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Image of Will of Elizabeth Sylvester, 1571

This image of the will of Elizabeth Sylvester shows the typical flourishes of 'Secretary Hand' writing. The same clerk wrote some of the other Bosbury wills, all showing the same embellishment of the opening phrase 'in the Name of God Amen'.

Period: 
Early Modern (1485-1750), Tudor (1485-1603), Elizabethan (1558-1603)
Copyright: 
University of London
Image Caption: 
Image of the will of Elizabeth Sylvester, 1571. Herefs. RO 37/3/21
Asset Author: 
Sylvia Pinches