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Transcriber's note:
The following typographical errors have been corrected:
Page 248: "Three 248 trentballs--that is, thirty masses thrice
told--were to be chorused by the Grey Friars; six priests were to
perform the high mass, chant the requiem, ..." 'were' amended from
'swere'.
Page 337: "Thus they were buried and coupled together; and a
scholar, whether a divine or a philosopher his ambiguous style will
not assure us, inscribed this epitaph:--" 'philosopher' amended
from 'philosoper'.
Page 375: "The spirits of that age seemed busied with day-dreams,
of discovering a new people, or founding a new kingdom. Shakespeare
alludes to this passion of the times:" 'Shakespeare' amended from
'Shakspeare'.
Page 624: "[An account of its use at Freiburg in discovering silver
mines, and a picture of its form, may be seen in Dr. Brown's
'Travels in Germany,' 4to, 1677, p. 136.]" 'mines' amended from
'imines'.
Page 687: "The age of Charles the First may be characterised as the
age of pamphlets." 'characterised' amended from 'charactersied'.
Page 744: "But the craft did not flourish, when the craftsmen had
become numerous." 'craftsmen' amended from 'craftmen'.