The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... Scotland between the years 80 and 446 ; and , till the middle of last century , there existed on Oakshawhead the remains of a well - fortified Roman Prætorium , with fosses and ramparts . Little , however , is known of the place till ...
... Scotland between the years 80 and 446 ; and , till the middle of last century , there existed on Oakshawhead the remains of a well - fortified Roman Prætorium , with fosses and ramparts . Little , however , is known of the place till ...
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... , held a distinguished place among the religious houses of Scotland , and was one of the few monasteries to which pilgrims re- sorted . Doubtless these pilgrims would be a CONTRIBUTED BY J. W. C. source of gain to the.
... , held a distinguished place among the religious houses of Scotland , and was one of the few monasteries to which pilgrims re- sorted . Doubtless these pilgrims would be a CONTRIBUTED BY J. W. C. source of gain to the.
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... Scotland , died at Orkney in 1290 . Edward I. , taking advantage of the disorgan- ised state of Scotland , resolved to subdue it . Then followed the period of Wallace ; and his capture in 1305 and subsequent execution must have cast a ...
... Scotland , died at Orkney in 1290 . Edward I. , taking advantage of the disorgan- ised state of Scotland , resolved to subdue it . Then followed the period of Wallace ; and his capture in 1305 and subsequent execution must have cast a ...
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... Scotland , and the maist costlie And schortlie he brocht all the place to fredome , and fra nocht till ane mighty place , and left it out of all kynd of det , and at all fredome till dispose as thai lykit , and left ane of the best ...
... Scotland , and the maist costlie And schortlie he brocht all the place to fredome , and fra nocht till ane mighty place , and left it out of all kynd of det , and at all fredome till dispose as thai lykit , and left ane of the best ...
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... Scotland , was brought in 1563 before the Court of Session , and accused with having with others " in the toun of Paisley , kirkyaird and Abbey place thereof , openlie , publiclie , and plainlie taking auricular confession in the said ...
... Scotland , was brought in 1563 before the Court of Session , and accused with having with others " in the toun of Paisley , kirkyaird and Abbey place thereof , openlie , publiclie , and plainlie taking auricular confession in the said ...
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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