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| Some letters are a little variable, particularly e which has an occasional tendency to roll on its back. The two forms of r present include the distinctively English form that is simple, open and extends below the baseline. Letters particular to the English language of the time are the thorn character, which stands for th, and the yogh, which in this case is used for consonantal y. |
| Recipe for Ink, 15th century English London, National Archives (C.47/34/1/3) , by permission of the National Archives. |
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