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From: "Neil" <>
Subject: Re: Strange words in old Wills
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 12:53:49 -0000


> Can anyone help me with the following words, from two Berkshire Wills
> from the 16th century ?
>
> Pou[n]ces (mentioned with pots and plates)

Hello Colin
Pounce was a powder used for drying ink, what we use blotting paper for
now. The pounces were containers probably made of pewter rather like a
pepper pot with holes at the top for sprinkling the pounce powder on to a
written document.

bye for now
Neil.
Stowmarket, Suffolk, England

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