PREFACE 



For introductions which have given me access to many of the 

 documents cited in this volume I am indebted to the Rev. A. H. 

 Johnson of All Souls, Oxford, and to Mr. Hubert Hall of the 

 Public Record Office. The custodians of various collections of 

 records have been most courteous, notably those in charge of the 

 British Museum, the Bodleian library, the Public Record Office, 

 the archives of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Canter- 

 bury, and the estate documents at Holkham Hall. Messrs. J. M. 

 Davenport and J. R. Symonds put at my disposal the enclosure 

 awards of Oxfordshire and Herefordshire respectively. In making 

 revisions and in correcting proof I have relied upon the skill and 

 care of Miss A. F. Rowe of Cambridge. Professors C. H. Haskins 

 and E. F. Gay of Harvard read the unfinished text and offered 

 valuable suggestions; in particular I am under heavy obligation 

 to Professor Gay, whose unfailing encouragement and generous 

 assistance have made possible the publication of these chapters. 



H. L. G. 



Cambridge, Massachusetts, 

 August, 1915. 



