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Excerpt from Quarter Sessions From Queen Elizabeth to Queen Anne: Illustrations of Local Government and History, Drawn From Original Records (Chiefly of the County of Devon) These papers are founded in great measure on the re cords Of the County Of Devon, which I have had the fullest opportunities Of investigating. But I think I am justified in asking my readers to accept that county as a type Of the more Civilized parts of England during the space Of time to which this volume relates. It happens, too, that the records of Devon commence at an earlier period, and are fuller in detail, than those of any other county with which I am acquainted. The earliest records are in this case certainly the most valuable. The afi'airs transacted by Quarter Sessions were undoubtedly Of greater impor tance in the reigns Of Elizabeth and James I. Than they have been Since. It is perhaps not too much to say that they have been continually dwindling, and it seems to be fated that the reign Of Queen Victoria Should reduce them to utter insignificance. 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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