Transcriber's Note:
- The original spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained, with the exception of apparent typographical errors which have been corrected.
- Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
- Mid-paragraph illustrations have been moved between paragraphs and some illustrations have been moved closer to the text that references them. The list of Illustrations paginations were changed accordingly.
- Footnotes were moved to the end of chapters and numbered in one continuous sequence.
- Corrections:
- p. 100: Lanzun changed to Lauzun “the Duc de Lauzun.”
- p. 325: Beauvan changed to Beauvau “the Prince de Beauvau.”