Background Information
In this third case from the minute book of Glasgow Burgh Justice
of the Peace Court, the standard phrases of the court have been left blank
in the test. If you need to remind yourself of these go back to the earlier
examples.
The following Scots words appear:
| Scots |
English |
| malisoneing |
cursing |
| sabinth |
sabbath |
| binsch |
bench |
Image reproduced with permission of Glasgow City Council, Mitchell Library
(Mitchell Library 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.
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The Test.
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