The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... till the middle of last century , there existed on Oakshawhead the remains of a well - fortified Roman Prætorium , with fosses and ramparts . Little , however , is known of the place till its possession by the Stewards in the twelfth ...
... till the middle of last century , there existed on Oakshawhead the remains of a well - fortified Roman Prætorium , with fosses and ramparts . Little , however , is known of the place till its possession by the Stewards in the twelfth ...
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... till the completion of the convent at Paisley , when they removed thither . At this period there was a village with a mill contiguous to the monastery . The village also possessed a church , as we learn from the charter of the founder ...
... till the completion of the convent at Paisley , when they removed thither . At this period there was a village with a mill contiguous to the monastery . The village also possessed a church , as we learn from the charter of the founder ...
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... till modern times , a stone on which was cut figures of animals , and which , pro- bably , had connection with the defined limits of the Stewards ' forest . These were the halcyon days for the now much persecuted hawk tribe : no one ...
... till modern times , a stone on which was cut figures of animals , and which , pro- bably , had connection with the defined limits of the Stewards ' forest . These were the halcyon days for the now much persecuted hawk tribe : no one ...
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... till the 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 ...
... till the 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 ...
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... till ane mighty place , and left it out of all kynd of det , and at all fredome till dispose as thai lykit , and left ane of the best myteris that was in Scotland , and chandellaris of silver and ane lettren ( reading desk ) of brass ...
... till ane mighty place , and left it out of all kynd of det , and at all fredome till dispose as thai lykit , and left ane of the best myteris that was in Scotland , and chandellaris of silver and ane lettren ( reading desk ) of brass ...
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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