Isle of Bute in the Olden Time e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Bute has already been fortunate in having local historians who have made good use of the scanty materials available for the more modern epochs of history. Their labours will be more fitly acknow ledged. And a bibliography of their works given, in the second volume. Recent research, however, has Opened up richer treasure-houses to the chronicler, and invested the decaying memorials of eld with a new romantic interest. Merit I venture to claim for this new work in respect of the exquisite architectural illustrations of St Blaan's Church prepared by Mr William Galloway, architect, who has laid me under deepest obligation by permitting reduced copies to be taken of his draw ings of that interesting edifice, and of the similarly fine work of Mr james Walker, architect, Paisley. 1 have to thank the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland for the use of several engravings of objects found in Bute. The minor illustrations have been prepared from drawings by my own pen.