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Current Manuscript:London, College of Arms MS Arundel XLV (45)
Folios:1-167
Sampled Folios:118v
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A
Usage: as
the scribe has a mixed hand. Here a double compartment 'a' with open head and hairline connector.
Usage: alle
single compartment 'a' is used in equal proportion.
Usage: As
Usage: A
the use of this upper case 'A' with variation in the lead-in stroke is consistent on the folio examined.
 
D
Usage: dance
looped 'd' with lower lobe either squared as here or rounded as in version 2.
Usage: And
Usage: stonde
'de' frequently forms a ligature.
Usage: dede
both square and rounded lobe may be seen in this example.
 
G
Usage: gentilesse
'g' is double compartment but not always neatly executed. The graph is 8-shaped with the head of the upper compartment often left open.
Usage: thing
'g' in final position often attracts a tag. Both upper and lower compartments are joined with hairline strokes.
Usage: thoghte
Usage: vnderfonge
'g' is set high with top compartment frequently above the level of surrounding graphs.
 
H
Usage: heue
'h', whether upper or lower case is consistently formed.
Usage: seileth
the graph is set at a slight slant.
Usage: þoght
Usage: How
upper case graph at the beginning of a line does not differ from the lower case one.
 
R
Usage: drede
the scribe uses a mixture of both long and modern 'r' with no particular preference as to position.
Usage: were
Usage: labourer
'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o'. Long 'r' is used in final position with fork at the base of the graph.
Usage: Riȝt
 
S
Usage: selue
long 's' is used in initial and medial positions.
Usage: as
kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position.
Usage: Soch
the scribe has two versions of upper case 'S', a sigma version as here and a more serpentine 's' as in version 4.
Usage: So
 
W
Usage: wax
'w' is looped at the head with single lobe to the right.
Usage: weye
the strokes used to form the 'w' are frequently visible as separate strokes.
Usage: throwe
Usage: Whiche
exactly the same formation for the upper case graph.
 
Y
Usage: by
the tail of 'y' may be straight as in this version.
Usage: compaynie
the tail of 'y' may have a slight flick counter-clockwise.
Usage: my
the tail of 'y' may also have a deep curve counter-clockwise as in this example.
Usage: soty
 
Thorn and Yogh
Usage: þoght
thorn is used throughout but there is no consistency as to its use.
Usage: thenkþ
Usage: Riȝt
yogh is also used frequently but again 'gh' may equally well be used as yogh.
Usage: for ȝete
 
Upper Case Letters
Usage: That
Usage: I
Usage: But
Usage: Of
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