Excerpt from The History of the Bishopric of Lincoln: From Its Commencement at Sidnacester or Lindisee: Its Connection With Lichfield Leicester; Its Junction With Dorchester; Until the Seat of the See Was Fixed at Lincoln, Immediately After the Conquest The particular subject also, Of this enquiry, has naturally drawn the author's attention to the state and situation of Lincoln, subsequently to the with drawal of the Roman forces from Britain. On this matter, the author has seen reason to dissent from. The conclusions hitherto current; and to assume that to its selection by the Danes, as one of the Five Burghs, that city is indebted for the important posi tion in the country which it has since occupied. 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.