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| There are many abbreviations in this text, including to personal names. The selection shown here represents terms highly specific to charters, some of which are so highly abbreviated that you just have to know what they should be. To investigate all the abbreviations, open the transcript window and work through the text with it. | |
| Private charter, 1444, from the collection of Rob Schäfer. All images © Rob Schäfer. | |
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