VOL. I.
LONDON
C. KEGAN PAUL & CO., 1 PATERNOSTER SQUARE
1881
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TO
MONSIEUR JEAN DALLE
MAIRE OF BOUSBECQUE
AS A SLIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HIS KINDNESS
AND THE VALUABLE ASSISTANCE WE HAVE
DERIVED FROM HIS RESEARCHES
THESE VOLUMES ARE RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED