Need one word in birth record for twins

Tom Randolph

1726 birth record for twins in Mühlhofen, Pfalz. Need help on the one word bolded which looks like it might start with an a, c, or h. Thanks!

:Mühlhofen Reformed Protestant Church

Transcription:

1726

D. 22ten 7bris

Joh. Paul. Maria Sara.

Haben Philipp Jacob Röller burger alhier und Maria Magdalena dessen Ehe. Haußfrau Ein Söhnlein und Ein Töcherlein s: so Zwillinge: s Tauften und den Sohn Johann Paul, die tochter, Maria Sara nennen AesSen, GeVatter waren Erstlich Zum Sohn Johann Paul Herancour Hoffmann alhir und Susanna desSen Ehe. Haußfrau, zweÿtens Zum Töchtorlein Johannes Schaurer burger hierselbst, und Maria Sara desSen Ehe. haußfrau

Translation:

The 22nd September

Joh. Paul. Maria Sara

Philipp Jacob Röller [middle class] citizen here and Maria Magdalena his legitimate wife had a little son and a little daughter, so twins: baptized and the son named Johann Paul, the daughter, Maria Sara [AesSen??], godparents were firstly for the son Johann Paul Herancour Hoffmann from here and Susanna his legitimate wife, secondly for the little daughter, Johannes Schaurer [middle-class] citizen here, and Maria Sara his legitimate wife.

Robert Seal_1

Hello @Tom Randolph,

I read that word as "lassen" = let; allow.

The children were baptized and the parents "let" them or "allowed" them to be named Johann Paul and Maria Sara.

Robert Seal_1

Hello Tom,

I assume this record for the twins comes from a baptismal register. Birth dates were not as important as baptismal dates. When only one date exists in a baptismal record I assume it is the baptismal date. I would not assume that both the birth and the baptism took place on the same day if there is no explicit statement to support that assumption in the record itself.

Re: "abgodle": No, I am not familiar with this word and have not been able to find any German word like this. Note that in both cases where this word appears in the record (at the end of line 3 and line 7) there appears to be a superscript "r" on the end of the word. So it's possible that the word is an abbreviation.

Tom Randolph

Thanks @Robert Seal_1! Will go with that! Usually the record will give the date of the birth versus the baptism so I was wondering whether this word was indicating that it all happened the same day. Otherwise, would one assume it was the same day?

Also, did you see my other post yesterday? Have you ever come across 'abgodle'?

Tom Randolph

@Robert Seal_1: much appreciated!