(1760-1801)
The difficulty which an editor of the period 1760-1801 has to face is
the wealth of contemporary sources available. I have drawn largely,
as will be seen, on the series of Home Office Papers in the Calendar
of State Papers, the series of the Acts of the Privy Council, the
_Gentleman’s Magazine_, and _Annual Register_. I trust that the foreign
relations of England are proportionately represented, though want of
space has been against the inclusion of much that naturally suggests
itself. In spite of defects, my hope is that teachers and pupils in
public schools and universities will find these pages useful.