Abbreviations

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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






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


I


  • interr
  • interrte
  • it:m
  • itmm


L


  • L:i (pound sterling)
  • l:re


M


  • mo (moneth; month)
  • M:r


P


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


Q


  • q:t


S


  • s (shilling)
  • s:d; sd


W


  • w:ch (which)
  • w:th (with)




X


  • xr; X:r (etc)




Y


  • y:t