Excerpt from History of Great Britain, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Revolution to the Accession of the House of Hanover In relation to the prefent volumes, it mufl fulfice to fay that the Author has deviated little, if at all, from his original plan. Where he has varied from the earlier hif tories, he has not merely referred to but quoted his authorities which are chiefly Sir John Dalrymple and Mr. Maherfon; to whom the Public owe great obligation for their interefiing and important commu nications. Ralph is a vaft {lorehoufe of hifioric information; and his minute and laudable accuracy as an annalifi, makes ample compenfation for his literary defects. 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.