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ID # ACM9160
SHORT BATCH DESIGNATION: AM
TITLE: An Apology for Lollard Doctrines, attributed to Wicliffe.
ED. James Henthorn Todd
PUBLISHED: Camden Society publications 20 (1842)
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
En-face? NO.
Key and code the following pages:
1. Title page (both sides) = pp. [i-ii]
2. Main text = pp. 1-113
Structure
<DIV1>
This item consists of a small amount of <FRONT> matter
(the title page), followed by the <BODY>
of the text, which contains a 31 top-level <DIV1>s,
corresponding to the numbered chapters or
sections of the prose.
The first chapter is a preface, unnumbered:
<BODY>
<HEAD>WICLIFFE'S APOLOGY.</HEAD>
<DIV1>
<P>Here are questions and ansueris putte þat are writun here
aftir.</P>
<P>First, I witnes bifor God ...
The subsequent chapters are numbered and titled in the margin, e.g.:
(p.1)
... punishid perpe|tuali.</P></DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="chapter" N="1">
<HEAD>I. The Pope not the vicar of Crist nor of Pe|tir</HEAD>
<P>On þat is put is þis; þat þe pope is not ...
(p.7)
on þe pople and on þe prestis.</P></DIV1>
<DIV1 N="2">
<PB N="7">
<HEAD>II. Indulg. That the Pope sellith indulgence. That he may &yogh;ef
non indul|gence nei|ther to man in purga|tori, nei|ther to hem
that are prescit.</HEAD>
<P>Oþer two poyntis þat are put and askid are þeis.
On, þat þe pope selliþ indulgence. ...
(p.13)
... to gidir in trowþ.</P></DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="chapter" N="3">
<HEAD>III. Of cursing twey points. 1. þat þe ministris of þe
kirk owe not to curse. 2. þat þe kirke may not ri&yogh;t|wisly
curse a ri&yogh;twys man.</HEAD>
<P>Of cursing twey poynts.</P>
<P>A noþer is þis þat is put and askid, þat þo
ministris of þe kirke owe not to curse and to wari.</P>
Smaller divisions
Paragraph breaks should be recorded with <P>.
The numerals 1-18 in the margin, pp. 76-80, should be omitted.
Milestones
This book contains no folio references or similar milestone
information.
Notes
Notes appear in italics in the margin. Place these in <NOTE PLACE="marg">
tags and insert them in the text at the end of the line next to which they
are printed, unless it is possible to assign them to a more specific spot
in the text.
Characters
A number of abbreviation marks appear, including:
Jhu (with a curved stroke through the upright of the "h")
(e.g. on p. 3). Record this as $Jhu$
An abbreviation mark shaped like a numeral "9"
(e.g. in "tend9" on p. 2). Record this as an unknown character
$x$.