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Current Manuscript:USA, Chicago, IL, Newberry Library MS f.33.5
Folios:1-110
Sampled Folios:19, 22, 66
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A
Usage: and
single compartment secretary 'a' used throughout as the lower case letter.
Usage: cast
Usage: And
an alternative form of upper case 'A'.
Usage: Alone
double compartment 'A' used as the upper case although the scribe is not scrupulous about using upper case letters for the beginning of a line.
 
D
Usage: don
'd' is looped with angular lower lobe.
Usage: hold
a rather more rounded version of 'd' in final position.
Usage: ded
Usage: Discou(er)eth
'D' which appears at the beginning of a line. The loop is slightly bigger than normal so this may be the scribe's upper case graph.
 
G
Usage: grace
tailed 'g' used throughout. The lobe is squareish and set at a slight angle. The tail trails down at an angle and does not curve round at the end.
Usage: swownyng
'g' in final position with tag. All 'g's, 't's and 'f's in final position have a vertical tag attached.
Usage: hyghe
a 'gh' combination.
Usage: Goddesse
upper case graph at the beginning of a line.
 
H
Usage: hert
the head-stroke is often left open rather than looped.
Usage: which
when 'h' follows 'c' or 'g', the joining stroke forms a looped head.
Usage: syghe
Usage: He
upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line which appears exactly the same as the lower case graph.
 
R
Usage: restreigne
the scribe uses a mixture of modern 'r' and 'z'-shaped 'r'. There doesn't seem to be a pattern to his choice of graph.
Usage: ouer
Usage: hynderer
both versions of 'r' used in this word.
Usage: fadir
modern 'r' used in final position.
 
S
Usage: syghe
sigma 's' used in initial position as well as long 's'.
Usage: loues
kidney-shaped 's' used in final position.
Usage: destroie
long 's' used in medial position.
Usage: Sche
 
W
Usage: wolde
the arms of 'w' may turn to the left at the head or they may be turned to the right to close the head-strokes.
Usage: how
'w' in final position.
Usage: write
here the arms of 'w' turn sharply to the right to form a closed head.
Usage: Wele
upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. The shape is the same, the size is bigger.
 
Y
Usage: y
the tail of 'y' may curve.
Usage: my
the tail of 'y' can also be straight.
Usage: hyghe
a slight wave on this tail.
Usage: nyne
the tail of 'y' resembles the straight tail of 'g'.
 
Thorn and Yogh
Usage: þat
thorn only appears to be used for the definite article and pronouns.
Usage: þy
Usage: ȝit
yogh is used as equivalent to both the 'y' and the 'gh' sounds.
Usage: noȝt
 
Upper Case Letters
Usage: Til
Usage: But
Usage: In
Usage: Ne
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