Scribes
Transcription of historical documents may contain errors due to the illegibility of handwriting. Letter forms changed over the centuries. During the 18th century the letter s looked like an f, and changed depending on where the letter was placed within the word: e.g. the word 'fullness' will look like 'fullnefs'.
A useful tool to assist in deciphering ancient scripts can be viewed at http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/
A useful tool to assist in deciphering ancient scripts can be viewed at http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/
- In the website index, select: Coaching/Letter Finder, and/or Sample Alphabets, for examples to use as comparisons.