Note 7 — Chapter VII
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William Caxton, except in the occasional interchange of i and y, which were at that period considered as equivalents, never altered the orthography of his name, a fact the more noticeable as the name certainly varied in pronunciation: but Wynken de Worde, although mentioning his master’s name but eight times, contrived to make the four variations of Caxton, Caxston, Caston, and Caxon. With regard to his own name Wynken de Worde appears to have tried how many variations he could invent, of which the following list is not even complete:—
Wynken de Worde.
Wynden de Worde.
Wynkyn de Worde.
Wynkyn Theworde.
Wynkyn the Worde.
Wynkyn de Word.
VVinquin de VVorde.
Wynandus de Worde.
Wynandus de word.
winandus de worde.
Vunandus de worde.
Vuinandi de vuorde.
VVinand i VVordensi.
Winandi de Wordensis.