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Letter c Sometimes the c can have a lead-in stroke, whether another letter precedes it or not: At its most definitive, the Secretary Hand c has a diagonal attacking stroke, which you can see in the words accompt and tobbacco below Where this fades it can leave what appears to be an acute or a dot above the next letter. This process can be seen in the words receaved, Second and co[m]on soccage below
This diagonal stroke occurs very infrequently, and much less often than in the case of the Secretary Hand letter a Care has to be taken to differentiate the Secretary Hand c from the t and r. The Secretary Hand t is very similar to the c , but usually has a slightly taller vertical stroke. Note the difference in the letters r, t and c
in the words corruptions, indiscreit and certanitie
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