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Raleigh [Walter]
Ralph [James]
Randolph [Thomas]; T. Randolph; Tho. Randolph
Ray [John]
Reynolds [Joshua]
Richards [Nathanael]; N. Richards
[Richardson, Samuel] Clarissa; Pamela; Richardson’s Pamela
Robert of Gloucester
Robinson Crusoe see [Defoe, Daniel] Robinson Crusoe
[Rochester, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of]
Rogers [John]
Roscommon [Wentworth Dillon]
Rowe [Nicholas]
Rowe’s Life [James Welwood]
Rowland[s] [Henry]
[Rudyerd, Benjamin] Rudgerd
Rymer [Thomas]
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Word where authority first noticed
​Raleigh [Walter]; A-abiding
Ralph [James]; D-dangler
Randolph [Thomas]; T. Randolph; Tho. Randolph; T-thorny; (4th) F-fulminate
Ray [John]; A-academist
Reynolds [Joshua]; (4th) G-genteelness, glow; Q-quietness; T-tint; U/V-vulgarism
Richards [Nathanael]; N. Richards; U/V-unstaid; W-worldly (not in 4th: U/V-unstaid; W-worldly)
[Richardson, Samuel] Clarissa; Pamela; Richardson’s Pamela; A-alive; (4th) Richardson Grandison: C-crow
Robert of Gloucester; L-lither; S-shrew
Rogers [John]; A-ability
Roscommon [Wentworth Dillon]; A-abusive
Rowe [Nicholas]; A-abortion
Rowe’s Life [?James Welwood]; O-of
Rowland[s] [Henry]; M-mail; T-tribe, tyrant (mail etym. not in 4th)
[Rudyerd, Benjamin] Rudgerd; (4th) B-bold
Rymer [Thomas]; A-accidental
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