he[9] knocked at her[10] windowe
[_1876 text ADDS “to make her the better to heare” after this
phrase (skipped line in original MS?)_]
are nerer to Sorria [is nerer]
reference to his antecedente, i. e. this worde wyfe
[_word “i. e.” omitted_]
eightene Jewes were broughte fro{m} Lincolne
[_1876 text ADDS [to London] in brackets after “broughte”_]
For yf yt doe, &c. [For yf yt doe, . . .]
[_the fair Pertelote_]
[parenthesised in 1865 text, moved to footnote in 1876]
So that yf you nowe will [yf yowe will]
that hight Marche ... the bright sonne [hight[e] ... bright[e]]
and in the signe Taurus [signe of Taurus]
than in the weringe of furres [than ys]
“with change of many meates;” [with many change of meates]
kepe an equall proport{i}one and decorum [one equall]
But on these and suche petit matters [in these]
they are of [{no}?] great momente
[1865 has “no” italicized and in parentheses;
1876 omits question mark]
as apperethe in the woordes [by these woordes]
Aristotle sayeth Bartholomeus [sayethe &]
I will not now treate; [entreate]
Whiche three edit[i]ons beinge verye unperfecte [imperfecte]
An angry wighte and chyderesse [One angry]
The HTML version of this e-text includes a detailed record of
differences between the 1865 and 1876 editions. Neither edition
includes a facsimile of the original MS, so readers will have to
decide for themselves which differences reflect editorial decisions
and which ones are errors in one edition or the other.
Basic variations:
Typographic:
Variations in punctuation and capitalization
Decorative features of final letters, especially -ll printed
with connecting line
Font changes such as boldface instead of small capitals
Prices are printed inline as ijs. and similar
Consistent:
Initial v used throughout (medial u/v is variable)
“you” always printed with superscript “u”
(replacing both “you” and yo{u})
“S^r” (superscript “r”) printed as “S{i}r” (italic “i”)
“emongst(e)” always spelled with medial “e” as “emongest(e)”
Common:
initial J or j printed as I (always capitalized)
“than” spelled “then”
“could(e), would(e), should(e)” spelled “cold(e), wold(e), shold(e)”
in plurals or possessives of words ending in two consonants
(other than -ll-), where 1865 has simple “-s”, 1876 has -{es}
“which” written “whiche”, sometimes “wh{ic}he”
“your” transcribed “yo{u}r”
final “-eth” spelled “-ethe”
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Animaduersions uppon the annotacions and corrections of some imperfections of impressiones of Chaucer's workes: 1865 edition — John Shaqi
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