yard, _staff_. yat, _that_. yate, _gate_. y-born, _born_. y-doon, _done_. ychon, _each one_. yeen, 274, _against_, _towards_. ye'se, _ye shall_, _will_. yestreen, _yesterday_. yett, _gate_ ylk, _each_. yod, _went_. yone, _yon_. yyng, _young_.
[z]e, _ye_. [z]ede, _went_. [z]it, _yet_. &c.
Archaic, unusual and inconsistent spelling or punctuation has generally been retained as in the original. Where changes have been made to the text these are listed below:
page 47 (line 148) added missing close quotation mark:
page 221 (lines 73, 74) moved close quotation mark:
"Pray, sir, did you not send for me, By such a messenger?" said she:
page 221 (line 80) deleted extraneous open quotation mark:
"Go in," said he, "and go to bed; I'll see the horse well littered."
page 248: added missing open quotation mark ("Go on yet a little farther," said the hen-wife, "till thou come to a round green hill ...")
page 250 (line 33) added missing single quotation mark:
"'And sit thou down; and wae, O wae That ever thou was born;
page 259 (lines 47, 48) added missing open quotation mark:
"Our king's dochter, she gaes wi' bairn, And we'll get a' the wyte."
page 263 (line 150) added missing closing single quotation mark:
The Queen o' Elfin she'll cry out, 'True Tam-a-Line's awa'.'
page 276 added missing closing quotation mark
For him that mensked man wyt mith, Wat sal worth of this were?" &c.
page 288: the line numbering in Lord Dingwall is in error, but has been retained as per the original.
page 295 (line 40) added missing open quotation mark:
"O tak me out," May Marg'ret cried, "O tak me hame to thee;
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