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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: LadyJayne on Monday 13 September 21 14:14 BST (UK)
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I'm struggling with to decipher some of the above bond and hoping for some help to fill in the gaps.
This is what I have so far.
And lastly if the same Marriage shall be openly solemnized in the Church or Chapel in the
..between the hours appointed in the Con
..and according to the book of common Prayer were by Law Established And if the above bounden William Parker
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I think the first two missing words are 'Licence specified' and the second 'Constitutions Ecclesiastical'.
Regards
GS
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Minor addition:
..and according to the form of the Book of Common Prayer
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More minor tune-ups:
...Ecclesiastical confirmed and according........Prayer now by Law...
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Many thanks everyone, now have I got this right? :)
And lastly if the same Marriage shall be openly solemnized in the Church or Chapel in the License specified between the hours appointed in the Constitutions Ecclesiastical confirmed and according to the form of the book of common Prayer now by Law Established And if the above bounden William Parker
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I also have gaps in this part of the bond. Many thanks
One Hundred Pounds of Lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to the said official of this claim Attorney Executors, Administrators or Assigns for the
.payment of
and each of us by himself
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...Official or his certain [Attorney? / Actorney?]...
...Assignes for the true Payment whereof We
bind ourselves and each of us by himself for the whole and...
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Many thanks everyone, now have I got this right? :)
Yes, although a couple of spellings diverge from the original.
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Thank you all so much! I still have couple of words I'm at a loss with. :)
above bounden William Parker
?so said himself? ..
his surrogates and all other his officers whatsoever by reason? of the
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. Then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force and virtue
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do save harmless
possibly the said Official (it's rather faint, but that phrase occurred higher up)
by Reason of the Premises
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Many thanks arthurk :) That's brilliant!
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Hi, LadyJane,
Here's the last snippet transliterated for you:
"do save harmless the said William his Surrogates and other his Officers whatsoever by Reason of the Premises Then this Obligation to be void or else to remain in full force and virtue."
Thank you all so much! I still have couple of words I'm at a loss with. :)
above bounden William Parker
?so said himself? ..
his surrogates and all other his officers whatsoever by reason? of the
?
. Then this obligation to be void or else to remain in full force and virtue
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Here's the last snippet transliterated for you:
"do save harmless the said William his Surrogates and other his Officers
Sorry, I can't agree. It is surely the church official who is being 'saved harmless' (= indemnified), not William. I agree with arthurk (above) that the handwritten word is almost certainly Official.
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Now that I have manipulated the image to darken the faint word and also now seeing it in daylight, yes, I agree the word is "Official".
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Thank you all for your help, much appreciated. ;)