In this poser, part of a rental roll in the minutes of the barony court of Corstorphine in 1692 (National Records of Scotland, RH11/17/1, page 5), we asked you to identify the five tenants whose names had been scored out.
Answer:
The five names crossed out appear to be: Jean Alexander, Thomas Rossie, James Steinsone, George Muir elder and William Young. Of these ‘George Muir’ is the most doubtful reading (the capital M is clear and there appears to be a tittle above the second letter, making it almost certainly u, then a letter with a dot above it then one more completely obliterated letter).
Transcription
* indicates a name scored out
Robert Cuningham ab[sent]
Alexander laidly in Frydahill ab[sent]
John Clerk in the hill of Corstorphin ab[sent]
James wilkie in Corstorphin ab[sent]
James Ritchie th[e]r aab[sent]
Jean Alexander th[e]r ab[sent]
Thomas Rossie th[e]r ab[sent]* present
Duncan Forrester th[e]r ab[sent]
James Steinsone* th[e]r ab[sent]
Thomas menzies litster th[e]r ab[sent]
Marione Grame th[e]r ab[sent]
George Aitkine th[e]r ab[sent]
Agnes Williamson th[e]r ab[sent]
William Neyper th[e]r ab[sent]
George Muir* eld[er] th[e]r ab[sent]
William young* th[e]r ab[sent]
James Weir th[e]r ab[sent]
Alexander Alexander th[e]r ab[sent]
William Johnstowne th[e]r ab[sent]
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