The spellings "Gibby" and "Gibbie" are both used.
The spellings "lor'" and "lor" are both used.
Consonants are inconsistently doubled in words such as "galloped" or "galloped".
The text includes many examples of inconsistent hyphenation. The following are inconsistently hyphenated or printed as two words:
- a-going
- a-mind
- auld-warld
- bow-shot
- castle-green
- half-moon
- safe-conduct
- to-morrow
- to-night
- cheek-bone
The following are inconsistently hyphenated or printed as one word:
- moss-trooper (or moss-man)
- Yard-bire
- high-way
- sweet-meats
The following are inconsistently printed as one or two words:
- d'ye
- meantime
The text contains the following apparent errors: