The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... buildings , and built a lofty ashlar wall , a mile in circumference , en- closing the church , park , and garden . This wall extended from the Abbey down Lawn Street ; thence along Incle Street ; thence towards Seed- hill and the river ...
... buildings , and built a lofty ashlar wall , a mile in circumference , en- closing the church , park , and garden . This wall extended from the Abbey down Lawn Street ; thence along Incle Street ; thence towards Seed- hill and the river ...
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... Building operations were being prosecuted at the Abbey , and he gave the masons ten shillings Scots . In 1504 he was again in Paisley , the guest of the Abbot , and the minstrel of Lord Semple attended and played before him , for which ...
... Building operations were being prosecuted at the Abbey , and he gave the masons ten shillings Scots . In 1504 he was again in Paisley , the guest of the Abbot , and the minstrel of Lord Semple attended and played before him , for which ...
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... building , but the people kept firm to the old faith ; and on the Reform preachers com- ing , they found the Abbey " steyked " against them . The Abbot , who was also Archbishop of Scotland , was brought in 1563 before the Court of ...
... building , but the people kept firm to the old faith ; and on the Reform preachers com- ing , they found the Abbey " steyked " against them . The Abbot , who was also Archbishop of Scotland , was brought in 1563 before the Court of ...
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... build a wall on them , that no person could climb over . None of the inhabitants were allowed to admit any one into the town through their yards . There were then five gates to the town - one at the Bridge , one at the foot of Saint ...
... build a wall on them , that no person could climb over . None of the inhabitants were allowed to admit any one into the town through their yards . There were then five gates to the town - one at the Bridge , one at the foot of Saint ...
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... building were taken from a ruinous chapel at the head of Castle Street . The hospital was for the sustaining of frail old men who belonged to the burgh . They were to ring the bell at stated intervals , and cultivate a garden in ...
... building were taken from a ruinous chapel at the head of Castle Street . The hospital was for the sustaining of frail old men who belonged to the burgh . They were to ring the bell at stated intervals , and cultivate a garden in ...
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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