TO THE NAMES OF
HENRY HALLAM AND FRANCIS PALGRAVE
FRIENDS AND FELLOW-LABOURERS IN ENGLISH HISTORY
FOR FORTY YEARS,
WHO, DIFFERING OFTEN IN JUDGMENT,
WERE AT ONE THROUGHOUT LIFE IN DEVOTED LOVE OF
JUSTICE, TRUTH, AND ENGLAND,
_IN AFFECTIONATE AND REVERENT REMEMBRANCE_
THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED AND DEDICATED