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I had also read in one of the "Secretary Hand" instruction sheets that Christopher could be written as Xpofer. but I could not see the first letter in 1/3 as an X, for some reason.

Yahoo! (short celebration)

More on 1/3 "open":

I just did the Google search again for

"To all" open "people to whom this present writing Indented shall come"

and found:

Person:William Smoot (1) - Genealogy -...

Thanks, Burt.

In a separate private message I have sent you my email address. I believe I will be able to open an odt file.

And thank you for your discussion of the shorthand usage. It makes...

That is high praise coming from you, Burt! I will patiently await your results.
Charles

Good catch. Thank you Pam.

Charles

Following up on Burt's suggestion, here is my transcription in its current form of the 1562 North Cadbury deed. And as Burt noted, I have enjoyed the challenge of reading this document, but sometimes...

A followup question, burt:
Can you point me to any good summaries of abbreviations used in the 16th Century Secretary Hand?

Charles

Hi burt,

Since I am very new to this forum, would you please offer some guidance on how many queries I might post about this particular deed, especially given my newbie status. I do not want to...

Thank you burt for your useful response and especially for your pointers. I have been learning as I go and have lots to still learn.

So unless I can obtain a better image of the words falling on...

I have another question about the 1562 deed I have been transcribing.

Here is a link to lines 8 through 12 from this deed. Lines 10 and 11 fall on a crease in the parchment and contain many words...

Thank you both, pwholt and burt! Your help is greatly appreciated.
Charles Chamberlin

Thank you, Pam.
I do appreciate the help.
Charles

Thank you, Lesley.

The learning curve for the Secretary Hand has been very steep and difficult for me.

Charles Chamberlin

I have another questions about the 1562 deed I have been transcribing.

Here is a link to a phrase from this deed that I am unable to decipher:
...

Thank you Peter! Yes, I think it is "appurtenances". I had transcribed four other words within the deed as "Appurtenances" and compared those instances with the two I shared via the link and they...

I am new to this forum. With my brother, I have been researching the history of my ancestors from Somerset, UK. Richard Chamberlyne (aka Chamberlayne, Chamberlin, Chamberlen, etc) left North Cadbury...

Hello All,
I am new to this forum. With my brother, I have been researching the history of my ancestors from Somerset, UK. Richard Chamberlyne (aka Chamberlayne, Chamberlin, Chamberlen, etc) left...