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[marginated] Cornwall
Edward Taprell, through his attorney, presented himself on the 4th day against Richard Taprell, lately of Lawharn in the aforesaid county, yeoman, in a plea that he should pay him 40 shillings that he owes him and unjustly retains etc. And he [Richard] did not come. And the sheriff was ordered to summon him, etc. And the sheriff then reported that he has nothing, etc.* Therefore he should be arrested so that he is here within 15 days of Easter, etc., on which day the sheriff did not send the writ, etc. Therefore, just as before, he should be arrested so that he is here within the Octave of St John the Baptist, etc.

     * = no property within the sheriff’s jurisdiction that could be distrained for the debt

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Technical Help / Re: ENHANCING DOWNLOADS FOR TRANSCRIBING
« on: Yesterday at 20:44 »
I'm sure that Bristol Record Office would be able to help you further. For example, their catalogue shows this document below (if you haven't already seen it) ...

https://archives.bristol.gov.uk/records/SMV/9/3/3/8/349

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Technical Help / Re: ENHANCING DOWNLOADS FOR TRANSCRIBING
« on: Yesterday at 18:19 »
I have attached 2 documents from the internet from the archived Port Cities site.  Unfortunately I can't read them as when I try to enlarge them, they become more fuzzy.

The Witness Statement is straightforward enough, but the Muster List less so. I don't think there is anything you can do it resolve it, because the image was scanned at too low a resolution.

Here is my reading of the Witness Statement:

I John Smith late Carpenter of the Ship
Alert of and belonging to the Port of Bristol, do
hereby certify that Henry Tripp entered on board the
said Ship sometime in the month of April One
thousand seven hundred and Eighty six on her
then intended Voyage to Anamaboe as chief Mate.
That on or about the Twentieth day of October
following, the said Ship then being at Anamaboe
aforesaid he the said Henry Tripp was sent in
company with another to Appolonia and on going
ashore at Appolonia aforesaid on a Canoe, the
said Canoe Overset[?] and he was thereby drowned, and
that the said Henry Tripp left behind him a Wife
and a Child aged five years, as he the said John
Smith verily believes. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this first
day of September in the Year of our Lord One
thousand seven hundred and Eighty nine.

Sworn at the City of Bristol
this 1st of September 1789 before
me                               The mark of John X Smith
Tho: Harris
Alderman

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Still a few gaps here ...

Carroll
John Andrew & Mary [he] 35, [she] 28. 2 Children – Jno [= John] 3 yrs & William
1 yr & 4 months. Harness maker, married at Camberwell
Church, 6th August 1820 – never pd [= paid] more than 4s
per week & ^that^ […]d, was apprenticed to ^his Father, served him 2 yrs & then turned over to^
Jno [= John] […] Hughes
of Long Acre Harness maker, served him
5 yrs, the last 3 yrs of which he lodged with his Father
at Nr 2 Martlet Court, Bow Street – worked at Baxters
Long Acre, now lives at 44 King St, 7 Dials

[marginated] Indenture produced

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Latin Admin 1504
« on: Friday 10 May 24 18:16 BST (UK)  »
If the first word of the second extract is a contraction of Em(anavi)t, then I think it is saying that a letter of administration has flowed out to John Barton to administer the goods of his deceased father.

I'm also not certain that p(at)ris is the correct reading.

I agree with all the above.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Conveyance c 1480 Latin (?)
« on: Wednesday 08 May 24 20:45 BST (UK)  »
It’s a dual-purpose document, combining a conveyance with letters-of-attorney. Dated 1470, not 1480, and referring to a prior conveyance of 1456.

Vance has done the first 6 lines. Here is my attempt at translating the rest:

… to the south. This capital messuage with buildings, shops and gardens, with appurtenances, we held jointly with William Spalding, dyer, lately citizen of Norwich, and Richard Cromer and William Oldebarby, lately citizens and aldermen of Norwich, and Henry Bovy, clerk, now deceased, from a conveyance and feoffment of John Child, lately of Norwich, chaplain, as is more clearly contained in a certain charter dated at Norwich on 3rd day of January in the 34th year of the reign of King Henry VI [1456], then drawn up by us. To have and to hold all the aforesaid

[extract 2]
messuage with buildings, shops and gardens, with appurtenances, to the aforesaid William Skarlet, Philip Curson, William Blythe and Robert Pype, their heirs and assigns for ever, from the chief lords of that fee, for services thence due and by right accustomed. And furthermore everyone present should know that we the aforesaid Thomas Elyes and John Heydon have appointed, ordained and put in our place our beloved in Christ Thomas Drantale[?], clerk, Thomas Lynne, weaver, and William Roo[?] the elder, jointly and severally, as our faithful attorneys, to enter into the aforesaid messuage and to give full and peaceful possession thenceforth to the aforesaid William Scarlet, Philip, William Blythe and Robert Pype in our place and in our name, according to the tenor and effect of this charter. It is ratified and consented that whatever these our attorneys or any of them shall do in our names regarding these premises [shall be lawful]. In witness of which matter we have fixed our seals to these presents. These being witnesses: Thomas Bokenham, William Lyster, notary, John Burgh, John Swan, Ralph Bygot and others. Given at Norwich on the sixteenth day of August in the year of the Lord 1470 and in the tenth year of the reign of King Edward IV after the Conquest of England.

ADDED
Not sure about some of the names - others may have suggestions?
Lines 5-6 maybe Agatha Banyngham?

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26o die Maij 1697 cor(am) m(agist)ro Johanne Stockar cl(er)ico surro(gato) &c p(rese)nte

me Paulo Lubin Not(arij) pub(li)ci

Probatum fuit h(uius)mo(d)i suprascript(um) Test(ament)um Will(el)mi Clunn sen(ioris) def(uncti) iur(amen)to

Faith Clunn rel(i)c(t)e d(i)c(t)i def(un)c(t)i et Executricis in eodem Testamento no(m)i(n)at(e) ac

inde approbatum &c Om(n)isq(ue) &c Com(m)issum fuit p(re)fat(e) Ex(ecutri)ci prius ad […?] &c

Jurat’ salvo Iure &c


On the 26th day of May 1697, before Master John Stockar, clerk, surrogate etc., in the presence of me Paul Lubin, Notary Public, this above-written will of William Clunn the elder, deceased, was proved by the oath of Faith Clunn, relict of the said deceased and the executrix named in the same will, and was then approved etc., and all etc., was granted to the aforesaid executrix who was first sworn to […] etc., saving the right, etc.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help With Latin Manorial Record
« on: Tuesday 07 May 24 13:34 BST (UK)  »
I hope I can figure out what the whole thing says ...

Likewise, they [the jurors] say and present that Richard Brett, lately of Kennington, who held from the lord of this manor, as of his manor of Ulley aforesaid, for customary services and a relief when it should occur, and for the annual rent of one penny to be paid at the aforesaid feast, one piece or parcel of land called Chappell Croft, containing half an acre of land, at present being [at? Hemspott?] in the occupation of Richard Brett his son, abutting onto the king’s highway there towards the south, onto a certain lane there called Canterbury Lane towards the east, and onto the lands of the lord of the aforesaid manor called Kingsland on the west and the north; [Richard senior] has died since the last court being seised thereof, whereupon there falls to the lord a relief, namely one penny; and upon his death the aforesaid premises descend to the aforesaid Richard Brett his son, and to his [Richard junior’s] heirs; and this relief the aforesaid Richard Brett the son has paid into the court, to acknowledge his tenure; and he has done fealty to the lord and has thenceforth been admitted tenant.

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I would favour Rychard Carter, a youth. 'The younger' is more usually given as junior. That said, I wouldn't rule it out.

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