Archaeologia or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity (Volume 22) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1829. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... XVI. Transcript of a Chronicle in the Harleian Library of MSS. N . 6217, entitled, "An Historicall Relation of certain passages about the end of King Edward the Third, and of his Death: " communicated in a Letter addressed to the Right Honourable the Earl Of Aberdeen, K.T. President, by Thomas Amyot, Esq. F. R. S. Treasurer. Read 31st January 1828. James Street, Westminster, MY LORD, 30th January, 1828. Conceiving that the pages of our Transactions cannot be better occupied than by the publication of such early and authentic manuscripts as may serve to throw light on obscure periods of our ancient History, I beg leave to lay before the Society a transcript which I have caused to be made from the Harleian Library of a Chronicle containing a very minute relation of some remarkable events in the two last years of Edward the Third, which, as our Vice President, Mr. Hallam, has observed in his History of the Middle Ages, have been slurred over by most of our general historians. My attention was drawn to this Manuscript some years ago by a note subjoined to a luminous and elaborate disquisition on parliamentary Impeachments, in the Annual Register for 1791. The Article referred to, if not written by Mr. Burke himself, was probably from the pen of his friend, the late learned Dr. Laurence, who at that period I believe had succeeded him as the Editor of the historical portion of Dodsley's Register. It seems most probable indeed that a paper of so much importance in the vindication of the course which had been pursued by the Managers of Hastings's trial was the joint and careful production of these two distinguished men. In the note alluded to, a wish is expressed that the MS. in question might be published, "especially as all the latter part of Edward the Third's re...