[Bell Historians] Interpretation of iij prche belles

[John Harrison]

> Can anyone please translate the phrase ' iij prche belles' which appears
> in a report of Edward VI's commissioners about Brigham Church in 1552 -
> in particular, why 'iij' and what does 'prche' mean? 

I consulted my wife (currently doing MA in Mediaeval Archaeology) ...

iij - That means 3.  It was common to write the final i as a j.

prche - Is there a line through the descender of the p?  That was a
standard abbreviation to represent a following 'er', 'ar' or 'or'.

Does that get you any nearer? 

Regards

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John Harrison
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