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Poser 309 – Minute book of Culross Burgh, 1656

This week's poser is taken from the minutes of the burgh head court of Culross (Fife Council Archives, reference B-CUL1/1/2, reproduced here with permission of Fife Council).

The head court was an annual meeting of the burgesses.

Extract from a minute book of Culross Burgh (Fife Council Archives, reference B-CUL1/1/2.

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This week's question: where and when was the head court held, and who were the baillies attending?

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