As Yud is the smallest letter, much Antithesis of the Law, when he says : " One jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled . " Jot, or iota, refers to the letter Yud; it was often overlooked by scribes because of its size and position as a mater lectionis.
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Following this Douglas crossed with a large following to France and took up arms with Froissart states that " . . . the Earl Douglas of Scotland, who fought a season valiantly, but when he saw the discomfiture he departed and saved himself; for in no wise would he be taken by the Englishmen, he would rather there be slain ".
