Dear all, Many thanks indeed to everyone who responded and offered help with the difficult word in my 1590 will. The word appears to be "Pystolet" followed by "in gould of foure the value 24s", and the term "Pystolet" is an old name for a foreign gold coin, value c.a. 1590 about 6s. I've never come across this term before, so your replies are more than helpful for me, and much appreciated. Thanks for all the help so speedily offered. With my best regards, Yvonne

Hi - Not at all sure if this correct: Spelt either Pystolet or Pistolet, it is a small pistol. "The gun Word originally referred a poignard manufactured Pistoia , Tuscany ( Italy ). It is then applied to fist firearm: gun (weapon)" However, the word has been synonymous with objects by the analogy of its shape, according to Wikipedia - So was this coin of this shape do you think? The word also appears in Chambers!! Cheers for now Roy -----Original Message----- From: old-english-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:old-english-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of YvonnePurdy Sent: 03 February 2009 16:20 To: old-english@rootsweb.com Subject: [OEL] Difficult line in 1590 will Dear all, Many thanks indeed to everyone who responded and offered help with the difficult word in my 1590 will. The word appears to be "Pystolet" followed by "in gould of foure the value 24s", and the term "Pystolet" is an old name for a foreign gold coin, value c.a. 1590 about 6s. I've never come across this term before, so your replies are more than helpful for me, and much appreciated. Thanks for all the help so speedily offered. With my best regards, Yvonne ==================================== WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OLD-ENGLISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message