Glasgow Burgh Court Tutorial: Case 4 - Take the Test
Background Information
In this fourth case from the minute book of Glasgow Burgh Justice of the Peace Court, about 90% has been left to you to transcribe in the test.
The following Scots words appear:
| Scots | English |
|---|---|
| In swa fare | in so far |
| assoilzied, assoilzies | acquitted, acquits |
| fra from | from |
Reproduced with permission of Glasgow City Council, Mitchell Library (Glasgow City Archives reference B3/2).
Take the Test
The document has been divided into 3 sections. Read the section shown in the image and transcribe the word you think is missing from the text below by typing in the appropriate blank space. The text will be red as you type and will turn black when you have transcribed the word correctly.
1. The said day also Vpon
2. and
3. Harvie
4. In
5.
6. enterrit and ther
7. avowed In swa
8. fare as his sone
9. Fourscoir alledgit
10. Provyding
11. witchrie
12. beirs
13. Who
14.
15. Who
16. assoilzied and hereby assoilzies the s[ai]d James fra the fors[ai]d
17. bill