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Simon Willard
Sample(s):
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Sample of the Scribal Hand of Simon Willard
Simon Willard's Signature

Description:
Spelling Editor
An official scribe whose work seems to be associated with the work of the jury of inquest. Found most often in deposition-type documents immediately below the deposition itself, with the purpose of recording that the deponent has owned his or her testimony before the jurors of inquest (see Depositions, type 1). Occasionally records more fully the contents of what the deponents have affirmed before the jury or upon their oath (see Depositions, type 2). The scribe has also taken down examinations. Peikola
Punctuation Sample Editor
The ascender of d curves back almost horizontally   Peikola
In b (and h) the body of the letter is quite small and the looped ascender is more prominent, with a slant to the right   Peikola
Abbreviations Sample Editor
extensive use of the colon   Peikola