Excerpt from Collectanea: First Series In conclusion, I have only to express my thanks and those of the Committee of the Society to my fellow-contributors for the kind way in which all, but especially Mr. Shadwell, Mr. Madan, and Mr. Jackson, have done their utmost to expedite their contributions under pressure of more important duties and engagements. Mr. Henson and I also owe our especial thanks to Mr. C. T. Martin, of the Public Record Office, for his valuable suggestions and general assistance with regard to Parts I and IV. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.