Excerpt from The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Hereford: Illustrated by a Series of Engravings of Views, Elevations, and Plans of That Edifice; With Biographical Anecdotes of Eminent Persons Connected With the Establishment IN all antiquarian and historical narratives it is very desirable to trace every fact, or presumed fact, to its source - to ascertain the true origin and commencement of a see, a state, or an invention which by time and progressive improvement has grown to importance and greatness; but, unfortunately, our curiosity is seldom satisfied on these points. Antiquaries, perhaps, more than any other class of writers, are destined to explore the dark and obscure labyrinths of legendary story, - the credulous relations of one annalist, and the misstatements of another till they mistrust the accuracy and fidelity of every one. An endeavour to verify the date of the first establishment of Christianity in this part Of Britain, and to fix the foundation of the See and enthronement of the first pr'elate, shew how extremely difficult it is to arrive'at facts, and to obtain satisfactory evidence. It is net sufficient that a 'cloistered chronicler of the tenth century states on his parchment roll. 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.