It looks to me like it is a number..."d" refers to a number, + "i" which would stand for 1. Yes...here it is:
http://literacy.kent.edu/Minigrants/Cinci/romanchart.htm d = 500, so di = 501 ******************************************************************* Rebecca Schmitt aka Agness Cabot, Guilde of St. Lawrence Bristol Renaissance Faire My arms are too short to box with God. --Johnny Cash ******************************************************************* > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kimiko Small > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:55 PM > To: historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost] A little help, please. > > Hi all, > > Quick question but I am not understanding something from the > 16th century that I think is an abbreviation or something similar. > > di > > Here are two sentences that use it. > > "the foreparte of the George of Dyamountes the Mayle of the > curates and Rivet of the same of Siluer half gilte with a > sworde in his hand of gold a lozenged Dyamounte like a > sheelde and a Dragon of gold weying together iij oz di di quarter" > > "a little George of gold to hang at a Collar of garters > weying one ounce quarter di" > > Thanks for any help with this. > > Kimiko > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > ______________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
