I get this after one reading (first 25 lines). I think it agrees with Martyn but he's picked up more commas (I haven't been diligent on the commas, I confess) . 3. yeares of the raigne of our most gratious Agree with Martyn on 'yeares' (referring to both Scottish and English reigns) and on the final bit being an end-of-line space filler rather than 'and' 4. Soveraigne Lord James by the grace of God of Soveraigne with upper case "S" 5. England France and Ireland Kinge defender of the I'd say 'k' is lower case (like knight in Line 8.) 6. faithe etc. the eight and of Scotland foure & fortieth etc. written '&c' / "of Scotland the fower" 7. I Richard Lechford of Shelwood in the county of I S[i]r Richard / County is upper case 8. Surrey knight beinge weake in body but of good & perfect I would write it p[er]fect 9. memory & praise God for the same calling to mind the "I praise" rather than "& praise"; comma after same 10. certainty of deathe and the uncertainty of the time when written certeinty, vncerteinty 12. money plate and moveables whereof I am nowe possessor mony, possessed (not possessor), followed by comma 13. doe make ordaine and declare my last will and testament Testament upper case 14. in maner and forme following. First I doe quit & bequeath probably a comma after following / giue & bequeathe 15. my soule into hands of Almightyye God my maker and to th'and[es] = the hands / Allmighty? =two ll's but not final e (I think it's just a flourish, looking at other final y's) 16. Jesus Christ my Redeemer and to the Holy Ghost my comma after Redeemer / holey (lower case) 17. fortifier hopinge to be saved by the merite of Jesus Christ sanctifier (rather than fortifier) / hopeinge / merit[es] 20. awaye. And I comend my body to the earthe to be buried in com[m]end 21. christian buriall withowte pompe at the discretion of my w[i]thowte 22. Executrix hereafter named. Then my will and meaning is 'Item' rather than Then / meaneing 23. that my Executrix shall well and fully paye all just debts truly (rather than fully), such (rather than just) 24. as I owe in lawe or equity in convenient time [_____] w[i]thowte 25. [_____] delay or protraction. [____] I give, will and vnnecessary delaye / Item cheers, Judith Werner Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Administrator, OLD-ENGLISH http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/

Hi Judith, Yes. I am in agreement. Thank you for the innovation of the transcript window ...... it makes life very much easier! All the best, Martyn 2009/4/5 Judith Werner <typehey@comcast.net> > I get this after one reading (first 25 lines). I think it agrees with > Martyn but he's picked up more commas (I haven't been > diligent on the commas, I confess) . > > > 3. yeares of the raigne of our most gratious > Agree with Martyn on 'yeares' (referring to both Scottish and > English reigns) and on the final bit being an end-of-line space filler > rather than 'and' > > 4. Soveraigne Lord James by the grace of God of > Soveraigne with upper case "S" > > 5. England France and Ireland Kinge defender of the > I'd say 'k' is lower case (like knight in Line 8.) > > 6. faithe etc. the eight and of Scotland foure & fortieth > etc. written '&c' / "of Scotland the fower" > > 7. I Richard Lechford of Shelwood in the county of > I S[i]r Richard / County is upper case > > 8. Surrey knight beinge weake in body but of good & perfect > I would write it p[er]fect > > 9. memory & praise God for the same calling to mind the > "I praise" rather than "& praise"; comma after same > > 10. certainty of deathe and the uncertainty of the time when > written certeinty, vncerteinty > > 12. money plate and moveables whereof I am nowe possessor > mony, possessed (not possessor), followed by comma > > 13. doe make ordaine and declare my last will and testament > Testament upper case > > 14. in maner and forme following. First I doe quit & bequeath > probably a comma after following / giue & bequeathe > > 15. my soule into hands of Almightyye God my maker and to > th'and[es] = the hands / Allmighty? =two ll's but not final e > (I think it's just a flourish, looking at other final y's) > > 16. Jesus Christ my Redeemer and to the Holy Ghost my > comma after Redeemer / holey (lower case) > > 17. fortifier hopinge to be saved by the merite of Jesus Christ > sanctifier (rather than fortifier) / hopeinge / merit[es] > > 20. awaye. And I comend my body to the earthe to be buried in > com[m]end > > 21. christian buriall withowte pompe at the discretion of my > w[i]thowte > > 22. Executrix hereafter named. Then my will and meaning is > 'Item' rather than Then / meaneing > > 23. that my Executrix shall well and fully paye all just debts > truly (rather than fully), such (rather than just) > > 24. as I owe in lawe or equity in convenient time [_____] > w[i]thowte > > 25. [_____] delay or protraction. [____] I give, will and > vnnecessary delaye / Item > > > cheers, > > Judith Werner > Salt Lake City, Utah, USA > Administrator, OLD-ENGLISH > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Eoel/> > > > > > > ==================================== > WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Eoel/> > 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 >