Excerpt from Excerpta Antiqua: Or, a Collection of Original Manuscripts AS it will not admit of doubt; fo it naturally fuggefis itfelf to thelgentle' reader, that Hifiory, is in a great meafure indebted to the fedulous and diligent re fearches of the 'antiquary, for its bafis and fupport; at a time therefore when the tafie and fiudy of Ancient Literature and An tiquity is fo much inculcated, that few Manufcripts are permitted to remain in an obfolete fiate; and when Collec'tanea of this fort are in requefi or fought after with avidity, the Editor of the following Mifcel lany lays it' down as a duty incumbent on him, to communicate thefe fugitive frag ments, which by chance or obfervation have. 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.