Ee |
| Three distinct minuscule forms of e, apparently in free variation in word-internal and word-final positions: the 'closed' italic and secretary forms are most common, but occasionally an 'open' epsilon-form is found. The 'closed' secretary form is sometimes written in a way which resembles a minuscule i. (cf. Sewall) |
John Hathorne |
| Only two distinct minuscule forms of e, apparently in free variation in word-internal and word-final positions. Unlike in Hathorne's hand, now the 'closed' italic form is clearly the dominant one in comparison to the secretary form. The open 'epsilon' form does not seem to be used at all as a minuscule letter. |
Stephen Sewall |
| Minuscule e often appears to have been executed in two strokes, so that there seems to be a gap between the upper loop and the lower part of the letter |
Jonathan Corwin |
| The 'open' epsilon-type e is not used as a minuscule form |
George Herrick |
| Minuscule e tiny; resembles the modern minuscule r |
Andrew Elliot |
| distinctive capital E |
Edward Putnam |
| In capital E the upper part of the stroke forms a loop
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unidentified (scribe thatt) |
| In word-internal and word-final positions, the secretary variant of e is used almost exclusively; the 'epsilon' variant very rare |
unidentified (scribe y) |
| Word-internal and word-final e is of the 'epsilon' variety; it is also used in the ye abbreviation |
unidentified (scribe fourthnight) |
| In E the upper half of the letter forms a loop |
unidentified (scribe tilde) |
| Minuscule e is always of the 'epsilon'-type (Tannenbaum 38, no 4) |
unidentified (scribe foar) |
| Minuscule e is of the secretary type but usually without a loop (a bit like Tannenbaum p. 38, 11.20); confusion with u or a possible |
John Ballard |
| Minuscule e of the 'open' variety, formed with two separate curved strokes |
Simon Chapman |
| Uses the 'epsilon' form for e/E (See Tannenbaum p. 38, No. 4) |
Dudley Bradstreet |
| For minuscule e both the modern closed form and the open epsilon variety are used |
James How Sr. |
| For minuscule e both the looped secretary variant and the epsilon form are used |
Joseph Neall |
| For minuscule e both the modern closed variety and the open epsilon type are used |
Edward Payson |
| One form of minuscule e resembles modern r<; another similar to a tiny modern w |
Samuel Phillips |
| Minuscule e mostly of the epsilon variety, with few instances of the normal secretary form. |
John How |
| Distinctive capital E with several loops |
unidentified (scribe beta) |
| minuscule e invariably of the italic (ie modern) variety |
Isaac Addington |
| epsilon "e" word initially |
Unidentified (MMB #1) |
| modern "e" word medially and finally |
Unidentified (MMB #1) |
| two line e (Tannenbaum p. 38, #7) |
Unidentified (MMB #3) |