Rude weavers!

Chris Paton · Post by **Chris Paton** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:56 pm

Just come across a cracker of a record from the Perth weaver incorporation minutes...! lol

Perth the ffourth day of August 1703

Whilk day the maister couirt of the weavers of perth
being convened in the burgh all in ane voice inlays
and fynes John Huttsone weaver in perth in fforty shill.
for his abusing the present Deacon and any other of the
laite Deacons abusing and miscalling the said Deacon
Archibald and several times called the sds Deacons Ras-
kells and villainds and often times commanded them to
kiss his airs and thairfor he is fyned in other ffourty
shilling.

Gonnae no mess wi' John Hutson by the way!!!

lol

Chris

Post by **SarahND** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:29 pm

Just goes to show that things haven't changed that much in the last 300 years! Take out the archaic vocabulary and it could have happened last week

Sarah

Post by **joette** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:36 am

Fourty shillings for telling somebody to kiss his airs!

I would be bankrupt

Chris Paton · Post by **Chris Paton** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:45 pm

Perhaps he meant heirs and was actually requiring a blessing of some sort for his children from the Deacons...!

Chris