Transcriber’s Notes:

[T-1] ‘Edinburg’ replaced with ‘Edinburgh’ [T-2] ‘Boerhave’ replaced with ‘Boerhaave’ [T-3] ‘dependents’ replaced with ‘dependants’ for consistency [T-4] ‘uare taght’ replaced with ‘are taught’ [T-5] Numeral ‘I.’ missing in text. [T-6] ‘engulphing’ replaced with ‘ingulfing’ for consistency [T-7] ‘dishallowed’ replaced with ‘disallowed’ [T-8] ‘its’ replaced with ‘it’ [T-9] ‘enterprize’ replaced with ‘enterprise’ [T-10] Meaning ‘load’, it measured about 120 cubic feet varying by the item measured and changing over time [T-11] ‘enterprize’ replaced with ‘enterprise’ [T-12] ‘controling’ replaced with ‘controlling’ [T-13] Quotations marks corrected based on original source in Footnote 37. [T-14] ‘stedfast’ replaced with ‘steadfast’ for consistency [T-15] ‘respects’ replaced with ‘respect’ [T-16] ‘MILLENIUM’ replaced with ‘MILLENNIUM’