The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... considered ane right gude man , " and " held ane noble hous . " The following notice of him is taken from " Ane Schort Memoriale of the Scottis Croniklis " : " On the 29th of June , 1459 , decessit at Paslay , Thomas Tarvis , Abbot of ...
... considered ane right gude man , " and " held ane noble hous . " The following notice of him is taken from " Ane Schort Memoriale of the Scottis Croniklis " : " On the 29th of June , 1459 , decessit at Paslay , Thomas Tarvis , Abbot of ...
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... 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 word to that effect was sent to Captain Robertson , the English ...
... 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 word to that effect was sent to Captain Robertson , the English ...
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... considered a very great grievance ; and a certain Allan Wallace , who had two soldiers quartered on him , frequently and publicly declared that he would either be paid for their 24 hours ' quarters or have as much of the bailie's flesh ...
... considered a very great grievance ; and a certain Allan Wallace , who had two soldiers quartered on him , frequently and publicly declared that he would either be paid for their 24 hours ' quarters or have as much of the bailie's flesh ...
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... considered confessed ; or if they stated they had been tried before , it went for nothing . On being put on oath , 34 deponed negative , and the others were fined £ 20 and £ 40 Scots in accordance with the nature of the offence . On the ...
... considered confessed ; or if they stated they had been tried before , it went for nothing . On being put on oath , 34 deponed negative , and the others were fined £ 20 and £ 40 Scots in accordance with the nature of the offence . On the ...
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... considered necessary . To enable them to carry out these undertakings , an Act of Parliament was obtained , empowering the Magistrates to levy for a period of 31 years two pennies Scots upon every pint of ale and beer brewed , brought ...
... considered necessary . To enable them to carry out these undertakings , an Act of Parliament was obtained , empowering the Magistrates to levy for a period of 31 years two pennies Scots upon every pint of ale and beer brewed , brought ...
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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