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TO THE MEMORY OF 



JOHN LAW SON, M. K.C.V.S., 



OF MANCHESTER, 



WHO FIRST URGED THE DESIRABILITY OF UNDERTAKING THIS TASK, 

 AND WHOSE SINCERE AND INESTIMABLE FRIENDSHIP AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR 



MANY YEARS 



THE EDITOR AND TRANSLATOR HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES WITH SORROWFUL 

 AFFECTION AND GRATITUDE. 



