olon would be used today. The colons have been retained, as
they seem to suggest a subtle nuance of meaning.

A few obvious punctuation errors have been repaired.
Old-fashioned, but correct, punctuation (which agrees with the scans)
has been retained.

There are, however, some apparently genuine typographical or
printer's errors.

Errata

page iv: 'doggrel' corrected to 'doggerel': "the place of the ancient
doggerel"

page 37: 'shin' corrected to 'chin': "No, no, by the hair of my chiny
chin chin."

page 92: 'buble' corrected to 'bubble': "Jack sing saddle oh,
Blowsey boys bubble oh,"

page 110: Musicks' corrected to Musicks (accent not on orig. book cover)
(http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ravenscroft/deuteromelia/deut_01small.html)

page 158: 'here' corrected to 'hear': "And hear what time of day;"

page 222: 'scarely' corrected to 'scarcely': "that our endeavours are
scarcely likely to be attended with success."

page 317: 'sat' corrected to 'sate':
"A pie sate on a pear-tree, 259"

page 321: 'came' corrected to 'come':
"Girls and boys, come out to play, 305"

page 332: 'thay' corrected to 'they':
"What do they call you?, 255"

Sundry "Index" entries have been relocated for consistency.

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