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Help with English probate from 1622
« on: Tuesday 30 August 22 13:06 BST (UK) »
Hi, I would be hugely grateful for help with the transcription and translation of the probate from the will of Robert Bird the Elder of Freeby in Leicestershire, 23 January 1621/2. The main English will was clear, but having been puzzling over the Latin probate for some time, the combination of the hand and the Latin abbreviations is proving too much for me.

My current effort is

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Probatu[m] apud melby? cora[m] me Gawdrey?
fuit et xxvjo die mensis martij A[nn]o D[omi]ni 1622
Jurat Anne Dikes ex[ecut]r[ i]x et? sui? et? die sene? et? Jurat.
     J___ ___

Probate made at Melton Mowbray? by me Gawdrey? and issued on the 26th March AD 1622 issued to Anne Dikes executrix ______???


Thank you to anyone who can help.

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Re: Help with English probate from 1622
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 30 August 22 22:07 BST (UK) »
Welcome to RootsChat!

The whole text is highly abbreviated, as well as the individual words ...

Probatu(m) apud Melton cora(m) m(agist)ro Cawdrey
surr(ogato) &c xxvjto die mensis martij A(nn)o d(omi)ni 1622
Jura(men)to Anne Dikes ex(ecutri)c(is) &c Cui &c de bene
&c Jurat(e).
Inv(entarium) ex(hibi)tu(m)


Proved at Melton before Master Cawdrey,
surrogate etc., on the 26th day of the month of March in the year of the Lord 1622
by the oath of Ann Dikes, the executrix etc., to whom etc., to well
etc., who was sworn.
Inventory submitted

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Re: Help with English probate from 1622
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 30 August 22 22:13 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much Bookbox!

And thanks for the welcome.