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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... appear to have sickened of small-pox, without, however, having her beauty impaired— an experience which enabled Mary twenty years afterwards to bestow sympathy with her sister of England on casting off a complaint which in these days ...
... appear to have sickened of small-pox, without, however, having her beauty impaired— an experience which enabled Mary twenty years afterwards to bestow sympathy with her sister of England on casting off a complaint which in these days ...
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... appear to have been blessed with the sweetest of tempers, inasmuch as her domestic troubles were reported to have given the Queen an opportunity for requesting the good Offices of John Knox. The story is told in “ Calderwood," vol. ii ...
... appear to have been blessed with the sweetest of tempers, inasmuch as her domestic troubles were reported to have given the Queen an opportunity for requesting the good Offices of John Knox. The story is told in “ Calderwood," vol. ii ...
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... appear to have been even then in ruins, while all the letters known to exist from the Earl and Countess of that date are dated from Houston or Inchinnan. (See D. Semple's “Tree of Crocston," 1876.) The illstarred marriage between Mary ...
... appear to have been even then in ruins, while all the letters known to exist from the Earl and Countess of that date are dated from Houston or Inchinnan. (See D. Semple's “Tree of Crocston," 1876.) The illstarred marriage between Mary ...
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... appear to have been in the City at the time; nor was even the Castle open to receive the King; so that it is inferred, but only inferred, that he took up his residence in the humble dwelling close at hand, long alter known as Darnley's ...
... appear to have been in the City at the time; nor was even the Castle open to receive the King; so that it is inferred, but only inferred, that he took up his residence in the humble dwelling close at hand, long alter known as Darnley's ...
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... appears an inexpedient restriction in the choice of professors. It is true that subscription is enjoined by the Act of Parliament cited in the Report, but the circumstances and opinions of the country have materially changed since that ...
... appears an inexpedient restriction in the choice of professors. It is true that subscription is enjoined by the Act of Parliament cited in the Report, but the circumstances and opinions of the country have materially changed since that ...
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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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