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From: Steven Killings <>
Subject: Re: Latin inscription
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1996 16:39:03 GMT

Rafal Prinke <RAFALP%> wrote:

>Willette Wood <> wrote:

>>in hac parochia (the a has a mark over it, hard to distinguish) Equitis
>>Aurati

>"in this parish a Golden Knight" (whatever the latter may be)

Rather, "In this parish _of_ the gilded knight" since equitis is the
genitive form of eques (rider, horseman, knight) and aurati is the
genitive form of the participial adjective auratus-a-um (adorned with
gold, gilded etc)

>>qui obyt 30 Jan: (the J look like a capital I) Anno Salums (or Salutis)

>maybe "Salutaris" = "of Salvation"

Salutis is okay. It is the genitive form of salus. There are not
enough minims for salutaris unless there is an abbreviation that
Willette is not showing.

>Best regards,

>Rafal

-S.K.

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