| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 1st ed. (1771) | ① COPY-HOLD | article | 542 | vol. 2, p. 277 | |
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | COPYHOLD | cross-reference | 55 | vol. 10, p. 9063 | |
| 3rd ed. (1797) | ① COPY-HOLD | article | 582 | vol. 5, p. 440 | revised · J 0.79 |
| 8th ed. (1853–60) | ② COPYHOLD | article | 60,825 | vol. 7, p. 354 | |