16 ac Congregate outside right church to see bride’s fine. (7) ?e???e?
17 d Learn about one fabric and another. (6) ??e?o?
19 ac The Scots speak indistinctly, low and soft. (4) ?o?p. Is it MOOP, which is a Scots dialect word but with the meanings nibble or browse?
Finally, the solution of UPBYE for 18 d suggested in a previous thread. Any more ideas as can find no evidence for this being large Scottish house? TIA
16 Merchet Meet round R Ch merchet. Noun. (plural merchets) (obsolete) In Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.
merchet. Noun. (plural merchets) (obsolete) In Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.