The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... Bailies talked gammon ; The monks were all jolly , the folks all contented ; Though their cash might be scanty , they thought ere they spent it . " In his grants of land to the monastery , the Steward reserved to himself the manor of ...
... Bailies talked gammon ; The monks were all jolly , the folks all contented ; Though their cash might be scanty , they thought ere they spent it . " In his grants of land to the monastery , the Steward reserved to himself the manor of ...
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... bailies . This resulted in an action at law , in which Paisley came off victorious . The cross stood in such a position that it could be seen from Moss Street , High Street , and Smithhills . " " Naturally , a good deal of ill - feeling ...
... bailies . This resulted in an action at law , in which Paisley came off victorious . The cross stood in such a position that it could be seen from Moss Street , High Street , and Smithhills . " " Naturally , a good deal of ill - feeling ...
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... bailies of the town . It extended to over six acres of land . The present Orchard Street is a portion of it . The Chapel of Saint Mirrin and Columba , gene- rally called the Sounding Aisle , was founded in THE TOWN OF PAISLEY : 1499 by ...
... bailies of the town . It extended to over six acres of land . The present Orchard Street is a portion of it . The Chapel of Saint Mirrin and Columba , gene- rally called the Sounding Aisle , was founded in THE TOWN OF PAISLEY : 1499 by ...
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... bailies of the town , and , if they failed to fill a vacancy after twenty- one days , the right to present then devolved upon the Abbey . The priest of this chapel was to say Mass for the repose of the souls of James III . and James IV ...
... bailies of the town , and , if they failed to fill a vacancy after twenty- one days , the right to present then devolved upon the Abbey . The priest of this chapel was to say Mass for the repose of the souls of James III . and James IV ...
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... bailies . For this offence the Presbytery relieved Mr Knox from his duties till he would show penitence and offer a suitable apology . After a little delay , Mr Knox ex- pressed willingness to do so . He was then sum- moned " to sit in ...
... bailies . For this offence the Presbytery relieved Mr Knox from his duties till he would show penitence and offer a suitable apology . After a little delay , Mr Knox ex- pressed willingness to do so . He was then sum- moned " to sit in ...
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Abbey Abbot Abercorn appointed Bailies Baillie and Council Barr & M'Nab Barrhead bell boats Brown building built burgesses burgh called Campbell Canal Cart Causeyside cholera Church City of Glasgow Clyde coach Coats Cochran CONTRIBUTED BY J. W. C. County Craig Cross death died Dunoon Earl Edinburgh Elderslie erected feet Foxbar Gavin Stewart Glasgow Bank Gleniffer Braes Gourock Greenock HISTORICAL SKETCH horse hour inhabitants James John Johnstone Joseph Whitehead July Kelburne Kerr Kilbarchan King kirk Lady Brisbane Lady Kelburne Lord magistrates manufacture meeting Messrs Barr Miss morning named Neilston o'clock Paslay passengers Peter Coats population pounds Scots Presbytery prisoners Provost quhilk race received Renfrew Renfrew Railway Renfrewshire river Robert Saint Mirin sall Scotland Scots Sheriff Sneddon Spiers steamer steeple Stewart stones Stranraer subscriptions taken tion Tolbooth took place Town Council TOWN OF PAISLEY unemployed William Wynd