Thought there could be somewhere from two to four appraisers? Agree about the indifference though. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve McLaughlin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "OLD ENGLISH MESSAGE" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] 16TH CENTURY APPRAISERS > In message <[email protected]>, Donald Tomkinson > <[email protected]> writes >>Is it possible that a son acted as an appraiser with others to his >>father's will in 1556, although it was probably incorrect? I have >>certainly found nephews acting in that capacity. > It would be a bit unusual, because he had a vested interest in the > result and appraisers were supposed to be 'two indifferent men'. Is it > possible that there was an uncle (or cousin) of the same name? > > -- > Eve McLaughlin > > Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians > Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/493 - Release Date: > 23/10/2006 > >