Baptism - Copons, Spain 1572
Below is an example of a baptismal register from the church of Santa Maria in the town of Copons

Transcription | line | Translation | ||
En nom de noʃtre señor Deu [ʃia] y del | 1 | In name of our Lord God let it be and of the | ||
glorioʃa verge maría mare ʃua amb | 2 | glorious virgin Mary, his mother, [with] | ||
Comenʃalo llibre dels bateigs delasgle- | 3 | Begins the book of baptisms of the (parish | ||
-ʃia parrochial del copons del biʃbat | 4 | church) of Copons of the Bishopbric | ||
{de v}ich permj Jaume Iort preuere | 5 | of Vic by me Juame Iort, (Rector | ||
Rector dedita Rectoria de copons | 6 | priest) of the said Rectory of Copons | ||
Loqual comenʃj a trenta de juny | 7 | Which begins on the thirty of June | ||
del any 1572. y ʃonlos bateigs ʃe- | 8 | of the year 1572 and they are the (following | ||
-guents. Enlo gual día y any comenʃi | 9 | baptisms) on the day and year I began | ||
afer reʃidensia endita parroquial. | 10 | to have residency in said parish. | ||
Pjnyo | Primo a xxij· delmes de Juliol M.D. | 11 | Pinyo | First of 22 of the month of July 15- |
lxxij· fonch bateijada Magdalena | 12 | -72 was baptized Magdalena | ||
Hieronyma Planes, filla llegittjmay | 13 | Jerónima Planes, daughter legitimate and | ||
natural den Joã Planisãts Pjnyo | 14 | natural of Joan Planisants Pinyo | ||
meʃtre de caʃes dellloch de Copons y de | 15 | Master of houses of the place of Copons | ||
madona Joana mullerʃua, foren pa- | 16 | and of Lady Joana his wife, were god- | ||
-drins Jaume Joã Raphel de Copons | 17 | -parents Juame Joan Raphel of Copons | ||
y madona hieronyma Carulla vjuda | 18 | and Lady Jerónima Carulla widow | ||
habitan tenlo dit lloch de Copons:x | 19 | inhabitants of the said place of Copons | ||
A xxviij· de Juliol M.D.Lxxij | 20 | On 28 of July of 1572 | ||
fonch bateijada Joana Romeu | 21 | was baptized Joana Romeu, | ||
Romau | filla den Benet Romeu pages | 22 | Romeu | daughter of Benet Romeu farmer |
y dena Elianor mullerʃua foren | 23 | and Elianor his wife, were | ||
padrjns Pau Jouer y Joana Segura | 24 | godparents Pau Jouer and Joana Segura | ||
de Copons | 25 | of Copons |
Arxiu Parroquial de Vic: Santa Maria de Copons A-C-D-E-G-H-K_1(1552-1595): Baptism July 1572 p.21r.
Image by Jacob A. Badal