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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: 4b on Friday 26 October 18 16:47 BST (UK)

Title: 1732 Bond Help
Post by: 4b on Friday 26 October 18 16:47 BST (UK)

Ladies and gentleman, I have been out of the game for several years and now struggling with handwriting.

Could someone be so kind as to offer their eyes to decipher the bondsmen of this 1732 bond:

(https://image.ibb.co/czoQiA/Screenshot-at-2018-10-26-16-44-38.png)

William Paddock de ? de West Felton in Com Salopia ? et George Clark de ? St ?

Title: Re: 1732 Bond Help
Post by: oldtimer on Friday 26 October 18 17:06 BST (UK)

The first bit

Gulolmom ? (William) Paddock of Woofferton? in County Salop Agricolam (farmer) and George Clark …

Title: Re: 1732 Bond Help
Post by: Bookbox on Friday 26 October 18 17:44 BST (UK)

... Gulelmum Paddock
de p(ar)oc(hi)a de West ffelton in Com(itatu) Salopiæ Agricolam et
Georgium Clark de p(ar)oc(hi)a S(anc)ti Ceddæ Hospitem

... William Paddock of the parish of West Felton in the county of Shropshire, farmer, and George Clark of the parish of St Chad’s, sojourner

Hospitem = guest, visitor, sojourner, someone from outside the parish who was visiting or passing through.
St Chad’s - probably the one in Shrewsbury?

Title: Re: 1732 Bond Help
Post by: 4b on Friday 26 October 18 17:48 BST (UK)

Thank you for the speedy help.