PERIOD 1 i.e. dry, unadorned, cryptic and pedantic. 2 Theoretically, till a cleric was provided for it, but often for life and without duties. 3 “Ave” = an address or prayer to the Virgin Mary. 4 “Credo” = the Creed. 5 Services for the deceased. 6 Cowper, Task, Book 5.

PERIOD 1 i.e., concerning the law of the kingdom among the Scots. 2 “I have hated the congregation of evil doers” (Psalm 26:5a). 3 “Hail, O queen” (i.e. Mary); a chant beginning with these words. 4 i.e. genius or wit. 5 i.e. lacked.

PERIOD 1 i.e. perplexed. 2 Under penalty for a breach of the peace. 3 A district in Ayrshire. 4 An accused person. 5 A libel or satire.

PERIOD 1 An old word for harbor. 2 Careless or gossiping women. 3 Site of an abbey in Fife. 4 Southey’s “Madoc”, Part 1, Book 2.

PERIOD 1 Cowper. Task, Book 3. 2 Perth. 3 A cave. 4 Impudent. 5 Assaulting someone in his own house. 6 Subjects.

PERIOD 1 Districts in Ayrshire. 2 Now part of Glasgow.

PERIOD 1 Owls. 2 A sheep. 3 Assert vehemently. 4 Graveyard. 5 Mad. 6 A “tulchan” is a calf’s skin stuffed with straw, set up to make the cow give her milk freely. 7 Cautiously. 8 The fur of a marten. 9 Armpit. 10 Beat the pulpit in pieces.