| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | ① MAVIS | article | 67 | vol. 6, p. 4506 | |
| 3rd ed. (1797) | ② MAVIS | article | 55 | vol. 10, p. 687 | |
| 4th ed. (1810) | ③ MAVIS | article | 50 | vol. 13, p. 18 | |
| 5th ed. (1815) | ④ MAVIS | article | 50 | vol. 13, p. 18 | |
| 6th ed. (1823) | ⑤ MAVIS | article | 50 | vol. 13, p. 18 | |