Narrative and Notes
The history of my family
In the year of our Lord 1542 in the xxxiij year of the rain of our soverain Lord King henry the eight
William Blicke the sonne of henrye Blicke & Alse was baptised the xvj day of August
1542
In the xxxvj th year of the rain our soverain Lord king henry viij Ann dm 1542
[Henry VIII r. 1509-1547 implies that the above entry was written in April 1545. "1542" would appear to be a later and inaccurate annotation]
Mary Blicke ye Daughter of henrie Blicke & Alse was baptised the xiij day of october in the year above
In the xxxvij year of the rain of soverain Lord King Henrie the viij
Alexannder Blicke the sonne of henrie & Alse was baptised the xxij of August in the year above said
Ann dom 1544
Mary Blick the Daughter of henri Blicke & Alse was buried the 4 day of october 1544
The xxxvij year of the rain of king henry xviij [i.e. 1546]
Alexannder Blicke the sonne of henri & Als was Buried the viij day of November in the year above said
Alse Blicke ye wife of henri Blicke was buried ye xv th day of februari in the [?] being purittan
Ano dm 160[0]
November
[we]re married Richard how and Joan Shuttswell
marryed Willm Blicke & Elnar Shutt
Anno Dm 1601
September
29 henry Blick sone of Willm Blick