Alejandro: It was normal at this time to write the last in a series of "i"s as a "j". So you're right:, the dates are 18th and 27th respectively. Best wishes Paul Prescott ----- Original Message ----- From: <AMilb36287@aol.com> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 5:07 PM Subject: [OEL] Days in Roman characters > In a transcription of an English parish register some of the entries (around > 1580) give the days in Roman characters, such as "... the xviij October", or > "the xxvijth day of January". I assume that the use of the "j" is just a > convention and the day is actually the 18th and the 27th respectively, but I would > like to confirm this. > > Thanks, > Alejandro Milberg > Boston, MA > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > OLD-ENGLISH Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.707 / Virus Database: 463 - Release Date: 15-06-2004