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What does this mean please

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LindaAngela

LindaAngela Report 17 Jul 2007 13:19

i googled it and i came up with 'nothing to present', i will google a bit more and see what that means. I suppose it means there is nothing more to add to the details already laid out. Linda

Kathlyn

Kathlyn Report 17 Jul 2007 13:19

I have been fiddling around looking for information this morning and whilst looking at some dated late 1700/early 1800s. I saw the following.......omnia bene after the details etc. Anyone know the meaning please ?? kathlyn

Unknown

Unknown Report 17 Jul 2007 13:20

nothing to present

Clive

Clive Report 17 Jul 2007 13:25

By the early 18th century, the vast majority of Presentment Bills were answered 'omnia bene', or 'nothing to present', rendering them less informative than ... C

Belle Ringer

Belle Ringer Report 17 Jul 2007 13:25

It looks like it has to do with the ecclesiastical courts. Presentment bills were produced by churchwardens in advance of a visitation by the Archdeacon. They contained names of people who had been accused of offences which came within the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts. Quite often there was nothing to present, so the churchwardens presented omnia bene! The University of Nottingham archives centre has all sorts of very useful information about ecclesiastical goings on (mostly in Nottinghamshire of course). Here's a link to some info about presentment bills: http://nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/online-mss-catalogues/cats/an_presentment_bills_home.html Chris

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 17 Jul 2007 14:38

I think that a literal translation is 'all things well' - a bit like the night watchman's call, 'ten o'clock and all's well' - i.e. 'nothing to report'. Christine

Kathlyn

Kathlyn Report 17 Jul 2007 14:49

Many thanks for these answers, I can now speak a little Latin and know what it means!!!! Kathlyn