PREFACE 



DERBYSHIRE has had many careful workers upon various 

 subjects dealing with its history, yet no author has hitherto 

 completed a history of the whole shire. Thomas Bateman 

 in his works on the results of his excavations on the tumuli 

 and other remains in Derbyshire, and Stephen Glover in his incomplete 

 work, The History and Gazetteer of the County of Derby, and several others 

 in the last century, not to speak of many earnest workers still living, 

 have, however, done much to bring to light the records of the past 

 relating to their county. The Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological 

 Society, under the guidance of a series of able editors, has also produced 

 many valuable papers touching both the archaeology and history of the 

 county. 



The editor wishes to express his thanks to the Rev. J. C. Cox, LL.D., 

 for assistance in reading proofs and for valuable advice readily accorded 

 on all matters relating to this county which Dr. Cox knows so well. 

 The editor is also indebted to the Derbyshire Archaeological Society, the 

 Society of Antiquaries, the proprietors of the 'Times' Encyclopedia 

 Britannica, Messrs. Bemrose and Son, and Mr. C. F. Wardley of Buxton 

 for permission to reproduce illustrations. 



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