Excellent. Thanks, Brad and Roger!
-Andy
On 2/8/2012 6:15 PM, Roger Kuin wrote:
> Ah, that might explain it. The late Latin word from which 'bailiff' is derived is 'baiulivus', so such a lad would then be a "Baiulivi filius' (though the proper translation of 'bailiff' is 'procurator'). Joel: checking reveals that the Latin for 'baronet' is 'baronettus', which sounds like the law-Latin it was, at least in 1629 when Sir James Oliphant was described as a 'miles baronettus'.
> Roger
>
> On Feb 8, 2012, at 11:51 PM, Brad Irish wrote:
>
> Not sure about its reliability, but James Basil Oldham's A History of
> Shrewsbury School, 1552-1952 claims "where the boy's father was a
> knight, an armigerous person, or a Bailiff of the town, this is
> indicated by the name being preceded by the letters Mi.f., Ar.f., or
> Ba.f." (p. 6).
>
> Best,
> Brad
>
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>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Andrew Strycharski<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> The Shrewsbury school Regestrum Scholarium indicates the sons of notables
>> with various abbreviations. A knight's son is M. f. (militis filius),
>> gentleman's Ar. f. (armigeri filius), bishop's Ep. f. (episcopi filius).
>>
>> There are also several students, less frequent than armigerous gentry but
>> more than knights, listed as Ba. f.
>>
>> Does anyone know what this means? Lawyer? Baronet? Son of a man with a
>> beard?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> -Andy
>>
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