Excerpt from The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution, Vol. 1 of 2: An Historical Treatise in Which Is Drawn Out, by the Light of the Most Recent Researches, the Gradual Development of the English Constitutional System, and the Growth Out of That System of the Federal Republic of the United States; The Making of the Const And when the investigation was at last begun, it was prosecuted according to the method which has prevailed in the exploration of the Nile, whose course has been mapped out by explorers who have slowly ascended from its mouths to its source. Beginning with modern times, the English historians have gradually worked back ward until at last the sources have been reached. This assertion can easily be maintained by a few familiar illustrations. Hume began his History of England with the accession of the house of Stuart. 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.