The three Term boxes allow you to enter full words or strings (i.e., a sequence of letters that does not form a complete word) you would like to find in the TME. Press the "tab" key or use the mouse to click in the first field to bring up a cursor; press the "tab" key to toggle between the boxes. Note: the search feature is not case sensitive.
Only a single word or string may be entered in each Term box. If multiple words are entered in any box, they will be interpreted as separate search terms linked by the operator OR.
The selectable field between the term boxes allows you to choose a Boolean operator ("and," "or," "andnot") to further narrow your search. Use the mouse to make your selection.
The selectable menu following "Search which centuries?" allows you to choose a chronological period within which you wish to restrict your search; select "All" if you wish to search all the files in the database. Use the mouse to make your selection.
You can choose a maximum number of files that will display on each page of results by changing the number in that box.
You can choose a number of lines of context that will surround each "hit" in the display by changing the number in that box.
Use the mouse to press the Submit Query button to activate your search.
Press the Clear Entries button to remove the words or strings you have entered.
Hints for Searching
Do not use an asterisk (*) as a "wildcard"; all searches at this site are processed as strings. Thus, the string "musi" will locate all instances of "music," "musick," and "musicall," etc. Wildcard searches are not permitted on this site.
TME SEARCH