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C18th handwriting puzzle – financial abbreviations

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TressiliansStone · 26/04/2021 16:45

Because you're all so good at this. Smile

This text from c1750 is about money owed, and I reckon one of the troublesome words is "prin(c)" for principal.

But what on earth are the others?

My attempt at transcription:

... Fifty Seven pound Nyneteen Shilling Scots of prin(c)[?] Five pound fourteen Shilling Scots as expense[?] of plea and thirty Seven pound Sixteen Shilling as the ?? of the said prin(c)[?] Sume resting at the Defuncts death In a bill...

C18th handwriting puzzle – financial abbreviations
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TressiliansStone · 26/04/2021 16:58

More of the same:

... Eighteen pound Sixteen Shilling only resting of Fourty four pound of prin(c)[?] & Seventeen Shilling as ??? thereof In a bill by Robert Marshall in the parks of...

C18th handwriting puzzle – financial abbreviations
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peridito · 26/04/2021 17:17

You could ask on the rootschat forum ,they're very helpful

www.rootschat.com/forum/handwriting-deciphering-recognition/

DatingDisastrously · 26/04/2021 17:49

Princely sum?

TressiliansStone · 27/04/2021 10:44

Ah yes, must dust off my rootschat account.

MN is also highly skillful in these things!

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