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  1. Just browsing the mid 18th century #Melrose parish #kirkSession minutes online (#Roxburghshire, #Scotland). And when I got to a sentence in 1747 of #excommunication for #incest I have to say I expected a closer relationship than "She being his Grand Uncle's Wife"! #ScottishBorders #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Morality #Immorality #18thCentury #EighteenthCentury #ChurchOfScotland

  2. And on the subject of #witchcraft, again from #SouthLeith, now 2 May 1644 “Ordains to mak intimaone that none use any kind of torturing aganst any of yose who are suspect of witchcraft and for ye present in prisone.” #ScottishHistory #Edinburgh #17thCentury #SeventeenthCentury #kirkSession

  3. More from South #Leith, among accusations of #witchcraft and arguing over #schools: “28 December 1643 - Isobell Robertsone being called (for haveing four men playing at cards in hir house in tyme of divin service) compeared and was ordained to pay 12s and was admonishit no to doe the like.” #Edinburgh #ScottishHistory #17thCentury #SeventeenthCentury #kirkSession #CardGames #GamingHistory

  4. From South #Leith #kirkSession records 16 September 1630 “Compeared ye fruite sellers & wes admonished not sell any #fruit publicklie agane on ye Sabbath under ye paine of making yer publicke repentance.” #ScottishHistory #Edinburgh #17thCentury #SeventeenthCentury