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above Kirkaldy. Trinity munday at Edinburgh, and

    at the town of Brechin, holding 8 days alſo at S.Andrews
    and Burntiſland the ſame day: Trinity tueſday in Rugland,
    Trinity thurſday in Falkland, both laſting 2 days. Whit-
    ſundays mercat at the moor of Dun, in the Shire of Angus,
    the ſecond wedneſday after Whitſunday: A fair at Kilſyth
    the friday before Whitſunday.
                           In June.
      A mercat at Kinroſs the firſt tueſday, in Langtoun 5 day,
    Bernard mercat alſo at Monifeeth in Angus, and at Kirk-
    town of New-deer in Buchan, S.Colms fair at Drumhead
    in Belhelvie, alſo S.Colms fair at the Kirktown of David in 
    the Gerry, all upon the ſecond tueſday. S.Colms mercat at
    Stramiglo, Aberdour, and Ennerkeithing the 6 day, at Dry-
    men the 9 day, in Forgondenny the 10.  S.Barbabie in
    Lawder, Dyſert, Dowglas, S.Lawrence in Grinnock, and
    Preſton-pans, and Dirletoun, all on the 11 day. S.Marga-
    ret in Abernethie, Ceres in Fife 13 day; Midſummer on S.-
    Johns day in S.Johnſtoun, Air, Wigton, Bamff, Athelſton,
    and Meiklour in Perth-Shire, all upon the 14 day; in Auch-
    tertuil zod Clackmanan, and at Bocklyvie in the paroch of
    Kippin, and Scoon, all on the 15 day; at Straven the 16
    day: S.Margarets fair upon the Mains of Keith-hall (ſome-
    times called Casky-byn,) S.Edwards fair at Turreff in
    Buchan, and at the Burgh of Annan, all upon the 3 tueſday.
    S.Margaret in Dumfermling, and at Moffat the 18 day, and
    at Earlſtoun 19 day; Monro his fair holden at Colrain
    Roſs-ſhire the 20 day; at Methil near Levens mouth the 22
    day, Midſummer day in Forres, Casawath, Hawick, and ac
    Townyettam on the border, all on the 24 day; In Alathy
    in Angus called S.Emagola, and at the town of Nicolſon,
    both on the 25 day; S.Peters day at Forfar, at Faulkland,
    and Burntiſland, Bamff, and Kello all on the 26 day. S.John
    Baptiſt day, a fair in Fraſerburgh 24 day, at Gallaſheils 27
    day, in Pebles 29 day: S.Seriffs fair at the Kirk of Rulſhal-
    men in Gerry, the laſt tueſday of this moneth. S.Peters fair
    at Migel in Perth-hire, and at Haddingtoun, both upon the
    laſt day.