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Strathblane and Campsie, this being Mr John Stoddart who was assisted by a reader, George Watson. However, complaint was made to the Privy Council that a James Galbraith of Kilcreuch had commandeered the manse and glebe. The same James Galbraith is
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with other persons, and collected water "to cast on her cattel": despite the well's name, this supersticious activity was frowned upon. A similar incident happened in 1649 involving a David Ewing who brought water to cast on his child from
Strathfellen's Well. His sister-in-law Margaret Kessen went
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In 1654 Adamson organised a new school in the parish to combat the ignorance of the children, but noted the difficulty of some children crossing the River
Endrick to reach the school. This addressed "a generation without knowledge of God". He introduced a rule for couples getting married that each
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noted as the main local force in removing the
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with him to get water for her husband's sores, it being bad luck to carry water for two tasks. They were required to spend three
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sunset rather than midnight to midnight. This was normal prior to the widespread use of clocks.
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