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The Scottish Record Society @scotrecsoc.bsky.social · 7h

#OTD (9th Oct) 1538 - John Mathesoun, Chancellor of the Cathedral Church of Caithness (#Dornoch) asked that the Pope would grant him indult to use the divine office and canonical hours published by Francis, ‘cardinal priest of Sta Croce in Gerusalemme’. www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk

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Scottish History Society @scothistorysociety.bsky.social · 20h

Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History

Join us for a series of free, online lectures to explore sources of women's lived experience, intellectual and religious networks, and socio-political power in medieval and early modern Scotland.

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SHS Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History

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Jo (unfunded hobbyist) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 5d

#MedievalSky #EarlyModernists you may not be aware that I offer several services: transcription (no hand too tricky), archival visits and more. I’m happiest in the period 1200-1700 but will consider anything. Get in touch via my website!

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Freelance Work

Transcription, scholarly editing, archival visits Joanne is available for freelance work: transcriptions and editions of late medieval and early modern Latin, English and Anglo-Norman manuscript te…

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The Scottish Record Society @scotrecsoc.bsky.social · 7d

And two more clues (Wikipedia Commons) – can you guess the theme of this year’s two (!) SRS volumes now? {I_ l _ n _ s} The volumes range from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, and will, of course, be sent out to members, so why not join the Society? www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk/membership/

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Edinburgh University Press @edinburghup.bsky.social · 9d

We are delighted to share that Visual Arts and the Auld Alliance by @bryonycoombs.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the Walpole Society’s Berger Prize.

Congratulations Bryony! ✨

Discover the book: https://edin.ac/4f1GX2Q

Find out more about the prize: https://edin.ac/42MBWH5

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Aaron Allen @mchapelproject.bsky.social · 8d

(3/3) Importantly, Agnes had to sign the Incorporation’s sederunt book to get the money, leaving not only an elegant signature, suggestive of literacy, but also a evocative and personal connection to her life in the seventeenth-century Scottish capital. #SurgeonsProject

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Aaron Allen @mchapelproject.bsky.social · 8d

(2/3) Recent work on craft widows’ pensions has shown that corporate charity was not a given, but depended wholly on corporate means and the widow’s reputation. doi.org/10.3366/shr.... #SurgeonsProject

Corporate Charity for ‘the House’: Craft Pensions and the Widows’ Fund, 1670–1782 | The Scottish Historical Review

This article focuses on charitable provision for craft widows and the development of new ways of meeting the challenges of caring for them. The craft guild was an important part of Europe’s urban soci...

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Aaron Allen @mchapelproject.bsky.social · 8d

(1/3) On 13th December 1670, a surgeon’s widow, Agnes Urquhart, was given 20 shillings (sterling, rather than Scots) in charity from her late husband’s Incorporation. Intriguingly, this was under condition she, ‘never…truble them again’. #SurgeonsProject

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Georgina Wilson @georginaemw.bsky.social · 9d

Today is publication day for PAPER AND THE MAKING OF EARLY MODERN LITERATURE! Available in paper or digital form www.pennpress.org/978151282744... @pennpress.bsky.social

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 8d

This is a reflex testing hammer used by doctors to test reflexes. Testing for reflexes is an important part of the neurological physical examination in order to detect abnormalities in the central or peripheral nervous system.

Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 9d

It's time for the final #TriviaTuesday of September!
This week we have this instrument from the late 20th century. It is 22.5 cm in length. Any ideas what is is for?

A metal instrument covered in black rubber. It resembles a nail as it is is circular at the top with a long thin point.

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Aaron Allen @mchapelproject.bsky.social · 9d

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The Scottish Record Society @scotrecsoc.bsky.social · 9d

#OTD (30 Sept) c.1717, #Cockenzie wright (carpenter) William Dickson recorded the well known mnemonic rhyme, ‘Thirty Days Hath September’, to help him record business transactions on the Winton Estate, such as building Scotland’s first (wooden) railway in 1722. www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk

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The Scottish Record Society @scotrecsoc.bsky.social · 9d

#OTD (30 Sept) c.1717, #Cockenzie wright (carpenter) William Dickson recorded the well known mnemonic rhyme, ‘Thirty Days Hath September’, to help him record business transactions on the Winton Estate, such as building Scotland’s first (wooden) railway in 1722. www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk

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The Scottish Record Society @scotrecsoc.bsky.social · 9d

#OTD (30 Sept) 1528, John Foular, notary, registered a sasine for John Symson, heir to the late Michael Symson, burgess of #Edinburgh, for a land lying on the south side of the High Street, in the vennel of Forrester’s Wynd. Map: maps.nls.uk/towns/rec/211 SRS: www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk

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Michael Pearce @michaelpearce.bsky.social · 9d

Would anyone know where 'Olre' in Holland was/is? John Johnston was master and owner of the Sampson of Olre in Holland, carrying oil, salt, wine, & Spanish money in 1593.

Shipping case noted in TNA SP84/50 f.69, mentions the 'Sampson of Olre'

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Allan Kennedy @allankennedy.bsky.social · 9d

My latest article, 'Petitioning the Justiciary Court in Restoration Scotland', has now been published online, and far sooner than I expected. Enjoy (!) my musings on petitioning, political engagement, and the judicial system in 17th century Scotland: doi.org/10.1080/0260...

Petitioning the Justiciary Court in Restoration Scotland, 1660–88

Scholars have long recognized that petitioning played a central role in early modern political systems. Analysis of the practice, particularly in a British context, has tended to emphasize its func...

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Tudor Times @thetudortimes.bsky.social · 12d

The final talk in the second of Royal Marriages Summit series bit.ly/4lifqMO will be delivered by Dr Michael Pearce who will be discussing the marriage of James V of Scotland to Marie of Guise – an important part of the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France.

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History of Education Society UK @histedsocuk.bsky.social · 12d

Registration for our Annual Conference is now open!

If you're interested in all things history of education, we'd love to have you with us!

Register now: heswinchester2025.wixsite.com/hes2025/regi...

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Registration and Fees

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Aaron Allen @mchapelproject.bsky.social · 12d

So Capoelli mentions an Sz Tironian note which means s[ed] - Latin got ‘but’, which in Scots usage means ‘in addition to’. That makes the math and syntax work… Thank you for putting the focus on the Tironian angle - huge help!

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