help with a marriage

[andy14]

I'd be grateful for help with the bottom line of this marriage from 1715
thanks
andy

[Gadget]

gave up their names in order to marriage consigned eight pounds Scots <not sure of the last few words>*


*could be 'at their parish' 

[andy14]

thanks gadget

I read it the same but made no sense to me what is this about eight pounds scots

andy

[Gadget]

Scots pounds were of less value that English pounds but both currencies were used.
It was customary to pay for banns so they seemed to have paid 8 pounds Scots.

I'm not sure what the exchange rate was in those days. There must be something on the web.

added

http://www.scan.org.uk/researchrtools/scots_currency.htm

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?423


 

[Little Nell]

That seems awful expensive for proclamations.  The one's I've seen were recorded as 2s 6d - late 18th century.

I can't make up my mind about that last word - I though 'parish' too, but can also see 'pounds' again, although neither looks quite like the previous occurrence of the word. 

Nell

[andy14]

Thanks for that

I should hope they where a lot less £8 seems an awful lot of money!!!
please excuse the above outburst it must be my scottish roots showing
 

andy

[Gadget]

Like you, Nell, I've not come across that much before. It would be interesting to know of their status.

The last word (?parish) doesn't look the same as the one on the first line, does it - can't think of anything elese that looks like it though 


Gadget

[Gadget]

Andy - the right margin has 'Consigned pounds' written in it. Does it say anything else?

[Little Nell]

Yes I wondered about the words in the column.

The mystery word - definitely begins 'p' and I though it was 'ds' rather than an 'h' at the end because of the way the upward tail of the letter curls back on itself like the 'd' in pounds.  But there don't seem to be enough letters in between!

Nell