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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
MERSE (District) Merse (District) New Statistcal Account of Berwickshire.
Chalmers Caledonia
Fullertons Gazetteer of Scotland.
016 ; 022 In ancient times, the Shire of Berwick Seems to have been a Separate jurisdiction from the Bailliary of Lauderdale, & to have been itself into the Merse and Lammermoor districts –
It is not easy to Say what had been the exact boundaries & extent of these 3 divisions, now almost obsolete – For the purpose of agricultural inquiry, the whole County may be very Conveniently Considered as under two districts – the Merse and the Lammermoor – the former including all the comparatively low land along Tweed, Whiteadder, Blackadder and Eye – and the latter Comprehending Lauderdale, along with the more eastern hilly Country peculiarly Called Lammermoor
According to the general division of the county just pointed out the Merse designates the whole lower ground from Tweed up the Cultivated Slopes of the lower Southern range of the Lammermoor Hills, including the western
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Parish of Fogo

[signed] W Beatty

Transcriber's notes

Hello Borthwick

That's much better. I know it is sometimes difficult to judge what is a capital and what isn't when they crop up in odd places but the golden rule is to transcribe what is written, but don't worry too much about it, it will be picked up in moderation.

The only thing on this page, when a surveyor corrects what he has written ie. 'of the county' we just write it as he meant it to be read.
so it should just say, .....division of the county just ..... it doesn't have to be bracketed.

You don't seem to have completed P 6. so I can't comment.

Once you have completed a few more pages let me know on forum and I will look them over for you.

In the meantime you may find it useful to look at this page.

http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/transcribe/forums/transcriptions/faqs-frequently-asked-questions/1159677

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