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Record Information
ID:362
Name:TNA_SP106/4_JamesI_ff19-20(0023-0024)
Current Location
Country:UK
City:Kew
City:The National Archives, State Papers, inv.nr. 106 box 4.
Origin
Dates: -
Author:
Sender:
Receiver:Sir Francis Cottington (1579-1652)
Region:Spain
City:
Content
Type:Key
Status:N/A
Cipher Type:Homophonic substitution, Nomenclatures
Symbol Sets:Numerical
Pages:4
Creation
Owner:19
Creator:19
Creation Date:2018-10-04 00:00:00
Access mode:Authentication required

ID 362
Name TNA_SP106/4_JamesI_ff19-20(0023-0024)
Owner
Current Location and Name Kew,The National Archives, State Papers, inv.nr. 106 box 4.
TNA_SP106/4_JamesI_ff19-20(0023-0024)
Dates 1614 - 1617
Authors
Spain
Languages Cleartext:English
Plaintext:English
Country UK
City Kew
Holder The National Archives, State Papers, inv.nr. 106 box 4.
Author
Sender
Receiver Sir Francis Cottington (1579-1652)
Region Spain
Origin City
Start Year 1614
Start Month 1
Start Day 1
End Year 1617
End Month 12
End Day 31
Record
Type
Key
Status N/A
Symbol Set Numerical
Cipher Type Homophonic substitutionNomenclatures
Cipher Type (notes)
Symbol Sets (notes)
No. of Pages 4
Inline Cleartext No
Inline Plaintext No
Cleartext
Language
English
Plaintext
Language
English
Private Ciphertext True
Available Documents Transcription
Paper
Access Mode Authentication required
Creation Date 10/4/18
Key: encoded plaintext type PersonLocation
Key: numbers No
Key: content words No
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 Random
Key: ciphertext arrangement Vertical
Key: memorability Thematic
Key: symbol set Digits
Key: diacritics No
Key: code length Variable
Key: code types Simple
Key: metaphors No
Key: material properties Handwritten
Key: instructions Yes

Additional Information
A homophonic substitution cipher with nulls and nomenclature, comprising of roughly 150 codegroups, all numerals, the nomenclature for names and places only. The ciphers gives 3 homophones for each vowel and 2 homphones for each consonant, prohibiting repeated use, before the list is exhausted. Ref. nr. 8.
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