Dunlop Letters: Letter 5 - Take The Test
Background Information
This is the second half of the letter which began in document 4. In September 1684 William Dunlop was in London. This part of the letter deals with social matters. In a previous letter home he has neglected to send greetings to his mother, and, having been rebuked in a letter from his father, he now has to reassure her that he has not forgotten her.
Several Scots words might need explaining:
| Scots | English |
|---|---|
| Anent | concerning |
| Chaik | rebuke |
| Mertamis | Martinmas, the 11th November (a Scottish quarter day) |
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01. Loving father I am much grieved
02. at your Chaik anent the bot hops
03. in me knouing
04. that S[i]r w[i]t[h] much
05. (who knous the secrets of all hearts)
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07. & tender hearted
08. Mother S[i]r
09. eght dayes or munday
10. eght dayes for Borostones S[i]r
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13. Mertamis w[i]t[h] the
14. s[i]r
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20. & Archib[ald] To my Aunt & To my Aunt Mrs
21. Cunningham so I Rest
22. your Loving & obedient son to death
23. W[illia]m Dunlop