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Excerpt from Chapters in the Administrative History of Mediaeval England, Vol. 1: The Wardrobe, the Chamber, and the Small Seals Any attempt to break up new ground on an extensive scale must necessarily be provisional in its character, and there are few parts Of the book on which I can hope to claim to have spoken the last word. I shall be contented if it be found that I have been working generally on right lines, and if I have suggested a number Of possible subjects for further investigation. It is only by co-operation extending over many years that the great subject Of the administration of the English State in the Middle Ages can be adequately treated as a whole. 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.