[p. 496] a Broad piece. This very common name was ‘applied after the introduction of the guinea in 1663 to the “Unite” or 20 shilling pieces (Jacobus and Carolus) of the preceeding reigns, which were much broader and thinner than the new milled coinage.’
APPENDIX.
The Epistle Dedicatory to Oroonoko was printed as an Appendix. In keeping with the editor’s intention (see second paragraph of [Note]), it has been placed immediately before the novel.
NOTES.
The Notes come immediately after their respective stories; see detailed Table of Contents, below. The heading has been retained for completeness.
Printed by A. H. Bullen, at the Shakespeare Head Press, Stratford-upon-Avon.
[ Transcriber’s Notes]
Errors
Typographical errors were corrected only when unambiguous (“Symrna”), or when the expected spelling occurs many times in the book. A few variable forms such as “handsom : handsome” are unchanged. In the Notes, the abbreviation “cf.” is always lower-case.