Here is a direct translation of the code posted to The Order Exposed on 27 December, with corrections denoted by square brackets, after the decoded symbol:
NOVEMBER FIFTEEN
LH HAD AN URGENT CONVERSN[A]TION
WITH SP IN THE ROYAL GALLERY FOR
A QUN[A]RTER HOUR LH DEC[P]ARTED THE
PALACE IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS IN
A CARRIAGE I WAS UNABLE TO
FOLLOW NOVEMBER SIXTEEN SP
ARRIVED AT THREE ENTERING
DISCREETLY AT BLACK RODF[S] GARDEN
USHERED INTO THE ROYAL COURT
DRAWING ROOM I DID NOT OBSERVE
THEM LEAVING HOWEVER AT QUARTER
FIVE THE ROOM WAS UNOCCUPIED
The Black Rod, or more correctly, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, is a parliamentary position held in a number of Commonwealth territories. In 1880, the year the coded journal entry is thought to have been written, the position was held by General Sir Thomas Knollys.
According to the comments posted at The Order Exposed, LH may refer to a Lord or Lady, possibly Lord Hastings, while SP is thought to mean Sir Percival.
Percival was a knight of King Arthur's round table, most well know for his involvement in the search for the Holy Grail. 'Ian Q' refers to King Arthur in History and Legend in his post dated 29 December. The post also mentions a page number, but I couldn't find it. The title of the book also contains the solution for the email number code.
There are a few instances where the incorrect symbol was used, in particular, that for the letter N was used instead of the symbol for A twice. Other mistakes include switching C for a P, and F in place of an S.
If the word 'quarter' was spelt incorrectly in both instances I think the substitution may have had more significance. Inititally I though the G in 'gallery' was a T, but the dot is not as well defined as in the other symbols, so is likely just a lapsus calami.
According to the comments posted at The Order Exposed, LH may refer to a Lord or Lady, possibly Lord Hastings, while SP is thought to mean Sir Percival.
Percival was a knight of King Arthur's round table, most well know for his involvement in the search for the Holy Grail. 'Ian Q' refers to King Arthur in History and Legend in his post dated 29 December. The post also mentions a page number, but I couldn't find it. The title of the book also contains the solution for the email number code.
There are a few instances where the incorrect symbol was used, in particular, that for the letter N was used instead of the symbol for A twice. Other mistakes include switching C for a P, and F in place of an S.
If the word 'quarter' was spelt incorrectly in both instances I think the substitution may have had more significance. Inititally I though the G in 'gallery' was a T, but the dot is not as well defined as in the other symbols, so is likely just a lapsus calami.
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