Excerpt from An Historical Essay on the Magna Charta of King John: To Which Are Added, the Great Charter in Latin and English, the Charters of Liberties and Confirmations, Granted by Henry III. And Edward I., The Original Charter of the Forests, and Various Authentic Instruments Connected With Them As the principal books connected with this subject are fully described in a sub sequent article, and the very numerous authorities consulted for this work will be found in the Index, it is evident that the ensuing pages must have in them more of research than originality; because History is for the most part repetition, the only no velty of which it is capable being the detection of former errors, or the addition of curious or undiscovered illustrations andwith its subject, in the numerous embel lishments with which its Proprietors have so liberally adorhed its pages. These con sist of Fac-simile of the Charters. Of Liber ties, Tombs, Monumental Efiigies, Armorial Ensigns, and Seals. The chief intent of this volume, however, is to furnish familiar and correct views of one of the most famous events in the annals of Eng. 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.