The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine, of Durham, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine, of Durham, Vol. 1 But enough has been (aid for the reader to form a judgment of the origin and nature of the palatine power here; whether it exilled before the Norman accel'o lion, or was created by K. Hi. I. Whether it is a perfonal or local authority, and what was its latitude and jurifdiétion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.