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[GeorgeDamper]

I bought some books from auction and this document was in the bottom of the box. Can anyone identify the writing ? It's not Latin or Greek and the document looks to date from the early to mid 1700s.

 

[Devious]

1700's on printed lined paper?
Id say late 1800's to early 1900's. Although a mechanical rule was used to line paper in 1736 it wasn't put to print till 1820 and this was blue lined. Id say you've got some dialect Italian/Spanish/Portuguese
Ta

 

[GeorgeDamper]

It's not on printed lined paper. It's vellum.

 

[Devious]

My mistake... I only have a phone to view the images on but it has been ruled or lined in the actual text segments.
Id still suggest a Latin based language as there are multiple D' this and A' that's...
Saying that some script looks Russian due to the underscoring and lower text characters.
Ta

 

[GeorgeDamper]

It was lined by hand not by machine.

 

[pooroldcodger]

I bought some books from auction and this document was in the bottom of the box. Can anyone identify the writing ? It's not Latin or Greek and the document looks to date from the early to mid 1700s.

I think it's an early example of a complaining letter to the Daily Mail.

 

[Devious]

I think it's an early example of a complaining letter to the Daily Mail.

 

[Devious]

Interesting that it was lined post script.....
Im lost for ideas.
Perhaps your local museum could help you out?
Ta