Obvious minor punctuation and typographical errors have been corrected silently.
Footnotes have been moved to the end of the calendar day.
Directions (S.E. and S. E. etc.) have been standardised to S. E.; A.D./B.C and A. D./B. C. have been standardised to A. D./B. C.
The decimal point in the mean temperatures has been standardised to ·; spaces around the decimal point have been removed. All
l. s. d. have been italicised.
Contractions such as had’nt etc. have been standardised to hadn’t etc.
The correspondent’s “name” *, *, P., *. *. P. etc. has been standardised to *, *, P.
Several instances of NATURALIST’S CALENDAR have been changed to
NATURALISTS’ CALENDAR.
Specific corrections and changes
Page 4: to 3·40 in. changed to to 30·40 in.
Page 73/74: artic changed to arctic
Page 115: heeded not the summons changed to I heeded not the summons
Page 118: p. 93 changed to p. 91
Page 123: “Room, a room ... changed to Room, a room
Page 123-126: lay-out of the play modified slightly for consistency
Page 135: liens from Barnaby Googe changed to lines from Barnaby Googe
Page 149/150: ” added after Æneid, b. xi. l. 230.
Page 152: ‘Temple’s Irish Rebellion’ changed to Temple’s ‘Irish Rebellion’
Page 157: Westminter changed to Westminster
Page 167: “ deleted from before Now the Christmas holidays ...
Page 196: ” added after ... liable to contagion.
Page 268: ” added after ... and my God.
Page 306: ... arms in your house.” changed to ... arms in your house.’
Page 307: ’ deleted after ... so they parted.
Page 320: ” added after ... the daisy, &c. &c.
Page 363: ” deleted after ... four times that sum.
Page 375: Frieschütz changed to Freischütz
Page 379: ” added after ... the Cornish say) and I;
Page 381: scite changed to site
Page 383: in (Ireland) changed to (in Ireland)
Page 398: ... says, this genus is named ... changed to ... says, “This genus is named ...; á tous maux changed to
à tous maux
Page 401/402, footnote [86]: animo changed to anima; ” removed before containing portraits ...
Page 407: cofrad’ias changed to cofradías
Page 409: footnote [90] inserted (verified with the Project Gutenberg edition of Doblado’s letters)
Page 450: A Pope changed to A. Pope
Page 461: ectasy changed to ecstasy
Page 462: ought of sight changed to out of sight
Page 541: ” added after Robert Amory
Page 590: finely powered changed to finely powdered
Page 593/594: des beaux jour changed to des beaux jours
Page 600: Thus much changed to This much
Page 602: ” added after Gay Science
Page 634: second footnote anchor (m) changed to (nn)
Page 636: p. 651, 641 changed to p. 651, 643
Page 640: From this ancient usage changed to “From this ancient usage; closing quote added after Milton.
Page 643: desert knife changed to dessert knife
Page 656: I inserted before remain, Sir, &c.
Page 699: princess Amelia and Caroline changed to princesses Amelia and Caroline
Page 701: which in printed changed to which is printed
Page 717: ” removed after ... wi’ ’m to believe me.
Page 733: June 3, 1611....: changed from regular paragraph to section heading in small capitals
Page 771: goút changed to goût; desert changed to dessert
Page 789: I having been induced ... changed to I have been induced ...
Page 797: ” added after total amount (271 4)
Page 804: ” added after ... acclamations, following.
Page 875/876, footnote [225]: 789 changed to 1789
Page 973: sains changed to saints
Page 978: which thought changed to which she thought
Page 1018: bady changed to baby
Page 1028: ” added after ... as more generally used.
Page 1036: Languedoe changed to Languedoc
Page 1059: and the mobility changed to and the nobility
Page 1060: “ inserted before TO BE RUN FOR.
Page 1073/1074: Adalderonis changed to Adalberonis; Ausburg changed to Augsburg
Page 1082: Cheribou changed to Cheribon
Page 1100: “Tis fitter changed to ’Tis fitter
Page 1107: “ inserted before ... which was scarcely finished
Page 1135: parrallel changed to parallel
Page 1140: ” inserted after ... afraid of the people
Page 1182, missing footnote [322]: footnote text added from the two-volume edition of the book
Page 1197: “ added before inhabitiveness
Page 1207: from a child it; changed to from a child; it
Page 1235 and 1237: Enghein changed to Enghien
Page 1239: ’ moved from after turned himself to sleep to after I have; unfold newspapers changed to unsold newspapers
Page 1270: he shaking changed to the shaking (cf. erratum page 1293)
Page 1327/1328: to the his last Will changed to to be his last Will
Page 1352: short and long-stage changed to short- and long-stage
Page 1371: Bradenstock-abbey changed to Bradenstoke-priory (cf. errata page 1584)
Page 1373: Brinkworth changed to Bremhill (cf. errata page 1584)
Page 1383: long vocation changed to long vacation
Page 1429: intolerable Same and Scandal changed to intolerable Shame and Scandal
Page 1453: ” deleted after ... were given gratis.
Page 1518: “ inserted before BE IT KNOWN; merry changed to merry
Page 1541: ” added after magnificent visions
Page 1589: desti changed to destiti; lnachiâ changed to Inachiâ
Page 1612: ” added after ... this solemn union.
Page 1618: cut out and sown in changed to cut out and sewn in; sown it in again changed to sewn it in again
Page 1652: second ” added after George Barnwell.”
Page 1655: ettle how mickle changed to settle how mickle
Page 1658: very respectable house changed to every respectable house
Page 1685: Javasŭ changed to Javasu
Page 1692: Perŭ changed to Peru
Page 1694: Roŭsey changed to Rousey, Rŭdkins changed to Rudkins
Page 1703/1704: 1150 changed to 1151 (J. J.)
Page 1706: Hoods changed to Hood’s
Page 1707/1708: Peakril, A. changed to Peakril, A (peakril: inhabitant of the Derbyshire Peak)