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PREFACE time, aided by the wanton neglect of man, and the ruthlessness of the so-called restorer, has obliterated the last traces of their sepulture; and it is the local antiquary only, who knows where their dust probably lies. But the good they did lives after them, and we can best praise them in the words of Ecclesiasticus, as in the Vulgate version:

Authorities quoted and references to authors will be found in the Notes and in the Text; the most important of which will be found in the Bibliography. C. COTTON

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