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 HTH, Regards, Ellie > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:34:30 -0600 > From: "Spencer Field" <[email protected]> > Subject: [BAN] Need help with a will > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > 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