Excerpt from A Biographical History of England, From the Revolution to the End of George I's Reign, Vol. 1: Being a Continuation of the Rev. J. Granger's Work; Consisting of Characters Disposed in Different Classes, and Adapted to a Methodical Catalogue of Engraved British Heads After frequent pau ses, therefore, and Ive-v peated con siderar ion, when it was at length decided to go on with the Work, those who wished well to it were not blind to the didienl ties attending the due execution of it as well from the general embarrassment in writing up to the conceptions of another, as from the particular disadvantage of coming after a writer who had been universally allowed to excel in the talk he had undertaken, both as to the variety of his subject, and the manner in which he had treated it. The Continuator looks up to his master with becoming diffi dence and respect, fully sensible that though he follows him indeed, it is at a great dis tance, and 7m: passibm tmgm's Mr. Gran ger Was really enamoured of his object: he wrote of it can (more, and with a felicity of selection, and a conciseness of expression, which it is much easier to admire than to imitate. The Proprietors are fully sensible of the many imperfections, both of emission and insertion, that will infallibly occur to the arm tentive and accurate Reader of the following pages but when it is recollected, how diffi cult it is to procure certain information with respect even to many of the most' common occurrences in life, how vague, incorrect, and often false, is that which is offered to our en quiry, upon what appears to be undoubted authority, it is hoped that a favourable cen sure will, in respect of proper names and dates, at least, be passed upon this perform ance: the modes of spelling them are so va rious, and the copying of numerals, either from printed, written, or engraved memorials, is so liable to error, that a Work of this kind, abounding with such peculiarities, and run-o nin g so great a rilk in thefe ref peels, seems, indeed, entitled to more than common indul gence. The Public may be assured, that as great care as could be, has been made use of to prevent mistakes but where so much must be taken upon trust from others, it is next to impossible to avoid being frequently imposed on. 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.