The entry is a marriage between Robert Sarle (Searles) of Arksenden Essex and Ellen Rolfe of ? Hartford? 2 Oct 1633 at Widford Herts D/P 123 1/1 image 68 of 78. I just can't pin down Ellen's "of" place, I'm OK with the rest of the entry. Robert's place Arksden is no doubt a phonetic rendition of the way Robert pronounced Arksenden which is just across the border. In the second image the marriage is on the second page. Duuno what went wrong with the title, for Dechering read Deciphering. (Updated thread title. )
?olfoird..m ?offoird..m There appears to be the same letters as the 'lf' in Rolfe. Then again in could be 'tt'. Have a look at October below. Then again it could be.....
In the county of Hertford..I actually followed Sis and Wendy's instructions, in a previous post, to enlarge.... The only place that comes close is Potten End but if it is that then I have no idea how it came out as what is written above. Pottend?
I can't work out the number or whatever of October. Looks like Porondo which sounds Spanish but can't find anything near except in a book which I cannot translate.
The marriage before is September and the one after is the Eighth of October so I reckon it is the Second of October. It's really quite annoying as his 'e's and 'o's look the same.
Essendon. The ff is a double 's' and the first letter is written in lower case instead of a capital. Ergo: effendon.
I tried the 'ss' bit Jan, didn't account for the lack of a letter after the 'd', where -in County followed. but then I am a novice still.
I go along with AM and think it is Pottend for Potten End.....I think the bit that looks like the end of the name is 'in' and then Hartford follows on the next line.
these are words I'm pretty confident in. Robert Sarle's place is given as Arksden Essex which is Arksenden in Essex, just across the Essex and Hertfordshire border. The day of the month is the secondo i.e. the second, the Latin spelling of many priests and clerks was a bit iffy, they obviously knew how to speak it but fell short in spelling Latin. In Spanish second is Secundo I think from memory. On rechecking I agree the bride's surname would be Betts, I have noticed Betts in both nearby places Ware and Sawbridgeworth. Really the only word which is still I think a mystery if the brides abode, it's in the county of Hertford which I take to mean Hertfordshire. According to my road Atlas there is no town or village in Herts with a double f in it and with a double t there are only Potten End and Potters Bar in Herts, no Peff... or Pett... Btw this Robert although an Essex Searle(s) doesn't appear to fit in my direct Searles line but that doesn't mean he is not related to my lot. Another Searles, William Searle of Elmdon Essex the son of Thomas Searle married Elizabethe Reynoldes daughter of John Reynoldes of the parish of Nazinge (Nazeing) Essex 20 something of Dec 1604 at Widford Daughter of blank Yeoman D/P 123 1/1 image 51. This William although another Essex Searle(s) doesn't appear to fit in my direct Searles line but again, that doesn't mean he is not related to my lot. I'm going to check them out in the Ken Searles book to see if I can find where they fit in the scheme of things. I have the image which after Ellen Betts place of origin is solved (or not) I'll put up for those who like solving puzzles to see if the date of the marriage can be sorted in my book of Simple Latin fails me on the date. When/if I find where the two Searle(s) in the marriages fit, in the scheme of things, I'll post the details.
I've sorted that one out now with the aid of my trusty booklet SIMPLE LATIN for Family Historians, it is the 26th Dec 1604. It was written xx something j (j = 1) I've worked it out that the something can only be a v, certainly not an x, so if written more plainly xxvj. So simple when you know how.
