Abbreviations

Common abbreviations

Editorial history

08/08/12: WT, created page
08/08/12: WT, copied content across from bron.wikispot.org from page XXX

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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.

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Suggested links

See Alphabet of ships
See Commodities
See Common Latin Phrases
See Currency and Specie
See Geographical and Place Terms
See Legal Terms
See Marine Terms
See Weights and Measures

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Index

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A

• a:gt (= against)
• allon (= allegacon: allegation)
• arle (= article)
• arlum

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C

• Cha: (Charles)
• chrpty (charter party)

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D

• drōr (doctor)

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H

• hhds

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I

• interrte

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L

• L:i (pound sterling)
• l:re

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M

• mo (moneth; month)
• M:r

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P

• p (per)
• pcell (parcell, parcel)
• pt (part)

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Q

• q:t

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S

• s (shilling)
• s:d; sd

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W

• w:ch (which)
• w:th (with)

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X

• xr; X:r (etc)

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Y

• y:t

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