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Transcriber's notes:
(1) Numbers following letters (without space) like C2 were originally
printed in subscript. When letters are subscripted, they are
preceded by an underscore, like C_n.
(2) Characters following a carat (^) were originally printed in
superscript.
(3) Side-notes were relocated to function as titles of their respective
paragraphs.
(4) Letters topped by Macron are represented as [=x].
(5) Letters topped by Breve are represented as [)x].
(6) The following typographical errors have been corrected:
Article COUNCIL: "Although the Frankish monarchs were not absolute
rulers, nevertheless they exercised the right of changing or
rejecting synodal decrees which ran counter to the interests of the
state." 'absolute' amended from 'abolute'.
Article COUNCIL: "The last of the Reform councils, that of Basel,
approved these principles, and at length passed a sentence of
deposition against Pope Eugenius IV." 'approved' amended from
'appoved'.
Article COUNT: "It is difficult to give briefly a clear idea of the
functions of the three important officials comes sacrarum
largitionum, comes rei privatae and comes sacri patrimonii."
'patrimonii' amended from 'partrimonii'.
Article COVENANT: "The covenant not to sue belongs to the law of
contract and needs no explanation." 'explanation' amended from
'explantion'.
Article COWLEY, WELLESLEY: "and also during the excitement and
unrest produced by the attempt made in 1858 by Felice Orsini to
assassinate the emperor of the French." 'emperor' amended from
'emporor'.
Article CRAIG, JOHN: "James VI., like Henry VIII., accepted this
compromise, and the oath in this form was taken by Craig, the royal
chaplains and some others." 'like' amended from 'Like'.
Article CREEDS: "The confession of the Four Cities, Strassburg,
Constance, Memmingen and London, was drawn up by M. Bucer and was
presented to Charles V. at Augsburg in 1530." 'Augsburg' amended
from 'Ausburg'.
Article CREEDS: "It was prepared by Dr George Redford of Worcester,
and was presented, not as a scholastic or critical confession of
faith, but merely such a statement as any intelligent member of the
body might offer as containing its leading principles." 'of'
amended from 'or'.
Article CREEK: "a small inlet on a low coast, an inlet in a river
formed by the mouth of a small stream, a shallow narrow harbour for
small vessels." 'vessels' amended from 'vessles'.
Article CREIGHTON, MANDELL: "His irrepressible and often daring
humour, together with his frank distaste for much conventional
religious phraseology, was a stumbling-block to some pious people."
'irrepressible' amended from 'irrespressible'.
Article CRICKET: "The distance that constitutes "good length" is
not, however, to be defined by precise measurement; it depends on
the condition of the ground, and on the reach of the batsman."
'constitutes' amended from 'consistutes'.
Article CRITICISM: The Poetics of Aristotle (1898); H. L. Havell
and Andrew Lang, Longinus on the Sublime (1890). 'Aristotle'
amended from 'Artistotle'.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA
A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE
AND GENERAL INFORMATION