In this book, I have made a few additions.  It is still basically the same as the original, but at points it has been carefully worded more directly to today's audience. I have added a new feature of numeral notation—the sign for the euro.  The euro is a recent creation, but it is still rather important in today's world economy.  I retained all of the original shorthand plates, even though the wording of them is somewhat archaic to the modern audience (Take, for instance, the reference in paragraph 13 to a dray, which is a small cart).  Another feature one might notice is the hyperlinking between documents in order to make the online viewing of the book more facile.  Other than those revisions, the book is basically in its original form.
     This online edition is meant primarily for online viewing.  It may be more satisfactory in terms of quality to print from the PDF.

ANDREW OWEN
Editor

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