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Excerpt from Joannis Lelandi Antiquarii De Rebus Britannicis Collectanea, Vol. 1: Accedunt De Rebus Anglicanis Opuscula Varia È Diversis Codd. Mss. Descripta Et Nunç Primum in Lucem Edita <p>Mss. Vi ingenti in cinetes plane rcdaé'ta. Cc tcrum ut hac damna aliquatenus rcfarcirentur curavit Lelandus, qui, magna infula partc per agrata, 6c bibliothecis aliquammultis pcrlufira tis, non pancos Codices ab injuria temporis vindicavit, ex alnfquc quacunquc fibi in libris, qaus meditabatur, concinnandis'ufui fore pra' fcnfcrat, excerpfit. Ncc alia fete quam excerpta funt hac qua nunc damus. 'at praclara qui dam, 6c qua magni fempcr 'fcccrunt antiquam itiufircs. Scd dc comm utilitate ac pvafiantia nemo quam' tu, Vir prafiiantifiimc, accuratius judicarc potefi, qui tanta cum cura atque dili gcntia fcriptoncs patrios evolvifii, 65 é fchedis laceria aliifquc id genus monumentis, fitu atque fenio ferme oblitteratis, 65 in bibliothccarum forulis atquc fcrinus hac'tenus delitcfccntibus, innumera pcnc congcifii, agri tui Buckingha micnfis Antiquitatibus condendis appttitnc ne cc'aria. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>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.