The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... taken from " Ane Schort Memoriale of the Scottis Croniklis " : " On the 29th of June , 1459 , decessit at Paslay , Thomas Tarvis , Abbot of Paslay , the quhilk was ane richt gud man , and helplyk to the place of ony that ever was ; for ...
... taken from " Ane Schort Memoriale of the Scottis Croniklis " : " On the 29th of June , 1459 , decessit at Paslay , Thomas Tarvis , Abbot of Paslay , the quhilk was ane richt gud man , and helplyk to the place of ony that ever was ; for ...
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... taken down in 1871 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 ...
... taken down in 1871 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 ...
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... taken possession of Dumbarton , Crook- ston , and Duchal , and whose ostensible purpose was revenge for the murder of the late king . It was accordingly resolved that the King should pass in person to Crookston and Duchall , to be there ...
... taken possession of Dumbarton , Crook- ston , and Duchal , and whose ostensible purpose was revenge for the murder of the late king . It was accordingly resolved that the King should pass in person to Crookston and Duchall , to be there ...
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... taken to Stir- ling , and hanged . By an Act of the Scottish Parliament , Protestantism was established , and the jurisdiction of the Pope abolished . The revenues of the Abbey were secularised , and soon passed through several hands ...
... taken to Stir- ling , and hanged . By an Act of the Scottish Parliament , Protestantism was established , and the jurisdiction of the Pope abolished . The revenues of the Abbey were secularised , and soon passed through several hands ...
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... taken the health of this man , Gavin Ralston , fra him , the which if thou has done , I pray thee , for God's sake , give him again . " But he denied having humili- ated himself before her , either " on his knees or lifting off his ...
... taken the health of this man , Gavin Ralston , fra him , the which if thou has done , I pray thee , for God's sake , give him again . " But he denied having humili- ated himself before her , either " on his knees or lifting off his ...
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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