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| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Ashmole 360, part V |
| Folios: | 116-128r |
| Sampled Folios: | 116r |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: aftyr single compartment 'a' used for the lower case letter almost exclusively. |  | Usage: þat a very occasional double compartment 'a' is used. |
 | Usage: arabyons |  | Usage: Astrolaby upper case 'A'. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: frend 'd' is similarly formed throughout with upper loop which occasionally merges with lower lobe as in version 2. |  | Usage: endytyng |
 | Usage: dyuerse |  | Usage: secu(n)de |
| G | |||
 | Usage: englysch tailed 'g' is used most of the time. |  | Usage: grekys anglicana 'g' rarely used but can be found. |
 | Usage: lernyng the horizontal slash extends from the middle of the upper compartment of 'g'. | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: haue although this 'h' is in initial position, the continuation of the tail stroke clockwise in an almost horizontal line beneath the previous graphs is fairly consistent wherever 'h' is present. |  | Usage: teche 'h' following 'c'. |
 | Usage: beth 'h' following 't'. | ||
| R | |||
 | Usage: tretys long 'r' used in the majority of cases and in all positions. |  | Usage: proporcyons modern 'r' is used occasionally . |
 | Usage: Therfor the use of 'z'-shaped 'r' is not restricted to just following 'o'. It is used in all positions including final position as in the word 'nombyr'. |  | Usage: beter 'r' in final position with flourish. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: as kidney or secretary 's' used frequently but only in final position. |  | Usage: self used frequently at the beginning of words but also found in final position. |
 | Usage: secu(n)de used both initially and medially. The head-stroke often curves back to the stem making a closed hook, as in this example. | ||
| W | |||
 | Usage: lewys the shape of 'w' is fairly consistent. |  | Usage: vnknowe |
 | Usage: qweche | ||
| Y | |||
 | Usage: wordys usually the tail of 'y' extends straight back without turning counter-clockwise. |  | Usage: say in this example the tail does turn. |
 | Usage: lyth it is possible to see the extent of the tail of 'y' to the left of the top of the letter 'n' on the line below. The stroke to the left of the 'l' is the tail of a 'y' on the line above. | ||
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þis the lobe to the right of the thorn is often left open at the lower end and does not connect back to the stem. |  | Usage: þy |
 | Usage: ȝer yogh in this word represents the 'y' element. It is also used to represent the 'z' sound as in the word 'oryȝont'. |  | Usage: tawȝt here yogh is used as equivalent to 'gh'. |