Edinburgh, 7 April 1363: A grant is made by King David II of £20 per annum from the customs of Haddington to Alexander Cockburn and his wife Margaret Munford. (Regesta Rerum Scottorum VI: The Acts of David II, 1329-1371)

A fine point of marriage law Letter to the Pope, 21 March 1428: Lately, after the Pope by letters of his Penitentiary had dispensed Henry de Wardlaw and Mariot de Riklington, St. Andrews diocese, to contract matrimony notwithstanding a certain impediment of reputation – the said Henry and Mariot, ignorant of another impediment between them, contracted marriage and consummated the same, and remained therein for four years or thereabout and had offspring, which had since died. But afterwards it came to their notice that they were united by a certain spiritual affinity inasmuch as the father of Henry, who is a bishop, ministered the sacrament of confirmation to Mariot, and that they cannot remain in matrimony without a richer dispensation. They therefore supplicate that the Pope would dispense them to contract and remain in matrimony, etc., as above. (Calendar of Scottish Supplications to Rome, 1423-1428. Scottish History Society, 1956)

A Campbell marriage contract. 25th February 1496/7: Indenture between James Cambel of Wester Lowdon, and Elizabeth Crechtoun, spouse of the late William of Douglas of Drumlanerigh (Drumlanrig), by which it is agreed that John Campbel, son and apparent heir of the said James, shall marry Elizabeth of Douglas, daughter of the said late William of Douglas and Elizabeth Crichtoune, on the Tuesday 15 days after Pasch next to come, and within 20 days thereafter the said James shall infeft the said John Campbel, and the said Elizabeth Douglas, the survivors, and their heirs male of their bodies in the lands “that war giffyn umquhil be schir Johne Campbel to the said James, his sone” (that was given formerly by Sir John Campbell...), which shall be notably known to the said Elizabeth and in the same form., (and continued in detail). (The MSS of his grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, preserved at Drumlanrig Castle, vol. 1; Historical MSS Commission, 1897)

Wages of Friars after the Reformation. When the Benifices of the old R.C. Church were assessed, account was taken of the payment of wages to former friars and nuns, and some were listed. This is an example from 1561: Paid to Robert Richie, Robert Camroun, George Eviot, John Johnston, Patrick Neilson, Robert Aitken, John Merny (Mearns), Michael Seill, John Gray and Alexander Young, black and white friars of St. Johnstoun [i.e. Perth], and also to James Hutton, one of the said white friars.... each one of them paid in the year sixteen pounds. (Accounts of the collectors of thirds of benefices, 1561-1572, ed. Gordon Donaldson; Edinburgh, Scottish History Society, 1949)

Gunners listed in a wage bill: The ordinary gunners, wrights and smiths in the month of May, 1576 : Item, to Andrew Manson, master wright .............8 pounds (Scots), 6 shillings and 8 pence.

Item, to John Bickerton, master smith................. 6 pounds (Scots).

Item, to Michael Gardner, gunner.........................6 pounds

Item, to Alexander Honeyman, gunner.................8 pounds

Item, to Archibald Cunningham, gunner...............5 pounds

Item, to Robert Gardner, gunner.......................... 4 pounds

Item, to Jacques Guilliam, suddart (soldier) and gunner .....5 pounds

Item, to Ambrose Galloway, gunner......................6 pounds

Item, to John Kerr, gunner ....................................5 pounds

(Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland, vol.XIII, 1574-1580)

Edinburgh, 2nd December 1669. Paul Clerk alias Cameron, prisoner within the Tolbooth of Edinburgh, convicted and sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Finlay Clerk his brother, judicially confessed by him, and for a robbery. The day of his execution is the 9th of December inst. (Records of the proceedings of the Justiciary Court of Edinburgh, 1661-1678. Scottish History Society, 1905)

West Kilbride paupers. From the parish poor funds: 1782. Septe.2nd – To Robert Steel for cloth to make a pair of breeches to William Shedden , a poor boy, ordered by Session, 2 shillings and 4 pence. 1789. January 26th – To James Hogarth for five old shirts, bought for the use of poor John Wilson and Thomas Tyre, 3 shillings and 9 pence. 1789. March 2nd – To Thomas Tyre, a pair of stockings and a wig got at a roup [auction sale], 5 pence. 1789. March 2nd – To Robert Steel for one pair of blankets to Thomas Tyre, a poor man, 8 yards at 10 pence per year, 6 shillings and 8 pence. 1789. November 5th – To Thomas Tyre, for a covering as per receipt, 3 shillings and 9 pence. (Annals of an Ayrshire parish, by Rev. John Lamb, pub. Glasgow, 1896)

From the “Campbell of Jura Papers”: 1818. Nov. 13. Precept of poinding following upon decree of same date, at the instance of Hugh McDougall, schoolmaster, Craighouse, Jura; against Dugald Carmichael & Alex. MacCarg, in Nosebridge, Islay; Hugh MacDougall and Arch. Campbell in Rosekernie; Donald Carmichael in Cattadale; John McDuffie in Barr; Donald MacLugash in Esknish; charging them to make payment of bills due by them to said Hugh MacDougall. (reproduced in “Jura, an island of Argyll” , by Donald Budge; Glasgow, 1960)

Measles epidemic at Muir of Ord, 1891: Enquiries at the camp of the Second Battalion Cameron Highlanders at Muir of Ord show that the epidemic of measles affecting so many of the men, is now passing away. The first outbreak took place on 15th June, when five men hailing from Harris, where the disease had been prevalent, were admitted to the hospital, then on 24th and 25th the number of daily patients rose to twenty or thirty, until nearly 100 were under treatment. Dr. McFadyen obtained the assistance of a detachment of the Militia Reserve Medical Staff Corps from the Cameron Barracks, Inverness. Thirty of the patients are now convalescent. Admissions to the hospital have been reduced to 4 or 5 a day. All the patients are now making satisfactory progress. (Northern Ensign, Tues. July 7, 1891, page 6)