The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... give place to the Town Hall . It was only necessary for an inhabitant of Paisley to touch this steeple to raise the ire of the people of Renfrew ; but if he put his arms on it and asked a passer - by for a lift , it was a challenge . to ...
... give place to the Town Hall . It was only necessary for an inhabitant of Paisley to touch this steeple to raise the ire of the people of Renfrew ; but if he put his arms on it and asked a passer - by for a lift , it was a challenge . to ...
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... give him lodgings , without permission from one of the bailies . 66 In September , 1602 , Gavin Stewart , burgess of Paisley , was called before the Presbytery on a charge of having fallen upon his knees before Martha Pinkerton and ...
... give him lodgings , without permission from one of the bailies . 66 In September , 1602 , Gavin Stewart , burgess of Paisley , was called before the Presbytery on a charge of having fallen upon his knees before Martha Pinkerton and ...
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... give his nibour the lee shall pay a fine of 40s , and he that gives his nibour a drye cuff shall pay five pounds , and the committer of bluid ten pounds . In 1806 , the son of Lord Claud received the title of Earl of Abercorn , and the ...
... give his nibour the lee shall pay a fine of 40s , and he that gives his nibour a drye cuff shall pay five pounds , and the committer of bluid ten pounds . In 1806 , the son of Lord Claud received the title of Earl of Abercorn , and the ...
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... give in zeirlie with the said silver bell , the pieces of gold following , viz . the said lord proveist ane dowbill aingell , the saidis baillies and counsell ane vther dowbill aingell . Lyikas the noblemen haifand landis within the ...
... give in zeirlie with the said silver bell , the pieces of gold following , viz . the said lord proveist ane dowbill aingell , the saidis baillies and counsell ane vther dowbill aingell . Lyikas the noblemen haifand landis within the ...
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... give in his xijs to be the second raiss ; and that none sall run at the first rais of horse that sall exceid the price of ane hundredth merks money ; and that after both there sall be ane foot raise for ane pair of small white hose ...
... give in his xijs to be the second raiss ; and that none sall run at the first rais of horse that sall exceid the price of ane hundredth merks money ; and that after both there sall be ane foot raise for ane pair of small white hose ...
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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