Excerpt from A Sketch of the Life of Dr. William Gunton, Born at Aylsham, Norfolk, England, October 29th, 1791 MY dear sir: In transmitting through you to the venerable Association over which you have so long presided, a small volume containing an account of the principal events of my life, now pro tracted far beyond the allotted age of man, permit me, as a per sonal friend of many years, to congratulate you on the distinction you have so worthily attained as the President of so notable a Body of men, and to thank the Members of the Association for the honor they have annually conferred upon me in designating me as one of their vice-presidents, and in continuing to me that honor for so many years. 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.