Help with Eschenbach 1577 Christening Record

Gloria Rueckert

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?

Hans Wolff -- 1577.JPG

Ulrich Neitzel

@Gloria Rueckert

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.

Gloria Rueckert

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.