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Record Information
ID:345
Name:TNA_SP106/2_ElizabethI_f58(0069)
Current Location
Country:UK
City:Kew
City:The National Archives, State Papers, inv.nr. 106 box 2.
Origin
Dates: -
Author:
Sender:
Receiver:Monsieur Swaby
Region:
City:
Content
Type:Key
Status:N/A
Cipher Type:Simple substitution, Nomenclatures
Symbol Sets:Alphabet, Graphic signs, Numerical
Pages:2
Creation
Owner:19
Creator:19
Creation Date:2018-09-25 00:00:00
Access mode:Authentication required

ID 345
Name TNA_SP106/2_ElizabethI_f58(0069)
Owner
Current Location and Name Kew,The National Archives, State Papers, inv.nr. 106 box 2.
TNA_SP106/2_ElizabethI_f58(0069)
Dates 1596 -
Authors
Languages Cleartext:French
Plaintext:French
Country UK
City Kew
Holder The National Archives, State Papers, inv.nr. 106 box 2.
Author
Sender
Receiver Monsieur Swaby
Region
Origin City
Start Year 1596
Start Month 10
Start Day 24
End Year
End Month
End Day
Record
Type
Key
Status N/A
Symbol Set AlphabetGraphic signsNumerical
Cipher Type Simple substitutionNomenclatures
Cipher Type (notes)
Symbol Sets (notes)
No. of Pages 2
Inline Cleartext Yes
Inline Plaintext Yes
Cleartext
Language
French
Plaintext
Language
French
Private Ciphertext False
Available Documents
Paper
Access Mode Authentication required
Creation Date 9/25/18
Key: encoded plaintext type PersonLocation
Key: numbers No
Key: content words Yes
Key: function words No
Key: syllables No
Key: morphological endings No
Key: phrases No
Key: sentences No
Key: punctuation No
Key: nomenclature size 51-100
Key: sections Yes
Key: headings No
Key: plaintext arrangement Vertical
Key: ciphertext arrangement Vertical
Key: memorability Thematic
Key: symbol set AlphabetDigitsGraphic
Key: diacritics No
Key: code length Variable
Key: code types Simple
Key: metaphors Yes
Key: material properties Handwritten
Key: instructions No

Additional Information
simple substitution cipher with small nomenclature, consisting of roughly 100 items. A list of geographical names is represented by numerals; a list of dignitaries by capitals. From a marginal note, I get the impression that this cipher was handed to Sir Thomas Bodley on his departure from Flanders in 1597 on behalf of a future assignment in Italy or Spain, that did not went through. Could the name "Swaby"mentioned in the index, be a pseudonym?
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