Persona info sheet

As part of the KnoWoPerWriMo challenge, I have been working on filling out the very lengthy persona information questionnaire that caitlincw posted http://wiki.antir.sca.org/index.php?title=Persona_Worksheet Its been a very good exercise and I have been happy with myself that with the exception of a few technical details I have been able to answer most of the questions off the top of my head.

You will notice that I have not rendered this is period style spelling, perhaps I will at some point but not now. I have however tried to render Luke's answers using words and turns of phrase that he would have used, again an interesting exercise and one in which the OED came in very handy.

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KnoWoPerWriMo

Sunday 7. November

Rose, perhaps not as early as might be, with the news that the enemy was forming troops hard by St. Katherine’s and so we took horse and rode out to meet them and had a rather hot skirmish; where we charged them discharging our pistols and then laid to it hand to fist with our swords and I being cut off from my troop was fain to be cut by these men but then in the nick of time comes up the cornet firing his pistol, the which did distract them enough that I could spur my horse away; not over many of our troops were slain and not too many of theirs neither but I did see that the townsmen did come and watch the fight just as one might the accession day tilts and that they did cheer and cry for their troops; then it being done we returned and I being now besotted with wine am hard pressed to write this account.

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The account of this skirmish is accounted in Coningsby including the anecdote of the townspeople coming out to watch the fight. Luke seems to find enough wine to keep himself happy.

Coningsby, Thomas, Jornall of Cheife Thinges Happened in Our Jorney from Deape the 13. of Auguste, Untyll, MS.- Harl. 288. f. 253279, p. 36. Camden Miscellany by Camden Society (Great Britain), Royal Historical Society (Great Britain), published by Camden Society, 1847 Item notes: v.1 (1847)