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![01' THE PREBENDAL CHURCH OP THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OP THAME IN THE COUNTY AND DIOCESE OP OXFORD: Including a transcript of all the Monumental Inscriptions remaining therein • volo, ,; Pedigrees ; Extracts from the Registers and Churchwardens' Brks f toSer Vlh ,n? Antiquanan,_Architectnrn,l, Personal and Genealogical Notes and ApSicesTeM and illustrative of, the By the REV. FREDERICK GEORGE LEE, D.D., F.S.A. Vicar of All Saints', Lambeth, S.E. '' London: Mitchell and Hughes, 140 Wardour Street W Oxford : Paekee and Co., Broad Street. ' Price 10s. 6d. Be MoU Wilh: OE THE HOUSE OF NEVILL IN SUNSHINE AND SHADE. By henry J. SWALLOW. This book, according to the Preface, is an ' attempt to produce a record of the NeviJl famil which may be of interest both to the antiquary and the general reader.' That the Author ha succeeded in his attempt a cursory glance at the volume will convince the reader.—^t/t/',V/w,;nVi Magazine, August, 1885. Inasmuch as no other continuous account of the family exists, we feel sure that the i - adin public, especially those who take an interest in genealogy, will gladly welcome Mr. Swallow* Work. It is marked by very wide reading and research, and compiled in a very graceful am agreeable mauuer—Vide Review hy Sir John Maclean in Transactions of the Bristol an, Gloucestershire Archaological Society, vol. ix., part. i. The Author has devoted a very considerable amount of research to his subject, and i Work throughout evinces painstaking care to gather up all that may be gleaned from aucieu chronicles and State papers respecting a house whose members were famed, almost withon exception, for military prowess and ability, or for political importance, throughout the mediseva history of England. Eichard Nevill, the Kingmaker, his fortunes and his fate ; the beautifo and unhappy Lady Anne Nevill; Eaby Castle, its noble architecture and its noble owners Sheriff Hutton Castle; Bamborough Castle, scene of many a stubborn conflict : and Middlehan Castle, majestic in decay,—all furnish eloquent themes, and the Author has not been slow to pu' on record the interesting aspects under which they are to be studied by the archaaologist who i desirous of knowing the history of one of England's noblest lineages. When these sto; - told in the attractive manper in which Mr. Swallow has told them, they acquire a great- on our memory, and possess a deeper fascination over our feelings.—Joimial of the J. . < Archo'ological Association, vol. xli., part ii. Books about famous old families, if well written, are among the most entertaining of thi byways of literature, and we are glacHo say we can welcome this volume with every kind oi pleasure and frankness into the number of such, and give it an lionu;^ieii niidie in our library It is executed with taste and judgment, and is thoroughly good reading.—A'cn-casth Daili Journal. The Work bears on every page the evidence of very great care, and the results of sclii lai inquiry. The narrative is as complete as it is ever likely to be made.—iVm-cnsfle C'oimn It presents a very striking picture of the state of the country during the Wars of the Its production has been costly, and several of the plates are extremely valuable. The ] i- ' and seal of the Kingmaker are alone well worth the price of the book.—Wor7vich Advertiser. The historical part of the Work is as accurate and minute as it is picturesque and insi 11 • v The criticisms of the men, manners, and movements of the several eras embraced aii humorous, and always racy. Traditions are skilfully traced and charmingly recordou. -.w^- legends are reproduced in the most felicitous manner. It is only with regret that the reader finds himself face to face with the last page of the volume, for the Work is most captivating from beginning to end. The portraits and full-page engravings are all fine works of art, a'' greatly add to the worth of this most attractively got up volume. The Author spent sr\ ' ' i years examining original records. He has now conferred a great boon on students <if li nnd enriched our literature most .substantially by this really great Work.—Oldham Chromrii-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22292858_0004.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
