Diary of John Manningham / Of the Middle Temple, and of Bradbourne, Kent, Barrister‑at‑Law, 1602-1603

Harl. MS., Brit. Mus., N o . 5353, fo. 111
G. F. TUPPER, LITHOG: LONDON. 1868.
OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE, AND OF BRADBOURNE, KENT, BARRISTER‑AT‑LAW, 1602-1603.
EDITED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BY JOHN BRUCE, ESQ., AND PRESENTED TO THE CAMDEN SOCIETY BY WILLIAM TITE, ESQ., M.P., F.R.S., F.S.A., PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY.
WESTMINSTER: PRINTED BY J. B. NICHOLS AND SONS.
WESTMINSTER: J. B. NICHOLS AND SONS, PRINTERS, 25, PARLIAMENT STREET.
TO THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY.
Gentlemen,
When you did me the honour to appoint me President of your most useful Society as the successor of the Marquess Camden, I felt anxious to express my sense of that honour by some appropriate acknowledgment.
I at first thought of printing a MS. from my own library, but, not finding one that seemed exactly suitable, in my difficulty I applied to my old and valued friend Mr. Bruce, and he pointed out to me Manningham's Diary in the British Museum as possessing a varied interest in the literary world which was likely to commend it to your notice. I willingly adopted his suggestion; and I owe to him my sincere acknowledgments for the pains he has bestowed in seeing the work through the press, and in prefacing it with an interesting essay.
I have now to offer you this copy of Manningham's little book, and to assure you how sincerely I am
Your obedient and obliged servant,