Excerpt from A Memoir of Robert Surtees, Esq., M.A., F. S. A: Author of the History of the County Palatine of Durham It was probably in consequence of our long ao quaintance, and the similarity in one respect at least Of our pursuits, that upon the death of Mr. Surtees I was solicited by some of those to whom his memory was dear to undertake a Memoir of his Life, to be pre fixed to the fourth volume of his History, which it was proposed to publish under my superintending care, in the unfinished state in which he had left it. NO one was more urgent in the request than Mr. Taylor. Happily for the name and fame Of Mr. Surtees, I declined one part at least Of the solicitation; and Mr. Taylor himself was prevailed upon to undertake a task for Which I felt myself incompetent, and which he has so admirably performed. 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.