History of the Burgh of Dumfries: With Notices of Nithsdale, Annandale, and the Western Border

Adam and Charles Black, 1873 - Dumfries (Dumfries and Galloway) - 787 pages

Victory of Bannockburn	97

Material and Social Condition of Dumfriesshire and its Chief	107

King Roberts Charter to the Burgh 1395Rise of	128

The Douglases and their connection with DumfriesThe	137

Battle of SarkRebellion and Fall of the Douglas Family	148

James IV at DumfriesThe County Devastated by Lord	160

The Gudeman of Ballengeich Johnnie Armstrong	170

Machinations of Henry VIII against the Independence	183

Incidents of the Persecution as carried on by Claverhouse	428

Trade and Commerce of the BurghRight of PastureTown	446

Erection of the MidSteepleAntiUnion Riot in the Burgh	458

The Rebellion of 1715 as affecting the Burgh and District	476

The Earl of Nithsdale Condemned to Death for the part	489

The Schools of the BurghBailie Patersons BequestsMore	501

An Ale Duty Imposed and Riotous Resistance made to	516

The Rebellion of 1745Prince Charles takes Possession	528

War Experiences on the Western BorderThe Burgh again	191

at the Era of the Reformation	205

Dawn of the Reformation in the District The First Pro	218

The Burgh visited by John Knox and by Mary Queen	233

Disastrous Warfare on the Western BorderOutbreak	247

Lord Maxwell originates a Rebel Movement in the County	260

Battle of DryfeSands and Slaughter of Lord Maxwell	270

John the next Lord Maxwell in order to Avenge	282

James VI Presents a Silver Gun to the Incorporated Trades	295

Charter of James VI The Trade IncorporationsFull	310

The Town Council as Mirrored in their MinutesAdminis	323

The Scots Resist the Attempts made by Charles I	336

The Earl of Nithsdale takes part with the RoyalistsCar	349

Proceedings of the Church Courts of Dumfries against	362

Trials for WitchcraftNine Reputed Witches Executed	372

The Burgh Suffers from Famine and PestilenceThe Bridge	380

Charles II Overthrows the Presbyterian ChurchCase	387

Outbreak of the Persecuted Covenanters at DalryThey	401

Departure and Defeat at Culloden	538

Improvements on the RiverThe Dock Trees Planted	548

Extraordinary Contest for the ProvostshipThe Pyets	569

CHAPTER PAGE	574

at the period	586

BurghHis Death and Funeral	599

Erection of the AcademyThe Armstrong BursariesPro	619

Pecuniary DifficultiesThe Burghs Property Income	637

Terrific Meal MobThe Murderer Hare in Dumfries	648

The Reform Agitation and Exciting Election Contests	657

Dreadful Visitation of Cholera in 1832	670

The Burgh under the Operation of the Municipal Reform Act	679

The Religious Denominations of the Burgh	687

Distinguished Men	718

Summary of Events from 1833 till the Close of 1872	730

APPENDIX	761

INDEX	776

Title	History of the Burgh of Dumfries: With Notices of Nithsdale, Annandale, and the Western Border
Author	William M'Dowall
Edition	2
Publisher	Adam and Charles Black, 1873
Original from	Princeton University
Digitized	20 Oct 2010
Length	787 pages

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