From: ian_ng@austonley.org.uk   
      
   Ian Goddard wrote:   
   > john wrote:   
   >> an AI service with a free trial https://www.transkribus.org   
   >   
   > Thanks, John.  That sounds very interesting.  I must sort out something   
   > for a try-out.   
      
   Interesting partial result.  I have an image of a document which is in   
   Latin with an English note added, neither in a particularly easy script   
   (but with my handwriting I've no cause to complain ;).   
      
   I selected Latin as the language, uploaded it and got junk back.  Then I   
   noticed it was set to Print, not handwriting.  I split it into two   
   images, Latin & English.   
      
   I then set the language to Latin and discovered that the Handwriting   
   option was automatically disabled.   
      
   Setting the language to English enabled Handwriting to be selected and   
   tried again.  The result came back somewhat better than I could manage   
   to read it and enough to give the gist:   
   "But if [I think this is Bailif - IG]   
   This wth what further followeth may be found upon Record   
   Fibraigh or any Else think yt ye lept delivers to P. Bray to be a true   
   copie of ye boandors   
   of ye ancient fforrest Lordship or Greaweship of Holme Me desire them to let   
   us know, in what year of or Lord or of any Kings raigne, & before whom,   
   yagression   
   was taken & what were names of y Jury ypnted or found it, & where it   
   mmay found   
   upon retore Ther wee are fully satisfied, the its very falfe in diverse   
   respects Mad   
   CTB: J.S.   
   therefore not to be creditted or regarded   
   J.F. W:L "   
      
   The English note is written at a bit of a slope so I may go back and   
   straighten it out and try again but it does look as if English   
   transcription may be useful but if only Print is allowed for Latin I'm   
   not sure what it would offer relative to any OCR system.   
      
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