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| The Latin text is heavily abbreviated and this is just a sample. To find all the rest, go through the text page with the transcript. Abbreviations include the nomina sacra terms, the usual assortment of standard prefixes and suffixes, some use of superscript letters and some standard abbreviations for small words. The ampersand form is used for et. |
| Charter of Henry I to Christ Church, Canterbury, of 1123 (British Library, Campbell Chart. xxi 6). All images by permission of the British Library. |
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