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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-a.jpg) | Usage: an a careful hand with single compartment 'a' used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-a2.jpg) | Usage: mannes |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-a3.jpg) | Usage: Astonede the scribe has two versions of upper case 'A' visible in this frgament. This version occurs only once. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-a4.jpg) | Usage: And the version of 'A' which is used consistently on the fragment. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-d.jpg) | Usage: decided (first 'd') 'd' in initial position ligatured with the following 'e'. 'd' is always the unlooped variety. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-d2.jpg) | Usage: co(n)founded |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-d3.jpg) | Usage: Delicacie as with 'A', the scribe has two separate forms of upper case 'D'. This one is much more intricate than the version seen in 4. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-d4.jpg) | Usage: Desireth |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-g.jpg) | Usage: gif tailed 'g' used throughout the fragment. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-g2.jpg) | Usage: cursing 'g' in final position with long vertical tag. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-g3.jpg) | Usage: noght | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-g4.jpg) | Usage: Gregorie upper case 'G' for a name. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-h.jpg) | Usage: haþe 'h' is neatly and consistently formed. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-h2.jpg) | Usage: chirch the evenness of the scribe's graphs is remarkable. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-h3.jpg) | Usage: shall 'h' with slightly shortened stem to accommodate the taller stem of ling 's'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-h4.jpg) | Usage: He upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line tipped with red. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-r.jpg) | Usage: repente the only 'r' in initial position. Although faded and in red ink for the gloss it is possible to see that the scribe uses 'z'-shaped 'r' in initial position. It is the only version of 'r' in all positions on the fragment. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-r2.jpg) | Usage: þer 'r' in final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-r3.jpg) | Usage: fostred | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-r4.jpg) | Usage: for cristis |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-s.jpg) | Usage: soo long 's' is always used in initial and medial positions. It usually sits on the line. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-s2.jpg) | Usage: his a very modern form of final 's'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-s3.jpg) | Usage: is saide | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-s4.jpg) | Usage: Sufficeþ upper case 'S'. |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-w.jpg) | Usage: welle the only version of 'w' on the second side. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-w2.jpg) | Usage: now 'w' in final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-w3.jpg) | Usage: world though faint it is possible to see that the scribe occasionally uses a different form of 'w' on side 1. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-w4.jpg) | Usage: When upper case 'W' on the second side. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-y.jpg) | Usage: yit 'y' in initial position. The tail is straight though the length may vary. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-y2.jpg) | Usage: By |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-y3.jpg) | Usage: Eye | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-y4.jpg) | Usage: hy(m) another very short tail. |
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Thorn |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-WL1.jpg) | Usage: þe the scribe uses thorn mainly for the definite article and pronouns, although he occasionally uses it for a verb ending. Again, it seems to be a matter of choice for the scribe. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: trowþe thorn may have been used here to shorten the line to justify the margins. On the line below, the rhyming word 'slowthe' is spelt with 'th'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: þt | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: þilke |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-WL2.jpg) | Usage: To | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: And although difficult to see, the scribe uses two different forms of upper case 'A' on the first side. This is one of them. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: And the second variant 'A' with open lower compartment and lead-in stroke just about visible beneath the red decoration. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/ShrewsburyFrag-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: In |