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Written records of spoken interaction are typically assumed to be adequate for the purpose they serve, often receiving minimal scrutiny from the institutions which consume them. In this article, we scrutinize the current practices of capturing spoken interaction in legal contexts in England and Wales, and highlight some of the often serious legal consequences that result. We ask five questions of record keeping in legal settings: (i) Is the record produced an accurate representation of the spoken interaction?; (ii) Do lay and PPs have ownership? Answered by giving careful thought to the rights they may or may not have to their data; (iii) Who has agency, who's 'voice' is represented in the recorded account?; (iv) Then, we ask how usable the record is; and (v) How resource efficient it is to produce and use. By asking these questions, we make visible the underlying assumptions about transcription adequacy—in doing so, we acknowledge and enable reflection on the process of capturing spoken interaction. We envisage this model to be applicable to a range of institutional settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The document "Denuncia de Don Francisco de Val, un llamado a la vigilancia a la frontera imperial de Bacalar-Wallis, 1797" is a complaint made by Francisco de Val, an officer of the Crown, to the captain general of Yucatan, Arturo O'Neill. Val complains about the behavior of the Spanish governor of the San Felipe de Bacalar garrison, Colonel Felipe María Codallos, and exposes the difficulties he faces in carrying out operations on the border due to the governor's actions. The document includes the transcription of the complaint and details about the governor's malicious maneuvers. The complaint reveals the lack of cooperation from the local populations in Bacalar and the reality of the imperial border between Spain and England. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the book "London Labour and the London Poor," by Henry Mayhew. It states that the book was considered as a detailed transcription of the lives in London in 19th century. It says that the book reflects the connection of noise and civilisation in London, England. It argues that Mayhew was able to reflects his concerns on the materiality of writing as a communication tool.

Presented here in semi-diplomatic transcription of a newly discovered poem from Leeds University Library, Brotherton Collection MS Lt q 44, "All Hayle to Hatfield" is composed of a sequence of eight unattributed poems (one in two parts), addresses the family of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (1591-1668), and describes in detail one of their residences, Hatfield House. Probably composed between July 1625 and April 1627, the sequence of poems appears never to have been printed and may, since it is not listed in the first-line indexes of the Beinecke, Bodleian, Folger and Huntington libraries, be unique to this manuscript. This essay briefly introduces the sequence of poems in relation to their local, political, and literary contexts. Chief among such contexts are Hatfield House, its gardens and its chapel; the essay argues that the relationship of the poems to questions of religion, ceremony, and the Duke of Buckingham allows them to be read in the context of mid-1620s political debate. Consolidating this reading, it is argued that the sequence's frequent allusions to Ben Jonson's poem "To Penshurst" and his masque, "The Gypsies Metamorphosed," potentially align its literary sources with its political contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the excerpt from the pipe roll of 25 Henry I in a manuscript made at Saint Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire, England. It reveals that the excerpt from the pipe roll of 25 Henry I appeared on folio 98v of Tiberius E. vi, pt. I. Moreover, it asserts that the transcripts from the pipe rolls are frequently found in the cartularies or registers of houses. Issues on how the excerpts came to be copied into monastic archives are also addressed.

Seager used the sibylline prophecies to promote a wider political agenda, while at the same time negotiating a definition of self through a gift book addressed to Queen Elizabeth in 1589. Seager not only translated the Latin text into English verse, she also transcribed it a second time into the shorthand developed by Timothy Bright in 1588. Through her preface Seager positions herself as a voice worthy of Elizabeth's attention because of her gifts or "graces" displayed in the material production of the book and her erudition revealed in the text. Seager's book intersects with important political and textual events in the aftermath of the Armada defeat. She uses contemporary mythos surrounding the sibylline prophecies to insert herself into the political deliberations concerning military intervention to promote the Protestant cause in Europe and the discussion concerning England's sacral and imperialistic mission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents a survey evaluating the 1881 census transcription in Hertfordshire, England. Discussion on the uses of the transcription of the 1881 census enumerators' books; Determination on the needs of end-users with a view to discovering the most appropriate ways of developing and distributing the data; Reasons behind the minimal concern about the quality of the transcription despite the fact that there was significant anecdotal testimony that should have given historical researchers cause for concern.