1665/66 Marci Discussion: Locked?

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Tracing is a red flag of forgery, and the "found" letter lines up perfectly, in key aspects, with a genuine letter. This, and the seemingly added tails, to change day and year, are evidence of forgery. Not "therefore", but evidence.

Yes, tracing is a flag of forgery, but text lining up is not proof of tracing. Especially when it is commonly-written items like names, place-names and dates. Things that are frequently written are frequently written the same, especially by trained scribes.