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Table of Explanation

◌̃ over a word indicates a contraction or an omission of letters.

* * * * * indicate an unintelligible word or part of a word in the manuscript, there being approximately as many asterisks as letters in the word.

[ ] inclose words or letters which are doubtful in the manuscript; also, in a few instances, inclose words or letters reduplicated in the manuscript.

[ ] inclosing words in italics indicate explanations by the editor; also, in a few instances, italics indicate letters supplied by the editor to complete a word.

A line drawn through a word or a part of a word indicates a word or letters canceled in the manuscript.

|| || inclose words interlined in the manuscript by the reviewer.

§ § inclose words interlined in the manuscript by the copyist.

SIGNS AND ABBREVIATIONS.

• c̃on indicates tion.
• Co^rt indicates Court.
• l̃re, l̃res indicate letter, letters.
• ^li indicates pound.
• ll̃^s, L͠Ls, Lo indicate Lords, Lord.
• L̃o^ps, L͠L^ps indicate Lordships.
• M^ts, Ma^tie indicate Majesty's, Majesty.
• o^r, yo^r indicate our, your.
• ꝑ indicates per, par, e. g. ꝑvse (peruse).
• ꝓ indicates pro.
• p͛ indicates pre, pri, e. g. p͛uately (privately).
•  indicates que.
• Tr̃er, Thr̃er indicate Treasurer.
• w^tt indicates weight.
• ͛ indicates omission of letters or syllable, most often of er, e. g. man͛ (manner).
• ꝭ indicates final es or et, e. g. handꝭ (handes).

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