The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... authorities got the people to attend the new form of worship . The Town Council enacted that " sic persons that willfulie remains fra the Kirk in tyme of ser- mount on the Sonday " would be apprehended and fined twenty shillings each ...
... authorities got the people to attend the new form of worship . The Town Council enacted that " sic persons that willfulie remains fra the Kirk in tyme of ser- mount on the Sonday " would be apprehended and fined twenty shillings each ...
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... authorities . The gate - keeper , accordingly , leaving the visi- tors outside , sought instructions from the Bailies . Having returned with all speed with the neces- sary consent , he threw open the gate for the strangers to enter ...
... authorities . The gate - keeper , accordingly , leaving the visi- tors outside , sought instructions from the Bailies . Having returned with all speed with the neces- sary consent , he threw open the gate for the strangers to enter ...
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... authorities . Great diffi- culty was experienced in getting any one to do this work , and the Town Council had to em- ploy men and women from a distance , at very high wages . On account of the great drain upon their funds , the Council ...
... authorities . Great diffi- culty was experienced in getting any one to do this work , and the Town Council had to em- ploy men and women from a distance , at very high wages . On account of the great drain upon their funds , the Council ...
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... authorities . the Town Council determined not to grant , as they considered that , besides hearing their due proportion of the burden imposed by the invaders , they had carried coal and candle to the guard all the previous winter ; and ...
... authorities . the Town Council determined not to grant , as they considered that , besides hearing their due proportion of the burden imposed by the invaders , they had carried coal and candle to the guard all the previous winter ; and ...
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... authorities , as it was in a measure acknowledging the right of her ladyship . John Wilson was called before the Bailies , and put in jail till his wife drove down the stone , disclaimed the liberty obtained , and paid a fine of five ...
... authorities , as it was in a measure acknowledging the right of her ladyship . John Wilson was called before the Bailies , and put in jail till his wife drove down the stone , disclaimed the liberty obtained , and paid a fine of five ...
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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