Teaching my students how to read old manuscripts

Teaching my students how to read old manuscripts.
Sorry for the late posting. This should be read with my Inquirer column on teaching my undergrad history students how to read 19th century notarial documents in old Tagalog.
Knowing that many students have difficulty reading cursive I gave then this document from 1853 that begins with a prayer
+Sa mahal na ngalan ng S[antisi]ma Trinidad Dios Ama Dios Anac Dios Espiritu Santo Tatlong persona at yang Dios na totoo Amen.
The documen...