Excerpt from The Tablet of Memory: Shewing Every Memorable Event in History, From the Earliest Period to the Year 1809; Classed Under Distinct Heads, With Their Dates The uncommon success that has attended the former impressions of this Compendium has enabled the Propri etors very considerably to improve the present edition. Through the whole of the following pages, the Editor has selected his articles from historians of the first rank, as well as the most authentic annalists; which will render this work useful to every class, from the throne to the homely cot. It will save the learned the trouble of turning over voluminous authors to refresh their memories; to the en quiring mind it will give information and to theignorant it will convey instruction. It will be a remembrance to those who have' forgotten what they have read, ' and may serve as an Epitome of English History. Care has been taken to reconcile the groundless jars of annalists and historians, who often conceal truth, and mangle proba. Bility. To obviate the confusion occasioned by blending all transactions, 8m. Together, the Editor has classed the different subjects under separate heads. And notwithstand ing the smallness of this volume, he fiatters himself it will' be found to contain every material occurrence taken norice of by authentic writers. Cosrssrs. 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.