Phyllis Ryerse wrote: > Hi Cuzzin' Carole.....and the rest of the gang!! > Now here's a subject I think I can help you with. > The Doomsday Book entry. --------------------------------Snip------------------------ > The following is facsimile of the actual entry in Domesday book relating to > Odard's possession of Duntune. The lines which appear to cancel some of the > words are rubricated in the original, such being the Norman method of > distinguishing names and places of importance in that record. > > (Here it shows 4 lines of to-me-unreadable old English which > apparently is the actual entry in the Domesday. I would be willing to scan > this and send a copy as an attachment to anyone who provides a current > e-mail address.) > (What does rubricated mean??) According to the American Heritage Dictionary a rubric is: "A part of a manuscript or book, such as a title, heading, or initial letter, that appears in decorative red lettering or is otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text." Rubricate means: "To arrange, write, or print as a rubric". Dick