THE HISTORY OP THE REFORMATION OF THE Church of England; BY HENRY SOAMES, M.A. = RECTOR OF SHELLEY, IN ESSEX. VOL. I. REIGN OF KING HENRY VIII. LONDON: PRINTED FOR C. & J. RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD; WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL; AND 148, STRAND. ΤΟ THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN, EARL OF ELDON, LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF GREAT BRITAIN. MY LORD, THE interest invariably taken by your Lordship in every question concerning the Church and Clergy of England, encourages me to hope, that you will pardon the freedom of this address. It is true, indeed, that an unknown writer, who has ventured to handle an arduous subject, cannot expect to present a literary offering worthy the acceptance of a nobleman, long pre-eminent for talents and integrity, in a country graced by so many bright examples of intellectual and moral worth. He may, however, be excused |