tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post3624218772528746567..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Reading RecordsBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-69175658790036364362015-01-26T10:02:12.021-08:002015-01-26T10:02:12.021-08:00Depends: chancery for the formal records (so maybe...Depends: chancery for the formal records (so maybe the IPM would be in chancery, but I've never worked with them). Also, as I recall, things like Kings Bench are in a chancery hand. I can do chancery, but oh, I'd much rather secretary! <br /><br />Of course you're getting idiots because their property is an issue. . . so probably the concentration is heavier than in the normal population. <br /><br />For causes of death, you'd need Inquests, which are usually part of assize records. And they don't survive well.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-90935315552265181132015-01-26T05:56:04.240-08:002015-01-26T05:56:04.240-08:00Yes! I love it! Thank you for suggesting it!
...Yes! I love it! Thank you for suggesting it! <br /><br />I was reading the Sussex Record Society's digitalization of their 1912 transcript of post-mortem inquisitions. I started because I thought they'd be inquiring into causes of death and stuff (because I'm not a historian), and then I just read through hoping to get a sense of if anything astounding seemed to happen in 1614, and because I kept running across stuff that made me wonder or think.<br /><br />So, in short, I've learned something more about just how little I know. And, I've suddenly started to wonder at how many people are declared "idiots" and such. LOTS more than I'd expect.<br /><br />I'm curious about what other sorts of records there might be that I could look at if I went there? And what sort of handwriting are they likely to use? (I don't read chancery, but can do secretary when I practice.)Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-63085816141660192512015-01-25T15:07:20.692-08:002015-01-25T15:07:20.692-08:00Isn't the Handbook of Dates great? And are. Y...Isn't the Handbook of Dates great? And are. You reading probate records?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-76132960189393224232015-01-25T09:58:09.704-08:002015-01-25T09:58:09.704-08:00I just got a copy of *A Handbook of Dates* and lea...I just got a copy of *A Handbook of Dates* and learned how to look at dates, and they've got it right, and I was wrong. So much to learn!Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.com