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This week’s poser is taken from the judicial rentals in the Callander Barony Court records. (National Archives of Scotland, RH11/10/1/30). The handwriting is fairly clear. There are a few secretary hand letters in it and a couple of measurements which may be unfamiliar. There is also an example of a jaj date, a few instances of words spelled phonetically. The Scots word rests in line 5 means owing or in arrears. There are also two interesting abbreviations beside the last two signatures. The abbreviation beside the signature of John Campbell is cl[er]k, we believe the B next to the signature of Alexander Watt is an abbreviation of his role of Baillie. This week’s question: What does Robert Callander pay in total in yearly rent and what is the date? Help Scots and legal words
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