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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-86v-a.jpg) | Usage: and a straight-sided single compartment 'a' with cross-stroke which gives the appearance of a double compartment. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-24r-a2.jpg) | Usage: companye the upper lobe of 'a' stands above surrounding letters. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-24r-a3.jpg) | Usage: Aboute upper case letter at the beginning of a line. | | |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-86v-d.jpg) | Usage: worde the scribe's most usual form of looped 'd'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-86v-d2.jpg) | Usage: done in initial position, the lobe of 'd' becomes very angular. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-d3.jpg) | Usage: hyd 'd' in final position with vertical descending tag. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-d4.jpg) | Usage: condicion of exhuberance on the top line. |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-86v-g.jpg) | Usage: gode double compartment 'g' in initial position showing clearly the placing of the lower lobe of the letter on the line itself. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45-g2.jpg) | Usage: might |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-g3.jpg) | Usage: doughter | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-g4.jpg) | Usage: God |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-24r-h.jpg) | Usage: hakeney rounded head-loop and gently curving limb and short tail continuing the clockwise movement. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-h2.jpg) | Usage: shull the scribe's formation of lower case 'h' is very consistent. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-24r-h3.jpg) | Usage: Howe upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line. The scribe does not always use this form with two protuberances on the stem. Other upper case 'H's are the same in form as the lower case ones. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-h4.jpg) | Usage: harme 'h' on the top line. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-r.jpg) | Usage: neighburgh modern 'r' used in all positions except where 'z'-shaped 'r' appears after 'o', 'e' and a few consonants. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-r2.jpg) | Usage: Surry |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-r3.jpg) | Usage: or 'z'-shaped 'r' with otiose stroke descending from the lower left of the letter. This stroke is not always present. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-r4.jpg) | Usage: Reported |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-86v-s.jpg) | Usage: as kidney-shaped 's' used invariably in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-86v-s2.jpg) | Usage: same long 's' used initially and medially. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-s3.jpg) | Usage: cristemesse | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-s4.jpg) | Usage: Surry |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-w.jpg) | Usage: vnwrappeth lower case 'w' varies little in shape except for the length of the left arm of the letter and the presence or absence of an approach stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-w2.jpg) | Usage: woll |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-w3.jpg) | Usage: wt an abbreviation used on several occasions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-w4.jpg) | Usage: Whenne |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-y.jpg) | Usage: ys 'y' is neatly formed and varies little. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-y2.jpg) | Usage: yere occasionally the tail of 'y' is taken up to the next letter. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-y3.jpg) | Usage: Yet 'Y' in upper case position at the beginning of a line. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hk-45r-y4.jpg) | Usage: spycerye two 'y's vying for descenders with the otiose descender from 'r'. |