Mortcloth Payments
There are 1428 records.| Date | Entry | Cloth | Amount £:s:d | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1664 | Samfort Nairne, in Fyffe, depairted out of this life att his dwelling howse, and was interred the 17 of Jul. after, att his parish church, in the night season. | Lamont's Diary p. 171 | ||
| 18 Oct 1696 | Left by Alexander Walker tennant in Newtown and Laird of St Fort at his death for the releiffe of the poor of the parish of Forgan of monie | 48:0:0 | CH2/160/1 fol. 4v | |
| 22 Nov 1696 | to the bedell for making 2 graves to some poor persons in the parish | (6:6) | CH2/160/1 fol. 5v | |
| 3 Jan 1697 | To Robt. Lesly to help to pay his wife's buriall | (1:10:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 6r | |
| 14 Mar 1697 | to Hew Orrock for dead coffins making | (4:0:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 7v | |
| 14 Mar 1697 | to the beddell for making a poor mans grave | (6:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 7v | |
| 14 Mar 1697 | to Thomas Ramsay for making James Grant's coffine | (3:0:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 7v | |
| 13 Jun 1697 | to the beddell for making James Mars grave | (10:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 8v | |
| 4 Jul 1697 | to James Mars coffin making | (2:16:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 8v | |
| 7 Nov 1697 | William Lumbsden an Elder engadges to pay a poor lads coffine out of his own pocket | CH2/160/1 fol. 11r | ||
| 28 Nov 1697 | to the bedall for making 2 poor folks graves | (13:4) | CH2/160/1 fol. 11v | |
| 29 May 1698 | to the bedall for making Andrew Baxter's grave | (5:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 13v | |
| 10 Feb 1699 | to John Melvill wright for making Elspet Dixon coffin | (3:0:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 18r | |
| 10 Feb 1699 | to Christiane Lesly to help pay her father's buriall | (4:0:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 18r | |
| 7 May 1699 | to Thomas Ramsay wright for making a poor persons coffin | (2:16:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 19r | |
| 13 Aug 1699 | to James Adamson [beadle] for graves making | (2:0:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 20v | |
| 27 Aug 1699 | to John Melvill wright of rest owing to him for dead coffins | (1:1:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 20v | |
| 21 Jan 1700 | to James Clark's relicke | (1:10:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 22r | |
| 9 Jun 1700 | to Hew Orrocke wright for makin 2 dead coffins | (4:16:0) | CH2/160/1 fol. 23v | |
| 4 Jun 1704 | to Isobel Ferney her coffin & grave | (3:8:0) | CH2/160/2 p. 8 | |
| 3 Jul 1704 | for Margaret Walkers coffin | (2:13:4) | CH2/160/2 p. 8 | |
| 9 Sep 1705 | for making Alexander Barclay's grave | (6:8) | CH2/160/2 p. 12 | |
| 7 Jan 1709 | [at Perth after trial at circuit court] John Martine, an old man | CH2/160/2 p. 29 | ||
| 17 Feb 1709 | to the bedle for making a grave for a poor woman | (6:8) | CH2/160/2 p. 29 | |
| 5 Dec 1709 | to a coffin for Elspeth Rob | (3:0:0) | CH2/160/2 p. 34 | |
| 5 Feb 1710 | to the bedle for making a grave to one of the poor of this parish | (6:8) | CH2/160/2 p. 35 | |
| 22 May 1710 | to a coffin to Margaret Smart | (3:0:0) | CH2/160/2 p. 36 | |
| 17 Feb 1711 | to the bedle for making a grave to a poor person | (6:0) | CH2/160/2 p. 39 | |
| 17 Feb 1711 | For whangs to the Mortcloath pock | (0: 6:0) | CH2/160/2 p. 9 | |
| 12 May 1712 | for Margaret Frazers coffin | (3:0:0) | CH2/160/2 p. 45 | |
| 7 Jul 1712 | Robert Leigns coffin | (2:8:0) | CH2/160/2 p. 46 | |
| 25 May 1713 | The price of the cloath Mortcloath cost the Session twentie pounds and it is appointed that it shall pay eighteen shillings each time it is imployed and two shillings to the bearers. | CH2/160/2 p. 51 | ||
| 26 Apr 1714 | Andrew Young's coffin | (3:0:0) | CH2/160/2 p. 55 | |
| 10 Jan 1715 | Jean Culberton's coffin and other necessities to her while living | (4:0:0) | CH2/160/2 p. 59 | |
| 19 Mar 1716 | for coffins to poor persons | (5:6:8) | CH2/160/2 p. 64 | |
| 18 Jun 1716 | This day the session called for a sight of their register and ....found that the clerk has neglected to insert the price of the fine velvet mortcloath that was bought by the session in October 1711 and so had not given the session credit for the same. The | CH2/160/2 p. 66 | ||
| 18 Jun 1716 | Nine ellns of fine black velvet at 12 pounds Scots the elln | 108: 0:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 66 | |
| 18 Jun 1716 | Six yards of black shallowen at 2/- per elln | 7: 4:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 66 | |
| 18 Jun 1716 | Four pounds of black silk at 12pd. per pd. | 48: 0:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 66 | |
| 18 Jun 1716 | For making the fringe | 12:16:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 66 | |
| 18 Jun 1716 | For making the Cloath | 6: 0:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 66 | |
| 18 Jun 1716 | For a pock and making the pock | 3: 0:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 66 | |
| 18 Jun 1716 | [Sum] | (Scots 185: 0:0) | CH2/160/2 p. 66 | |
| 18 Jun 1716 | This day the session also appoints the gain of the said mortcloath since it was bought to be insert in their Register, and the same amounts to the sum of £125:14:0 as is contained in a particular account of the same set down in another part of this book w | £125:14:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 67 | |
| 18 Jun 1716 | The said mortcloath paying according to appointment of the session four shillings sterling and six pence to the keeper, by all those for whom it is employed. | CH2/160/2 p. 67 | ||
| 18 Jun 1716 | Ane account of the velvet mortcloath since October 1711, the same paying 4/- ster [i.e. 2-8-0 Scots] besides 6 pence to the bearer. | CH2/160/2 p. 272 | ||
| [Oct 1711 - Jun 1716] | Mary Stevenson | 2:8:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 272 | |
| [Oct 1711 - Jun 1716] | Agnes Imrie | 2:8:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 272 | |
| [Oct 1711 - Jun 1716] | Helen Orrock | 2:8:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 272 | |
| [Oct 1711 - Jun 1716] | Agnes Orrock | 2:8:0 | CH2/160/2 p. 272 |
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