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Title: 1665 burial - English and Latin
Post by: mijath on Friday 08 November 24 12:06 GMT (UK)

Hi, the fourth entry down on the attached image - 'Mary the good old wife of Richard Styringe a shepherd'

Can anyone help interpret the two lines beneath this. I think I know what English says, I'm wondering what it means and if the Latin below is related.

Many thanks


PS - a poignant name for the illegitimate child in the first entry...

Title: Re: 1665 burial - English and Latin
Post by: horselydown86 on Friday 08 November 24 12:55 GMT (UK)

The English second line says:

...after a storme from xtmas till then was buryed...

I would say that the weather was stormy from late December to March the 15^th.

The next line begins:

si sol splendescat = if the sun begins to shine

The full line can be found on the internet if you search for "si sol splendescat"

ADDED:

The Latin refers  to the  feast of Candlemas (2 February),  aka the day sometimes called Groundhog Day.

See:  https://paradelle.wordpress.com/2023/02/02/were-halfway-there-turn-the-wheel-of-the-year/

Title: Re: 1665 burial - English and Latin
Post by: horselydown86 on Friday 08 November 24 13:08 GMT (UK)

Quote from: mijath on Friday 08 November 24 12:06 GMT (UK)

PS - a poignant name for the illegitimate child in the first entry...

What about Dorothy Leadbetter? - lame & Kings evell'd