And the very last query for the moment - promise!

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Here I can't work out the bit between what seems to say "by the oathes of the said Confederates &" and "for that such your orators witnesses"

Once again, any help will be very gratefully received.

Diana

[horselydown86]

...Confederates & the rather for that...

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Hi Horsleydown86

Once again a very big thank you.   That was all I could think of.   I can't say that the sentence is any clearer as it's another really rambling one but I expect it's legalese.   It's good to have your corroboration.

Diana

[horselydown86]

If you put "and the rather for that" (with the quotes) into a search engine, you'll find that this was a fairly common construction in the C17th and C18th.

It seems to mean something like:

...instead of what has been supposed or alleged, the actuality is...[this other thing]


See this for example:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kg7/

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Hi horsleydown86

Wonderful to know!   Thank you so very much indeed.

Diana