Can anyone tell me what this is, maybe shorthand?

[tamarakel]

Is this a form of shorthand?

[Girl Guide]

It does look rather like shorthand doesn't it.  On the third line up from the bottom on the end, there is what looks like 1 Kg = one kilogram.

What is this from and what year does it relate to?

[tamarakel]

I am helping decipher and transcribe documents for family search so I don't know what date it's from, possibly 15th/16th century I'm assuming.

[Girl Guide]

Oh I see, not helpful of Family Search not to say what exactly you are transcribing.  I don't quite know how they expect transcribers to decipher something like that. 

It's quite clearly some kind of either code or shorthand.  I would be contacting Family Search and asking them how they expect you to transcribe something that isn't obviously English, French or whatever.

To me there is nothing recognisable to even make a stab at what is there other than that 1 Kg that I thought might be one kilogram.

I don't envy the transcriber's lot, must be very difficult at times 

[djm297]

http://cryptiana.web.fc2.com/code/elizabeth.htm

 Ciphers during the reign of Elizabeth 1.... might be useful....it looks very similar!

djm297

[josey]

What document set is it & age period & what language have you volunteered to transcribe?

Looks like old eastern European to me....lots of consonants.

[tamarakel]

Oh I see, not helpful of Family Search not to say what exactly you are transcribing.  I don't quite know how they expect transcribers to decipher something like that. 

It's quite clearly some kind of either code or shorthand.  I would be contacting Family Search and asking them how they expect you to transcribe something that isn't obviously English, French or whatever.

To me there is nothing recognisable to even make a stab at what is there other than that 1 Kg that I thought might be one kilogram.

I don't envy the transcriber's lot, must be very difficult at times 

Hi Girl Guide,

Yes I've never seen anything like this, very interesting though!

[tamarakel]

http://cryptiana.web.fc2.com/code/elizabeth.htm

 Ciphers during the reign of Elizabeth 1.... might be useful....it looks very similar!

djm297

I believe you are completely right, how interesting! Thank you so much for this info!

[tamarakel]

What document set is it & age period & what language have you volunteered to transcribe?

Looks like old eastern European to me....lots of consonants.

the document is from Holborne and dates between early 1500's-1900's, I don't have a specific daate and the language is english. I believe as another member stated that it is some type of cypher.