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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-a.jpg) | Usage: as double compartment 'a' is used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-a2.jpg) | Usage: astralaby 'a' is fairly consistently formed. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-a3.jpg) | Usage: And | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-a4.jpg) | Usage: Anothir upper case 'A' at the beginning of a line and washed with yellow. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-d.jpg) | Usage: diuidid (first 'd') the scribe has both looped and unlooped 'd'. The lower lobe is triangular. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-d2.jpg) | Usage: naked final 'd' is often tagged. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-d3.jpg) | Usage: And the scribe also uses unlooped 'd' occasionally. There does not seem to be any specific reason for the selection of this 'd' rather than the looped version. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-d4.jpg) | Usage: condescendith both types of 'd' are used in this word. |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-g.jpg) | Usage: greke double compartment 'g' is always used. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-g2.jpg) | Usage: p(er)tenyng in final position 'g' is tagged. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-g3.jpg) | Usage: rightfull the lower compartment is set at a slight angle giving the graph a tilted appearance. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-g4.jpg) | Usage: englisch |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-h.jpg) | Usage: harde 'h' is neatly executed with tail-stroke contained beneath the graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-h2.jpg) | Usage: englisch after 'c', 't' and 'g', 'h' is often, though not always crossed. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-h3.jpg) | Usage: myght | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-h4.jpg) | Usage: sufficeth |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-r.jpg) | Usage: rewlys modern 'r' is used in all positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-r2.jpg) | Usage: prayer(e) final 'r' is frequently flourished, probably for missing final 'e'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-r3.jpg) | Usage: mortal 'z'-shaped 'r' has a trailing otiose stroke descending from the lower left of the graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-r4.jpg) | Usage: Astralabiu(m) an 'r' in the scribe's display script. |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-s.jpg) | Usage: sufficiant long 's' is always used in initial and medial positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-s2.jpg) | Usage: nou(m)bres the scribe uses both kidney 's' and 8-shaped 's' in final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-s3.jpg) | Usage: as | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-s4.jpg) | Usage: possibil |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-w.jpg) | Usage: wrappit 'w' comes in a variety of forms. Here the limbs turn to the right with the second stroke left open at the head. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-w2.jpg) | Usage: wel here the limbs lean backwards slightly. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-w3.jpg) | Usage: which in this example there are two closed loops at the head. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-w4.jpg) | Usage: rewlys |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-y.jpg) | Usage: lowys sometimes 'y' is 'dotted' with a separate curved stroke with tail. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-y2.jpg) | Usage: astralaby |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-y3.jpg) | Usage: latyn the fork of the graph is generally at the lower level of surrounding graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-y4.jpg) | Usage: p(ar)fytely curvature of the tail-stroke varies. |
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Thorn and Yogh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-WL1.jpg) | Usage: þis thorn is mainly used for the definite article and demonstratives. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: þe |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: ȝofen yogh is used as equivalent of the element 'y'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: oriȝonte it is also used to represent the 'z' sound. |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-WL2.jpg) | Usage: Astralabiu(m) upper case 'A' in the scribe's display script for the title. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: This |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: Iewes | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LondonEngineers-Thompson1-3r-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: Oxenford |