CURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE, WITH ITS [ES, NATURALIST'S CALENDAR, &c. BY REV. GILBERT WHITE, A.M. A New Edition, CH NOTES BY EDWARD BLYTH, TO WHICH IS ADDED ION OF THE VILLAGE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD, TEN ON THE SPOT FOR THIS EDITION, BY THE LATE ROBERT MUDIE, HOMAS NELSON & SONS, N, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK. MDCCCLVIII. ADVERTISEME Ter Author of the following Letters takes t deference, of laying before the public his which, he thinks, ought to consist of natu tences as well as antiquities. He is of opin would pay some attention to the districts wald publish their thoughts respecting t them, from such materials might be drawn t histories, many of which are still wanting Lingdom, and in particular in the county of And here he seizes the first opportunity, turning his most grateful acknowledgments dent and the reverend and worthy the Fellow the university of Oxford, for their liberal their archives to be searched by a member o ts the evidences therein contained might res Selborne. To that gentleman also, and hi nd attention could only be equalled by the hey were bestowed, many and great obligat Of the authenticity of the documents al le no doubt, since they consist of the ide Lat were removed to the College from the issolution; and, being carefully copied on t as genuine; and, never having been mad patify the curiosity of the antiquary, as w of the history. If the writer should induce any of his rea attention to the wonders of the Creation, too ADVERTISEMENT. he following Letters takes the liberty, with all proper ing before the public his idea of parochial history, , ought to consist of natural productions and occurantiquities. He is of opinion that if stationary men attention to the districts on which they reside, and heir thoughts respecting the objects that surround materials might be drawn the most complete countyof which are still wanting in several parts of this particular in the county of Southampton. eizes the first opportunity, though a late one, of regrateful acknowledgments to the reverend the Presierend and worthy the Fellows of Magdalen Cotiege in Oxford, for their liberal behaviour in permitting be searched by a member of their own society, so far herein contained might respect the parish and priory that gentleman also, and his assistant, whose labours ald only be equalled by the very kind manner in which ed, many and great obligations are also due. ticity of the documents above mentioned there can ce they consist of the identical deeds and records d to the College from the Priory at the time of its being carefully copied on the spot, may be depended nd, never having been made public before, they may ity of the antiquary, as well as establish the credit hould induce any of his readers to pay a more ready onders of the Creation, too frequently overlooked as |