Year 1564
Original
Mrs. Brigit Cooke borne about seven of the clok on Saynt David's Day, which is the first day of March, being Wensday; but I cannot yet lerne whether it was before none or after. But she thinketh herself to be but 27 yeres old, anno 1593, Martii primo, but it cannot be so. June 20th, Mr. Hudson, hora septima ante meridiem. Aug. 21st, Wenefride Goose, inter 9 et 10 a meridie by Kingstone.
Musean translation
Modern machine-assisted Musean edition by Mouseia, from Halliwell's 1842 printing. Latin entries and catalogue titles are translated; uncertain readings are marked. In the Original, 'whereof' is normalized to 'of which' in five entries. The 9 December 1579 dream is decoded and respelled, with 'sal' for the cipher's 'shal'; the other decoded cipher reads 'one uppon a hundred'. This edition decodes the remaining cipher passages. Greek follows the source transcription. The editor's preface, footnotes, index and Ashmole's separate list are omitted.
Mrs. Brigit Cooke was born about seven o'clock on Saint David's Day, which is the first day of March, being a Wednesday; but I cannot yet learn whether it was before noon or after. She thinks herself to be only 27 years old, in the year 1593, on March 1st, but it cannot be so. June 20th, Mr. Hudson, at seven before noon. Aug. 21st, Wenefride Goose, between 9 and 10 after noon by Kingstone.
Plain English translation
Modern machine-assisted Plain English edition by Mouseia, from Halliwell's 1842 printing. Latin entries and catalogue titles are translated; uncertain readings are marked. In the Original, 'whereof' is normalized to 'of which' in five entries. The 9 December 1579 dream is decoded and respelled, with 'sal' for the cipher's 'shal'; the other decoded cipher reads 'one uppon a hundred'. This edition decodes the remaining cipher passages. Greek follows the source transcription. The editor's preface, footnotes, index and Ashmole's separate list are omitted.
Mrs. Brigit Cooke was born about seven o'clock on Saynt David's Day, which is the first day of March, a Wednesday; but I still cannot find out whether it was before noon or after. But she thinks she is only 27 years old, in the year 1593, on the first of March, but it cannot be so. June 20th, Mr. Hudson, at seven in the morning, before noon. Aug. 21st, Wenefride Goose, between 9 and 10 in the afternoon by Kingstone.
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