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Deciphering Latin sentence
« on: Wednesday 19 August 20 14:11 BST (UK) »
Hi
Can anyone decipher and translate the Latin phrase in the last burial entry - that for Ellin Holdcroft of Ball Green

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Re: Deciphering Latin sentence
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 19 August 20 14:44 BST (UK) »
I'll have a go. Somebody else will do it properly later.
eujus (or cujus?) vita igna optimata  _ea_
Something like lived a good unknown life there. Does it mean she lived quietly and virtuously?
I may be completely wrong. The only word I'm confident about is "vita".
Went from here to a better life?
Just noticed baptism of William, son of Ralph & Ann Holdcroft on the line above. Was Ellin a relative?
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Re: Deciphering Latin sentence
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 19 August 20 15:01 BST (UK) »
cujus vita igne extincta erat = whose life was destroyed by fire (burnt to death)

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Re: Deciphering Latin sentence
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 19 August 20 15:16 BST (UK) »
Thank you

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Re: Deciphering Latin sentence
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 19 August 20 20:47 BST (UK) »
1 out of 10 for me.  :-[
Unfortunate woman. Where did it happen?
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Re: Deciphering Latin sentence
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 19 August 20 21:50 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Maiden Stone on Wednesday 19 August 20 20:47 BST (UK)
1 out of 10 for me.  :-[

Not so. You got 3 words out of the 5 :)

Quote from: Maiden Stone on Wednesday 19 August 20 20:47 BST (UK)
Unfortunate woman. Where did it happen?

The PR is from Norton le Moors, Staffordshire.
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