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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

Other versions of this e-text contain facsimiles of newspapers and
advertisements that cannot be shown to full advantage in a flat text
like this. Please see www.gutenberg.org for these other versions.

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.

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., 10½d.

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.

Inverted asterisms have been replaced by asterisms.

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 N^{o} 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.

End of Project Gutenberg's A History of Advertising, by Henry Sampson