Hello All I have uploaded parts of John Arthers will to my website and highlighted either whole or part words that are missing. In the second part of the will he "apoynts to be _yne _ersters me John Brey esquior" I cant find what the letters in front of these words are and think it is "Mr" John Brey not "me" as I have accidentally put on my website. The missing words in the first part I cant make out at all. They are at the following web page. http://www.angelfire.com/bc3/woodcom/page21.html Any help would be appreciated Thanks Chris Bartlett

Hi Chris, First extract:- Line 5 The word is yt, i.e. that Line 6 should read - "inioye the howses and landes thereto belonging, Item I give" Line 8 - "stuffe w[i]thin the howse and w[i]thout duringe her widow estate 2nd extract:- Line 4 - "women I appoynt to be myne overseers Mr John Brey esquire" Line 5 - "and Israell Curtis" etc Line 7 - "John Bray Rob[er]te Johns minister, Israell Curtis./" Hope this helps, Regards, Martyn Chris Bartlett <woodcom@ihug.co.nz> wrote: Hello All I have uploaded parts of John Arthers will to my website and highlighted either whole or part words that are missing. In the second part of the will he "apoynts to be _yne _ersters me John Brey esquior" I cant find what the letters in front of these words are and think it is "Mr" John Brey not "me" as I have accidentally put on my website. The missing words in the first part I cant make out at all. They are at the following web page. http://www.angelfire.com/bc3/woodcom/page21.html Any help would be appreciated Thanks Chris Bartlett ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== Going away for a while? Don't forget to UNSUBSCRIBE! OLD-ENGLISH-L-request@rootsweb.com

Chris > I have uploaded parts of John Arthers will to my website and > highlighted either whole or part words that are missing. In > the second part of the will he "apoynts to be _yne _ersters > me John Brey esquior" I cant find what the letters in front > of these words are and think it is "Mr" John Brey not "me" > as I have accidentally put on my website. > > The missing words in the first part I cant make out at all. > They are at the following web page. > > http://www.angelfire.com/bc3/woodcom/page21.html ... duringe her lyfe yf my sonne Richard doe quietly inioye [enjoy] the howses ... ... within the howse and wthout ... ... I appoynt to be myne overseers mr John Brey ... Paul Cutmore

>I have uploaded parts of John Arthers will to my website and >highlighted either whole or part words that are missing. In >the second part of the will he "apoynts to be _yne _ersters Myne Overseers (and that could be written Ov'seers) meaning the persons who kept an eye on the executor of a will, to see that the rpovisions were carried out according to the testator's wishes. > >me John Brey esquior" I cant find what the letters in front >of these words are and think it is "Mr" John Brey not "me" M and a superscxript sort of squiggle - Master, Mr -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society