In message <013001c4671b$af655c50$0d6b54d2@computer>, Frank Harvey <spiritword@ozemail.com.au> writes >Hello Listers ~ >This is my first request ~ >As part of my desire to find out the background to my (HARVEY)) family history I >have recently enjoyed trawling through film of the original entries in the >Messing (Essex, UK) Parish Records from 1654 to 1812 . . . . . I found a most >interesting entry about the military involvement of the village of Messing in >the 1648 siege of the Cavalier Garrison at Colchester between 6th June and 54th >September 1648. I need some assistance in deciphering a couple of things: >[1] The document lists the Arms held by the Gentry and the Auxiliary footmen of >Messing. I can read the word 'Musket' but I can't work out what is meant by the >word: 'c---bolt.' This was a weapon of some kind. probably crossBOW (the new technology version of the longbow). The first upright i[]=of the w is long, followed by a slightly bent doubled section, which could be read a lt -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

To Eve McLaughlin and John Waite ~ Thanks for your assistance with my enquiry re the Crossbow/Crossbolt Frank Harvey ~ Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve McLaughlin" probably crossBOW (the new technology version of the longbow). The first upright i[]=of the w is long, followed by a slightly bent doubled section, which could be read as lt