Re: 1826 Marriage Record: Help me crack the code on a weird word
Posted by Gregory on URL: http://german-genealogy-group-forum.223.s1.nabble.com/1826-Marriage-Record-Help-me-crack-the-code-on-a-weird-word-tp8494p8498.html
Hello Mr Cole, thanks for taking a look.
Yes, I believe "Attest" is some kind of certificate. Not sure it has to be medical, tho. The indecipherable word that precedes it probably would tell us what kind of certificate it is. Unless "attest" is an abbreviation for "attesten"?
This priest uses this phrase a lot. I've looked at many examples of it in nearby pages of the Registry. Sometimes the word in question starts with a capital letter. Take a look at these: