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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKINTILLOCH | Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch Kirkintulloch |
Old Stat Act [Statistical Accoount] New Stat Act [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gazetteer Origines Parochiales County Map Sheriff's Return Chalmer's Caledonia |
024 | "The town of Kirkintilloch is a very ancient burgh of barony. It was erected about 1170, by William, King of Scots, in favour of William Crimin, Baron of Lenzie, and Lord of Cumbernauld, and still holds of the barony of Cumbernauld, for the payment of 12 merks Scots, of yearly feu duty. The privileges with which it has been endowed, are very ample. Its burgesses elect their own magistrates, independently of the lord of the barony. The magistrates are two baillies, and are annually chosen. They are empowered by the charters of the burgh, to hold courts, levy fines, imprison offenders, and even banish them from their liberties, and in short, to exercise, every right with which the baron himself was vested before the |
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