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A |
| Usage: a double compartment 'a' is used throughout. | | Usage: contrary occasionally 'a' has a horned head-stroke. The horn to the left is actually the shoulder of the previous 'r' graph. |
| Usage: And a very unusual triple-lobed upper case 'A' but nevertheless used on several occasions on both folios examined. | | Usage: And the more usual upper case graph. |
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D |
| Usage: dothe unlooped 'd' with a 'u'-shaped lobe which appears open but which usually has a fine hairline to close. | | Usage: betokened |
| Usage: hadde 'de' ligature. | | Usage: Deuysion upper case 'D' with serrated left side. |
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G |
| Usage: gret the scribe uses both anglicana double compartment 'g' and also tailed 'g'. There seems to be no system about the choice of graph. | | Usage: a grese horned single compartment tailed 'g'. |
| Usage: streigth | | Usage: God |
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H |
| Usage: he 'h' is mainly of this type with open head-stroke. | | Usage: growith 'h' in final position following 't' is frequently, though not always, crossed. |
| Usage: He hathe his | | Usage: How a more elaborate upper case 'H' with curved foot at the base of the ascender, separate head-stroke and dot within the graph. |
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R |
| Usage: restreyne modern 'r' is used in every position except after 'o'. | | Usage: aftir almost all 'r's in final position attract this vertical tag. 't's and 's's are similarly tagged. |
| Usage: clamor 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o'. | | Usage: corrupcou(n) both 'r's used here in accordance with the style. |
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S |
| Usage: sey long 's' is in fact not usually very long at all, extending just below the level of surrounding graphs. | | Usage: ys 8-shaped 's' is used in final position. It is usually tagged as here. |
| Usage: desese | | Usage: So serpentine upper case 'S'. |
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W |
| Usage: wiche most 'w's follow this pattern though on some folios, the 'w' in version 3 is more in evidence. | | Usage: Þorow the head of the central limb is open at the top, curving over to the right. |
| Usage: dwellith an alternative 'w' used frequently by the scribe. | | Usage: With outen where 'W' begins a line, the left limb frequently extends to a point into the left margin. |
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Y |
| Usage: ys the tail of 'y' is usually short and straight. | | Usage: euyr |
| Usage: hym very occasionally there is a slight turn on the tail of 'y'. | | Usage: Yeueth 'Y' at the beginning of a line with extended tail into the left margin. |
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Thorn and Yogh |
| Usage: þer thorn is a short stumpy graph with little or no descender below the lobe. | | Usage: soþe thorn is not ubiquitous for 'th'. Both exist throughout the text. |
| Usage: þinge | | Usage: almyȝgthty the only example of yogh which I could find on the folios examined. The scribe may be muddled as to when to use it as the spelling here is repetitive. |
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Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: That and unusual semi-circular head-stroke for 'T'. | | Usage: It |
| Usage: Pees | | Usage: But |