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  • Names of the witches (in Scotland) 1658 – Welcome Library

    Names of the witches (in Scotland) 1658 – Welcome Library

    The Welcome Library has published a fascinating book from 1658 to c1662 with a list of witches named in Scotland.   The original manuscript list is written by several hands but also contains a later transcript. The original document is endorsed: ‘Names of the witches. 1658’.  There is one short section on Renfrewshire. The document…

  • John Wilson and the Earl Grey Steamboat disaster

    John Wilson and the Earl Grey Steamboat disaster

    When you visit the Choir of Paisley Abbey do you ever look down? Following the collapse of the Abbey tower around 1550, and more so following the reformation in 1560 the ruins of the Choir were used as an extension of the Abbey’s graveyard. When the choir was reconstructed in the early 20th century…

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