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Transcriber's Notes:Antiquated spellings have been preserved.The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs and so that they are next to the text they illustrate.In the INDEX, a page number "25" was added after:"—— —— Sir John, learned antiquary,".
Transcriber's Notes:
Antiquated spellings have been preserved.
The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs and so that they are next to the text they illustrate.
In the INDEX, a page number "25" was added after:"—— —— Sir John, learned antiquary,".