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There is a marble plaque within Perth Sheriff Court with the inscription
" To
Patrick Murray Sheriff Clerk of Perth Shire
This Marble was erected By the County
As a Monument of Public Refpect for the eminent Abilities,Integrity, Diligence and Difintereftednefs
With which
During the Courfe of 30 Years
He Difcharged
The Duties of his Office
He was born Auguft 2 1728 and died September 5 1781"
Why are some s replaced by f and some not. Are there any rules for this kind of substitution?

trailertam Fri 26/09/08 22:31

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In A Pickle
Sat 27/09/08
01:12

From my experience of studying funerary monuments in churches,only the letter s that is WITHIN a word is substitues with the f.
As such the start of the words Sheriff,Shireand September, and the end of abiliities ,years ,duties and was do not change.
In the word Difintereftednefs again the last s does not change(purely because it is at the end of the word)

jno
Sat 27/09/08
02:27

it's not an f, it's a 'long s' - it either won't have the crossbar like an f at all, or it'll have a shorter one. It's pronounced as an s. Rules as shown by TCL in his post.

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