| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 1st ed. (1771) | ① BEGGAR | article | 26 | vol. 1, p. 537 | |
| 6th ed. (1823) | ② BEGGAR | article | 142 | vol. 3, p. 534 | |
| Suppl. 4–6th (1824) | ③ BEGGAR | treatise | 170,329 | vol. 2, p. 231 | |
| 7th ed. (1842) | BEGGAR | cross-reference | 22 | vol. 4, p. 539 | |
| 8th ed. (1853–60) | BEGGAR | cross-reference | 22 | vol. 4, p. 591 | |