Transcriber’s Notes
Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
Simple typographical errors were corrected; occasional unbalanced quotation marks retained.
Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained; occurrences of inconsistent hyphenation have not been changed.
Text always spelled “Massachusets” that way.
Text refers to “Count d’Estain” and “Count d’Estaign”; to “Lord Despenser” and “Lord Despencer”; all variations retained here.
Page x (Contents): Chapter XVIII begins on page 389, not page 394.
Page 129: Opening quotation mark has no matching closing mark.
Page 132: “because copied from” was printed that way.
Page 186: Two paragraphs end with commas. This appears to be deliberate, as they lead naturally into the paragraphs that follow them. Paragraphs on other pages occasionally end without periods when leading into what follows.
Page 320: “haughty ought of place” was printed that way.
Page 304: Closing quotation mark has no matching opening mark.
Page 370: “and the King Lord Gower” was printed that way; the entire sentence seems to be improperly formed.
Page 427: “antichamber” was printed that way.
Page 250: “Being pushed too home” was printed that way.