled Bishop John to erect a cathedral at Glasgow, which was consecrated in the year 1136; and it also enabled his successors, with assistance from other sources, to commence and complete a cathedral, which was built upon the site of Bishop John's cathedral, and consecrated by Bishop Jocelyn in 1197. These places of worship appear, from what we have learned, to have been destroyed by fire. It has been for a long time the general belief that the present cathedral is the one dedicated by Bishop Jocelyn in 1197. There is every reason, however, to believe that the present magnificent structure was com |