A Note on Style, Dating, Money, and References
Jessica Marie Otis · 2023
Early modern punctuation, capitalization, italics, and spelling have been retained, with the exception of abbreviations, which have been expanded to their modern equivalents by the insertion of the missing letters in italics. Unless otherwise noted, dates are given in the Julian/Old Style calendar that was used in England until 1752. With respect to the date of the new year, consistency is maintained with the original source. Although the new year officially began on Lady Day, March 25, most almanacs and printed books preferred to use January 1. Pre-decimal English money contained 12 pence (abbreviated d. from denarius) to the shilling, and 20 shillings (abbreviated s. from solidus) to the pound (abbreviated li. or £ from libra). When possible, references have been made to modern, printed, or electronic versions of manuscript material to facilitate ease of access. Signatures are cited when printed page numbers are mistaken or not available.