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Title: Help with abbreviations used in Alumni Oxonienses
Post by: Geordie daughter on Friday 12 September 25 10:18 BST (UK)

I could really use a little help with the meaning of a couple of abbreviations used in an entry in the A.O. covering 1500 - 1714 (Phanne to Popejoy), for Jonathan Pickard. Next to his first name is the abbreviation "sev.," and "p.p." appears just before the words "St Edmund Hall." I've tried looking online for enlightenment, but had no joy so far, so am hoping there is someone out there who knows these things.

Title: Re: Help with abbreviations used in Alumni Oxonienses
Post by: mckha489 on Friday 12 September 25 10:31 BST (UK)

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000007713354&seq=12

says p.p. is "pauper puer" and there is a reference to further look at - which I haven't.

Title: Re: Help with abbreviations used in Alumni Oxonienses
Post by: Geordie daughter on Friday 12 September 25 11:29 BST (UK)

That's really helpful, thank you. One problem solved! I recently discovered that Jonathan had been adopted by Rachel Fane, Countess of Bath at Tawstock House in Devon, at a couple of weeks old, and she more or less brought him up, so that tallies with my findings.