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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Can anyone help with a translation of
this Latin inscription (from the bell at Broadheath, Worcs, which I revisited
today)</FONT></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB>+<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>DUM<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(King)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SONET<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Queen)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>HOC<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(King)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SIGNVM<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Queen) HOSTEM<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(King)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>FVGAT<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Queen)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>ANNA<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(King)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>MALIGNVM</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=2
face="Comic Sans MS">and its variant at Ipsley</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"
lang=EN-GB>+ DVM (<I>King</I>) TONAT (<I>Queen</I>) HOC (<I>King</I>) <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">S</SPAN>IGNVM (<I>Queen</I>) PRECE (<I>King</I>) PELLE<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(<I>Queen</I>) ROBERTE (<I>King</I>)
MALIGNVM</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=2
face="Comic Sans MS">I could do with help with a few others too - please
volunteer offline if you're able to assist</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=2
face="Comic Sans MS">With thanks in anticipation</FONT></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Chris Pickford<BR>4 Walmsley Court, High
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