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Instead of writing the words father, mother, witness, son, or daughter, the minister may have used f, m, w, s, or other letters.
Instead of writing the words father, mother, witness, son, or daughter, the minister may have used f, m, w, s, or other letters.


=== Dates ===
=== Dates ===


Dates, instead of being numerical, are sometimes referred to by the name of the feast day or by one of the terms listed below:
Dates, instead of being numerical, are sometimes referred to by the name of the feast day or by one of the terms listed below:  


{| class="plain"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
| Term
| Term  
| Meaning
| Meaning  
| current, instant
| current, instant  
| Same month (Sometimes used to mean "within 30 days" or a month.)
| Same month (Sometimes used to mean "within 30 days" or a month.)
|-
|-
| proximo
| proximo  
| next month
| next month
|-
|-
| ultimo
| ultimo  
| last month
| last month
|-
|-
| penultimate day, penult day
| penultimate day, penult day  
| the day before the last day of the month
| the day before the last day of the month
|-
|-
| jajvii, jmjvii, mvii
| jajvii, jmjvii, mvii  
| indicates the century, such as 1700s
| indicates the century, such as 1700s
|-
|-
| eodem tempore, eod tempore
| eodem tempore, eod tempore  
| at the same time (the same date)
| at the same time (the same date)
|-
|-
| eodem die, eod die, E.D.
| eodem die, eod die, E.D.  
| the same day
| the same day
|-
|-
| Gods die
| Gods die  
| God’s day, the Sabbath
| God’s day, the Sabbath
|-
|-
| Feb 1st Sabbath
| Feb 1st Sabbath  
| Exact day of month not stated
| Exact day of month not stated
|-
|-
| Feb 2nd Sabbath
| Feb 2nd Sabbath  
| Event took place in Feb on the 1st, 2nd, or  (whatever) Sabbath in the month
| Event took place in Feb on the 1st, 2nd, or  (whatever) Sabbath in the month
|}
|}


{{Place|Scotland}}
{{Place|Scotland}}  


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[[Category:Scotland]] [[Category:Language and Languages]]
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