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Offline adamsburrows

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help reading writing 1600's Marriages
« on: Sunday 29 May 16 19:15 BST (UK) »
can anyone help me with these writing
i have underline in black and marked the begining and end in white blobs

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Re: help reading writing
« Reply #1 on: Monday 30 May 16 00:41 BST (UK) »

i have underline in black and marked the begining and end in white blobs

Another time, please avoid adding marks/underlining etc. to any image, as this can seriously interfere with legibility.

Some suggestions ...

(1613)
21st Thoms son of John Borrowes borne the xxth of July

(1614)
Rob(er)t son of Rob(e)rt Burrow(es) borne the fyft of Nove(m)b(er)

(1616)
(.....?) the daught(er) of John Borrows borne the xxijd of March a(nno) p(riori) (= 'in the previous year' - the year changed on 25 March)

(1618)
W(illia)m son of Rob(er)t Borrows dep(ar)ted buryed the vijth of March