TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
The maps listed in the [List of Maps] were missing from the set of images of this book used for the creation of this etext. The map of ‘Saxon England’ was partly available and has been included [here] in the etext.
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained: for example, poll-tax, poll tax; Ferry Bridge, Ferrybridge; Kingmaker, King-maker; forbad; counsellor; guerilla; conventual; inutility; schismatical; discrown; carucate; enfiefed; bason; disafforesting; intrenched.
[Pg xvi]: ‘Battle of Brenville’ replaced by ‘Battle of Brenneville’.
[Pg xxii]: ‘Return of De Monfort’ replaced by ‘Return of De Montfort’.
[Pg xxxiv]: ‘Attemps to win’ replaced by ‘Attempts to win’.
[Pg xxxviii]: ‘the arbitrary of’ replaced by ‘the arbitrary’.
[Pg xxxviii]: ‘miscomprehension the’ replaced by ‘miscomprehension of the’.
[Pg xli]: the section heading ‘GENEALOGIES OF THE LEADING FAMILIES’ was missing in the original text, and has been copied from the page header.
[Pg 19]: ‘acts of villany’ replaced by ‘acts of villainy’.
[Pg 68]: ‘upon Henry which’ replaced by ‘upon Henry from which’.
[Pg 160]: ‘fifteen counsellers’ replaced by ‘fifteen counsellors’ (two occurrences).
[Pg 216]: ‘been so closly’ replaced by ‘been so closely’.
[Pg 233]: ‘But, succesful’ replaced by ‘But, successful’.
[Pg 303]: Missing header ‘CONTEMPORARY PRINCES’ inserted.
[Pg 311]: ‘he was disappoined,’ replaced by ‘he was disappointed,’.
[Pg 328]: Missing header ‘CONTEMPORARY PRINCES’ inserted.
Index.
[Alodial]: replaced by ‘Allodial’.
[Bereta]: replaced by ‘Bercta’.
[Orleton]: ‘his conpiracy,’ replaced by ‘his conspiracy,’.
[Soken]: ‘meaning of, 23’ replaced by ‘meaning of, 33’.