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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... Offices of John Knox. The story is told in “ Calderwood," vol. ii., p. 5. In this year of hei- visit, at the third conference between Queen Mary and Knox, Her Majesty requested him again to use his good oflices on behalf of her sister ...
... Offices of John Knox. The story is told in “ Calderwood," vol. ii., p. 5. In this year of hei- visit, at the third conference between Queen Mary and Knox, Her Majesty requested him again to use his good oflices on behalf of her sister ...
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... from the office of Dean of Faculty, and elected Robert Dundas of Amiston. Step by step the resolute youths beat their foe, but it died hard and made a mighty commotion in its death-throes. to THE WEST COUNTRY IN HISTORK.
... from the office of Dean of Faculty, and elected Robert Dundas of Amiston. Step by step the resolute youths beat their foe, but it died hard and made a mighty commotion in its death-throes. to THE WEST COUNTRY IN HISTORK.
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... Office to take up the duties of War Secretary, which he held for seven eventful years; a nephew, Robert of Amiston, before referred to, was Lord-Advocate, anxious, it may be, concerning the trial of Muir of Huntershill for alleged ...
... Office to take up the duties of War Secretary, which he held for seven eventful years; a nephew, Robert of Amiston, before referred to, was Lord-Advocate, anxious, it may be, concerning the trial of Muir of Huntershill for alleged ...
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... office of a wall, or moat defensive."r This dreary upland waste, bleak and barren in itself, is yet classic as Marathon to the descendants of these who there contended to the death for religious liberty. Beginning about a mile and a ...
... office of a wall, or moat defensive."r This dreary upland waste, bleak and barren in itself, is yet classic as Marathon to the descendants of these who there contended to the death for religious liberty. Beginning about a mile and a ...
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... office was, he writes to Marc :-—“ I was long tired of the anxiety, envy, and disgust of a situation ill-suited to my temper or habitudes of life." His physical powers unfitted him for battling with the active, and sometimes ...
... office was, he writes to Marc :-—“ I was long tired of the anxiety, envy, and disgust of a situation ill-suited to my temper or habitudes of life." His physical powers unfitted him for battling with the active, and sometimes ...
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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