(Original Dedication.) TO THE HONOURABLE AND RIGHT REVEREND JOHN EGERTON, LORD BISHOP OF DURHAM, THE FOLLOWING HISTORY OF THE COUNTY PALATINE OF DURHAM, (THE MITRE OF WHICH HIS LORDSHIP WEARS WITH A GRACE AND DIGNITY BECOMING SO DISTINGUISHED A SEE), IS MOST HUMBLY INSCRIBED AND DEDICATED AS A MARK OF GRATITUDE, AND OF REVERENCE FOR HIS CHARACTER, BY THE AUTHOR. |