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A |
| Usage: a 'a' is the same shape throughout. | | Usage: And a single upper case 'A' on this folio. |
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D |
| Usage: side looped 'd' used throughout. | | Usage: draws |
| Usage: mod(er) 'd' with extension of the loop for the abbreviation of 'er'. | | |
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G |
| Usage: angle double compartment 'g' used throughout. | | Usage: foloy(n)g 'g' with tag as macron. |
| Usage: deg(re)s the scribe frequently uses the abbreviation for 're' after the 'g' in the word 'degre'. | | |
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H |
| Usage: he neatly looped head, thick limb as far as the line then tail-stroke curving gently clockwise. | | Usage: north typical 'th' combination. |
| Usage: right | | |
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R |
| Usage: grete long 'r' used frequently. | | Usage: for 'z'-shaped 'r' always used after 'o'. |
| Usage: nether modern 'r' used in all positions. | | Usage: oder 'r' with flourish at the end of a line. |
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S |
| Usage: els sigma 's' used in final position. | | Usage: s(e)c(un)dus formation of long 's' with angular top and curved descender. |
| Usage: same | | |
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W |
| Usage: wombe | | Usage: west very little variation in the form of 'w'. Occasionally the small approach stroke is longer as in this example. |
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Y |
| Usage: c(er)teyn the tail of 'y' turns counter-clockwise and usually extends beneath following graphs. | | Usage: forsayd an unusually short tail for 'y'. |
| Usage: mylway | | |
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Thorn |
| Usage: þe the letters thorn and 'y' are difficult to distinguish. | | Usage: þt thorn is often used with superscript graphs. |
| Usage: þat | | |
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Abbreviative Marks. |
| Usage: (con)clusions abbreviation for 'con' used frequently. | | Usage: c(er)teyn 'er' abbreviation also used throughout. |
| Usage: i(n) macrons and extended flourishes for omitted 'n's used frequently. | | Usage: ho(ur)s here the abbreviation for 'ur'. |