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This week's poser is taken from the hearth tax for Inverkeithing parish. The handwriting in this document has several interesting features: the double-f capital in lines 7 and 10 and long 's' in line 7. The handwriting is not too bad but watch out for interference between one line and the next.

 hearth tax for Inverkeithing parish in the presbytery of Dunfermline 1694 (NAS reference E69/10/1 page 22)

This week’s poser asks you what extra information (besides the number of fireplaces) is given about several of the people listed.

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Letter e
Letter f
Letter s
Letter t
Double letters

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