Excerpt from Archaeologia Aeliana, or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquities, Vol. 22 Your Council presents its report under the shadow of the death of our late beloved sovereign, Queen Victoria, and in the midst of the demonstrations of loyalty exhibited in the proclamation of the accession of His Most Gracious Majesty, King Edward the Seventh. The beginning of a new century may afford Opportunity to recall the fact that our society, now entering upon its eighty-ninth year, has reached what may already be called a venerable age, for it is only eleven years short of being itself a centenarian. 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.