Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

Helen Evelyn

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With a Special Memoir of William John Evelyn

The History of the Evelyn Family

Excerpt from The History of the Evelyn Family: With a Special Memoir of William John Evelyn, M. P IN publishing this little work on the Evelyn Family, I am aware that it is very far from complete. To make it so, many more papers and documents both at the British Museum and the Record Office would have to be gone through. Notwithstanding this, however, I have decided to publish it as it is, with the consolation that it may be a slight help to any possible future historian of the family In most previous accounts of the family many facts are mentioned without the references which would prove them, and in compiling this work I have endeavoured to avoid this error, carefully stating my authority whenever necessary. There still remain many interesting papers at Wotton which have not been gone through, and it is to be hoped that some day some enterprising member of the family may feel an inclina tion to do so. The title-deeds of Wotton might also afford some valuable information. In conclusion, let me say that I am much indebted to Miss Fairbrother of 5 Manor Place, Paddington Green, for her assistance with regard to the connection (or rather non-connection as it has proved) of the Evelyns with Shropshire, and also for her researches in regard to the Chamberlain and Shee pedigrees. 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.

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