The following curious instances of spelling are from Bassompierre's
account of his mission to the court of Charles I. in 1626.
Sir Edward Sackville, (Hacfil;) Earl of Dorset, (Dorchet;)
Buckingham, (Boukinkam;) York-House, (Jorschaux;) Earl of
Bridgewater, (Britswater;) Whitehall, (Withal;) Cheapside,
(Shipside;) Wimbledon, (Semilton;) Wallingford, (Vialenforaux;)
Blackfriars, (Blaifore;) Kensington, (Stintinton;) Berkshire,
(Barcher.)
For the Rural Magazine.