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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Understanding A 1683 Staffordshire Marriage Deed
« on: Today at 04:43 »
I'm a rush to head out but just want to clarify that this is actually the Marriage Bond.  The matching Marriage Allegation may or may not have survived.

As goldie has concluded, the person actually bound appears to be Edgerton ffaulkner of the parish of Checkly in the County of Stafford, yeoman.

He was bound to Richard Raines in one hundred pounds of good and lawful money of England, for ensuring the conduct of the marriage according to the conditions specified in the English part.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Will of Dorothy Sloggett 1705
« on: Thursday 19 June 25 16:52 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Trevellian on Thursday 19 June 25 16:26 BST (UK)
I got to it by using their new 'Full text search' feature which they state is an "Experimental" feature still being developed, but it led me to this will which I never would have found before!

Thanks Trevellian for the tip - it has uncovered a rich trove of documents for my Cornish ancestors, too.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Will of Dorothy Sloggett 1705
« on: Thursday 19 June 25 05:25 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Trevellian on Wednesday 18 June 25 20:06 BST (UK)
I don't know if you'll know anything about this either way, but the tester thing sounds a bit posh, and I had always thought this Sloggett family was quite poor.

Having more time this morning I followed up an instinct regarding this recordset - there is a full inventory for Dorothy in the images following your will.

Her records run from image 377 to 380.

The total of the inventory is 22 pounds and 16 shillings, so she was comfortable for her place and time.

Can you please tell me where this Cornwall wills collection originates on the FS website?

ADDED:

The following will appears to be for a John Slogitte (various spellings are used) of Tintagel.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Will of Dorothy Sloggett 1705
« on: Wednesday 18 June 25 20:34 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Trevellian on Wednesday 18 June 25 20:06 BST (UK)
...do you have a glossary or similar you refer to, or maybe you are just more creative with potential words...

In this case it was just a dim memory which swam into my head after I posted the addition to the first post.

However, an excellent reference for all archaic words and words used in dialects is here (includes links):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_English_Dialect_Dictionary


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Will of Dorothy Sloggett 1705
« on: Wednesday 18 June 25 19:53 BST (UK)  »
The missing word mentioned previously will be a form of the word tester; a canopy over a bed.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Will of Dorothy Sloggett 1705
« on: Wednesday 18 June 25 19:26 BST (UK)  »
first I beque my soule...

beque appears to be this writer's habitual way of writing bequeath.

...to Receve Remession...

...six penc and...

puter bason = pewter basin as you thought

Grace and Elizabeth both receive a bead  [= a bed]

Note re Grace's bequest:  ...in the Chamber over the halle

In the last item:  ...beque All my goods not given and bequed...

There is a transcript on FamilySearch although it's not always accurate.

ADDED:

I'm not sure of the missing word from Elizabeth's bequest.  It begins with Te and ends with ter.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Where in London is this?
« on: Thursday 12 June 25 06:05 BST (UK)  »
There may be useful information here regarding Duke Humphrey's residence in London:

https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781408613078/page/444/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Plesaunce

Obviously I am making assumptions which may or may not be valid.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Where in London is this?
« on: Thursday 12 June 25 05:57 BST (UK)  »
...of duke humphries in the Cittye...

A deluge of information concerning the library at the Bodleian and Harry Potter make it difficult to find anything about what this means in relation to London.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: What is the word in the text
« on: Wednesday 11 June 25 19:44 BST (UK)  »
Brian, a minor point of style for your transcript - it is the sonne and the last day.

There's no ye in the clip.

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