A Sketch of the Materials for a New and Compleat History of Cheshire (Electronic book text)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. Excerpt from book: Section 371 SKETCH OF THE MATERIALS FOR Years. To which I muft necefTarily add; a perfonal and careful Investigation, of every remarkable textit{local Circumftance, and every memorable Relick of Antiquity, that may be worthy of the Notice, and the Attention of Pofterity. Before I conclude ; I have only, my dear Friend, to endeavour to repay textit{the mighty Debt of Gratitude I owe to my Benefactors, by returning them, through your Means, my textit{moftfincere and textit{moft refpeEtful Acknowledgments for the feve- ral Favours they have condefcended to fhew me. And tho* your Solicitations, contrary to my own exprefs Wiihes, have emboldened my textit{unfledged Pinions' to the firft Eflay of this daring Flight; yet my obliging Benefactors may poflibly trace the textit{Hand, that fends them thefe refpeftful Acknowledgements, though it has not the Confidence to fubfcribe its textit{Name.The textit{Heart, however, you know you may always command of Your fincere, faithful, and affectionate of Friends, A Fellow of the Antiquary Society. Olim Juventas, et patrius Vigor, Nido laborum propulit textit{infciutn; Vernique, jam Nimbis remotis, textit{lnfcl:lcs docuere textit{Nijus Venti textit{Paventepi. Hor. lib. iv. ode 4, Section 4POSTSCRIPT. J- HOUGH I have now clofed this tedious letter; yet bufy Recollection,and to you I fear an impertinent one, ftill urges me to blot more Paper, and to trelpafs ftill further upon the Partialities of your Friendmip. Cheshire, you know, is the Burthen of my Theme !And, when either the Glories of her Empire, or the Beauties of her textit{fequeftred Re- trezts,1 at any time ftrike my Fancywill you excufe me for endeavouring to fix thefe Ideas, by cloathing them with Language, and tranfmitting them to you, tho' perhaps intruding Vifitors ? I will...