Hi Jenny, I'd strongly suspect that "poped" is actually "poßed" - the old-fashioned 'double-ess' with a long drooping tail that's much the same as the German 'ess-zed' - and that the word is also a 'contraction' for "possessed" Equally, "...in..." is probably "simple" - 'fee simple' being one of the ways in which it was [is still?] possible to hold and occupy land. And that the whole thing *means* - for this is, in all probability, a Title Deed [Conveyance?] in which the previous owners' rights to the title are being listed - "John STEPHENS (who's been previously mentioned in the document) owned the property absolutely, without there being any charge or mortgage on it." HTH Gus ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:46 AM Subject: [WOR] Could some one please advise Hi Could somebody please tell me what the meaning "Reciting that the said John Stephens was seized or poped ? to him and his heirs of the fee .... in .... free from all monies of him The document then goes on to confirm the sale price Thanks in advance Jenny ------------------------------- 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