Latin will of Margaret Coket 1469

[Bookbox]

I can’t add much to HD’s information above.

But I think in line 12, immediately after the sister Isabel (Isabelle sorori) who gets 20 shillings, there is a separate bequest to a daughter Isabel (Isabelle fil[ie]), half-hidden in the binding, and there is then a blank space in the next line for the amount of the bequest to this daughter.

I’m still struggling with the word after Kat(er)ine (line 11), but I think it’s probably a role or relationship rather than a surname, because it’s followed by mee (= ‘my’).

ADDED - perhaps it's s(er)vienti mee (= 'my servant')? But she gets 40 shillings, which might be surprising if Margaret's sister Isabel only gets 20 shillings.

[Edward Scott]

Thanks, I will ask if they can do a better copy

[Edward Scott]

They are going to extract the original book of wills/probate and see if they can expand the binding to read the 'missing 'word on line 12.

Edward

[Edward Scott]

Extract from thr response "the last word on line 12 of the above reads as ‘flie’ – there is no obvious letter after the ‘f’.  However, after discussing it with a colleague we are both of the opinion that the intention is that it should read daughter"

rgds

Edward

[Bookbox]

Thanks for the update. Glad to see we agree.