In this poser, taken from the minutes of the Synod of Lothians in 1589 (National Records of Scotland, CH2/252/1, page 16), we asked you what the minister of Ratho had been ordered to do.

Image of extract from the minutes of the Synod of Fife, October 1589 (National Records of Scotland, CH2/252/1 page 16).

Answer: The minister of Ratho was ordered to perform baptisms and marriages in Corstorphine parish until further notice.

Transcription

The assemble hes agreit th[a]t the minist[er] of ratho tak ordo[u]r
W[i]t[h] the baptizing of the bairns & mariadges of the [con]grega[tio]un
of corstorphin till farder ordo[u]r be takin for the p[ro]uisioun
of the said kirk.

This poser was devised by Bosco, an archivist from Fife.

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