Needing help with Latin again

[RowanR]

Can somebody give me a translation for this please, several of them are quakers so I'm guessing a fine for holding/attending a meeting, but that is a guess.

[Bookbox]

I'm afraid I don't have time to do a full translation. Essentially, they have all been indicted for failing to attend their various parish churches or chapels between 1 December 1684 and 2 January 1684/5, without any lawful or reasonable excuse for absence.

[RowanR]

That makes sense for quakers, thank you very much.

[horselydown86]

The section of the list at the right relating to the two Battersby men (expanded from its contracted form) says:

John Battersby of Duck?? in Slaidburne in le West Riding of the County aforesaid yeoman
Robert Battersby of the same yeoman

The Duck?? place probably ends in -re.

Also from that place are Thomas Cutler and Edmund Cutler.

Then come people from Bolland and then Grindleton.

Before the Battersbys are three from Easington.

[RowanR]

Thank you, the place is Duckmire, I've found it mentioned in other records but haven't pinned down where in Slaidburn it was yet. I think Robert is his brother, John was born about 1652 from his age at death and the Slaidburn register doesn't survive from that period but I have a baptism for Robert to William Battersby of Duckmire in 1665 so I think it's likely they're the same family especially with them both becoming quakers. The Robert Parker is puzzling me, Clement Parker was the son of a Robert but that Robert would be at least 80 at this date, so I'm wondering if it's a brother I haven't found.

[horselydown86]

In the RH list Robtus Parker is identified as gen(er)osu(s) = gentleman

That suggests he is the senior man compared to Clement, who is a yeoman.

My (admittedly limited) experience is that the common notion that everyone in the "olden days" was dead by 40 is utter nonsense.

Duckmire fits perfectly.

[RowanR]

True, I've got quite a few who lived past 40, including the John Battersby and Clement Parker in this list, lol. So there's no real reason it can't be Clement's father. Thank you again for your help.