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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-a.jpg) | Usage: may single compartment 'a' used most of the time. However, there are variations, as may be seen in version 4. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-a2.jpg) | Usage: countenaunce a square-shaped lobe for this 'a'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-a3.jpg) | Usage: After upper case letter at the beginning of aline. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-a4.jpg) | Usage: all armed the scribe occasionally slips in a double compartment 'a'. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-d.jpg) | Usage: devise rounded looped 'd'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-d2.jpg) | Usage: thrid 'd' in final position with long descending tag. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-d3.jpg) | Usage: mynde 'd' with lower lobe of slightly different shape. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-d4.jpg) | Usage: hande the loop of 'd' sometimes extends back over previous graphs. |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-g.jpg) | Usage: glasse double compartment 'g' used throughout. The lower compartment is sometimes triangular in shape. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-g2.jpg) | Usage: gawayn 'g' is basically 8-shaped but the lower compartment is sometimes set at a slope. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-g3.jpg) | Usage: thing(is) 'g' with the addition of the abbreviative mark for a plural ending. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-g4.jpg) | Usage: highe |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-h.jpg) | Usage: the 'h' with tall triangular head-loop and sweeping tail which curves round under the graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-h2.jpg) | Usage: holde |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-h3.jpg) | Usage: amounteth 'h' is almost always crossed in the combination 'th'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-h4.jpg) | Usage: speche |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-r.jpg) | Usage: reporten long 'r' is always used in initial position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-r2.jpg) | Usage: after 'z'-shaped 'r' is always used after vowels. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-r3.jpg) | Usage: Ther(e) long 'r' with flourish in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-r4.jpg) | Usage: myrour(e) |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-s.jpg) | Usage: sewes sigma 's' is used in initial and final positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-s2.jpg) | Usage: side long 's' is used initially and medially. The graph frequently slopes backwards slightly as does the 'f' graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-s3.jpg) | Usage: brasse long 's' used in initial and medial positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-s4.jpg) | Usage: Salute |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-w.jpg) | Usage: will 'w' is looped and has the 'B'-shaped element to finish. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-w2.jpg) | Usage: sworde |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-w3.jpg) | Usage: wasse occasionally the middle loop is left open. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-w4.jpg) | Usage: Wt at the beginning of a line so possibly an upper case graph shape? |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-y.jpg) | Usage: ys as with the first hand, the tail of 'y' is long, turning counter-clockwise and continuing beneath the following graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-y2.jpg) | Usage: may |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-y3.jpg) | Usage: rynge the scribe has a tendency to slope the left arm of the letter backwards. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-y4.jpg) | Usage: Yf the first letter of a line and so could be considered an upper case graph which is exactly the same as the lower case example. |
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Thorn |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-WL1.jpg) | Usage: þs thorn plus a superscript letter or an abbreviative mark is used in the examples shown here. Thorn does not appear to be used in any other capacity on this folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: þt |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: þe | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/RawlPoet149-38r-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: þ(er) |