Excerpt from Index of Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1584-1604, Vol. 4: And Now Preserved in the Principal Probate Registry, Somerset House, London The great task of compiling the body of this volume (with the exception of the two books Drake and Cobham, 1595 - 1597, undertaken by Mr. S. J. Madge) was accomplished by Dr. S. A. Smith, who, it will be remembered, was also the compiler of the previous one. The sincerest thanks of the Society and genealogical students in general will be readily accorded him for this great labour. 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.