Simple typographical errors were corrected; occasional unbalanced quotation marks retained.
Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained; occurrences of inconsistent hyphenation have not been changed.
Text always spelled “Massachusets” that way.
Text refers to “Count d’Estain” and “Count d’Estaign”; to “Lord Despenser” and “Lord Despencer”; all variations retained here.
Page [x] (Contents): Chapter XVIII begins on page 389, not page 394.
Page [129]: Opening quotation mark has no matching closing mark.
Page [132]: “because copied from” was printed that way.
Page [186]: Two paragraphs end with commas. This appears to be deliberate, as they lead naturally into the paragraphs that follow them. Paragraphs on other pages occasionally end without periods when leading into what follows.
Page [320]: “haughty ought of place” was printed that way.
Page [304]: Closing quotation mark has no matching opening mark.