Hello Christiana,
I read "Gevatherinnen": It means female godparents, here 2 godmothers: Margaretha Büters und Margaretha Albers.
Hello,
only a detail: the first names of both Margarethas are spelled Margretha in this document.
Kind regards
Detlef
Hello,
I read Gevatterinnen,
the word is written with tt, as usual.
just trying to save ink?
I have both; Margaretha and Margretha. Sometimes like this; sometimes like that.
Hello Chris,
Margaretha is the latinised form of Margarethe, Margretha is the shortend form of Margaretha. The German forms are Margarete, shortend Margret (both without h). All these spellings were common.
Kind regards
Detlef
The German forms are Margarete, shortend Margret (both without h).
It's of no big importance, but for many centuries up to the end of the 19th century an further on you find in Germany lots of "Margareth(a)"s with an h.
Just one example.
@ Henry,
that is what I pointed out: "All these spellings were common."
In addition: also common was Grete, the shortend form of Margarete. Nicknames were Gretel and Gretchen.
And Greta, the first name of the Swedish clima activist Thunberg, is a nickname of Margareta.
Gruß - Detlef
All clear 
