The west of Scotland in 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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THE. MURES. OF. CALDWELL. MURE, Moore, More, for the same name has in
process of time assumed all these and at least as many other forms, carry the
mind back to public transactions in Scotland earlier than to what ...
THE. MURES. OF. CALDWELL. MURE, Moore, More, for the same name has in
process of time assumed all these and at least as many other forms, carry the
mind back to public transactions in Scotland earlier than to what ...
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It is mainly with this William Mure, and partly with his grandson, the accomplished
historian of Greek literature, the present article is concerned. According to
Professor Jardine—who, however, it should be remembered, had been the youth'
s ...
It is mainly with this William Mure, and partly with his grandson, the accomplished
historian of Greek literature, the present article is concerned. According to
Professor Jardine—who, however, it should be remembered, had been the youth'
s ...
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0n taking leave of Mrs. Mure, with whom he had had many a critical rubber, he
gave her as a parting gift a complete copy of his history. This tradition is
circumstantially confirmed by the existence in the Caldwell library of his own last
edition of ...
0n taking leave of Mrs. Mure, with whom he had had many a critical rubber, he
gave her as a parting gift a complete copy of his history. This tradition is
circumstantially confirmed by the existence in the Caldwell library of his own last
edition of ...
Page 61
"Ah! that Baron Mure," threatened the Duchess of Douglas on one occasion, and,
shaking her dainty little fist in the air, as if in the face of the guardian of her
antagonist— “Ah ! that Baron Mure, if I catch him, I 'll mak' him as barren a muir as
ony ...
"Ah! that Baron Mure," threatened the Duchess of Douglas on one occasion, and,
shaking her dainty little fist in the air, as if in the face of the guardian of her
antagonist— “Ah ! that Baron Mure, if I catch him, I 'll mak' him as barren a muir as
ony ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 15 | |
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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Abbey afterwards Alexander Allanton appear appointed Archibald Ardgowan Argyll Ayrshire Baron baronet born brother Buccleuch burgh Burns Campbell Carrick Castle Castlemilk Cathcart Charles charter Church Colonel Colquhoun connection Council Countess Court Court of Session Crawford Cumbernauld Cunningham Darnley David death died Douglas Duke Dumbarton Earl Earl of Dalkeith Earl of Glasgow early Edinburgh eldest father favour field fifth find fine fire first five Fullarton Galloway George Glasgow Graham Greenock Hamilton Herries Highland honours issue James John Glassford John Maxwell Kelburne Kilmarnock King known Lady Laird lands Lockhart Lollard Lord Lord Ross Lordship Macgregors Magistrates Margaret Marquis marriage married Mary mentioned Montrose Motherwell Mure office officer official Paisley Paisley Abbey parish Parliament passed Pollok present Queen records Renfrewshire Robert Royal Scotland Scott Scottish Sir John Sir William Stair Stewart Stirling Stuart succeeded thair volume wife William Mure
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| Title | The west of Scotland in history |
| Author | Joseph Irving |
| Publisher | Рипол Классик, 2012 |
| ISBN | 5876499455, 9785876499455 |
| Subjects | › History / General |
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