ORTHOGRAPHY.
The following curious instances of spelling are from Bassompierre's account of his mission to the court of Charles I. in 1626.
Sir Edward Sackville, (Hacfil;) Earl of Dorset, (Dorchet;) Buckingham, (Boukinkam;) York-House, (Jorschaux;) Earl of Bridgewater, (Britswater;) Whitehall, (Withal;) Cheapside, (Shipside;) Wimbledon, (Semilton;) Wallingford, (Vialenforaux;) Blackfriars, (Blaifore;) Kensington, (Stintinton;) Berkshire, (Barcher.)
For the Rural Magazine.