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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

This book is a glossary of what we now call the Early Modern English language, and what the author refers to as Stuart and Tudor words. It uses books, plays, essays, and other written publications released to the public between the 15th and 17th centuries as its main source of references, such as Paradise Lost, The Canterbury Tales, and Britannia's Pastorals.