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Adam Pinkhurst
Profiles for this Scribe:
3. England, Hatfield House, Cecil Papers, Box S. 1.
 
Current Manuscript:England, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Hatfield House, Cecil Papers, Box S. 1.
Folios:1 cropped leaf recto and verso
Sampled Folios:Fragments
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A
Usage: lady
only double compartment 'a' is used on the recto of the leaf.
Usage: and
secretary 'a' used exclusively on the fragment of the verso of the leaf except for one occurrence of double compartment 'a' in the word 'allas', but this may have been intended as an upper case letter.
Usage: Auenture
although difficult to make out, this upper case 'A' on the recto is another variant for this hand.
  
 
D
Usage: endurest
on the recto. There is remarkable uniformity in the shape of 'd'.
Usage: Pandarus
on the recto.
Usage: demen
on the verso.
Usage: lady
on the verso.
 
G
Usage: god
on the recto.
Usage: gracelees
on the recto.
Usage: longe
on the verso.
Usage: gerdon
on the verso.
 
H
Usage: thy
on the recto.
Usage: thee
on the top line of the recto showing the heightened ascenders characteristic of Adam Pinkhurst.
Usage: oother
on the top line of the verso where there are no heightened ascenders.
Usage: fressh
on the verso showing the scribe's crossed 'h'.
 
R
Usage: reson
on the recto.
Usage: for
on the recto.
Usage: hir
on the verso showing typical flourish on final 'r'.
Usage: oother
on the verso.
 
S
Usage: Pandarus
on the recto. Sigma 's' used in all initial and final positions.
Usage: sholdest
on the recto.
Usage: fressh
on the verso. Long 's' used in medial positions.
Usage: Troilus
on the verso.
 
W
Usage: thow
on the recto.
Usage: what
on the recto.
Usage: woot
on the verso.
Usage: thow
on the verso.
 
Y
Usage: fayleth
on the recto. 'y' is always dotted.
Usage: my
on the recto.
Usage: hym
on the verso.
Usage: yet
on the verso. Just occasionally there is a slight variation in the tail of 'y'.
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