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| unidentified (scribe fourthnight) |
Contributed by Peikola |
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| Overview |
Editor |
| An italic hand found in depositions against Martha Carrier; seems to have been collaborating with scribe y. |
Peikola |
| Orthography |
Sample |
Editor |
| No word-initial v, hence "uery" for very, "uoice" for voice etc. |
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Peikola |
| "noe" for no |
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Peikola |
| "soe" for so |
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Peikola |
| Letter Forms |
Sample |
Editor |
| Word-internal and word-final e is of the 'epsilon' variety; it is also used in the ye abbreviation |
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Peikola |
| Word-initial S and s clearly different in form |
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Peikola |
| In the ye abbreviation the supercsript is placed directly above y |
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Peikola |
| Ampersand not tilted backwards |
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Peikola |
| umlaut over y: "ÿ" |
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Peikola |
| Punctuation |
Sample |
Editor |
| Makes a frequent use of parentheses |
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Peikola |
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| 3 Manuscripts With This Hand: |
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| ID |
Title |
Hand |
Amount |
Editor |
| No. 463 | Testimony of Benjamin Abbott and Deposition of Sarah Abbott v. Martha Carrier | 2 |
### | Peikola |
| No. 464 | Deposition of Phoebe Chandler and Testimony of Bridget Chandler v. Martha Carrier | 1 |
#### | Peikola |
| No. 468 | Deposition of Allen Toothaker v. Martha Carrier | 2 |
## | Peikola |
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| (?) in the ID column indicates some uncertainty that this actually is this scribe. |
| * in the Hand column indicates signature on manuscript |
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