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From: "Garth Swanson" <>
Subject: Re: [OEL] Help with a 1598 Leicestershire will
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:51:30 +0100
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Judith

The final form that we have converged on seems fine to me except for line 5.

5. to my brother Edward Sharp son xijd

I am not necessarily taking issue with it but I would like to understand the
logic of the attribution as "Sharp son". I wonder if you could review the
reasons for this please.

We clearly have to deal with what was written but we should not forget that
this Edward could not have been Sharp because he was William's brother, it
was his sister that was married to Sharp. So any component of this written
name that is Sharp was a mistake of the clerk.

What is the function of the line above extending from a to p?

Much hangs on the second and fourth letters: h or w and r or n?

My opinion is that the word has been written "Swanep son", I have no idea
why the e and p might have been introduced and I don't understand the line
above.

Regards

Garth



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