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"administred" corrected to "administered" (page i)
"othodoxy" corrected to "orthodoxy" (page vi)
"Trap's" corrected to "Trapp's" (page 12)
"Rididicule" corrected to "Ridicule" (page 19)
"ridiulons" corrected to "ridiculous" (page 63)
"qustion" corrected to "question" (page 73)

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