1554 handwriting defeats me

[veeblevort]

Hard to get to grips with the style.

So far all I'm seeing is 'georgii ---d'.

Pretty confident the ending is 'd' not 'b'.

Can't decide yet if there is an ascender in the
middle, or a descender from the line above, but
there is a very similar shape in the third word
of the line above, if anyone can work it out.

vv.

[Alexander.]

Can't decide yet if there is an ascender in the
middle, or a descender from the line above, but
there is a very similar shape in the third word
of the line above, if anyone can work it out.

'edwardi' 

[veeblevort]

Yep. Surname ends 'wd' then?

vv.

Edit: Also agree the leading 'cr', so 'georgii cr_wd'

[chinakay]

Hi, vv

Crabb? There are Crabbs in Hx at the 1841.

Not Jubb then. Never mind, back to the drawing board...still trying to guess where my Jubb in Mirfield came from. A losing game I suppose.

Many thanks for all your help, gang, you guys are awesome

Cheers,
China

[veeblevort]

Sorry China, not a 'b' to be found unfortunately. 

Every time I see you, you've got the same fur coat on.
You're going to wear it out.

vv.
 

[chinakay]

I get it cut short in the summer, vv