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Excerpt from Norfolk Archaeology, or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to the Antiquities of the County of Norfolk, Vol. 1 His Lordship in his opening address dwelt more par ticularly upon the desirability of the Society's confining its researches exclusively to Norfolk; upon the objects which it ought particularly to keep in view; and upon the means held out by the county for their accomplishment. The narrow limits thus prescribed to its efforts have assuredly the advantage, that the members see more distinctly what is before them, and are free from any fear of incurring the ill will too often attendant upon young establishments, from the suspicion of a rivalry with those of longer standing. The recommendation, now assuming the form of a fundamental law, forbids any possibility of the kind: the institution has its bounds which it cannot pass celebrarc domestica facts must be its motto; and, if the hoped-for exertions be but made, it may be confidently anticipated that the Antiquities of Norfolk will be more thoroughly investigated than those of any other English county. At the same time it cannot be denied that this restriction must of necessity be occasionally found to bear hard upon those of the members whose op portunities and studies have embraced a wider range; and a more stringent duty is thus imposed upon the whole body, not to allow the resources of the county to be frittered away in the publications of other societies. The limiting of the bounds of inquiry equally limits the number of members and of subjects. The pecuniary resources of the Society are likewise extremely small; so that, unless the whole will work together, heart and hand, it is impossible it should reach the station it aspires to, or should even long maintain its existence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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