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  • Can anyone read the date on this document?

    Can anyone make out the date at the bottom of this image?...



    I've included the ones above for comparison.

    Thanks!
    Kind regards,
    William
    Particular interests: The Cumming families of Edinkillie & Dallas, Moray

  • #2
    24th Feb 1690?

    Wonder if this is a Norfolk PR!
    Jay

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    • #3
      It might just be!! Aren't they amazing!!
      Thanks for that - I've never seen PRs this old and am struggling a bit.
      Kind regards,
      William
      Particular interests: The Cumming families of Edinkillie & Dallas, Moray

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      • #4
        yep I'd say that its 24th feb 1690 too
        Julie
        They're coming to take me away haha hee hee..........

        .......I find dead people

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        • #5
          Thanks - the x's in the dates above were throwing me off. Anyone know what they mean??
          Kind regards,
          William
          Particular interests: The Cumming families of Edinkillie & Dallas, Moray

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          • #6
            Yes. I agree with the others...... I should know as that is my birthday, 24th Feb. 1690 except that mine was 250 years later!!

            Lesley

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            • #7
              Hi Lesley - a very (special!) happy birthday to you on Wednesday!
              Kind regards,
              William
              Particular interests: The Cumming families of Edinkillie & Dallas, Moray

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              • #8
                Ooops William!! Didn't reckon on any mathmaticians on here!

                Thanks anyway. Lesley.

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                • #9
                  The x is for December ...... Dec = 10th month = x in Roman numerals

                  ... and of course it was still 1690 because the year changed on 25th March at that time. In other words it would not be 1691 until the March immediately following this Feb in the document.

                  Anne

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                  • #10
                    So should x=October??...December changed from being the 10th month to the 12th after Julius and then Augustus Caesar each added a month because they thought they were important.
                    Kind regards,
                    William
                    Particular interests: The Cumming families of Edinkillie & Dallas, Moray

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                    • #11
                      Well December is the twelfth month NOW but its name is DECember which still means the 10th month as it once was, long, long ago (sorry not too strong on dates!). I assume that's why it is abbreviated in that way.

                      OCTober means the 8th month!

                      Anne

                      Yes, I think you are right - July and August are the added months
                      OCT = 8
                      NOV = 9
                      DEC = 10

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