Can anyone read Chancery Script?

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Chancery script was used for certain legal documents from the 15th - 17th centuries, I believe. Can anyone read it, please? I have a document which I think may be from the 17th century but cannot decipher the name of the King nor the exact date. I could email some pictures if anyone can help me. Thanks very much in advance.

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I've never heard of this. I know what a Chancery Court is (Delaware still has them, and New Jersey has a modified form). Can you tell more about it?

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I found this, but it is from an earlier time. If you put your cursor over the letters, you can see how it looked in Chancery script:

http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/scripts/examples/merov2.htm

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Hmmm............I think that you are talking about this:

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Cursiva
Italian cursive developed in the 13th century from scripts used by notaries. The more calligraphic form is known as minuscola cancelleresca italiana (or simply cancelleresca, chancery script), which developed into a bookhand, a script used for writing books rather than charters, in the 14th century. Cancelleresca influenced the development of bastarda in France and Secretary script in England.

http://www.wikimirror.com/Gothic_script

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OK- I don't give up so easily. See if you can find what you want from amongst these:

http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/scripts/examples/

Good luck!

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Just checked out the first link - funky!

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Thanks very much - Phoenix your help is invaluable. I think I will be able to decipher more of it now. So grateful! The doc I have is in pristine condition - hard to believe it's 400 years old! Tricia

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whiteviolet- Glad to be able to help. You might want to show it to a museum. They might just be interested in it!

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Can anyone read Chancery script
Wow, Phoenix, that mediaeval writing site is something!

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If you want to pm me some part of the script my fiancee knows how to decipher it. I don't get here every day so it might be a while before you here back from me.

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Aldistar Thanks but I can't PM yet! Frustrating!

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Aldistar: http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=47497

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pray for a real answer

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Sorry, I don't always have a chance to drop in to this site and see what is going on. Is there any way you can post the document somewhere I can get to it? If you already have just let me know and I will get it to my fiance and let him have a crack at it.

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Aldistar - thanks for your continuing wish to help. Am just about to move house, then will be moving again in early June. Hope by then I will be able to PM and will be able to email a copy or post a photocopy. I am very grateful for your interest. Kindest regards from beautiful and historic Winchester.

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This is the document - from 1286 [or 1287] - which mentions our family's name the first time

whiteviolet wrote:

Thanks very much - Phoenix your help is invaluable. I think I will be able to decipher more of it now. So grateful! The doc I have is in pristine condition - hard to believe it's 400 years old! Tricia

Your document, whiteviolet, is definately much older than 400 years - they didn't write in Chancery anymore at all in those days.

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