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Table of Explanations

~ or – over a word indicates a contraction or an omission of letters.

* * * * * indicate an unintelligible word or part of a word in the
manuscript.

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

——indicates words underlined in the manuscript.

SIGNS AND ABBREVIATIONS.

• c̃on indicates tion.
• Cort indicates Court.
• ɫre, ɫres indicate letter, letters.
• ll͠ indicates pound.
• ll͠s, LL͠s, Lo indicate Lords, Lord.
• L̃ops, LL͠ps indicate Lordships.
• Mts, Matie indicate Majesty's, Majesty.
• or, yor indicate our, your.
• p̱ indicates per, par, e. g. p̱vse (peruse).
• p̳ indicates pro.
• p̢ indicates pre, pri, e. g. p̢uately (privately).
• q̢ indicates que.
• Tr̃er, Thr̃er indicate Treasurer.
• wtt indicates weight.
• 9 indicates omission of letters, most often of er, e. g. man̄9 (manner).
• ℯ indicates final es or et, e. g. handℯ (handes).