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| + | This page provides a dictionary of abbreviations taken from mid-C17th High Court of Admiralty documents. | ||
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| + | MarineLives project members are encouraged to add to the terms listed and to add short illustrative snippets from sample transcriptions available at [[MRP: Admiralty court cases|Admiralty Court Cases]]. The appropriate HCA reference, together with folio number, if available, should be noted in brackets after the snippet. | ||
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| + | For digital images of common mid-C17th word contractions and abbreviations try [[Contractions & Abbreviations|Contractions & Abbreviations]] | ||
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See [[Currency and Specie|Currency and Specie]] | See [[Currency and Specie|Currency and Specie]] | ||
See [[Geographical and Place Terms|Geographical and Place Terms]] | See [[Geographical and Place Terms|Geographical and Place Terms]] | ||
| − | See [[Legal Terms|Legal Terms]] | + | See [[Legal & Commercial Terms|Legal & Commercial Terms]] |
See [[Marine Terms|Marine Terms]] | See [[Marine Terms|Marine Terms]] | ||
See [[Weights and Measures|Weights and Measures]] | See [[Weights and Measures|Weights and Measures]] | ||
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====H==== | ====H==== | ||
| − | * hhds | + | * hhds (hogs heads) |
| + | * hogg:d ("1 hogg:d of Clarrett att 84:li" (HCA 13/128 no fol no. recto)) | ||
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====I==== | ====I==== | ||
| − | * | + | * interr (?interrate; or? interrogatory) |
| + | * interrte (interrate) | ||
| + | * it:m (item) | ||
| + | * itmm (item) | ||
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====L==== | ====L==== | ||
| − | * L:i (pound sterling) | + | * L:i (pound sterling) ("60:li the Tonn french mony" (HCA 13/128 no fol no. recto)) |
* l:re | * l:re | ||
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* mo (moneth; month) | * mo (moneth; month) | ||
| − | * M:r | + | * M:r (Master, as in "master of the ship the Red Dog") |
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====P==== | ====P==== | ||
| − | * p (per) | + | * p (per) ("in English mony 4:li. 3:s. 4:d p tonn" (HCA 13/128 no fol no. recto); "in English money 5:li 7:s 6:d pton" (HCA 13/128 no fol no. recto)) |
* pcell (parcell, parcel) | * pcell (parcell, parcel) | ||
* pt (part) | * pt (part) | ||
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====Q==== | ====Q==== | ||
| − | * q:t | + | * q:t (quarter) |
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====S==== | ====S==== | ||
| − | * s (shilling) | + | * s (shilling) ("in English mony 4:li. 3:s. 4:d p tonn (HCA 13/128 no fol no. recto)) |
| − | * s:d; sd | + | * s:d; sd (sayd (= said)) |
| + | * ster. (sterling) | ||
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====W==== | ====W==== | ||
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====Y==== | ====Y==== | ||
| − | * y:t | + | * y:t (that) |
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Latest revision as of 04:13, August 22, 2012
Common abbreviations
Editorial history
08/08/12: WT, created page
08/08/12: WT, copied content across from bron.wikispot.org from page XXX
Purpose of this page
This page provides a dictionary of abbreviations taken from mid-C17th High Court of Admiralty documents.
MarineLives project members are encouraged to add to the terms listed and to add short illustrative snippets from sample transcriptions available at Admiralty Court Cases. The appropriate HCA reference, together with folio number, if available, should be noted in brackets after the snippet.
For digital images of common mid-C17th word contractions and abbreviations try Contractions & Abbreviations
Contents
Suggested links
See Alphabet of ships
See Commodities
See Common Latin Phrases
See Currency and Specie
See Geographical and Place Terms
See Legal & Commercial Terms
See Marine Terms
See Weights and Measures
Index
A
- a:gt (= against)
- allon (= allegacon: allegation)
- arle (= article)
- arlum
C
- Cha: (Charles)
- chrpty (charter party)
D
- drōr (doctor)
H
- hhds (hogs heads)
- hogg:d ("1 hogg:d of Clarrett att 84:li" (HCA 13/128 no fol no. recto))
I
- interr (?interrate; or? interrogatory)
- interrte (interrate)
- it:m (item)
- itmm (item)
L
- L:i (pound sterling) ("60:li the Tonn french mony" (HCA 13/128 no fol no. recto))
- l:re
M
- mo (moneth; month)
- M:r (Master, as in "master of the ship the Red Dog")
P
- p (per) ("in English mony 4:li. 3:s. 4:d p tonn" (HCA 13/128 no fol no. recto); "in English money 5:li 7:s 6:d pton" (HCA 13/128 no fol no. recto))
- pcell (parcell, parcel)
- pt (part)
Q
- q:t (quarter)
S
- s (shilling) ("in English mony 4:li. 3:s. 4:d p tonn (HCA 13/128 no fol no. recto))
- s:d; sd (sayd (= said))
- ster. (sterling)
W
- w:ch (which)
- w:th (with)
X
- xr; X:r (etc)
Y
- y:t (that)
