PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

_ (the underscore) is the placeholder for exactly one character.
% (the percent sign) is the placeholder for no, one or more than one character.
%% (two percent signs) is the placeholder for no, one or more than one character, but not for blank space (so that a search ends at word boundaries).

At the beginning and at the end, these placeholders are superfluous.

John Holbroke, 〈Commentum in Dixerunt Ptolomeus et Hermes〉

London, BL, Egerton 889 · 110r

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Quid autem habent facere tales profectiones [facere] facere] om. P; reading uncertain L (perhaps a mistaken repetition) in nativitatibus ad libros iudiciorum de nativitatibus recurrendum est, quia ibi plene agitur de talibus. Et adhuc dirigunt planetas ad cetera loca que habent significare ceteros annorum regni vel infirmitatis seu mortis, sicut sunt diversi significatores et diversa loca ad que diriguntur illi significatores etc. etc.] om. P

Nota quod anni firdarie Saturni sunt 11, Iovis 12, Martis 7, Solis autem 10, Veneris 8, Mercurii 13, Lune vero 9. Hec ponuntur secundum Alkabicium. Quod H. Hec… quod H.] Explicit tractatus de nativitibus secundum followed by a crossed-out word P