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BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND OF THE BRITISH DOMINIONS BEYOND THE SEAS, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, AND EMPEROR OF INDIA, IN WHOSE HOUSEHOLD THE WRITER HOLDS THE ANCIENT OFFICE OF KEEPER OF THE KING'S ARMOURY, AND WHO IN FULFILMENT OF A PERMISSION GRANTED BY HIS LATE MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII, HAS HIMSELF ACCEPTED ITS DEDICATION, THIS WORK IS OFFERED BY HIS FAITHFUL SERVANT, THE AUTHOR