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Strange terms from 1700s.....can anyone help me?
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Christine in Herts | Report | 11 Apr 2006 14:13 |
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Hi - seeing that open/oxen thing - I remember that an old lower-case x could have a hanging tail, so it could look like a p. Christine PS - have you tried googling the phrases in inverted commas, so that google recognises that they're single items not lots of separate words? |
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Heather | Report | 11 Apr 2006 14:10 |
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What a lovely will to have! Why dont you change your heading to WILL 18th century - can anyone translate please. I know Ive had kind souls who I have sent a scan of wills and who can read them straight away when Ive spent an hour on the first para. |
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Jennifer | Report | 11 Apr 2006 13:54 |
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A guess - but is a 'quay great with calf' just a strange spelling of cow? Seems right in context. Are the 'two open' two oxen? I'm certainly no expert, so if there is anyone who knows better I'm sure they will answer shortly! |
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Moira | Report | 11 Apr 2006 13:46 |
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I have a copy of a will dated 1720, I can understand all but these terms: a bink, a pair of noisets, two young open (I think) and two others coming two yrs old, a quay great with calf. The chap, whose will it is, was a farmer so they are words related to farming I think. There is so much expertise on this board maybe someone can help me. Moira. |
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