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  • Can anyone read and translate this MI

    I have a photo of an M.I. in the grave yard of St Laurence , Upwey, Dorset. I know it refers to one William Gould.

    It is in Latin, which does not help when I am trying to guess what some of the phrases may be. I recognise a few words and can guess at a few others, but even I can tell my transcript does not make sense.

    Can anyone amend/ translate what I think is written. I don't think I can make the photo large enough to help here, but could send it on to anyone who would like to have a go.

    My guess:

    I, nos io ordine lequomiu
    Animea Creatori pie plcideq red
    clitahic depolitis mortalititalis excuviis
    fecundium Redemptoris adventii praeftolatur Gulielmus Gould
    de Broadwey Generolus
    Prifca fidei, primae oeq religiouis
    Vir, qui adamas fere XLIX in Via
    peregrinator coelebs tandem
    in Patriam migravit
    terl ral Martii
    Last edited by Macbev; 27-01-11, 13:08.

    Beverley




  • #2
    Hi Bev. It's a fixed size image. Any chance of a Photobucket big version?
    Uncle John - Passed away March 2020

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    • #3
      Sorry about that, UJ...I was called away mid-post. Will try to fiddle with the image in the bucket

      Beverley



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      • #4
        OK -second try

        Last edited by Macbev; 27-01-11, 13:30.

        Beverley



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        • #5
          If you put your transcription into Google and translate it you get the following. Doesn't all make sense though.


          1, that we lequomiu the order of yo
          Animates the Creator piously plcideq red
          clitahic depolitis mortalititalis excuviis
          of the Redeemer, fertile in adventii praeftolatur William Gould
          out of the Broadwey Generolus
          Prifca of faith, of the first oeq superstitious
          A man, that a diamond of almost 49 in the way of
          bachelor traveling at last
          he departed to his native land
          ral terl March
          Wendy



          PLEASE SCAN AT 300-600 DPI FOR RESTORATION PURPOSES. THANK YOU!

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          • #6
            Thanks Wendy....I didn't need Google to tell me I have some serious gaps in my transcript though :Big Grin:


            OK.....scrub all that. I didn't look far enough into the paper I have been accumulating for years on this family. I already have a transcription and translation I must have found long enough ago to have forgotten about.

            For the interested:

            Description. A shield-shaped plate with lettering calling for no special comment, but having in spaces near the lower border the emblems of death and the implements of burial. The Upwey Register mentions this burial in 1681. William Gould, of Broadwey, Co. Dorset, was a Commander in the Dorset Militia, and was born 1633. He was the second son of John Gould, of Upwey, by Sarah, daughter of William Every, of Cothay, Co, Somerset.

            Inscription. I nos te ordine sequemur | Anima Creatori
            pie placideque red | dita, hie depositis mortalitatis exuviis
            | secundum Redemptoris adventu | praestolatur Gulielmus
            Gould de Broadwey Generosus | Priscea fidei, primae
            religionis | Vir, qui ad annos fere xlix, in via | peregrinator,
            coelebs tandem | in Patriam migravit | tert cal. Martii |
            A.D. MDCLXXXI. | Resurgam ubi tuus, Mors,
            aculeus ? |

            Go thou, we shall follow thee in due course. His soul
            having been reverently and calmly restored to his Creator,
            the garments of mortality having been laid aside, here
            William Gould of Broadwey, a generous man, of ancient
            faith and of the religion of his youth, who for well nigh
            49 years was a traveller on the journey (of life) and a single
            man, at length departed out of life to the land of his fathers
            on March 1st*, 1681, waiteth for the second advent of The
            Redeemer. I shall arise. Where is thy sting, Death ?

            Beverley



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            • #7
              There's a print of a brass rubbing and translation of it in this book. Page 229
              Phil
              historyhouse.co.uk
              Essex - family and local history.

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              • #8
                Thankyou Phil. That is a very interesting book.

                Beverley



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