Would "waking yr hose" mean waulking (as in fulling cloth) their hose, i.e. stockings? The language seems to me to be all Scots (with the odd Latin phrase thrown in), don't see any Gaelic in there, Janet > Thanks for this Jim, it gives us a great window into the past and I am > enjoying the challenge of trying to understand the language that my > ancestors once spoke. Is it (the language) a mixture of Gaelic and > English? > And would my guessing below be close to the mark??? > > Delations > Johne Smyth James Hilhous and Rot Buntein for profaining the sabboth for > waking yr hose yt day > > > Johne Smith, James Hilhous and Rot Buntein were Delated (no idea what that > means!) for profaining the sabbath because they walked or wakened their > horse that day.(????) > > Chris in New Zealand