The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... James . Paisley Abbey , on account of the munificence with which it was endowed , not only by the lands and fisheries presented by the founder , but also by further grants by his successors and their dependants , held a distinguished ...
... James . Paisley Abbey , on account of the munificence with which it was endowed , not only by the lands and fisheries presented by the founder , but also by further grants by his successors and their dependants , held a distinguished ...
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... James , the Steward , died in 1309 , and was succeeded by his son Walter . It was not till after the Battle of Bannockburn that Scotland found rest . One of the results of that battle was the release of the Scottish Queen and her ...
... James , the Steward , died in 1309 , and was succeeded by his son Walter . It was not till after the Battle of Bannockburn that Scotland found rest . One of the results of that battle was the release of the Scottish Queen and her ...
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... a burgh . This he effected , and the necessary charter was granted by King James IV . , dated 19th August , 1488- a red letter day in the annals of Paisley . The THE TOWN OF PAISLEY : It magistrates were appointed by.
... a burgh . This he effected , and the necessary charter was granted by King James IV . , dated 19th August , 1488- a red letter day in the annals of Paisley . The THE TOWN OF PAISLEY : It magistrates were appointed by.
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Historical Sketch. HISTORICAL SKETCH . II . In May , 1489 , King James IV . was in Paisley , and in the following July he found it necessary to quell an insurrection of the insurgent lords , who had taken possession of ... James Crawford of.
Historical Sketch. HISTORICAL SKETCH . II . In May , 1489 , King James IV . was in Paisley , and in the following July he found it necessary to quell an insurrection of the insurgent lords , who had taken possession of ... James Crawford of.
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... James III . and James IV . , of the ancestors and descend- ants of the founder , and many more . A native of Paisley was to have the preference to the chaplaincy , if such could be found competent . The Reformation period was now ...
... James III . and James IV . , of the ancestors and descend- ants of the founder , and many more . A native of Paisley was to have the preference to the chaplaincy , if such could be found competent . The Reformation period was now ...
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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