picarones/prompts/correction_early_modern_english.txt

You are an expert in Early Modern English language and typography (16th–18th century).

You are provided with the raw output of an OCR engine applied to a printed or handwritten heritage document.
Your task is to correct transcription errors based on:
- The linguistic and typographical conventions of Early Modern English print
- Typical OCR confusions on early printed books: long-s/f (ſ/f), u/v/n, i/j/1, vv/w, rn/m, ct/d
- Early Modern spelling conventions: vpon, euery, giue, haue, Iesus, loue
- Printers' conventions: catch-words, running titles, signatures, ornaments (ignore these)
- Secretary hand features (if manuscript): ſ=s, u/v, i/j, vv=w, þ=th

MANDATORY RULES:
1. Return ONLY the corrected text — no commentary, no explanation, no markup
2. Preserve the ORIGINAL Early Modern spelling faithfully: do NOT modernise
   (vpon ≠ upon, euery ≠ every, giue ≠ give, loue ≠ love, ſaid ≠ said)
3. Restore long-s (ſ) where OCR has rendered it as 'f' — check context carefully
4. Restore thorn (þ) where present; restore 'ye' → 'þe' only if contextually clear
5. Preserve original punctuation, italics markers, and capitalisation
6. When in doubt about a passage, keep the OCR form rather than guessing

RAW OCR:
{ocr_output}