[3 Aoust 1582]
Rod du Toict de Chavannes, bourgeois
de Moudon, son fils Nicod.
Ledict Rod estoit mort de quelques
mois devant que sond[it] fils fust né
car il avoit laissé quand il mourut
sa femme enceinte.
13 [Aoust]
Jaques Dymierre, de Moudon
son fils Anthoine
17 [Aoust]
Humbert du Toict, bourgeois de
Moudon, sa fille Clauda
[3 August 1582]
Rod du Toict of Chavannes, citizen
of Moudon, his son Nicod.
The said Rod died several
months before his said son was born
for he had left when he died
his wife pregnant.
13 [August]
Jaques Dymierre, of Moudon
his son Anthoine
17 [August]
Humbert du Toict, citizen of
Moudon, his daughter Clauda
This is a beautiful example of the old handwriting style typical of church and notarial records in some districts. Once you learn the alphabet, it is a pleasure to read if neatly done. In its messier specimens, though, you might think you were looking at someone's unsuccessful knitting project. The spelling in this sample uses the most common 16th Century forms.
The 4th word of the 4th line, transcribed as "sondit", shows one of the most common shorthand forms. The descending squiggle attached to the "d" is used to represent the word "dit" (at that time usually spelled "dict", ultimately from Latin "dictus"). There is a whole family of "dit" words usually written with this modified "d" symbol, which can be translated by the English word "said". For example, "ledit Jean" (the said John), "susdit" (aforesaid), "lesdits parties" (the said parties), etc.
Moudon is close enough to Fribourg and Bern to show some German influences. Here we can see that the capital R is the standard version used today, not the old French script letter that looks like a V with two horizontal lines through it. Note that the letters "n", "v", and "u" may be indistinguishable. Because of this, one must sometimes study the whole series of parish registers for a commune to be sure that the surname is supposed to be, say, Chenevard, instead of Chevenard, which would look exactly the same in this script.