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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
« on: Sunday 13 November 22 19:07 GMT (UK)  »
Great. Thank you. You are making real progress for me.

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   In the halle
it(em) one ould cobbarrd                       zz
it(em)         xx  xx  xxx xxx
it(em) one  xx and kettel  barrell and
    xx one bowl  xx spoones
and   xxx

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
« on: Sunday 13 November 22 18:45 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you. Finding names of items tricky.
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I make little sense of these 3 lines
T

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
« on: Sunday 13 November 22 17:55 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Bookbox. Henwicke is the plum which hopefully will tie up elsewhere.
On the inventory itself

Imprimis for wearring apparell                           zzz
   in the xxxx
xxx  xxxx xxx on fether bolster               
twi fether pellowes on xxx                               xxl   xis  8d
one blanket

T

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Inventory of Edith Hornblow 1617
« on: Sunday 13 November 22 16:02 GMT (UK)  »
Starting with the general

An Inventorie  xxx taken and xx the
xxiij day of January 1617 of all the
goodes and chattells movable and unmovable
of Ideth hornblow widow of xxxx
in the tythe of Thatcham in the countie
of Berks  xx  xx by xx  xx
xxx  underwrytten

T

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Thanks. T

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Thanks to all you experts who have contributed to this transcription. Very much appreciated.
 I can now digest the contents with all those names and see if I can fit something in to the greater Hornblow Family Tree.

However. Fear not. I shall be back with the inventory. Toby.

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Thank you Little Nell.
That brings me to the last 2 & a bit lines

In xx xxx  xx x Edeth hornblow to this my last will and testamente  xx
xxx  xxx xxxx  the days and years for the above  xx  signed sealed and delivered
in the pre??? of
T

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Thank you Little Nell & Bookbox.  We are now on the last lap

line 29  30
of this my laste will and testamente   xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
and to  xx of xx behalfe I give them  xxxx a peece

T

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Thank you Little Nell
line 27 & 28

my sole executor   xxx      and my funeral expences payd Item I do xxxx     
and     xxx          thomas Goddard and henry Goodden  my xxxx 

Toby

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