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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: antiqueone on Wednesday 12 April 23 13:31 BST (UK)
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I hope someone can help me with this will. Below is what I have managed to transcribe.
Item I give and bequeath to Thomas [] to bushells of wheat
Item I give and bequeath to [] and fower
[] Item I bequeath to Edmund Spackman one coffer
and best brass pann and bushell of wheat
Item I bequeath to [] Spackman fower pounds of monie
one [] and fower []
Item I bequeath to Roger Spackman the moulting stone
and the table board and all the [] in the hall
and all the rest of my goods and chatells[] I give#
and bequeath to John Spackman [] I doo Apoint to be my
sole Executor of this my last will and testament to
[] my [] and [] faithfullie []
and I Apoint John [] and Robert [] to be my
[] of this my last will and testament
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This is my take on it:
Item I give and bequeth to Thomas Peeck to bushells of wheat
Item I give and bequeth to Livie? Coulman one coulred coverleed
Item I bequeth to Richard Huch to pouter dishes and fower
cheses Item I bequeth to Edmund Spackman one coffer
one brit brase pann one bushell of wheat
Item I bequeth to Edie Spackman fower pounds of monie
one cobberd and fower cheses
Item I bequeth to Roger Spackman the moulting stone
and the table bord and all the binches in the hall
and all the rest of my goods and catels unbequeth I give
and bequeth to John Spackman whom I doe Apoint to be my
whole Executor of this my last will and testament to
see my deptes and lagesses faithfullie paid
and I Apoint John Sedler and Robert Garlicke to be my
overseers of this my last will and testament
(I'm not 100% sure of all the names)
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Thank you arthurk. It makes it difficult to sortout all all the people mentioned as he doesn't say anything about how they are related.
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How inconsiderate - but not at all unusual ;)