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Old English i.e 1602 Will

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Perranmaid

Perranmaid Report 9 Mar 2006 19:52

Hi all Can anyone point me in the direction of some-one or somewhere I can contact, where I can get an Old English Will read please? which was written by a person with a very flowery flourish. I have a photocopy of the fiche from the Records office, but my eyesight, even with glasses isn't that good and the actual old english is virtually impossible for me to decipher. Thankyou in advance

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 9 Mar 2006 19:59

There are some places with sample script online which might help? Documents Online is one place, but I know there are more. Christine

Cherry

Cherry Report 9 Mar 2006 20:01

Perranmaid, Are you able to scan it and send it via email? Cherry

Perranmaid

Perranmaid Report 9 Mar 2006 20:34

Sorry for delay and thankyou for the reply, but I was messing about with the scanner. Cherry I think I have managed to scan a good enough image to email although it is quite grainy but it may be worth a try. I can use any format i.e jpeg gif etc. Sorry Christine but unfortunately my learning to read it will not help, I think most of the problem is my own eyesight. I have a focusing problem which is getting worse as I get older even normal reading is a problem some days even with the glasses.

Cherry

Cherry Report 9 Mar 2006 20:43

Hi Perranmaid, Go with whichever suits you best! I'll pm you with my email addy. Cher

Perranmaid

Perranmaid Report 9 Mar 2006 20:57

Many Many thanks Cherry I have sent it on its way. Hope it comes through OK. This may give me the clue I need to make some very early connections on the tree.