The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... High Steward of Scotland , and received large territory , including that of Renfrew , Passeleth , Pollock , & c . His duties were of a varied nature , embracing the collec- ting of the revenue and the command of the army ; he had ...
... High Steward of Scotland , and received large territory , including that of Renfrew , Passeleth , Pollock , & c . His duties were of a varied nature , embracing the collec- ting of the revenue and the command of the army ; he had ...
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... high stone cross , with stairs round it , standing on a slight elevation at the Knock , said to mark the spot where the tragical death and birth took place . This monument was called Queen Blearie's Cross . " The wife of the Steward ...
... high stone cross , with stairs round it , standing on a slight elevation at the Knock , said to mark the spot where the tragical death and birth took place . This monument was called Queen Blearie's Cross . " The wife of the Steward ...
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... High Street , and Smithhills . " " Naturally , a good deal of ill - feeling existed for a lengthened period between the rival burghs , which has come down almost to our own time in the form of jest and bickering , the subject of ...
... High Street , and Smithhills . " " Naturally , a good deal of ill - feeling existed for a lengthened period between the rival burghs , which has come down almost to our own time in the form of jest and bickering , the subject of ...
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... High Street , one in Moss Street , and one in the School Wynd . The gate at the Bridge and the one in the High Street were guarded each by a man with a sword and Jedburgh staff , " who was under a penalty of 13s 4d should he absent ...
... High Street , one in Moss Street , and one in the School Wynd . The gate at the Bridge and the one in the High Street were guarded each by a man with a sword and Jedburgh staff , " who was under a penalty of 13s 4d should he absent ...
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... high wages . On account of the great drain upon their funds , the Council was obliged to borrow nearly £ 27 - a great sum in those days . Follow- ing this pestilence came a famine , which caused great distress , and a special assessment ...
... high wages . On account of the great drain upon their funds , the Council was obliged to borrow nearly £ 27 - a great sum in those days . Follow- ing this pestilence came a famine , which caused great distress , and a special assessment ...
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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