In this poser, taken from an account of the expenses at a funeral in Aberdeen in 1727, we asked you what the seven words, abbreviated in this passage, were.
Answers: The words and terms are: Ab[er]d[ee]n in line 2, L[ibra] (an elaborate L or the pound symbol) in lines 3 and 20, the ampersand (&) in lines 5 and 17, the ampersand and the letter c in line 5 (&c) to denote the Latin term et cetera, q[uhai]rin in line 11, D[octo]r in line 18, and p[e]r (meaning 'according to') in lines 14 and 15.
Transcription
Accompt of the Funerall Charges of John Craig baxter
in Ab[er]d[ee]n Debursed by Isobell Laurence his Relict
For Ground Lair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L[ibra] 3: 00: 00
For the Mort Cloath - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3: 00: 00
For ale & bisket &c - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6: 00: 00
For Grave Cloaths - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9: 00: 00
For Candle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2: 00: 00
For the Bellman - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00: 18: 00
For makeing the Grave - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00: 12: 00
For the Church beddalls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1: 6: 00
For ½ a years rent of the house q[uhai]rin the defunct
died - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14: 10: 00
To half a years Servants wages - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5: 6: 8
To Cash paid Doctor Skene for drugs viz Recept - - - - 2: 5: 00
To Cash paid Fetter Barron for the Coffin viz Recept 15: 00: 00
To Cash paid George Watt for wine, brandie pipes
& Tobacco to the funerall per discharge - - - - - - - - - - 8: 6: 8
To D[octo]r Gordon for his peins & attendance on
the defunct - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -12: 12: 00
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L[ibra] 83: 16 4
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