Transcriber's Note:

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.
Footnotes were moved to the end of the book and numbered in one continuous sequence.
Other notes:
- p. 26: be at changed to bear. (...that parish must bear the cost....)
- p. 29: Frith → Firth. (Firth of Forth.)
- p. 84: Chesterle → Chester le. (Chester le Street.)
- p. 336: an → on. (I could sit my eyes on.)