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Spelling, punctuation and capitalization— including the variation between W and VV— are as in the original. Clear errors are noted with mouse-hover popups. Some parts of the original text were illegible. Missing words and letters were taken from the 1696 edition. They are printed in lighter type; page images showing reconstructions are at the end of the text.

The chapter on “Ringing” almost certainly contains undetected typographical errors. Readers interested in solid information may prefer Tintinnalogia (1671), Project Gutenberg e-text 18567.

Since there is no table of contents, the twelve bracketed items on the title page (“Hunting”, “Racing”...) have been made into links to the corresponding chapters.