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Jillwilcox: /* What is it all about? */

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‎What is it all about?

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‎What is it all about?

Jillwilcox: /* Introduction */

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‎Introduction

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‎wiki skills

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‎Introduction

Jillwilcox at 09:19, October 19, 2014

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 [[Easy|Easy]]
 ==Task 8 A Final Test==
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 If you would like to practice your Paleography some more here are links to other pages on the web that you might find useful [[General Palaeography Resources|General Palaeography Resources]]
-==FQA==
+==FAQ==
 . '''Should I correct the spellings in documents where it is spelt differently to the way would spell it today?'''  No, do not correct spellings transcribe the words as they are spelt in the manuscript, even if that is different within the same document e.g. said may be spelt sayd or said.
 . '''What should I do about punctuation?''' They did not punctuate documents in the way we do today, so do not add in full stops or commas if you think they are missing.  But do transcribe any dots or dashes as they appear in the manuscript.
-. '''How do I use the buttons to mark up work?'''  You press the edit button at the top of each wiki page the edit buttons are found on the top right hand corner of the page after you have pressed the edit button.
+. '''How do I indicate a wide margin or text in a margin?'''  To indicate text in a margin you transcribe it and then put it in bold leaving a blank line either side
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-. '''How do I indicate a wide margin or text in a margin?'''  To indicate text in a margin you transcribe it and then put it in bold leaving a blank line either side

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-==Task 1      Getting Started==
+==Task 1 Getting Started==
 '''Getting Started'''
 To get started go to look at [[Introduction to the High Court of Admiralty|Introduction to the High Court of Admiralty]] ''1.Typical single leaf layout'' and ''4.page part: fuller case details'', if you click on the image this normally enlarges it which may make it easy to read. You might want to print them off.  Rather than transcribing the whole document see what words you can pick out and how are they different to the way we would write them today.  Look at how the letters are formed, when consonants are doubled, which letters that we would use today have been substituted by other letters?  You may want to check your own ideas with the model transcription provided.  Here is a summary of what you may have found together with a sample alphabet from the period [[Introduction to Palaeography|Introduction to Palaeography]] Colin has also started to compile an alphabet using the documents from the HCA here is a link to it [[Alphabets, Numbers and Dates|Alphabets, Numbers and Dates]]
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-==='''Background Information'''===
+===Background Information===
 As many of you will be aware, prior to 1752 Britain used the Julian Calendar which means that among other things the year started in March.  It was only after we adopted the Gregorian calendar that the year was changed to start on January the first.  However many other countries adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1582/3 and some countries only adopted  it in the 20th century.  For more information on this see [http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/gregorian.html Search for ancestors - Gregorian calendar].  You may see references to the new and old calendar in the transcriptions.
-==Task 2       Abbreviations==
+==Task 2 Abbreviations==
 '''Abbreviations'''
 In addition to the spelling and the way letters are formed you will also find that some words are abbreviated here are some examples
    Allon – abbreviation for allegation
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 ==Task 2b)==
 Here is another example of an extract with an abbreviated word transcribe it and then check your answer against the model transcription.  You can post your attempts here [[Attempts page|Attempts page]]
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-==Task 3       Tricky letters and uses==
+==Task 3 Tricky letters and uses==
 '''Tricky letters and uses'''
 As you will have noticed many letters were formed differently here are some examples of some of the more difficult ones to work out.
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 ===Example 3b===
 '''You will have noticed from the above example that C is also a tricky letter (in my view possibly the trickiest).  Here are four examples of the letter C all formed differently.'''
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 ===Example 3c===
 '''R or r can also trip you up to start with.'''
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 ===Task 3e Transcribing a longer section===
-'''Transcribe the following section of manuscript'''  This is a longer section that includes the above examples, you may also find that a colon is used to replace letters occasionally.  The section includes the names of the following ships.
+'''Transcribe the following section of manuscript'''
 ''Golden Starr,  Morning Starr,  Advantage frigot,  Water hound  Mayflower.''
 The word ''commonwealth'' is also used.
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 [[File:section1.PNG|thumbnail|1000px|left|Section one]]
 '''Here is the model answer [["Section 1 model answer"]] - what mark out of 10 would you give yourself?'''
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-==Task 4       Latin==
+==Task 4 Latin==
 There may be some latin phrases used in some documents, although this is quite rare.  Here is an example of a paragraph with a Latin phrase at the beginning and end of the paragraph, can you transcribe the paragraph?  You can post your attempts here [[Attempts page|Attempts page]]  Here are some other [[common latin phrases|common latin phrases]] that you might come across.
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 [[Extract with latin|Extract with latin]]  Check your transcription with the [[HCA 23/19 no fol no. Interrogatories Excerpt|HCA 23/19 no fol no. Interrogatories Excerpt]] model answer.
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-==Task 5   Money and measurements==
+==Task 5 Money and measurements==
 The currency used is that of Pre decimalisation pounds, shillings and pence, money is often mentioned in connection with the wages of the sailors.  An example is [[Challenge 3|Challenge 3]]
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 There is a wide variety of measurements used in connection with cargo.  This extract demonstrates how money might be displayed within a document and gives some measurements used [[Example of weights and measures|Example of weights and measures]].  More examples are given in the [[Weights and measures|Weights and measures]] dictionaries.
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-==Task 6     Layout and common phrases==
+==Task 6 Layout and common phrases==
 The documents tend to follow a common layout.  There will be short summary of the case with the names of some of the people involved.
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 ===Very Easy hand===
 This is quite a modern hand, although it can be a bit loopy.  Here is an example, you can see the very stylised capital T, the capital C as shown earlier.
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 ===Easy===
 [[Easy|Easy]]
-==='''Technical Difficulties'''===
+===Technical Difficulties===
 Some people have found viewing the documents difficult, remember you can have the viewing window on full screen, and may be able to have a separate window open beside it with the typing box open, depending on your computer.   See the screen shots below.  Alternatively if you have a spare monitor you can connect it to your computer and have two screens, one with the document on full screen and one with the typing box open.  If people have found any other ways of reading the documents let us know.
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 [[File:technical.png|thumbnail|500px|left]]  [[File:teacnical2.jpg|thumbnail|500px|none]]
 ==Task 8 A Final Test==
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-==Task 8     A Final Test==
 If you would now like to have a go at transcribing a page and have not been allocated one, email me at jillwlcx@gmail.com and I select an easy page for you to have a go at.  Below are some examples of how letters and words are formed in many of the easy pages.  You will find more help at the Transcription Notes for [[Easy|Easy]] pages.
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 ==HELP==
 If you would like to practice your Paleography some more here are links to other pages on the web that you might find useful [[General Palaeography Resources|General Palaeography Resources]]
 ==FQA==

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 == What is it all about? ==
-Here is a link to a couple of short videos made by out Bath Spa students that will help to explain what the project is about and how it works.
+Here is a link to a couple of short videos made by our Bath Spa students that will help to explain what the project is about and how it works.
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 == What is it all about? ==
-Here is a link to a couple of short videos made by out Bath Spa students that will help to explain what the project is a bout and how it works.
+Here is a link to a couple of short videos made by out Bath Spa students that will help to explain what the project is about and how it works.
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 This section is to help you develop the skills and knowledge to effectively transcribe the High Court Admiralty material (HCA).  To enable you to do this you will need to have
- * Some background knowledge of the HCA
+* Some background knowledge of the HCA
- * knowledge of Palaeography in the 17th century
+* knowledge of Palaeography in the 17th century
- * Knowledge of the terms and phrases used in the 17th century
+* Knowledge of the terms and phrases used in the 17th century
 When you have completed these tasks you will need to get used to using the Transcription and Editorial policy and know how to edit a wiki.  Whilst this may appear daunting at first glance, it is all very straight forward.  The ethos of the project is collaborative and therefore we hope that by sharing our problems and solutions we will all be more productive.
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 The documents that we will be transcribing are the statements from witnesses and as such many of them do tend to follow a pattern, with similar phrases appearing at the beginning and end of paragraphs.  This should help to make our task easier when we get to grips with the writing.  There are often references to a wide range of European cities and countries and some of the mariners names are dutch in origin.
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 ==Task 1      Getting Started==
 '''Getting Started'''

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 Here is some addition help for each style of handwriting.
-Very Easy hand - this is quite a modern hand, although it can be a bit loopy.  Here is an example, you can see the very stylised capital T, the capital C as shown earlier.
+===Very Easy hand===
 [[File:very easy hand.png|thumbnail|700px|none]]
 ===Technical Difficulties===

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	have and hold correspondence together in the way of''		have and hold correspondence together in the way of''

		+	==Task 7 Additional help==
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		+	The pages are written by 4 or 5 different people. Their handwriting is quite different and we have graded them according to how difficult we think they are.
		+	Here is some addition help for each style of handwriting.
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		+	Very Easy hand - this is quite a modern hand, although it can be a bit loopy. Here is an example, you can see the very stylised capital T, the capital C as shown earlier.
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		+	[[File:very easy hand.png\|thumbnail\|700px\|none]]

	===Technical Difficulties===		===Technical Difficulties===