Scribal Profile John Newton | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Laud misc. 416 (SC 1479) |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Laud misc. 416 |
| Identification: | Hand 2 |
| Folios: | 188-226v |
| Sampled Folios: | 226v |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: atte single compartment 'a' is used almost all the time. |  | Usage: along occasionally the scribe uses anglicana 'a' either as a stand-alone indefinite article or sometimes to begin a word as here. There does not seem to be any pattern to this usage. |
 | Usage: quartus anglicana 'a' is used in the display script of the scribe. |  | Usage: Amen it is difficult to establish which words the scribe intends to capitalise as the graph used appears to be the same anglicana 'a' which appears from time to time in the text for no apparent reason. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: doute looped 'd' is used throughout. |  | Usage: lord in final position 'd' usually has a trailing tag. |
 | Usage: byddyng |  | Usage: drawyn a rare occurrence of 'd' with open centre. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: grete secretary tailed 'g' is used throughout. |  | Usage: fyghtyng in final position the scribe extends the hairline head-stroke. |
 | Usage: hanggid the tail of 'g' turns counter-clockwise. A single line provides the hairline head-strokes for both graphs. |  | Usage: Grace |
| H | |||
 | Usage: halowyn 'h' has a leaning looped head-stroke and a neatly contained descending limb which curves gently. |  | Usage: English when 'h' is in final position and follows 's', 'c', 'g', and 't' it is almost always crossed. |
 | Usage: knyght(es) the combination 'ght' with abbreviative mark for the plural element. |  | Usage: Here the English explicit which seems to begin with a more formal graph for 'H' which probably denotes the upper case graph. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: ropis the scribe has a selection of 'r's but 'z'-shaped 'r' is the one used most frequently in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: our(e) modern 'r' is also found, usually in medial or in final positions. |
 | Usage: warriours long 'r' is also found occasionally, mainly when the consonant is doubled although there is also an example of modern 'r' doubled on this folio. |  | Usage: Rhodo |
| S | |||
 | Usage: second long 's' is almost always found in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: enemies sigma 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: quartus an example of a 6-shaped 's' in the display script of the scribe. |  | Usage: Sir upper case 'S'. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wepyn 'w' is cursive and exists as two 'v's with the left arm usually longer than the middle stroke. |  | Usage: trow |
 | Usage: shewid |  | Usage: throwyth 'w' usually sits higher than the surrounding graphs. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: yren the 'y' graph is formed in consistent fashion. |  | Usage: navy |
 | Usage: travaylyng |  | Usage: Amendyng |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þu thorn is used infrequently and used on the folio examined only for these abbreviated forms, all with following superscript. |  | Usage: þe |
 | Usage: þt |  | Usage: þt |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: The |  | Usage: Iohn |
 | Usage: Neuton |  | Usage: Explicit |
| Signature | |||
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