Snippets from History: people in the past

Snippets - collection 1

News items from Scotland that we reckon you missed, by hundreds of years!:

Snippets - collection 2

A scattering of ancient news items which I reckoned was worth unearthing.

Snippets - collection 3

Yet more late news from Scotland

Snippets - collection 4

More late breaking news from Scotland

Snippets - collection 5

Some more late news, that you may have missed

Snippets - collection 6

Some more late news that you may have missed

Snippets - collection 7

Yet more late news from Scotland

Snippets - collection 8 - Special court Supplement

Some late news from the Scottish court. (As a special service to our readers, we are retaining some of the original Scots words, with an English translation in brackets[...]. This will help you to understand any similar documents you encounter in family history research). Other explanations are similarly marked.

Snippets - collection 9 - Special court Supplement

More late news from the Scottish courts

Snippets - collection 10

10th collection of these historical news items. Sources are now added at the end of each piece. Contributed items will be acknowledged.

Snippets - collection 11

Another in our series of news stories from past centuries, for your elucidation and enjoyment. At the end of each story, in brackets, you will find the source of the story.

Snippets - collection 12

Another ten news items I am sure you haven't encountered!

Snippets Collection 13

A few new items to tempt you, from the origins of Scotch Whisky, a Papal bull of absolution, a land transfer near Kintore in Aberdeenshire, "thieves, robbers or Englishmen", and a fornicator excommunicated, to a drowning in the millstream of a sickle manufacturer.