The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... close of the thirteenth century the great forests of oak and beech , which had covered the district , were becoming gradually cleared , and an enclosure for deer existed east of the rivulet Espedair , and in proximity to the lodge of ...
... close of the thirteenth century the great forests of oak and beech , which had covered the district , were becoming gradually cleared , and an enclosure for deer existed east of the rivulet Espedair , and in proximity to the lodge of ...
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... close of last century there was a high stone cross , with stairs round it , standing on a slight elevation at the Knock , said to mark the spot where the tragical death and birth took place . This monument was called Queen Blearie's ...
... close of last century there was a high stone cross , with stairs round it , standing on a slight elevation at the Knock , said to mark the spot where the tragical death and birth took place . This monument was called Queen Blearie's ...
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... when it was made into a quarry to build a farm steading , and we understand very little of it now remains . In the Museum , there is a cabinet made of the wood of this celebrated house . THE TOWN OF PAISLEY : VII . Towards the close.
... when it was made into a quarry to build a farm steading , and we understand very little of it now remains . In the Museum , there is a cabinet made of the wood of this celebrated house . THE TOWN OF PAISLEY : VII . Towards the close.
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Historical Sketch. THE TOWN OF PAISLEY : VII . Towards the close of the seventeenth century , oatmeal and barleymeal were extensively used for bread , and ale was the general beverage . Fruit , such as apples , peas , plums , and goose ...
Historical Sketch. THE TOWN OF PAISLEY : VII . Towards the close of the seventeenth century , oatmeal and barleymeal were extensively used for bread , and ale was the general beverage . Fruit , such as apples , peas , plums , and goose ...
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... close season , were fined £ 100 Scots . All unqualified parties were prohibited from using sporting dogs or fowling pieces , under pain of their forfeiture and imprisonment of their persons for six weeks ; and people were respon- sible ...
... close season , were fined £ 100 Scots . All unqualified parties were prohibited from using sporting dogs or fowling pieces , under pain of their forfeiture and imprisonment of their persons for six weeks ; and people were respon- sible ...
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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