The ILLUSTRATIONS include a beautiful Coloured Chromo-Lithograph from a picture kindly painted for this work, by E. Ellis, Esq.; Two Fac-simile Sketches of Crowland Abbey and Bridge, from the pencil of E. W. Cooke, Esq., R.A.; Copper-plate Engravings; several fine Views Engraved on Wood by Whymper and others; besides a Map of the Fenland, Geological Sections, and other Diagrams.
“There is no more interesting part of England than the Fenland.”—Daily News.
“An exhaustive account of the great English Fen District.”—Graphic.
“A complete History of the Fenland worthy of the subject.”—Standard.
“An interesting study for the antiquary, geographer, and economist.”—Saturday Review.
“The stories of the Saxon and Danish Conquests are well told.”—Nature.
“A thorough scientific description of the entire region.”—Illustrated London News.
Collected from the Original Manuscripts, and Edited by Walter de Gray Birch, F.S.A.L., of British Museum.
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By Ingulph, Edited from the Unique Manuscript in the British Museum, by Walter de Gray Birch, F.S.A.
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The First Series, price 21/-, dedicated (by permission) to the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Norwich and the late Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Ely, contains 15 Photographs, including the Churches of
With Descriptions by the Rev. John Davies, M.A., the Rev. E. E. Blencowe, B.A., the late Rev. J. W. Berryman, B.A., the late very Rev. the Dean of Chester, the Rev. C. R. Manning, M.A., and the Rev. A. W. Roper, B.A.
The Second Series, price 25/-, dedicated (by permission) to the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Norwich and the late Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Ely, contains 17 Photographs, including the Churches of
With Descriptions by E. M. Beloe, Esq., the Rev. W. E. Dickson, M.A., the Rev. C. R. Manning, M.A., the late Rev. E. Swann, M.A., the Rev. W. D. Sweeting, M.A., the late Rev. W. G. Townley, M.A., the Rev. R. H. Warner, M.A., and the late Rev. Henry Wright, M.A.
The Third Series, price 30/-, dedicated (by permission) to the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of London (late Bishop of Lincoln), and the late Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, contains 15 Photographs, including the Churches of
With Descriptions by the late Rev. H. L. Bennett, M.A., the Rev. G. B. Blenkin, M.A., the Rev. J. R. Jackson, M.A., the Rev. E. Moore, M.A., and the Rev. R. Rogers, M.A.
In addition to the Photographic Illustrations, this Volume contains Ground Plans of each of the Churches in this series.
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Some presumed printer's errors have been corrected, including normalizing punctuation. Further corrections are listed below with the printed text (top) and corrected text (bottom):
109. “Quod monachi Elyensis clementiam regis adierunt et de atrocitate itineris exercitus et equorum ejus.
“Monachi igitur de Ely cognoscentes mala quæ in regno fiebant et in ecclesiarum rebus pervasionem fieri et diminutionem ab extermina (externa; E) gente graviter doluerunt, magnificentiam templi Domini reminiscentes, et loci sancti sibi tale discrimen imminere veriti sunt, fientes unanimiter auxilium de cœlo et suæ in æternum patrocinantis Christi sponsæ dilectæ Ætheldredæ præsidium adesse poscebant. Et divina inspirante clementia salubre demum ineuntes consilium ad regem mittere constituunt, illius flagitare misericordiam et pacem. Invaluerat enim fames ut supra retulimus, per totam regionem atque istic innumeris milibus hostilis collegii etiam horrea servata Egypti tautam inopiam non supplerent. Nam (deest) reliquiæ ciborum in loco jam fuerant exaustæ, eo quod septimus erat annus ex quo seditionem adversus novum regem commoverunt, frumenti copia sufficere nulla diu poterat, furto enim vel rapto vesci monachorum ordini minime licuit. Et convocatis ad se primoribus qui urbem et aquarum exitus muniunt, ipsos inde eorum abnuant. His territi mox verbis, piguit eos gravissimi incepti ejus felicem exitum tum nequaquam sperant, prælia existimantes levia si his malis conferatur. Urgebat eos fames valida, intus pavor angebat nimius, nec ad comportandum rapinas egredi nisi in manu valida audebant, enses Normanorum plus omni periculo metuentes. Et arepto itinere in Warewich vico famoso reverenter regem cum debita supplicatione monachi requirunt, se suaque omnia ejus clementiæ commendantes. Stetit itaque abbas Elyensis Thurstanus cum suis monachis coram rege magno Willelmo, orans et deprecans per misericordiam Dei ut averteret iram furoris sui ab eis et a civitate sua, spondens per omnia deinceps fidele obsequium, et consistente satraparum caterva, optimum reputavit dicens, ‘majestatem illius tolerare supra se, cum jus regni a Deo sit illi concessum. Verum et is dignanter (dignatur) eis attendat, finem laborum suorum haud dubitanter assequi posse, et ingressum insulæ citius optinere proponit; si tantum pro Deo et suæ animæ salute praedia et bona per suo de loco abstraca restitui faceret.’ Et spopondit rex.”