Excerpt from The Life and Letters of Lady Arabella Stuart, Vol. 1 of 2: Including Numerous Original and Unpublished Documents It is my pleasing duty to acknowledge my obligations to Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart, who allowed me unlimited access to his inestimable collection of manuscripts; to Lord Houghton, for procuring me permission to examine another rich private collection; to the Rev. Edmund Kell, for a similar kindness; and to G corge Digby Wingfield Digby, Esq. For permission to engrave the portrait of Lady Arabella Stuart from the original miniature in his possession. 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.