Old Parish Registers Death - Linlithgow 1717

[jkhansen]

Any advice would be appreciated but how should I write this sentence today?

Thirdly the Elimoziner charges kinfolk with the
money received for Mortcloath the forfaid your space. 

Pounds shillings and pence? It seems to be a lot of money back in those days.

Source: Old Parish Registers Death - Linlithgow 1717. ScotlandsPeople
Thanks

[Skoosh]

Possibly Pounds Scots? one twelfth of English Pounds & still in use for most of the 18th century.

Skoosh.

[Karen McDonald]

I don't know if it will make any difference, but I think it is:

Thirdly the Elimoziner charges himself with the
money received for Mortcloath the forsaid (your space).

Karen

[goldie61]

I’d agree with Skoosh about the Scots pound being different to the English pound.
Also, it was a charge for the ‘best Velvit Mortcloath’!

By the way, the sentence reads
Thirdly the Elimoziner charges himself with
the money received for Mortcloaths the forsaid
years space.

Added: Just beat me to it Karen!

[Skoosh]

As can be imagined coffins then would have varied a great deal in quality & the Mortcloth therefore, & there might be a choice of quality available in a parish, gave uniformity & respectability to the funeral.

Skoosh.

[Karen McDonald]

Why didn't I see "years"?!

What would that mean (...forsaid years space)?

Aforementioned period of time?

I thought "forsaid" came from "forsay", to deny, forbid, etc. 

Karen

[goldie61]

I've come across 'forsaid' hundreds and hundreds of times in wills etc.
It's just usually used to refer back to something that has been mentioned before - could be people, places, etc

As we can't see the whole page, or perhaps more than one page, to see what it refers to in this case, I'd hazard a guess it is the mortcloth dues for a number of months, or years. As you say, an 'aforementioned period of time'.

[Skoosh]

Aye, anent the aforesaid Mortcloth! 

Scots, afore=before! ahint=behind!

Skoosh.

[jkhansen]

THANKS - great response to whom has answered my question.

Further down on this page is written:Charge second mortecloath.
I need to read about this subject, 'mortecloth'
- Jean