Excerpt from History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, Vol. 1 of 4: 1649 1656 The publication of a new edition Of The History of the Com monwealth and Protectorate renders a few words of preface necessary. The three volumes forming the first edition of Mr. Gardiner's book were published in 1894, 1897, and 1901 respectively. Only the first of these, which reached a third edition in 1901, had the advantage of revision and correction by the author himself. However, Mr. Gardiner appended to the third volume two pages of 'corrigenda' for Volume 11, and also inserted in his preface to Volume 11 some additional information which had come to hand too late to be employed in the text of his narrative. These corrections and additions are now incorporated in their proper place, either in the text or the notes. Besides this a certain number of verbal errors and small mistakes have been corrected, some of which were noted by'mr. Gardiner himself in his own Copy of the book, while others were pointed out by reviewers. 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.

Excerpt from History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, Vol. 1 of 4 The publication of a new edition of The History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate renders a few words of preface necessary. The three volumes forming the first edition of Mr. Gardiner's book were published in 1894, 1897, and 1901 respectively. Only the first of these, which reached a third edition in 1901, had the advantage of revision and correction by the author himself. However, Mr. Gardiner appended to the third volume two pages of 'Corrigenda' for Volume 11, and also inserted in his preface to Volume 11 some additional information which had come to hand too late to be employed in the text of his narrative. These corrections and additions are now incorporated in their proper place, either in the text or the notes. Besides this a certain number of verbal errors and small mistakes have been corrected, some of which were noted by Mr. Gardiner himself in his own copy of the book, while others were pointed out by reviewers. It also seemed desirable, for the benefit of students of the period, to add occasional references in the notes to some recently published works on the history of the time and to some of the documents printed since the first edition of this book appeared. Mr. Gardiner himself edited for the Navy Records Society two volumes of Papers relating to the first Dutch War, issued by that Society in 1899 and 1900. 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.

Excerpt from History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, Vol. 4 of 4: 1649-1656 The Protectorate and the Corporations; The Government and the Corporations; December 1. - Whalley at Lincoln and Coventry; Case of Alderman Chambers at Coventry; January. - Resignation of municipal officers at Bristol; Magistrates dismissed at Tewkesbury and Gloucester; Case of Chipping Wycombe; Charter of Charles I. to Colchester; Reaction in Colchester; September 4. - A municipal coup d'etat; Henry Barrington as a local leader; Growth of the Opposition; A Parliamentary election; A municipal election; Expulsion of Barrington and his partisans; May. - Barrington appeals to the Upper Bench; June. - Judgment in favour of Barrington; June 28. - The Protector's intervention; August 10. - Restoration of the expelled members of corporation; September 3. - The municipal elections; September 26. - An inquiry ordered; Action of the Government; December 4. - Haynes to be present at the new elections; Haynes purges the Burgess Roll; December 19. - Election of the Government nominees; Probable composition of the Opposition party; Appointment of a committee for the renewal of charters; A new charter for Colchester; January 17. - Change in the Corporation of Carlisle; Cases of Salisbury and Leeds; Significance of the Colchester case; The Cromwellian Settlement of Ireland; A Plantation policy; Emigration from Ireland; August 12. - The Act of Settlement 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."