Well said Lauren Witzke
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No. "Ye olde" did not appear in "archaic texts." It appears on pseudo old tavern signs, etc. The "Y" looking character in old printed books is not a "Y." It just resembles one. It is an entirely different piece of type. So I'm right. I wouldn't have said anything otherwise.
I'm right in saying that "ye olde" is not a real thing in any book. I've looked at the old type in books, and the printers used a character that was similar to a "Y" but was a different piece of type from the usual "Y" everywhere else. Perhaps some books may have used a "Y" on the same line as the other letters, but the ones I've seen used a raised letter for "th" that was different from the "Y" used in other words.
I wouldn't rely on Wikipedia above my direct observations.