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two battalions of volunteers, each 600 strong, for the
service of the Government. When the Pretender reached
Edinburgh in triumph, he made a demand upon the
Glasgow magistrates for all the arms in the city, and
;^ 1 5,000 in hard cash; but, through the exertions of
Provost Cochrane, this sum was modified to ^^'SjOoo,
with about ^500 worth of goods. After the romantic
march into England, and the disastrous retreat from Derby,
Prince Charles, with the main body of his army, made
his appearance in the west of Scotland, and entered
Glasgow on Christmas-day. He took up his quarters irt
the house of Mr. Glassford — the gutted mansion of Mr.
Campbell — and remained in the city for ten days. His
Highland followers are described as bare-headed and bare-
footed fellows, with matted hair, grizzly beards, tanned
skins, famished aspect, and peculiarly savage and ferocious-
looking in their rags. After exacting heavy contributions
in shirts, hose, short coats, shoes, blue bonnets, and pro-
vender, the Prince took his departure; and it is said that
the city would have been sacked and burned to ashes by
the Highlanders, had it not been for the manly resistance
of Lochiel. Up till 1760, the severity of the ancient
manners prevailed in full vigour : no lamps were lighted
on the Sunday evenings, innocent amusements were
denounced, and people were actually prevented from
walking on the day of rest. In order to enforce this
regulation, the magistrates employed certain persons
named " compurgators," whose duty was to perambulate
the streets and public walks during divine service every
Sunday, and to take offenders into custody if they refused
to go home when ordered. A party of these men, on
duty at the Green, thought proper to apprehend Mr,
service of the Government. When the Pretender reached
Edinburgh in triumph, he made a demand upon the
Glasgow magistrates for all the arms in the city, and
;^ 1 5,000 in hard cash; but, through the exertions of
Provost Cochrane, this sum was modified to ^^'SjOoo,
with about ^500 worth of goods. After the romantic
march into England, and the disastrous retreat from Derby,
Prince Charles, with the main body of his army, made
his appearance in the west of Scotland, and entered
Glasgow on Christmas-day. He took up his quarters irt
the house of Mr. Glassford — the gutted mansion of Mr.
Campbell — and remained in the city for ten days. His
Highland followers are described as bare-headed and bare-
footed fellows, with matted hair, grizzly beards, tanned
skins, famished aspect, and peculiarly savage and ferocious-
looking in their rags. After exacting heavy contributions
in shirts, hose, short coats, shoes, blue bonnets, and pro-
vender, the Prince took his departure; and it is said that
the city would have been sacked and burned to ashes by
the Highlanders, had it not been for the manly resistance
of Lochiel. Up till 1760, the severity of the ancient
manners prevailed in full vigour : no lamps were lighted
on the Sunday evenings, innocent amusements were
denounced, and people were actually prevented from
walking on the day of rest. In order to enforce this
regulation, the magistrates employed certain persons
named " compurgators," whose duty was to perambulate
the streets and public walks during divine service every
Sunday, and to take offenders into custody if they refused
to go home when ordered. A party of these men, on
duty at the Green, thought proper to apprehend Mr,
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Description | Directories of individual Scottish towns and their suburbs. |
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Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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