Facsimiles of newspaper pages transcribed in the text
Domestick Intelligence
(following Page 4)
WEEKELY Newes from Italy, etc.
(following Page 96)
The Weekly Account: etc.
(following Page 104)
THE TIMES
(following Page 234)
First sheet
Second sheet
Third sheet
Fourth sheet
Bish lottery advertisement
(page 465)
Overend Gurney & Co. Disaster Handbill
(Page 555)
Transcriber’s Notes
Inconsistent and unusual spelling (in English and other languages) have been retained, and accents and diacritical characters have not been changed, except as mentioned below.
Depending on the hard- and software used and their settings, not all elements may display as intended.
Blackletter and Fraktur type are represented as Blackletter, Fraktur.
Domestick Intelligence (following page 4), (which was as it seems ... discontented;): one closing bracket is missing in the source document.
The Times (following page 234): some of the printing was difficult to read. The following transcriptions are therefore not certain: A complete Dressing case ... 6d.; Dr. (in Dr. Arnold); the price (12s.) of Dr. Derham’s Theology; principals in ... two of the principals ...; several of the names in SHIP NEWS; several items in PRICES OF STOCKS; some prices and descriptions in FURNISHING KITCHENS; life in ... a certificate of the life ... (IRISH LIFE ANNUITIES); several names in the list on the page bottom
STATIONARY, New Goal, no otherwise provided for, sallard oil, Sour Crout: as printed in the original work. During the late memorable contest ...: both Johnson and Johnstone are used in the same paragraph.
Page 286 ff, codes: the coded messages and decoding methods have been copied verbatim from the source, without any corrections.
Page 340, the balance due should be £1, 3s., 101⁄2d.
Page 486, ... one that is deemed no Scold: as printed; other sources have ... one that is deemed a Scold.
Page 508, affectione: possibly an error for affectionate
Page 532, item 5 is printed on the same line as item 4 in the source document, unlike the other items.
Page 533, 16 ¶: as printed in the original work.
Page 562, patent pen fountain: as printed
Page 600: QUI À CESSE: as printed
Changes made:
Footnotes have been moved to the end of the chapters.
Some obvious punctuation and typographical errors have been corrected silently; all corrections made to quoted material are listed below.
Page 45: IIII., IIII., VI., changed to IIII., IIII., VII.,
Page 52: Exigius changed to Exiguis; characteritus changed to characteribus
Page 64: Italien en de Duytschland changed to Italien ende Duytschland
Page 71: To Salisbury in two days changed to To Salisbury in two days (cf. other place names)
Page 86: comma inserted after ... only her husband
Page 113: Sedley Rochester, changed to Sedley, Rochester,
Page 126: Domestic Intelligence changed to Domestick Intelligence as elsewhere
Page 218: closing bracket inserted after ... to the said Parish
The Times, following page 234: Lousia Hervey changed to Louisa Hervey; divided into Half Quarter, Eighth ... changed to divided into Half, Quarter, Eighth ...; Lofseter changed to Losseter; cominee changed to nominee
Page 256: Prospects of Lorton’s changed to Prospects of Lorton’s; opening quote inserted before Use my vegetable ...
Page 272: comma inserted after James Speculate, Esq.
Page 410, Footnote [37]: was’nt changed to wasn’t
Page 424: The N of lotts changed to The No of lotts
Page 450, table (last row before totals): 2880 changed to 28800
Adverts at end of book: Edicion changed to Edición (2x); might not inappropriately termed changed to might not inappropriately be termed.