Excerpt from Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts: In the Library of Eton College Lastly, as to my own work. It has been a labour of love. The Eton Manuscripts were the first to which I had access. When I was an Eton boy, the College authorities generously allowed me to examine them. The kindness was a great one, and I hope it was not misplaced. The least I could have done in return was to put at their disposal such knowledge as they had helped me to gain; and this is what I have tried to do. That there are mistakes and omissions in this volume I have not the least doubt: yet I cannot but hope that there is also a good deal of information which will be helpful to scholars both in England and abroad. My sincere thanks are due to the College for undertaking the printing of this Catalogue: and to the Provost, Dr Hornby, and the vice-provost and Librarian, Mr warre-cornish. The former has always been most kind in giving me access to the Library while the latter has helped me and furthered my work in every possible way. 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.