Translation request - 1art? or lart? in HER
Hi. In the Svebilius' explanations column for two individuals Carl Johan and Anna Sophia, there are two phrases that I struggle to translate. One looks like "1art" or "lart." The other looks like "2tt" or "Hl" ["Hela"] as per initial discussion post. Any insights would be most helpful. Thanks, J.
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Luther's Small Catechism consists of 5 parts: The 10 Commandments; The Three Articles of the Creed; The Lord's Prayer; The Sacrament of Baptism; and The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
The second part, The Three Articles of the Creed, consists of three articles: Concerning Creation, Concerning Redemption, and Concerning Sanctification.
The "Förklar.(ing)" column you are asking about reports on the individual's ability to explain the Lutheran doctrine. It is possible that the "1 art" is reporting on their ability to explain the 1st Article of Creed while the "1tt" (other records report 2tt, 3tt, and 4tt as well) indicates their knowledge of those parts of the Small Catechism.
This page in Riksarkivet shows notations for "3tt" and "3 art" in the Luth Cat. column: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0019134_00145#?c=&m=&s=&cv=144&xywh=1405%2C388%2C2522%2C1328
This one shows a notations of "3tt" in the Luth Cat. column and "4tt" in the Förklar. column: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0019134_00133#?c=&m=&s=&cv=132&xywh=794%2C479%2C4119%2C2170 .
This one appears to show "5tt" in the Förklar. column (but it could also be something else!): https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0019134_00121#?c=&m=&s=&cv=120&xywh=1376%2C549%2C2383%2C1255.
This link will download "the Gutenberg Ebook of Luther's Small catechism, by H. U. Sverdrup": https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36081/36081-h/36081-h.htm. If you would rather not trust the link, you can search "Project Gutenberg Luther's Small Catechism".
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Wow! This has been really helpful. Sincere thanks. I had read about Luther and Svebilius and looked a bit at the Catechism but not to the extent that you broke it down. What you say is very logical, especially now that I have read over Luther's Small Catechism. I am new to Household Examination Records and your examples of other #tt, again is logical. I had only come across the 1tt so far. Thanks for all the links too. By the way, I was pondering the abbreviation "tt" and looked at old abbreviation listings for more insight. I found TT in Latin listings that means "Title" (English translation), which could work - 1tt (first title, etc.). I found then a medieval (I think) listing for TT meaning "testamentum," which is interesting because it refers to "will" as in "will" and "testament" but may also more generally mean "evidence," "fact," etc. (first evidence, etc.).
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