Help with Eschenbach 1577 Christening Record
Attached is the christening record for Hans, the son of Friz Wolff of Loch [entry 291 on right-hand side of page under "Anno 77"]. There is a number both before and after the month at the end of each christening record. I have never seen this before. I assume that the first number is the day of the month and the christening date. Is that correct and if so, what does the number following the month denote?
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I have no definite explanation for the number at the end of each record, just an idea: Could it be the donation given to the church for the baptism? Note that after the number there is a sign, similar to a German script "d" which could be the unit of coin.
Also there is a remark just before the year 1577: In diesem Jahr 29 Kinder getaufft. Sind die Accidentia 1 1/2 ? 2 h 22. (Baptized this year 29 children. The income is 1 1/2 ? 2 h 22), which seems to be a summing up of the donations.
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Thank you for your help! I had the same thoughts but since I had not seen this in a record before, I thought it best to get another opinion.
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