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 PREFACE. XIU rendered in the preparation of the Glossary, but also for the con- siderate interest he has taken, and the valuable additions and corrections he has made in its progress through the press. Professor Skeat wishes me to say, that many of the notes to which his initials are appended deal with questions of etymology, and that he feels some explanation to be necessary, inasmuch as the usual rule of the Society is to eschew this difficult subject, with respect to which so much is written that is wholly misleading. The fact is, that these notes were communicated to Mr. Easther by way of assisting him in his investigations, and were not intended for publi- cation. But it appears that they were nevertheless adopted by Mr. Easther in many instances, and, being once in print, it did not seem worth while to suppress them. This will account for their appearance. T. L. c