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Essays on the Stage - Preface to the Campaigners (1689) and Preface to the Translation of Bossuet's Maxims and Reflections on Plays (1699) by Thomas D'Urfey
page 72 of 76 (94%)
(printed text uses long _s_ but reading is unambiguous)

p. 14
_Ben Johnson_ found out _Ananias_ and _Rabby Buisy_
_spellings as in original_

p. 16
yet however seems to leer of our side
_reading uncertain, possibly_ loer

p. 17
[Footnote: D. Quix. p. 1. p. 20.]
_? part 1, page 20_

p. 19
and has so little the quality of Prophaneness
_original reads_ Prohaneness

p. 20
those that bring Devils upon the Stage
_conjectural reading: entire word "Stage" is illegible_

p. 21
But then I have made the Curate _Perez_ assist
_original reads_ Per..
(character's name in _Don Quixote_ is Pero Perez)

let me ask the doctor why he does not shew me an example for this
himself, and Practice better before he Accuses; for let the Reader
look into his _Desertion Discuss'd_ (for he shall find that I have
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