Author: Francis Redfern

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Published: 2015-07-06

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9781330832028

Excerpt from History and Antiquities of the Town and Neighbourhood of Uttoxeter: With Notices of Adjoining Places When I first commenced enquiring into the History and Antiquities of Uttoxeter the ground appeared barren and unfavourable for cultivation. No special attempt had been made by any one to investigate any claims it might have to antiquarian and historical record, and it was generally supposed that all that could be said about it was, that it was pleasantly and healthily situated; probably a town of high antiquity, and certainly one in which not many people grew rich. Its native poet, Samuel Bentley, who spent a life of comparative leisure in Uttoxeter, expresses his views as to its merits for historical recognition as follows: - "Very little more can he said about it than what the poet, Alexander Necham, says of another place, viz: "Hie locus aetatis nostrae; primordia novit Annos fcelices, hvtitarque dies, Hie locus ingenuus, puerilis imbuit annos Artibus, et nostrae laudis otigo suit." And which may be roughly translated: "This is the place where we spent our first happy years and joyous days. This is the place where boys are instructed in the liberal arts, and of our praise has been worthy." 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."