From: richard@ex-parrot.com   
      
   On 13/09/2019 20:02, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   > In message , Jenny M Benson   
   >  writes:   
   >> On 11/09/2019 01:22, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   >>> do make this my last will   
   >>> and Testament in manner for bo?ing and principality I Resine   
   >>   
   >> "do make this my last will and Testaent in manner following and   
   >> principally I Resine"   
   >>   
   >> As Keeper of the Wills for the Blo(o)r(e) Society I am *very* familiar   
   >> with the standard wording of old Wills!   
   >>   
   > Thanks Jenny!   
   >   
   > There is a definite gap, and there's no way the third character can be   
   > an l,   
      
   You're right – it's an 'r'.  I'm in absolutely no doubt that what it   
   actually says is "in manner for lowing".  The normal wording here is "in   
   manner and form following", though sometimes the words "and form" are   
   omitted.  I think what has happened is that the clerk intended to write   
   "in manner and form following" but inadvertently omitted the word "and"   
   and only noticed once he'd written most of the word "form".  He then   
   decided to change it into the start of the word "following" and   
   continued with the "lowing" bit.  I wonder whether he planned to wait   
   for the ink to dry before trying crossing out the "r" and adding an "l",   
   for which he has left space, but forgot to return to it.   
      
   You may also notice that the word later on that line which you've   
   transcribed as "principally", and is undoubtedly intended to say that,   
   actually seems to say "principality".   
      
   This seems to suggest an inattentive clerk, and this gives credence to   
   my suggestion that he omitted the entire second half of the "Memorandum"   
   sentence later in the will, and tried to fudge it by inserting an "it".   
      
   Richard   
      
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