[(Transcriber's Note): In the original work:
-- the footnotes are designated by [*] but are here serially
numbered for ease of reference;
-- in some cases the same word is spelt differently in various
parts of the text, e.g. controul/control; Hans/Hanse Towns,
shew/show (one instance only of the latter) etc. These and
other vagaries are reproduced largely without special note.
Likewise treated are the numerous examples of the number
of the subject not agreeing with that of the verb.]