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In 1795, one of their members was expelled for assisting in a hanging. They were effectively disbanded by 1811.
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for chimney-sweeping in Edinburgh. Their activities are described in Volume II of
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Kay's Edinburgh Portraits: A Series of Anecdotal Biographies Chiefly of Scotchmen
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Observator; or, A dialogue between a country-man, & a landwart school-master
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Regulations for the Tronmen, Chimney-sweepers, and Firemen of Edinburgh
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describe the tron-men's appearance thus: "They wore flat bonnets
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The name "trone-men" was in use as early as 1705, in the work
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with a coil of ropes and a ball, completed their equipment."
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Tronmen
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Kay's Edinburgh Portraits: A Series of Anecdotal Biographies Chiefly of Scotchmen
"The Mystery of the Artist(s)"
Regulations for the Tronmen, Chimney-sweepers, and Firemen of Edinburgh


"Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: tron"


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