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Latin Will 1503-7 pounds sterling
« on: Saturday 25 May 19 23:54 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I'm attaching a snippet from a Will that I have largely completed.  However, I have this snippet and one other (that I'll post separately) that I cannot clearly see the words and all of my dictionaries are failing me.  If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
CRN-Hocking
DVN-Bickle.Doble.Harris.Hill.Nrthcte
KEN-Austen.Bodeker.Collard.Dodd.Duncan.Eaton.Gregry.Hammnd.Herman.Hills.Hodgs.Ivysn.
James.Kemp.Milstd.Nut.Owlet.Ruck.Spilet.Terry.Tilby.Thmsn.Walker
SOM-Baker.Clatworthy.Linton.Parker.Smith.Stone.Twose
ABD-Barclay.Cruickshank.McKenzie.Shepherd.Club
LKS-Douglas.Gunn.Turner
MLN-Dicks/Dickson.Duff.Lindsay.Young
SHI-Bain.Cluness.Fordyce.Gray.Petrie
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Re: Latin Will 1503-7 pounds sterling
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 26 May 19 10:24 BST (UK) »
... et sex cocleria argent(ea) q(uo)d huic in vadia

pro septem libris de Will(el)mo Brenschet* gen(er)oso si dic(t)us Will(el)m(us) Will(el)mus Brenschet* vult clama(r)

dictu(m) vadiu(m) solvat dict(e) Margarete septe(m) libras st(er)lying(as) ...


... and six silver spoons, as pledges/security to him/her for seven pounds from William Brenschet,* gentleman; if the said William William** Brenschet* wishes to claim the said pledge, he should pay seven pounds sterling to the said Margaret ...

     * - could be Breuschet
     ** - written twice in error?

(It’s hard to grasp the full sense without the first part of the sentence, which would give it some context.)

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Re: Latin Will 1503-7 pounds sterling
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 26 May 19 15:55 BST (UK) »
Bookbox, you are simply brilliant!  You've cracked it.  I couldn't see the q before the d so I was reading it as id or 1 denarius.  Likewise, I was reading 'huic' as 'hunc' and I couldn't clearly see the word 'clama'.  So, anything I tried resulted in utter nonsense. 

Thank you so much.
CRN-Hocking
DVN-Bickle.Doble.Harris.Hill.Nrthcte
KEN-Austen.Bodeker.Collard.Dodd.Duncan.Eaton.Gregry.Hammnd.Herman.Hills.Hodgs.Ivysn.
James.Kemp.Milstd.Nut.Owlet.Ruck.Spilet.Terry.Tilby.Thmsn.Walker
SOM-Baker.Clatworthy.Linton.Parker.Smith.Stone.Twose
ABD-Barclay.Cruickshank.McKenzie.Shepherd.Club
LKS-Douglas.Gunn.Turner
MLN-Dicks/Dickson.Duff.Lindsay.Young
SHI-Bain.Cluness.Fordyce.Gray.Petrie
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED HERE IS FROM MY OWN DIRECT EXPERIENCE & NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE