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From: (Judy Philip)
Subject: Re: Scottish will -- 1832
Date: 28 Feb 2005 23:16:24 -0800
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Ken,

If you are really keen (or a glutton for punishment) there are two
sites which might amuse.

At them, you can undertake online courses in early handwriting - with
tests! Both are useful for Scottish handwriting and words (I've been
battling away with some Scottish Wills from the 1600s).

English Handwriting:
http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/
I've been working my way through this one. Loved the "Mermelate of
Quinces".

Scottish Handwriting:
http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/content/
This one also offers a weekly poser.
This week's one (from Argyll) isn't too bad One odd word was "Marty".
But had I gone to the online Scottish dictionary at
http://www.sldl.org.uk/
I would have found it (and that it was restricted to Argyll)!

Judy

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