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What is "Minister the Tenor"?
« on: Wednesday 26 July 23 16:14 BST (UK) »
From Old Parish Register: "...The certificate of their Marriage was produced by the Minister the Tenor whereof follows Edinr 11th Febr 1791 ..."

What/Who is the Minister the Tenor? I'd like to understand so I can continue research. Thank you.

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Re: What is "Minister the Tenor"?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 26 July 23 16:18 BST (UK) »
The tenor of a document is its wording/meaning. The minister of the parish produced the certificate before the kirk session and the tenor of it is then inserted in the minutes. We would probably put a comma after "Minister", a colon after "follows", and not give "tenor" a capital letter.

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Re: What is "Minister the Tenor"? COMPLETE
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 26 July 23 16:47 BST (UK) »
Thank you!
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