7733 A HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE FIRST INVASION BY THE ROMANS BY JOHN LINGARD, D.D. VOLUME I. THIRD EDITION. LONDON: PRINTED FOR J. MAWMAN. MDCCCXXV. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. THE first eight volumes contain the History of England from the first invasion by the Romans to the accession of the house of Stuart. To the reader it can matter little what were the motives, which induced me to undertake this work: yet I may be allowed to say, that I was neither ignorant of the difficulty of the attempt, nor insensible to the merits and fame of those who have preceded me in the same career. It is long since curiosity first led me to consult the original writers: and an intimate acquaintance with these authorities convinced me, that if much had already been plished, yet much remained to be done; th in the best of our histories there were errors to be corrected, and omissions to be supplied; and that on several important subjects new information might be brought forward, to eluci |