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 14 he was succeded by Baldrede, formerly his disciple who amongst other act of piety, founded a religious house at Inchinnin; but as to the time, of this Prelate’s death, or even the names of his successors down to the year 1115 we have no account that can be relied upon. Indeed for this long space of nearly 500 years it appears that the possessions of the See of Glasgow were rent amongst the several petty nations who at that time, by their continual contentions deluged Scotland with blood : and from bence it is probable, that during that period, no regular Ecclesias- tical institution was established within the Diccese. At the of David I. to the throne of Scotland, in 1124 bo not only applied himself to the reforming of the many abuses that subsisted in his kingdom but also of new endowed the See of Glasgow with a very ample revenne, and an appointed John Achaius to the, a man of great learnnig. and who had formerly served him in the quality of Precepator. To this Prelate the City Glasgow owes he fountabion of her stately Cathedral which he consecrated in presence of his illustrous Potron in the summer of the year 1136 The King, at that time in addition to his former grants, testimony of his esteem in, which he held this upon it the lands of Patrick on the hanks of the a river that runs into the Clyde, about two miles below the City.