The west of Scotland in historyРипол Классик, 2012 - History "Originally written as a series of independently standing articles, these essays present studies of families or events which took place in "the west of Scotland." Among the families are: Corehouse and the Cranstouns, Auchinleck and the Boswells, the Mures of Caldwell, Cathcart and Its Earls, the Steuarts of Coltness and Allanton, Andrew Stuart of Torrance and Castlemilk, Carnwath and the Lockharts of Lee, Dalrymple and the Stairs, Kelburne, Hawkhead, and the Earls of Glasgow (Boyle), Dundonald and Its Earls, Coilsfield and the Montgomerys, the Lockharts of Milton-Lockhart, Ardgowan: the Stewarts and Shaw-Stewarts, Pollok and the Maxwells, the MacGregors and the Colquhouns, the Grahams of Montrose, Cumbernauld House and the Flemings, the Spreulls of Glasgow, and the Fullartons of Fullarton. There are a wide range of articles included as well on such topics as Queen Mary, Renfrewshire witches, Galloway, the Herries peerage case, St. Columba, and the Scots."--Container insert. |
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... John Maxwell of Nether Pollok, whose descendants are still in possession. COREHOUSE' AND THE CRAN-S'TOUNS. Serums from the old house of QUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY IN GLASGOW 9.
... John Maxwell of Nether Pollok, whose descendants are still in possession. COREHOUSE' AND THE CRAN-S'TOUNS. Serums from the old house of QUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY IN GLASGOW 9.
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... John Maxwell), among the rest, being written to on the 5th :-“We dowt not hot ye know that God of his gudness has put us at libertie, quhome we thank maist heartlie. Quhairfore desires you wt all possible diligence fail not to be heir ...
... John Maxwell), among the rest, being written to on the 5th :-“We dowt not hot ye know that God of his gudness has put us at libertie, quhome we thank maist heartlie. Quhairfore desires you wt all possible diligence fail not to be heir ...
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... John in retaliation. The feud remained long an heirloom in the families, but that it ultimately came to be “staunched” may be noticed from a pleasant adventure mentioned below. John ... Maxwell and “his man ” with “wikid malice, wrongwislie ...
... John in retaliation. The feud remained long an heirloom in the families, but that it ultimately came to be “staunched” may be noticed from a pleasant adventure mentioned below. John ... Maxwell and “his man ” with “wikid malice, wrongwislie ...
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Contents
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CUMBERHAULD Hovsn AND THE ELPHINSTONES | 195 |
GLASGOW CHAMBER or COMMERCE | 206 |
OLD GLASGOW HOUSES | 213 |
THE SPREULLS 0F GLASGOW | 221 |
ANDREW MELVILLE IN Gmscow | 227 |
GRAHAM OF THE MINT | 238 |
THE RENFREWSHIRE WITCHES | 278 |
PAISLEY ABBEY _ | 284 |
PAISLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL | 290 |
ALEXANDER WILSON ORNITHOLOGIST | 299 |
TIIII BARNS or AYR | 306 |
THE HERRIES PEERAGE | 315 |
DRUMLANRIG AND THE DOUGLASBS | 324 |
ST COLUMBA I I | 335 |
GENERAL ROY or CARLUKE | 250 |
KILMARNOCK | 256 |
DUMFRIES ROOD FAIR | 265 |
LEADHILLS AND WANLOCK | 343 |
INVERKIP ro Wasr KILBRIDE | 353 |
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