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imchongjun
07-18-2007, 08:44 AM
Hello, teachers.
Would you help me understand the following sentence?

...and in his pious will he bequeathed his 'sowle to Allmyhtie God his Maker and Redeemer, to have the fruition of the Deitie with Our Blessed Ladie and all Saints and the Abbey Churche of St Sepulchre with the implements thereof, to the Paryshe of Cullerne, so that the said Parishioners shall not sell, alter, or alienate the said Churche, or Implements or anye part or parcell thereof for ever.'

The latter half ("so that the said Parishioners...") is easy to understand but I have difficulty in understanding the grammatical structure of the first half of this sentence. I think I understand that
(1) he gave back his soul to allmighty god.
(2) he bequeathed the church to the parish of Cullerne.
but what does "to have the fruition of the Deitie with...to the Paryshe of Cullerne" mean?
I appreciate any comments from you!! Thanks.

Pete
07-19-2007, 03:29 PM
Hello, teachers.
Would you help me understand the following sentence?

...and in his pious will he bequeathed his 'sowle to Allmyhtie God his Maker and Redeemer, to have the fruition of the Deitie with Our Blessed Ladie and all Saints and the Abbey Churche of St Sepulchre with the implements thereof, to the Paryshe of Cullerne, so that the said Parishioners shall not sell, alter, or alienate the said Churche, or Implements or anye part or parcell thereof for ever.'

The latter half ("so that the said Parishioners...") is easy to understand but I have difficulty in understanding the grammatical structure of the first half of this sentence. I think I understand that
(1) he gave back his soul to allmighty god.
(2) he bequeathed the church to the parish of Cullerne.
but what does "to have the fruition of the Deitie with...to the Paryshe of Cullerne" mean?
I appreciate any comments from you!! Thanks.
This is indeed archaic and picturesque language. I presume it was written many years ago. The spelling is indeed quaint.

As you point out in your note (2), the part, "and the Abbey Churche of St Sepulchre with the implements thereof, to the Paryshe of Cullerne" means that he bequeathed the church and things attached to it to the Parish and its parishioners.

As for the part, "to have the fruition of the Deitie with Our Blessed Ladie and all Saints", that tells the purpose of his willing his soul to God. Here, "fruition" means the successful result of a plan, so he is saying that he knows that God has planned for him to go to God and be with God, the virgin Mary, and all the other saints who are also with God. Presumably this will be in Heaven.