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A |
| Usage: and 'a' is always double compartment with upper compartment frequently larger than the lower one. | | Usage: made sometimes the down stroke curves over at the top, sometimes it is straight, as here. |
| Usage: cam occasionally the scribe enlarges the letter 'a' in the middle of words. Generally though, the top of 'a' is in line with surrounding graphs. | | Usage: Al |
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D |
| Usage: deye 'd' is always looped and consistently formed. | | Usage: rebuked |
| Usage: gladdere | | Usage: Defyeden |
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G |
| Usage: growe 'g' is also consistently formed, a double compartment graph with triangular lower lobe. | | Usage: knowyng |
| Usage: religion | | Usage: Gyle the upper case graph. |
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H |
| Usage: hadde generally the tail-stroke continues in a clockwise direction and loops back to connect with the stem. | | Usage: wrouht occasionally there is a counter-clockwise flick from the end of the tail. |
| Usage: hath both types of tail-stroke are seen in this example. | | Usage: He upper case 'H' is distinctive because of the hook to the left of the stem. |
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R |
| Usage: religio(u)n both modern and long 'r's are used in all positions. | | Usage: receyuede |
| Usage: gyour 'r' in final position with upward flick. | | Usage: bar |
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S |
| Usage: seyde sigma 's' is used in initial position and very occasionally in final position, as in version 3. | | Usage: fynnes 8-shaped 's' is used in final position. Occasionally there is an otiose stroke from the upper compartment to finish. |
| Usage: cardinals | | Usage: Syth the upper case version of the graph. |
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W |
| Usage: was 'w' is consistently formed with double head loop and 'B'-shaped element at the right. | | Usage: folowede |
| Usage: knowyng | | Usage: With upper case 'W' is formed in the same way with perhaps a wider leftward extension of the left limb. |
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Y |
| Usage: y nome 'y' is sometimes dotted, sometimes not. The tail is generally short with small flick to the right. | | Usage: neody |
| Usage: sprynge | | Usage: Y 'Y' in initial position in a line. |
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Thorn and Yogh |
| Usage: lyueþ thorn is used frequently in all the usual situations. | | Usage: Þeer the stem of thorn is set at a slant. |
| Usage: a ȝeins yogh is only used on a couple of occasions on this folio. | | Usage: ȝaf |
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Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: Bothe an unusual form of upper case 'B'. | | Usage: Neuere |
| Usage: Torned | | Usage: Ouer |