The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... King Malcolm IV . and hanged . For this service the king granted Walter additional terri- tory , and confirmed the title of Lord High Stew- ard on himself and heirs . Having firmly established himself in his pos sessions , Walter ...
... King Malcolm IV . and hanged . For this service the king granted Walter additional terri- tory , and confirmed the title of Lord High Stew- ard on himself and heirs . Having firmly established himself in his pos sessions , Walter ...
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... captivity in England . Walter , the Steward , received them at the Borders , and conducted them to Stirling . A year after their return to Scotland , the King HISTORICAL SKETCH . gave Marjory in marriage to the Steward.
... captivity in England . Walter , the Steward , received them at the Borders , and conducted them to Stirling . A year after their return to Scotland , the King HISTORICAL SKETCH . gave Marjory in marriage to the Steward.
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... King Robert II .; the child or foetus was a Cæsar . The ope- ration being by an unskilful hand , his eye , being touched by the instrument , could not be cured , from which he was called King Blearie . " Down till the close of last ...
... King Robert II .; the child or foetus was a Cæsar . The ope- ration being by an unskilful hand , his eye , being touched by the instrument , could not be cured , from which he was called King Blearie . " Down till the close of last ...
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... King rati . fied to Abbot Tarvis the regality , into which the Abbey lands had been erected by Robert III . In 1472 another good Abbot was appointed for Paisley ; this was George Shaw . In 1484 he added greatly to the Abbey buildings ...
... King rati . fied to Abbot Tarvis the regality , into which the Abbey lands had been erected by Robert III . In 1472 another good Abbot was appointed for Paisley ; this was George Shaw . In 1484 he added greatly to the Abbey buildings ...
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... King ; but , nothing daunted , they returned on a market day and " violently dang doun the cross , and forcibly seized a quar- ter of beef for a pennie of custome , ane cabock of cheyss for a halfpennie of custome , and a wind of quhit ...
... King ; but , nothing daunted , they returned on a market day and " violently dang doun the cross , and forcibly seized a quar- ter of beef for a pennie of custome , ane cabock of cheyss for a halfpennie of custome , and a wind of quhit ...
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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