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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW CHURCH | Low Church Low Church Low Church |
Revd. [Reverend] James Aitken Mr A Hamilton Town Clerk Mr James Hamilton |
018 | [Carried over] " the Ceiling, or as Others Said, when a "Seat Cracked in One of the Galleries A "Cry Was instantly raised that the "building was falling, and the Alarm "spreading with the rapidity of lightning, Created a Scene of " "Confusion death Almost incredible and "which no language can accurately [delineate] "**** At length Some individuals, "actuated by feelings of humanity "ventured into the interior to Alleviate, "if Possible, the Agonies of the "Sufferers, The scence that presented "itself to their View was peculiarly "distressing, at the foot of each of the "Stairs a mass of persons of [both] "sexes lay Wedged together, maimed, "dead or dying, with Considerable "difficulty One layer of bodies was [removed] from above another, and the "appalling announcement was "ultimately made that Twentynine had "[breathed their] last some of these "were so disfigured that there friends "could only recognise them by their "Apparel. ***** "One of the injured who Survived the "disaster died Soon Afterwards; The "Others Amounting to About eight "were by proper care and medical "Assistance, Somewhat restored. " though many of them Actually carried "to the grave the marks or Sears they "received on that Melancholy "Occasion.* ** No Sermon [was] "Afterwards preached in the Same "Building for, on being examined by "Competent judges it was found [in] "Some respects deficient and the "heritors, anxious to remove every "cause of alarm, Agreed that it should "be rebuilt on a larger and more "Commodious plan, which was "Accordingly done in 1802 **** "The Old Church of Kilmarnock "belonged in the Olden Time to the "Monastery of Kilwinning, The [Monks] "Says Chalmers, " enjoyed the tithes " "and the Other revenues, and found a " Curate to Serve the Cure, as [their] " " Parish was formerly large and a great " Part of it fertile. The produce of the " " tithes was Considerable At the " Reformation, the Monks enjoyed as "an income from the tithes of " Kilmarnock. 347 Bolls. 2 firkins and " One peck of meal. 21 bolls. 2 fillots " " and One Peck of bere, and £33.6.8 in " money, being the rent of a part of the " tithes, which were leased for " payment of that Sum Yearly. The " lands which belonged to the Church " of Kilmarnock, passed into lay hands after the Reformation ******* McKays History of KilmarnocK |
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