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Title: 1703 Lowland Scots - looks like forbitour to me, any guesses and meaning please
Post by: lostintimeandpace on Monday 01 September 14 20:32 BST (UK)

"samuel tait son to james tait blahblahblah to John Brunton"

Any ideas and meanings please.

(http://s2.postimg.org/tg82oepnt/Untitled.jpg)

Title: Re: 1703 Lowland Scots - looks like forbitour to me, any guesses and meaning please
Post by: Craclyn on Monday 01 September 14 20:39 BST (UK)

First letter looks like S not F

Title: Re: 1703 Lowland Scots - looks like forbitour to me, any guesses and meaning please
Post by: Alexander. on Monday 01 September 14 20:40 BST (UK)

Hi,

servitour, i.e. a servant
http://www.dsl.ac.uk/getent4.php?plen=21199&startset=52664868&dtext=dost&query=Servitor

Alexander

Title: Re: 1703 Lowland Scots - looks like forbitour to me, any guesses and meaning please
Post by: lostintimeandpace on Monday 01 September 14 20:49 BST (UK)

Thank you for the quick response. Date was actually 1697 on the document. Seems obvious now!