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Title: C16th Handwriting
Post by: slightlyfoxed on Tuesday 27 May 25 09:48 BST (UK)

Is anyone able to decipher what comes after Wyllm ....? its 1585 and Colyton in Devon

Title: Re: C16th Handwriting
Post by: Vance Mead on Tuesday 27 May 25 11:08 BST (UK)

The first letter looks like a Y but I think it's a P: William Poolle, esquire, of Shutte/Shute

Title: Re: C16th Handwriting
Post by: slightlyfoxed on Tuesday 27 May 25 20:48 BST (UK)

Thank You. That makes sense.
AJP
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