Slainte, alison.
Ah checked hur oot an' she seems like mah kin' o' wumman!!Is she no' aboot oney mair?
Onywie, here's a wee sample o' the leid afore it wis wattered doon.

1496, Scuilin Act

It is staute and ordanit throw all the realme that al barronis and frehaldaris that ar of substance put thair eldest sonnis and airis to the sculis fra thai be aucht or nyne yeiris of age..
.And quhat baroune or frehalder of substance that haldis nocht his sone at the sculis as said is haifand na lauchfull essoyne bot failyeis heirin fra knawledge may be gottin thairof he sall pay to the king the soume of xx pounds
Wi' a wee bit o' thocht ye can see how modern scots evolved oot o' the leid o' the past.
LJC