Course: Early Modern Scottish Palaeography: Reading Scotland's Records

Last week we explored the minutes of Lanark presbytery and had a closer look at how allegations of witchcraft were handled by local officials. This week we will continue using …

In this step you will utilise your new skills in order to transcribe an extract from the kirk session records of Govan. You can re-read the extract as much as …

In this step you will utilise your new skills in order to transcribe an extract from the kirk session records of Montrose. You can re-read the extract as much as …

In this step you will utilise your new skills in order to transcribe an extract from the kirk session records of Cramond in Edinburgh. You can re-read the extract as …

In this step you will utilise your new skills in order to transcribe an extract from the kirk session records of Dailly. Your ability to read the extract will be …

This remarkable selection of transcribed letters will put your palaeography skills to the test. The original spelling and grammar have been retained, allowing you to practise reading early modern Scots …

Last week we considered the wider context of the Lanarkshire witch-hunt. We will now turn to the extant records. This step will focus on the minutes of Lanark presbytery. In …

This step introduces you to the conventions of early modern Scottish handwriting in extant church court records. At the end of each week you will uncover and explore an alleged …