from the early 18th century
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fenflefs. Why use the weird s (f) when they have the normal s
they also say fpeaking and spirits, so maybe they were pronounced different
The f-like letter is the form they used inside of a word, and it's actually called long s: ſ. Short s was used at the end of a word and after a long s.