Excerpt from History of the Town of Greenock Aextends to every part in the world: and, during the long and arduous wars, our seamen were alike famed for their noble dar ing in fighting the battles Of our country, as they were for their skill and enterprize in visiting foreign climates, which to many proved only but a. Grave. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Greenock and Its Early Social Environment Two hundred years ago, when the eighteenth century commenced to run its course, the city and hamlets on the banks of the Clyde began to feel the throbbings of a new life. The devastating wars of centuria had passed away, the distractions of the Covenanting times had been quelled, and by the Union with England, in 1707, the re strictive fetters, which had hitherto strangled our commerce, were broken asunder, thereby Opening up a large and lucrative trade at it home and abroad. If we could, in imagina tion, place ourselves on board one of the small vessels which then traded or fished. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Historical Sketches of the Towns and Harbours of Greenock, Vol. 1 And privileges of a Burgh of Barony. We thus designate the Laird, because the honour of Baronetcy had not then been granted, the first Baronet being his son, who received the honour of knightt from Charles the Second for services rendered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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