Settlement order of 1694

[Degan]

I have a copy of a settlement order which is headed "The humble petition of William Clark one of the sons of Thomas Clark" and it was listed in the CRO on-line catalogue under William's name.

However the body of the document does not refer to William again by name. I don't know the proper grammatical term for the way a word is abbreviated (e.g. writing the 7th, where the 'th' is written in small letters at the top right hand corner of 7) but it seems to be yo m or yo n followed by Got e or more likely Pot e.
Does anyone have experience of settlement orders? Does this abbreviation perhaps mean 'the petitioner'? I did wonder if the first part may have been short for yeoman (it says he laboured in husbandry).

Thank you in advance and sorry the query rambles a bit.

Degan

[Geoffers]

I have a copy of a settlement order which is headed "The humble petition of William Clark one of the sons of Thomas Clark"

From 1694! - You jammy..........

However the body of the document does not refer to William again by name. I don't know the proper grammatical term for the way a word is abbreviated (e.g. writing the 7th, where the 'th' is written in small letters at the top right hand corner of 7) but it seems to be yo m or yo n followed by Got e or more likely Pot e.

It would be best if you could scan the relevant part of the document and put it online - someone on the forums may then be able to interpret the wording for you.

[Degan]

Thanks Geoffers, however that's easier said than done (for me anyway).

I'll perhaps wait until the IT expert visits and ask him. I could then start another thread. I thought perhaps there was a pretty standard format for these settlement orders.

Degan