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A |
| Usage: art letter 'a' which appears on the top line of the page. The scribe attempts more of a display script for the first few lines on the folio. | | Usage: and the beginning of the second stanza on the folio and the scribe has settled back to his more normal script. Note that this scribe also copies a long way above the line. |
| Usage: a the scribe also has a double compartment 'a'. | | Usage: And the scribe's upper case 'A'. |
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D |
| Usage: Bridill unlooped 'd' used throughout. | | Usage: gladde |
| Usage: drede 'd' quite often stands alone with no attempt to form a link with the following letter. However, here, the slight overhamg at the base of the descender is used to form a link with the following 'r'. | | |
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G |
| Usage: gilt the tailed 'g' of this scribe sits well above the line, the tail ending usually just at or just below the line itself. | | Usage: god tail of 'g' often turns to the right. |
| Usage: nyght the tails of 'y' and 'g' join up. | | |
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H |
| Usage: thei 'h' as used in initial position, or as here in the more formal script of the top few lines, has a foot at the base of the stem. | | Usage: schall the 'ch' ligature. No foot on the more informal letter. |
| Usage: howe some rather jerky letters for a few lines. | | Usage: His the beginning of a line and therefore the scribe's upper case letter. |
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R |
| Usage: there angled stem for modern 'r'. | | Usage: worldly 'z'-shaped 'r' used after 'o'. |
| Usage: merye long 'r' is used infrequently. | | |
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S |
| Usage: as kidney-shaped 's' used on almost every occasion in final position. | | Usage: is there are one or two examples on this folio of sigma 's' used in final position. |
| Usage: passit | | |
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W |
| Usage: wynne 'w' as the initial letter. | | Usage: howe 'w' within a word and the formation is almost as in version 1 although the first arm of the letter is frequently above the level of surrounding letters. |
| Usage: Was upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. | | Usage: nowe the word is on the top line and this is an example of the scribe taking advantage of the extra space. |
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Y |
| Usage: allwey the tail of 'y' varies in length. Sometimes it sits on the line itself and sometimes extends below. | | Usage: pley occasionally the scribe dots the 'y'. |
| Usage: yoye 'y' used here for 'i'. The scribe spells the word 'joy' variously; 'yoye', ioye, 'Ioye'. | | Usage: Ye upper case 'Y' at the beginning of a line with the extravagant extra flourishes to begin the letter. |
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Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: Mi | | Usage: Ne |
| Usage: I | | Usage: Pandarus |
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Ampersand |
| Usage: | | Usage: |
| Usage: | | Usage: |
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I |
| Usage: I | | Usage: I |
| Usage: I | | Usage: I |