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A |
| Usage: gate both single and double compartment 'a' used by the scribe to no definite pattern. | | Usage: and flat angled hairline to complete the upper compartment. |
| Usage: And | | Usage: Aungel |
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D |
| Usage: doynge 'd' may have either an angled or a rounded lobe. | | Usage: lord 'd' in final position attracts a tag. |
| Usage: knelid downe | | Usage: lord(is) |
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G |
| Usage: gylden again 'g' is present in both double and single compartment versions. | | Usage: gate the upper lobe of the single compartment 'g' is rounded with tail which almost returns back to the lobe. |
| Usage: garland the lower compartment of 'g' is sometimes slightly in advance of the upper compartment. | | Usage: bryght |
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H |
| Usage: husbonde 'h' often has a tail stroke which loops round and crosses the limb to connect with the following graph. | | Usage: Ioachym triangular head-stroke in this example. |
| Usage: that the tail of 'h' sometimes turns counter-clockwise to finish. | | Usage: thought |
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R |
| Usage: rose generally, modern 'r' is used in initial and medial positions and long 'r' is used in final position. However there can be exceptions. | | Usage: her long 'r' with flourish in final position. |
| Usage: gadrid 'z'-shaped 'r' used after some vowels and after round-bodied graphs. | | Usage: our modern 'r' in final position with flourish, perhaps to replace a missing 'e'. |
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S |
| Usage: sette both long 's' and sigma 's' used in initial positions. | | Usage: so |
| Usage: his sigma 's' is used in final position, | | Usage: hast long 's' with angled fine head-stroke to join with the top of 't'. |
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W |
| Usage: wepynge the scribe uses a variety of 'w's, this version being probably the most elaborate with 'B' shaped element at the right. | | Usage: wer a less elaborate graph with single lobe at the right. |
| Usage: wente straight-sided 'w' with single lobe at the right. | | Usage: now 'w' with exaggerated closed triangular head-loop. |
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Y |
| Usage: lady the body of 'y' is generally consistent. The curve of the tail varies as it also varies in length, thickness and curl. | | Usage: thynge |
| Usage: hym | | Usage: lykynge |
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Thorn and Yogh |
| Usage: þu thorn is mainly used for pronouns and demonstratives, generally with superscript set above the graph. | | Usage: þt |
| Usage: nyȝt yogh is used to represent both the 'y' and the 'gh' elements. | | Usage: forȝete |
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Serendipity |
| Usage: I | | Usage: Than |
| Usage: to Anne the scribe allows himself licence on the top line. | | Usage: bade here again, a top-line feature. |