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Title: Missign words - 1483 will
Post by: Edward Scott on Tuesday 09 April 19 16:29 BST (UK)
I would appreciate some help with a few missing words, starting from the middle of line 2 and finishing after ‘tymes in a year continually’, may well be some errors as well.

Also I give and bequeath to the honest
and [] people to be named and chosen by my executors with the assent and
agreement of the said [] to syng and pray for my soule and also my wife
soule the soules of John Cokett my {[] and margarete my mades? Richard Bole
and margarete his Wife Alice Coket latw the wife of John my son all my friends
and good [] soules all the soules that I am [] to pray for and all []
soules and ro come home to Hampton[] or [] tyms in a year continually

thanks

Edward
Title: Re: Missign words - 1483 will
Post by: Little Nell on Tuesday 09 April 19 16:37 BST (UK)
Also I give and bequeath to the honest
and vertuous people to be named and chosen by my executors with the assent and
agreement of the said [] to syng and pray for my soule and also my wife
soule the soules of John Cokett my fader (ie father) and margarete my mades? moder (ie mother) Richard Bole
and margarete his Wife Alice Coket latw the wife of John my son all my friends
and good [] soules all the soules that I am bound to pray for and all []
soules and ro come home to Hampton iij or iiij tyms in a year continually

Still missing some.....
Title: Re: Missign words - 1483 will
Post by: Edward Scott on Tuesday 09 April 19 16:44 BST (UK)
Thanks, great help - this once small section of a 4 page will has been a real bonus.

Edward
Title: Re: Missign words - 1483 will
Post by: Little Nell on Tuesday 09 April 19 16:56 BST (UK)
I think the one at the end of the line near the bottom is

all christian soules

Nell
Title: Re: Missign words - 1483 will
Post by: Little Nell on Tuesday 09 April 19 16:58 BST (UK)
In the third line it might be supervisors

Has he already named some supervisors earlier on the will?

Nell
Title: Re: Missign words - 1483 will
Post by: Edward Scott on Tuesday 09 April 19 17:12 BST (UK)
In the third line it might be supervisors

Has he already named some supervisors earlier on the will?

Nell
Supervisors wouldn't fit the context of this section and (to me) looks wrong. I think it could be symfone

Edward
Title: Re: Missign words - 1483 will
Post by: horselydown86 on Tuesday 09 April 19 17:23 BST (UK)
...vertuous p(re)stes tobe named...

...agrement of the seid sup(er)visours to syng...

...all cristen
soules...


ADDED:

I believe it is:  ...and alice my wif...

The final letter isn't entirely clear and in this hand final-s and e can look very similar.

ADDED 2:

...good doers soules...
Title: Re: Missign words - 1483 will
Post by: Edward Scott on Tuesday 09 April 19 17:40 BST (UK)
Bath many thanks & it is indeed Alice my wife.

Final version below

Also I give and bequeath to the honest
and vertuous p(re)stes to be named and chosen by my executors with the assent and
agreement of the seid sup(er)visours to syng and pray for my soule and alice my wife
soule the soules of John Cokett my ffader and margarete my moder Richard Bole
and margarete his Wife Alice Coket latw the wife of John my son all my friends
and good doers soules all the soules that I am bounde to pray for and all christen
soules and to come home to Hampton iij or iiij tyms in a year continually

Edward
Title: Re: Missign words - 1483 will
Post by: goldie61 on Tuesday 09 April 19 22:21 BST (UK)
I'm sure it's a typo, but you have 'Alice Coket latw the wife of John my son.....'

It should be late
Title: Re: Missign words - 1483 will
Post by: Edward Scott on Tuesday 09 April 19 22:35 BST (UK)
Thanks, fat fingers, should have been late