The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... arms on it and asked a passer - by for a lift , it was a challenge . to fight . Many a skirmish ensued , by no means confined to the juvenile part of the community ; and often for their audacity , the intruders found themselves in the ...
... arms on it and asked a passer - by for a lift , it was a challenge . to fight . Many a skirmish ensued , by no means confined to the juvenile part of the community ; and often for their audacity , the intruders found themselves in the ...
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... arms , and , during a disturbance , were compelled to turn out and repress it , under a penalty of 40s . Scots . Occasionally they were mustered to show their weapons , when they had to declare that the same were their own . In 1610 ...
... arms , and , during a disturbance , were compelled to turn out and repress it , under a penalty of 40s . Scots . Occasionally they were mustered to show their weapons , when they had to declare that the same were their own . In 1610 ...
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... arms ready in case of an attack . They resolved that four flags should be procured , and appointed Bailie Paterson to procure them . In the follow- ing September , news reached the town that the Highlanders were up in arms , and the ...
... arms ready in case of an attack . They resolved that four flags should be procured , and appointed Bailie Paterson to procure them . In the follow- ing September , news reached the town that the Highlanders were up in arms , and the ...
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... arms . In October , 1715 , news reached Paisley that the Macgregors were ravaging the country round Balloch and Bonhill , and had seized several boats . One hundred and twenty volun- teers were at once despatched from Paisley to assist ...
... arms . In October , 1715 , news reached Paisley that the Macgregors were ravaging the country round Balloch and Bonhill , and had seized several boats . One hundred and twenty volun- teers were at once despatched from Paisley to assist ...
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... arms . In 1819 , unions were formed throughout all the manufacturing districts of the country for this purpose : the ex- citement was intense . Meetings of " Radicals , " as they were called , took place regularly in Paisley ; and were ...
... arms . In 1819 , unions were formed throughout all the manufacturing districts of the country for this purpose : the ex- citement was intense . Meetings of " Radicals , " as they were called , took place regularly in Paisley ; and were ...
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