Brief Lives, Vol. 1
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AUBREY'S 'BRIEF LIVES'
ANDREW CLARK
VOL. I.
HENRY FROWDE, M.A.
PUBLISHER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK
JOHN AUBREY: AETAT. 40
From a pen-and-ink drawing in the Bodleian
EDITED FROM THE AUTHOR'S MSS.
John Aubrey
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
SYNOPSIS OF THE 'LIVES'
BEFORE HENRY VIII.
HENRY VIII—MARY (†1558).
ELIZABETH (†1603).
JAMES I (†1625).
CHARLES I (†1649).
COMMONWEALTH.
CHARLES II (†1685) and JAMES II.
AUBREY'S PERSONAL FRIENDS.
INTRODUCTION
I. Origin of the 'Lives.'
II. Condition of the Text of the 'Lives.'
III. Aim of this Edition.
IV. Description of the MSS.
V. The Old Edition.
THE 'LIVES'
FOOTNOTES:
Transcriber's Notes:
