Help with burial insciption in December 1593

[tamarakel]

I'm having a problem deciphering the inscription especially the end part of it..any help would be much appreciated, thanks again!

[Bookbox]

Henry Birt a serv(a)nt buried from Milend [= Mile End] the iiij^th [4th] of the same [month]

You’ll need to look higher up the page for the month.

[tamarakel]

Henry Birt a serv(a)nt buried from Milend [= Mile End] the iiij^th [4th] of the same [month]

You’ll need to look higher up the page for the month.

Wow AMAZING, thank you so much, may I ask how you figured out the date? I have others to decipher and I haven't been able to find a document that helps with numbers in the 15th century..,

[goldie61]

Wow AMAZING, thank you so much, may I ask how you figured out the date? I have others to decipher and I haven't been able to find a document that helps with numbers in the 15th century..,

They use Roman numerals.
So 1 is an 'i'. The last 'i' is always written as a 'j'.
5 is a 'v'
10 is an 'x'.

So iiij here in this piece you've posted is 4.

xxviij would be 20 + 5 + 3 = 28
and so on.

Take a look at this site:
https://www.shakespearesworld.org/#/guide/numbers

[tamarakel]

Wow AMAZING, thank you so much, may I ask how you figured out the date? I have others to decipher and I haven't been able to find a document that helps with numbers in the 15th century..,

They use Roman numerals.
So 1 is an 'i'. The last 'i' is always written as a 'j'.
5 is a 'v'
10 is an 'x'.

So iiij here in this piece you've posted is 4.

xxviij would be 20 + 5 + 3 = 28
and so on.

Take a look at this site:
https://www.shakespearesworld.org/#/guide/numbers

Awesome, I thought that's what it might be but wasn't sure. I learned the roman numerals in school, but that was a long time ago, guess time for a refresher. Thank you so much for the info!