From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   In message , Richard Smith   
    writes:   
   >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.   
      
   I think you're probably completely right there! There's evidence   
   elsewhere, such as giving daughter Mary two different surnames, and   
   confusing references to son John.   
   >   
   >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".   
      
   I'd transcribed it as principality, though as you and Jenny both say,   
   principally would make more sense.   
   >   
   >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".   
      
   Yes.   
   >   
   >Richard   
      
   John   
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