| (A) | antiquarian |
| <...> | lost or illegible letters in the original |
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cancellation in the original |
| (blank) | a blank in the original where writing would be expected |
| ° ° | matter in the original added in another hand |
| ⸢ ⸣ | text written above the line |
| ⸤ ⸥ | text written below the line |
| ‸ | caret mark in the original |
| ... | ellipsis of original matter |
| | | change of folio, membrane, page, or sheet in continuous text |
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right-hand marginale |
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left-hand marginale |
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marginale |
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footnote |
| BRO | Berkshire Record Office |
| BL | British Library |
| Bodl. | Bodleian |
| CUL | Cambridge University Library |
| CRO | Cambridgeshire Archives |
| HRO | Hampshire Record Office |
| Jervoise of Herriard Collection, HRO | Jervoise of Herriard Collection, Hampshire Record Office |
| LRO | Lichfield Record Office |
| LMA | London Metropolitan Archives |
| NYCRO | North Yorkshire County Record Office |
| STRO | Staffordshire Record Office |
| TNA | The National Archives |
| WLHC | Walsall Local History Centre |
| WRO | Worcestershire Record Office |
| STC | Pollard and Redgrave (eds), Short-Title Catalogue |
| Wing | Wing, Short-Title Catalogue |