Hi Len, Thankyou for replying with your memories and non-memories, both war and prewar. Maybe the Whit processions were more a thing of the Midlands and North, and not much in evidence around the metropolis. Mention of School shelters in wartime immediately took me back to sitting for hours in the gloom of the re-inforced and closed-in playground shelter, which was deemed suitable as an air-raid shelter for Edgewick J. M &I School. We sat tightly crushed together, clutching our little tins or boxes. Each of us had to have "emergency rations", ie. biscuits, sweets and chewing gum, as daylight raids could last long after school hours, (and mealtimes!). I can imagine the scene if there had been a direct hit or even near miss. Bits of minced Muriel and her school friends scattered far and wide! Fortunately Fortune smiled upon us! May your renovations proceed apace, Len,---and thankyou for pausing to send such a wickedly delicious snippet of scandal, too! Lovely stuff! Regards, Muriel.

Whats happening at St Swithun. I will tell whats happening a Rockhampton. It may come as a bit of a shock perhaps. Please dont cut me off...... brett[oz] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Malings" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [BAN] Household items - Need help with a will > The Nottingham Uni site detailing old weights and measures is excellent. > > Does anyone know of anywhere that documents 16/17th century household > goods > and tools. I have a number of inventories and I need a few clues for some > of the items. > > A Weather report from the sunny south east of Ireland for Brett...guess > what...it's raining and seems like it's been going on for the last 40 days > (not continuously I hasten to add) even though they don't know about St. > Swithun over here. > > Jon Malings > County Wexford > >>From: "Spencer Field" <[email protected]> >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: [BAN] Need help with a will >>Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:22:35 -0600 >> >>Thank you to everyone who answered my plea for help. It was very much >>appreciated. >> >>Spencer Field >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Spencer Field" <[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:34 PM >>Subject: [BAN] Need help with a will >> >> >> >I am transcribeing a will of Richard Judd of Warmington, probated April >>2nd >> > 1658. He states ---- >> > [ Item I give and bequeath unto my so sonne John Judd six ?????? of >> > grinding corn and one cow] and two lines down he states [ and the six >> > ?????? >> > of corn to be paid him yearly by his mother after my decease during her >> > life] >> > >> > I have looked on every weights and measure reference I can but find >> > nothing >> > that will fit. The two words look the same and letter for letter, could >>be >> > KRIKES. I have never heard of such a word. Any and all suggestions are >> > greatly appreciated. >> > >> > Spencer Field >> > Calgary Canada >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ >>British History Online >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Dorothy, I did receive it last night thanks! I will assemble some more data on Mary Shirley's ancestors (I have about 3 generations) and send it in the next few days. Cheers Tim -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dorothy.gibbs Sent: Friday, 27 July 2007 8:12 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BAN] SHIRLEY family HI Tim, I have tried twice now to send you the pdf file of the Shirley data at your email address and it keeps getting sent back. Any Ideas? It's only a small file that I have attached... so size isn't the issue. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Shirley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [BAN] SHIRLEY family > Hello again Dorothy, > > A little more info, and perhaps a correction of dates. I have Mary > Shirley's baptism as 1815 - her mother Sarah died in 1818 and there was > a baby Martha born and died in 1818 so it would seem there was a family > tragedy. > > The illegitimate child Thomas was born in 1839, when Mary would have > been 24 - and she then married William in 1844 as you said. > > Hope this helps. > > Tim > > Hello Dorothy, > > Yes, I have Mary, Thomas and William Gibbs in my information, but > nothing on Mary and William's children (or Thomas for that matter). > > Her father John's brother Thomas is my direct ancestor. I guess that > makes us related, though rather distantly :) Thomas Shirley was my > great-grandfather's great-grandfather. > > Cheers > > Tim > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Tim, Oh goody... at last. I'll look forward to seeing what you have in due course. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Shirley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [BAN] SHIRLEY family > Hi Dorothy, > > I did receive it last night thanks! > > I will assemble some more data on Mary Shirley's ancestors (I have about > 3 generations) and send it in the next few days. > > Cheers > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Dorothy.gibbs > Sent: Friday, 27 July 2007 8:12 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BAN] SHIRLEY family > > HI Tim, > I have tried twice now to send you the pdf file of the Shirley data at > your > email address and it keeps getting sent back. Any Ideas? > It's only a small file that I have attached... so size isn't the issue. > > Dorothy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Shirley" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:57 AM > Subject: Re: [BAN] SHIRLEY family > > >> Hello again Dorothy, >> >> A little more info, and perhaps a correction of dates. I have Mary >> Shirley's baptism as 1815 - her mother Sarah died in 1818 and there > was >> a baby Martha born and died in 1818 so it would seem there was a > family >> tragedy. >> >> The illegitimate child Thomas was born in 1839, when Mary would have >> been 24 - and she then married William in 1844 as you said. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Tim >> >> Hello Dorothy, >> >> Yes, I have Mary, Thomas and William Gibbs in my information, but >> nothing on Mary and William's children (or Thomas for that matter). >> >> Her father John's brother Thomas is my direct ancestor. I guess that >> makes us related, though rather distantly :) Thomas Shirley was my >> great-grandfather's great-grandfather. >> >> Cheers >> >> Tim >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I see in my original message I had"Mary Churchill/(Field-m 1784)". That should be 1774. Spencer Field ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spencer Field" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:38 PM Subject: [BAN] Judd one name study (was need help with a will) > David > > My interest in Richard Judd is actually the father of the Richard Judd > whose > will was probated in 1658. The first mentioned Richard Judd was my 9th > great > grandfather. The descent from there is Ezekiel Judd,> Phillip[a]/Phylippa > Judd/(Hitchcocks),>Philipa Hitchcock/Hitchcox/(Churchill), Mary > Churchill/(Field-m 1784) all in the Banburyshire area and then to Thame

HI Tim, I have tried twice now to send you the pdf file of the Shirley data at your email address and it keeps getting sent back. Any Ideas? It's only a small file that I have attached... so size isn't the issue. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Shirley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [BAN] SHIRLEY family > Hello again Dorothy, > > A little more info, and perhaps a correction of dates. I have Mary > Shirley's baptism as 1815 - her mother Sarah died in 1818 and there was > a baby Martha born and died in 1818 so it would seem there was a family > tragedy. > > The illegitimate child Thomas was born in 1839, when Mary would have > been 24 - and she then married William in 1844 as you said. > > Hope this helps. > > Tim > > Hello Dorothy, > > Yes, I have Mary, Thomas and William Gibbs in my information, but > nothing on Mary and William's children (or Thomas for that matter). > > Her father John's brother Thomas is my direct ancestor. I guess that > makes us related, though rather distantly :) Thomas Shirley was my > great-grandfather's great-grandfather. > > Cheers > > Tim >

David My interest in Richard Judd is actually the father of the Richard Judd whose will was probated in 1658. The first mentioned Richard Judd was my 9th great grandfather. The descent from there is Ezekiel Judd,> Phillip[a]/Phylippa Judd/(Hitchcocks),>Philipa Hitchcock/Hitchcox/(Churchill), Mary Churchill/(Field-m 1784) all in the Banburyshire area and then to Thame Oxon. Thanks for the offer of help. I accept!!!! Spencer Field ----- Original Message ----- From: "DAVID JUDD" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Alec Newman" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [BAN] Need help with a will > Spencer, can I ask what your interest is in Richard Judd of Warmington? I > am > researching the JUDD family in Oxfordshire & Warwickshire, and I have > formed > a One Name Study at the Society of Genealogists in London. I will help > with > your enquiry, David Judd

Spencer, can I ask what your interest is in Richard Judd of Warmington? I am researching the JUDD family in Oxfordshire & Warwickshire, and I have formed a One Name Study at the Society of Genealogists in London. I will help with your enquiry, David Judd -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Spencer Field Sent: 25 July 2007 03:35 To: [email protected] Subject: [BAN] Need help with a will I am transcribeing a will of Richard Judd of Warmington, probated April 2nd 1658. He states ---- [ Item I give and bequeath unto my so sonne John Judd six ?????? of grinding corn and one cow] and two lines down he states [ and the six ?????? of corn to be paid him yearly by his mother after my decease during her life] I have looked on every weights and measure reference I can but find nothing that will fit. The two words look the same and letter for letter, could be KRIKES. I have never heard of such a word. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Spencer Field Calgary Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Muriel & Fellow Listers I come late to this party but for good reason. Firstly, I am only halfway through constructing the new kitchen (although we do now have a sink, oven & hob installed) and secondly, try as I might, I can recall no processions at Whitsuntide. At school we always assembled in the playground whilst the Union Flag was flown from the flagstaff on Empire Day. This was the only time that the maypole came into use as the girls danced around it using ropes as I remember rather than the traditional ribbons. May Day passed our community by! In any event it did not last long as all such celebrations soon gave way to the war when for a long time we spent more time in the shelters than in the playground. During those few years just before World War II, Whitsun was I believe, the occasion when the vicar invited the congregation and regular sunday school attendees to his equivalent of Her Majesty's Buckingham Palace Garden Party. His wife and he lived in a huge vicarage with an enormous back lawn on which tea was served. Blessed always with good weather (no doubt by arrangement) we sat meekly in family groups on the grass and waited for the first opportunity to escape. This event fell victim not to the machinations of Adolf Hitler but to lust! With the speed of a thousand gazelles the news raced around our estate ... the vicar had run off with the Sunday School supervisor! Wow! But processions, no. I suspect things might have been different for my parents though. My father, I know, was a member of the Church Lads Brigade and my mother belonged to the Band of Hope so it was odds on their being involved in any religious procession in Kilburn & Brondesbury around 1910 - 1914. Alas no photographs survive even if any were ever taken, so I can only speculate. But I remember about the Vicar! Len

The Nottingham Uni site detailing old weights and measures is excellent. Does anyone know of anywhere that documents 16/17th century household goods and tools. I have a number of inventories and I need a few clues for some of the items. A Weather report from the sunny south east of Ireland for Brett...guess what...it's raining and seems like it's been going on for the last 40 days (not continuously I hasten to add) even though they don't know about St. Swithun over here. Jon Malings County Wexford >From: "Spencer Field" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [BAN] Need help with a will >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:22:35 -0600 > >Thank you to everyone who answered my plea for help. It was very much >appreciated. > >Spencer Field > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Spencer Field" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:34 PM >Subject: [BAN] Need help with a will > > > >I am transcribeing a will of Richard Judd of Warmington, probated April >2nd > > 1658. He states ---- > > [ Item I give and bequeath unto my so sonne John Judd six ?????? of > > grinding corn and one cow] and two lines down he states [ and the six > > ?????? > > of corn to be paid him yearly by his mother after my decease during her > > life] > > > > I have looked on every weights and measure reference I can but find > > nothing > > that will fit. The two words look the same and letter for letter, could >be > > KRIKES. I have never heard of such a word. Any and all suggestions are > > greatly appreciated. > > > > Spencer Field > > Calgary Canada > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ >British History Online >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jon , How is the Weather behaving in Ireland. Weather patterns in bad shape. Parts of Australia, are experiencing sub zero temperatures, it is as though moist hot air is being sucked up and deposited elsewhere. Via the Energy System. We are not looking forward to Summer. Brett [OZ] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Malings" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:57 AM Subject: Re: [BAN] threshing and thrashing > All I can say in mitigation is that I must have been over here in Ireland > for too long. Everyone has told me about the "trashing parties" that > used > to happen in my hay barn. Not sure if thats connected to the "adult > dancing" that is advertised frequently in the local paper.... > > Jon Malings > County Wexford > > >>From: [email protected] >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [BAN] Strikes - Need help with a will >>Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:02:16 EDT >> >>Better make that threshing or it could get spicy! >> >>Len >> >> >> >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ >>British History Online >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Everyone, Oh dear, I made a typo myself! I meant to write "giggle". Apologies to all for my carelessness! Thankyou Betty, for an evocative description of the threshing---and the fate of the rats, mice and any other small creatures trapped during this operation. The chase with the sticks, the snapping and excitement of the dogs------the scene comes to life. As a small city-dwelling child I didn't have any practical experience of cutting, stooking or threshing corn. But now I do know a little more about the steam engines that powered the threshing machines. Here in Marlborough, we have some beautifully restored examples at Brayshaw Park, where there is a fine collection of agricultural machinery. The huffing, puffing "beasts" emerge from time to time to grace Agricultural Shows and School Galas. The province was a chief producer of animal feed, when the horse was "king". There is such beauty in those "beasts'. Their polished rounded boilers, and rods and pistons where all can see and huge wheels! So satisfying to draw! I once sat with a group of small children, similarly enthralled, and armed with paper and wax crayons. They were engrossed, and did a fine job. I hope that they retained their interest and enthusiasm. I said "shiny " when describing their pristine appearance now, but can well imagine Betty's scene when they were hard at work. Paintwork dulled and chipped, smoke issuing from their funnels and smuts flying in the smokey haze as the hardworking engines worked so tirelessly. Thankyou for the memory! Regards, Muriel.

Thank you to everyone who answered my plea for help. It was very much appreciated. Spencer Field ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spencer Field" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:34 PM Subject: [BAN] Need help with a will >I am transcribeing a will of Richard Judd of Warmington, probated April 2nd > 1658. He states ---- > [ Item I give and bequeath unto my so sonne John Judd six ?????? of > grinding corn and one cow] and two lines down he states [ and the six > ?????? > of corn to be paid him yearly by his mother after my decease during her > life] > > I have looked on every weights and measure reference I can but find > nothing > that will fit. The two words look the same and letter for letter, could be > KRIKES. I have never heard of such a word. Any and all suggestions are > greatly appreciated. > > Spencer Field > Calgary Canada

Hi Everyone. Good one, Len. My, you are in good form today! I had a good goggle over it, but hadn't detected the typo at first reading! Jon you are correct about remembering the way cut grain was tied in sheaves and then leaned together to form a stook. This method was very labour intensive and was before combined harvesters produced neat rectangular bales. Even this type of bale has been superceded by the huge round bales now seen on some farms. However none of the modern ways have the picturesque charm of the sheaves that were stooked throughout the field (or paddock) to complete their drying out. They belonged to the era when the horse was still indispensanble on the farm. Now, a memory only! Regards, Muriel

All I can say in mitigation is that I must have been over here in Ireland for too long. Everyone has told me about the "trashing parties" that used to happen in my hay barn. Not sure if thats connected to the "adult dancing" that is advertised frequently in the local paper.... Jon Malings County Wexford >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [BAN] Strikes - Need help with a will >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:02:16 EDT > >Better make that threshing or it could get spicy! > >Len > > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ >British History Online >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Muriel/Len & Co., I must be getting old. ??? I remember the *Threshing Machine - which came after the stooks had dried.. The sheaves were thrown on the top - then separated with a large knife , and thrown on to a belt contraption.. > the stalks became straw - and the corn came down a shute/pipe into sacks, > hooked on the back ... .Chaff separated from the grain husks....Veerrry dusty. We had sticks to chase the mice.... sounds gruesome .. but life on the farm was just that **Life on the farm..>>> the norm i guess.. Those were the days - we had fun .. betty (again memory lane) ----- Original Message ----- From: "pollyp" <[email protected]> To: "ENG-BANBURY-AREA" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 8:50 PM Subject: [BAN] Sheaves/stooks/ bales or what you will! > Hi Everyone. > Good one, Len. My, you are in good form today! I had a good goggle > over it, > but hadn't detected the typo at first reading! > Jon you are correct about remembering the way cut grain was tied in > sheaves and > then leaned together to form a stook. This method was very labour > intensive and > was before combined harvesters produced neat rectangular bales. > Even this type of bale has been superceded by the huge round bales now > seen > on some farms. > However none of the modern ways have the picturesque charm of the > sheaves > that were stooked throughout the field (or paddock) to complete their > drying out. > They belonged to the era when the horse was still indispensanble on the > farm. > Now, a memory only! > Regards, > Muriel > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Spenser I think the word would be 'strike' I have seen a number of transcriptions of wills and other historical items that mention grain measured by a strike Christine Hartwell Oregon USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spencer Field" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 7:34 PM Subject: [BAN] Need help with a will >I am transcribeing a will of Richard Judd of Warmington, probated April 2nd > 1658. He states ---- > [ Item I give and bequeath unto my so sonne John Judd six ?????? of > grinding corn and one cow] and two lines down he states [ and the six > ?????? > of corn to be paid him yearly by his mother after my decease during her > life] > > I have looked on every weights and measure reference I can but find > nothing > that will fit. The two words look the same and letter for letter, could be > KRIKES. I have never heard of such a word. Any and all suggestions are > greatly appreciated. > > Spencer Field > Calgary Canada > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Spencer Could be "spikes" of corn, I reckon. Cheers, Neil Melbourne Australia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Spencer Field Sent: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 12:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BAN] Need help with a will I am transcribeing a will of Richard Judd of Warmington, probated April 2nd 1658. He states ---- [ Item I give and bequeath unto my so sonne John Judd six ?????? of grinding corn and one cow] and two lines down he states [ and the six ?????? of corn to be paid him yearly by his mother after my decease during her life] I have looked on every weights and measure reference I can but find nothing that will fit. The two words look the same and letter for letter, could be KRIKES. I have never heard of such a word. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Spencer Field Calgary Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail by mistake please notify the sender by return email and delete this message from your system. State Trustees Limited shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt nor damage to your system. State Trustees Limited does not guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that this communication is free of viruses, interceptions or interference. http://www.statetrustees.com.au

A multitude of thanks to Ellie for sharing this superb web site. Best wishes, Frances Ellie wrote: >Hi Spencer, >I wonder if the word could be strikes? When I was searching the parish register for Yelvertoft, NTH, the vicar has written the price of wheat and barley for that year, in shillings and pence per strike. >The University of Nottingham has a nice page on archaic measures: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/skills/measures/volumes.phtml

Spencer, the word is Strikes or Strykes. I have it in a 1573 will from Tysoe ...12 Strykes of wheat priced at 16 shillings ...in the barn of Barley estimacion 10 stryke priced at 10 shillings I haven't traced it but I guess it is related to Sheave, or Stook, which is a bundle of cut straw with the grain heads still on. I seem to remember (in my youth in Birmingham!) that they placed the stooks upright in small 'pyramids' in the fields to dry out further before taking them in...not this year though, unless you like it wet!....and here's an opening for some land girl to reminisce about thrashing... Jon Malings county wexford, Ireland >From: "Spencer Field" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: [BAN] Need help with a will >Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:34:30 -0600 > >I am transcribeing a will of Richard Judd of Warmington, probated April 2nd >1658. He states ---- >[ Item I give and bequeath unto my so sonne John Judd six ?????? of >grinding corn and one cow] and two lines down he states [ and the six >?????? >of corn to be paid him yearly by his mother after my decease during her >life] > >I have looked on every weights and measure reference I can but find nothing >that will fit. The two words look the same and letter for letter, could be >KRIKES. I have never heard of such a word. Any and all suggestions are >greatly appreciated. > >Spencer Field >Calgary Canada > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ >British History Online >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message