Witchcraft and superstitious record in the south-western district of ScotlandWood, J. Maxwell (John Maxwell)
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Witchcraft and superstitious record in the south-western district of Scotland
Wood, J. Maxwell (John Maxwell)
Folklore -- Scotland; Witchcraft -- Scotland
do. To 1 baccon ham 0 9 0
do. To a rosting piece of beef 0 6 6
do. To a rost pigg 0 2 6
do. To 2 rost gease 0 3 0
do. To 1 rost turkey 0 4 0
do. To a calf's head stwed wt wine and oysstars 0 3 6
do. To 2 dish of neats' tongues 0 8 0
do. To 2 dish of capons and fowls 0 6 0
do. To a passtie 0 7 0
March 6th. To a dozn. of tearts 0 6 0
do. To 2 dozn. of mincht pys 0 8 0
do. To 1 quarter of rost mutton 0 3 6
do. To rost veal 0 3 6
do. To 1 barrel of oysters, 6 limmons, and other
pickels 0 4 0
do. To eating for Tennents and Servants 1 0 0
The following is a note of some of the items of expenditure at the funeral
of the notorious Sir Robert Grierson of Lag himself:--
1733.
Decr. 29th. 2 bottles small clarit £0 3 0
do. 2 flint glasses 0 1 4
Decr. 30th. 4 bottles small clarit 0 6 0
1734.
Janr. 1st. 12 bottles strong clarit 1 4 0
do. 3 bottles ffrantinak 1 6 0
do. 3 bottles shirry 0 5 6
do. 1 bottle more brandy 0 1 6
Janr. 7th. 18 double flint glasses
do. 1 £ double refined shugar
Janr. 8th. 4 dozn. strong clarit to the lodgeing 4 16 0
do. 6 bottles ffrantinak do. 0 12 0
do. 6 bottles shirry do. 0 11 0
do. 6 more double flint glasses to ye lodgeing
do. 12 bottles strong clarit sent out to the burying
place 1 4 0
do. 12 bottles more strong clarit at night to the
lodgeing 1 4 0
Janr. 9th. 4 wine glasses returned from Dunscore
Janr. 12th. 2 bottles strong clarit to the lodgeing 0 4 0
do. 10 bottles strong clarit wt Carriel & more
Gentelmen 1 8 0
Janr. 14th. 2 bottles clarit wt Carriel 0 4 8
8 dozn. empty bottles returned
The Wines amounts to 14 5 5
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