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 The whole known Faires in Scotland; With the number of the Shires and Burghs therein.

Faires in January. The firſt Fair in the year is at Kilſyth the 1. day. S.Naugh- ſans fair at the town of old Meldrum the 2. tueſday, and at    the Kırk of Bethelny in Gerry, upon the 7 day. S. Mungo in    Glaſgow the 13 day, a fair at Dunkell and Kilwinning the 21 day. S. Pauls fair at Turreff in Buchan the laſt tueſday In February. At Abernethy and Forres in Murray-land called S. Brides day and at the town of Innerneſs, all on the day. Candle- maſs day in Bamff ,Dunkel, Dingwal and Dowglas the 2 day Candlemaſs fair at the town of Ratray, in the paroch of Cri- mon in Buchan the firſt tueſday after Candlemaſs, at Cow- per of Fife the firſt wedneſday of the moneth. Valentines day at Linlithgow the 14 day, and at Forfar the 15 days holding 8 days. Aſhwedneſdays Fair begins on Faſtens even at Lanerk, at Valley-field the 24 day. In March. S.Monnence in Aberdene, Dumfermline, Abercherdene S.Marnoch Kirk, and Strathven the 1 day; at Pettenween 3 day, at Dumblain the firſt wedneſday. A fair at Markinch the 6 day. S.Duthos in Tane of Roſs the 9 day, in Auchten- tull the 10 day. S.Marks fair at Innerneſs the ſame day: S.- Cauſnan the 1 2 day; S.Patrick in Dumbarton, and at the Kirk of Strageeth, and at Kirkcaldy the 16 day: in S.John- ſtoun the 19 day. S.Cuthbert fair in Langtoun of the Mew the 20 day, Lady day in Weſt-weems, Bamff, and Auch- termuchty the 25 day. whiles in March, and whiles in April. Palmſunday at the Kirk of Forrig, and in the town of In- nerneſs, and S.Johnſtoun, all upon munday thereafter. S.    Marks fair at the town of Forres in Murray-ſhire on tueſ- day after Eaſter. Skirethurſday fair at the Burgh of Glaſ- gow, Dumbarton. Cowper of Angus otherwiſe Monks Cowper.