Hi Apologies - Latin, not OE but any help appreciated if possible. I'm a bit puzzled by the following, where the visitation seem to have uncovered a state of neglect. My small Latin dictionary doesn't seem to include medieval and Church Latin, and I'm a bit stuck on variations in meanings such as: sequestranda / sequestracionem - the 'ancient' meaning seems to relate to 'intermediary' but there are later meanings of 'confiscation' and to do with 'trusteeship' - consequently I'm not sure whether the named persons are to be entrusted with the fruits and tithes or are having something taken from them ... 'Super detectione exhibita per Iconomos et parochianos de Maltbye quod ecclesia vacata et destituta sit curato, omnes fructus et decimas eiusdem sequestranda fore decreverunt, sequestracionem quoque eorundem fructuum Joanni Persleye et Willelmo Lynley ac Joanni Sheppard, dicte ecclesie Iconomis, commiserunt &c.' Source: The Royal Visitation of 1559 (Surtees Society Vol.187 [1972]) Any help appreciated. John Lindley Wigginton NRY -- Whatever you Wanadoo: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/ This email has been checked for most known viruses - find out more at: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/help/id/7098.htm