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viii town, several of the localities suggested have been given; for to give only the most recent and most probable opinion would have been useless in determining the places intended by such names when used in Mediæval Literature.

As one of the original Plates contains the Latin names of the Bishoprics in England and Wales, the names of the Sees in Scotland and Ireland have been added in the Appendix. The Latin forms of a few Christian names, which differ from their English equivalents, have also been added to the List of Surnames.

In conclusion, the Editor desires to express his obligations to Alfred Kingston, Esq., and others of his Colleagues in the Public Record Office, for assistance and advice. He is also much indebted to the Rev. B. W. Adams, D.D., Rector of Santiy, for numerous corrections of the names of places in Ireland, which were wrongly given in previous Editions of the Book.

C. TRICE MARTIN.

PREFACE TO THE TENTH EDITION.

The present Edition is mainly a reprint of the Ninth Edition, which was published in 1879.

The explanations of the plates representing documents of various classes, have been thoroughly revised, and numerous additions and corrections have been made in the Glossaries which form the Appendix.

For a list of Abbreviated Words, and more comprehensive glossaries than could be included in this book, the Student is referred to " The Record Interpreter," by the same Editor, of which the second edition was published in 1910.

C. T. M.

August, 1912.