Shorthand used by Katherine Packer

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V.a.387, A boocke of very good medicines for seueral deseases, wounds, and sores both new and olde by Katherine Packer, 1639, contains some shorthand notes. Below is a key to the shorthand used by Katherine Packer. These symbols were recorded by Amy Thompson, and the key, which is also available as a pdf, was assembled by Nicole Winard.

A
APacker.png
N
B / (shorter than T stroke) O O
C
CPacker.png
P
PPacker.png
D
DPacker.png
Q
Q1Packer.png
Q2Packer.png
E
EPacker.png
R +
F
FPacker.png
S
SPacker.png
G
GPacker.png
T / (ascends and descends)
H
HPacker.png
U
UPacker.png
I/J V
K
KPacker.png
W
WPacker.png
L
LPacker.png
X X
M \ Y
YPacker.png