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Description:Excerpt from Two Cartularies of the Benedictine Abbeys of Muchelney and Athelney in the County of Somerset Muchelney now belongs to the Long family, but the Cartulary being overlooked, was allowed to remain in the muniment room of Savernake down to the present day. On the first discovery of the volume it was at once considered that it must be one of the two very ancient parchment books mentioned by Hearne (see Appendix), as being lent to him by Lord Charles Bruce, son of Thomas Earl of Ailesbury and Elizabeth Seymour. But it is impossible to suppose that Hearne could have overlooked the early charters; and besides, his extracts, with hardly a single exception, do not appear in the cartulary; so it is evident that the Cartulary has never been utilised for the history of the abbey. The Rev. T. Hugo wrote a history of Muchelney (printed in Som. Arch, and Nat. Hist. S. Proc, viii, pt. 2), but from lack of material his account was necessarily sketchy. In the following pages and in the notes on the different charters I have endeavoured to bring out the principal additions to the history brought to light by the new discovery; but a dweller in the country if "procul a negotiis," is also "procul a bibliothecis," to such an extent as to seriously handicap any efforts to explore the fields of literature. Previous editors of the Monastic Cartularies issued by the Society have already treated of various matters common to all such institutions, and to them the reader is referred for further details. The subscribers are greatly indebted to Mr. W. H. Stevenson of Exeter Coll. Oxford, who kindly edited the early charters, a task for which I was not competent. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Two Cartularies of the Benedictine Abbeys of Muchelney and Athelney in the County of Somerset (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Two Cartularies of the Benedictine Abbeys of Muchelney and Athelney in the County of Somerset (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Two Cartularies of the Benedictine Abbeys of Muchelney and Athelney in the County of Somerset Muchelney now belongs to the Long family, but the Cartulary being overlooked, was allowed to remain in the muniment room of Savernake down to the present day. On the first discovery of the volume it was at once considered that it must be one of the two very ancient parchment books mentioned by Hearne (see Appendix), as being lent to him by Lord Charles Bruce, son of Thomas Earl of Ailesbury and Elizabeth Seymour. But it is impossible to suppose that Hearne could have overlooked the early charters; and besides, his extracts, with hardly a single exception, do not appear in the cartulary; so it is evident that the Cartulary has never been utilised for the history of the abbey. The Rev. T. Hugo wrote a history of Muchelney (printed in Som. Arch, and Nat. Hist. S. Proc, viii, pt. 2), but from lack of material his account was necessarily sketchy. In the following pages and in the notes on the different charters I have endeavoured to bring out the principal additions to the history brought to light by the new discovery; but a dweller in the country if "procul a negotiis," is also "procul a bibliothecis," to such an extent as to seriously handicap any efforts to explore the fields of literature. Previous editors of the Monastic Cartularies issued by the Society have already treated of various matters common to all such institutions, and to them the reader is referred for further details. The subscribers are greatly indebted to Mr. W. H. Stevenson of Exeter Coll. Oxford, who kindly edited the early charters, a task for which I was not competent. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Two Cartularies of the Benedictine Abbeys of Muchelney and Athelney in the County of Somerset (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Two Cartularies of the Benedictine Abbeys of Muchelney and Athelney in the County of Somerset (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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