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From: mjcl <>
Subject: Re: [OEL] Help with a 1598 Leicestershire will
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:06:36 +0000 (GMT)
Judith,
I think that you are right if you compare other "dots" in the lines above and below. If that IS the case I am going to suggest "Britton".
The decision is not made easy. The descender of the "s" immediately above merges with the ascender of the first "t". The clue however is in the line that joins the two "t"s.
I dont know what you think?
All the best,
Martyn
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From: Judith Werner <>
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Sent: Sunday, 29 April, 2007 3:38:39 PM
Subject: Re: [OEL] Help with a 1598 Leicestershire will
Re http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/unsolved43.html
Following is the transcription I'll put on the web page, pending any
final comments. I've got one, regarding 'Burton' in Line 22 -- is
there an 'i'-dot over it (Garth had 'Brinton') or is that just a stray
mark? There's bleed-through from the back at that point but I don't
think it's that. This may be another name to try and confirm via
parish records.
1. [Item I geve to all] my wiefes children by Lenie xijd a peece Item
I geue to my syster
2. Sharp her children she had by Thomas Walker xijs w[hi]ch he
3. ought <my> \me/ for a quarter of beanes and xjs viijd for a
q[uar]ter
4. of barlie to be equallie deuided amongest them Item I geue
5. to my brother Edward Sharp son xijd Item I geue to my
6. syster Hempstocke xiijs iiijd w[hi]ch her husband otheth me for
7. a horse Item I geue to my three sonnes James Edwarde
8. and Thomas Swanson euerie one of them a fole to
9. be deliuered to the eldest firste and soe in order \to the/<in>
10. youngest as soune as yt shall please god to send them
11. bred of my one maires Item I geue to my \two/ mayde
12. seruant[es] xijd a peece. Item I geve to the poore of
13. the towne of Halloughton iijs iiijd Item I geue to the
14. churche of Halloughton iijs iiijd Item I geue iijs
15. iiijd to be bestowed on the pavem[en]t[es] in the towne
16. of Halloughton Item All the rest of my good[es]
17. I geue to my foure children to be equallie
18. deuided amongest them my wief havinge the
19. the third parte to her owne vse And I make
20. and ordaine Alice my wief my full and sole
21. executrix of this my last will and testament and
22. I make Edward Burton and Leonard Swanson
23. overseers that this my last will may be fullie p[er]formed
24. These Wyttnesses Leonard Swanson Richard
25. Swanson and Thomas Bupasse.
cheers,
Judith Werner
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Administrator, OLD-ENGLISH
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