“Fear not to kill the king” and the Pryde Petition of circa 1746

Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum est It may come as a surprise to modern readers that even celebrated authors such as Sir Walter Scott often omitted punctuation when writing and left it to the publisher to insert punctuation where they felt it was necessary. Generally, even without punctuation, the meaning of most writing was clear, … Continue reading “Fear not to kill the king” and the Pryde Petition of circa 1746