The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... erected a " faire monu- ment " to her memory . The last that is known of " Queen Blearie's Cross " is that the column was used as a lintel for a door , and the pedestal to repair a fence . Walter died in 1326 , and his body was brought ...
... erected a " faire monu- ment " to her memory . The last that is known of " Queen Blearie's Cross " is that the column was used as a lintel for a door , and the pedestal to repair a fence . Walter died in 1326 , and his body was brought ...
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... erected by Robert III . In 1472 another good Abbot was appointed for Paisley ; this was George Shaw . In 1484 he ... erect the village into a burgh . This he effected , and the necessary charter was granted by King James IV . , dated ...
... erected by Robert III . In 1472 another good Abbot was appointed for Paisley ; this was George Shaw . In 1484 he ... erect the village into a burgh . This he effected , and the necessary charter was granted by King James IV . , dated ...
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... erected cross . For this they met with the dis- pleasure of the King ; but , nothing daunted , they returned on a market day and " violently dang doun the cross , and forcibly seized a quar- ter of beef for a pennie of custome , ane ...
... erected cross . For this they met with the dis- pleasure of the King ; but , nothing daunted , they returned on a market day and " violently dang doun the cross , and forcibly seized a quar- ter of beef for a pennie of custome , ane ...
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... erected into a temporal lordship , and granted to Claud Hamilton and his heirs in fee . Cland Hamilton , who was nephew of the last Abbot , then received the title of Lord Paisley . The Papists were persecuted by the now dominant ...
... erected into a temporal lordship , and granted to Claud Hamilton and his heirs in fee . Cland Hamilton , who was nephew of the last Abbot , then received the title of Lord Paisley . The Papists were persecuted by the now dominant ...
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... erect an hospital or almshouse . The materials for the 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 ...
... erect an hospital or almshouse . The materials for the 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 ...
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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