Page:The Examination and Confession of certain Witches at Chelmsford in the County of Essex.djvu/13

Rh Entering into careful reearches concerning the tudy of the hitory of thee errors of men, my attention has been called to the "Examinations," through the kindnes of Mr. Payne, who has been o good as to put into my hands an Index made by him of early printed books on Witchcraft. I offer thee "Examinations" to the Society for the purpoe of multiplying them, this copy being the only one in exitence. It remains in the Library of Lambeth Palace; and I herewith offer my bet thanks to the Rev. William Stubbs, Librarian of the aid palace, for the readines with which he placed this copy in my hands, and kindly aited me during the time I was occupied in the Library.

The aid pamphlet, of which Herbert peaks in the "Typographical Antiquities," vol. iii. p. 1316, and Collins, in vol. i. p. 1610, as