Stoke Newington.
_Stops, when first introduced_ (Vol. v., p. 1.).--In the _Alvearie, or
Quadruple Dictionarie_, by Baret, published in 1580, may be found the
comma, colon, semicolon, and period. The semicolon appears, as far as my
observation has gone, to have been _there_ used, not as a stop, but as a
note of contraction. The point of interrogation is plentifully scattered
throughout the same work; as also, the index -->.