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1641 Letter Address Panel - Can You Decipher This Word Please?
« on: Saturday 02 May 20 10:13 BST (UK) »
Good morning! I have a lengthy 5-page letter from 1641 (mostly transcribed), and I'm familiar with address leaves ending 'with care', 'with speed', etc., but I can't make out the final word on this address panel:

TO THE WO[RSHI]PFULL AND MY MUCH HONORED GOOD MASTER THOMAS SMYTH ESQ THIS BE DELIVRED AT HIS LODGINGE ATT ONE MR ANDROUS [ANDREW’S] HOUSE IN CHANDOUS [CHANDOS] STREETE IN COVEN[T] GARDEN NEERE THE SIGNE OF THE BOOTE WTH
 
T-C-SH ??

I've tried every permutation I can think of - any ideas please? Thanks!

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Re: 1641 Letter Address Panel - Can You Decipher This Word Please?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 02 May 20 10:51 BST (UK) »
... w(i)th Truste

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Re: 1641 Letter Address Panel - Can You Decipher This Word Please?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 02 May 20 11:12 BST (UK) »
... w(i)th Truste

That's it! I can't recall seeing this strange 'r' before (it's sort of a typical 'r' but a bit stretched-out), but checking possible 'r' shapes I see that you're right. I just wasn't expecting an 'r' (I was expecting a vowel).

Brilliant - thanks very much.

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Re: 1641 Letter Address Panel - Can You Decipher This Word Please?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 02 May 20 11:15 BST (UK) »
I can't recall seeing this strange 'r' before

Compare neere and garden in the previous line? Admittedly, this one has a slight 'hook' at the start.


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Re: 1641 Letter Address Panel - Can You Decipher This Word Please?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 02 May 20 11:27 BST (UK) »
Yes, I understand what you're saying, though when scanning the address initially I was already expecting the words 'neere' and 'garden' to come next, so I guess I sort of skipped over the 'r' in both.