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| As is apparent, this text is heavily abbreviated. Because much of it consists of formulaic expressions, repeated many times in many charters, there is no risk of confusion of meaning. This is just a sample from the first section of the text. To find all the abbreviations, work through the text pages with the transcript. |
| Charter of Gervaise Payne to the nuns of Nuneaton, late 12th century (British Library, add. charter 47424). All images by permission of the British Library. |
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