TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Footnotes [10] to [18] have multiple anchors on page 25.
Footnote [80] has two anchors on page 63.
Footnote [129] has two anchors on page 119.
Footnote [138] has three anchors on page 127.

The Frontispiece, Plates II, XV and XXI were sideways in the original book, and have been rotated to display horizontally.

For consistency with all other extracts from old documents, the extract on page 107 is displayed in a smaller font.

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.

Pg xiii: page number ‘vii’ replaced by ‘ix’.
Pg 20: ‘often exhibition some’ replaced by ‘often exhibiting some’.
Pg 26: ‘but the “hurthestaff”’ replaced by ‘but the “hurthestaf”’.
Pg 26: ‘The “cottyngyr” and’ replaced by ‘The “cottyngyre” and’.
Pg 40: ‘Gay’s Encylopædia’ replaced by ‘Gay’s Encyclopædia’.
Pg 87: ‘seur ledii jacques’ replaced by ‘seur ledit jacques’.
Fig. 48 caption: ‘Ashmolean Musem’ replaced by ‘Ashmolean Museum’.
Pg 111: ‘26 genouillère’ replaced by ‘26 genouillière’.
Pg 129: ‘Grünewald, Hans’ replaced by ‘Grünewalt, Hans’.
Fig. 66: is displayed on the right hand side of the page, to avoid overlaying the sidenote on handheld devices. (It was displayed on the left hand side just under the sidenote in the original book.)
Pg 151: ‘Hans Guïnewalt’ replaced by ‘Hans Grünewalt’.
Pg 173: ‘blank space’ replaced by ‘ ... ’.
Pg 174: ‘blank space’ replaced by ‘ ... ’.

GLOSSARY.
Section ‘O’: ‘Oberarmzeng’ replaced by ‘Oberarmzeug’.
Entries for ‘javelin’ ‘bravette’ ‘lists’ are referenced but they do not exist.

INDEX.
There were several references to the Preface at pages ‘vii’ and ‘viii’. This numbering was incorrect and has been changed to ‘ix’ and ‘x’.
Kelk: ‘“Manakine,” 125’ replaced by ‘“Mannakine,” 125’.
La Noue: ‘armour, 116’ replaced by ‘armour, 117’.