Burial record of ? Clarke

[sami]

Can anyone help with this burial record? What is the forename above Joseph Clarke?

sami

[maddys52]

It looks like "Hauslan" to me, but I'm no expert, and I'm not sure if that is even a name.

 I usually look at this page of old law hands if I need to decipher old writing.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~oel/lawhandslg.html

[sami]

It looks like "Hauslan" to me, but I'm no expert, and I'm not sure if that is even a name.

 I usually look at this page of old law hands if I need to decipher old writing.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~oel/lawhandslg.html

I’ve been wondering if it’s in Latin. It dates to 1680 and some of the other entries have been in Latin. Thank you for the page of letters. That looks very useful.

sami

[shanreagh]

Is it Douglas?

[sami]

Is it Douglas?

Not sure, I can’t make out the first letter. To me it looks like  __auslap.

sami

[Bookbox]

The first letter is V.
It is written Vauslap or Vanslap.

ADDED
The full image is here, for anyone who has access and wants to compare the letter-forms
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/61407/images/rs00013361_4452626-00517
(right-hand page, 2/3 down)

[sami]

Thank you Bookbox. That’s the first time I’ve come across that name.

Thanks shanreagh and maddys52 for your input.

Happy Holidays everyone.

sami