5. A decorative capital followed by a capital letter is represented
here as two capital letters, e.g. COnsyderynge.
6. Abbreviations and contractions represented as special characters in
the original have been expanded as noted in the table below. A
"macron" means a horizontal line over a letter. A "cursive semicolon"
is an old-style semicolon somewhat resembling a handwritten z.
"Supralinear" means directly over a letter. "Superscript" means raised
and next to a letter. The "y" referred to below is an Early Modern
English form of the Anglo-Saxon thorn character, representing "th,"
but identical in appearance to the letter "y."