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paper of his own to prevent false reports, and published numerous pamphlets for which he was frequently prosecuted. have noted in the present book every reference to him occurring in the London records, for he appears actually to have become a Catholic towards the end of the reign .
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In conclusion wish to express my sincere gratitude to His Lordship the Bishop of Cambysopolis ( the Rt . Rev. Joseph Butt, V.G.) for his kind hospitality and encouragement, particularly during the period in which the materials for this book were being collected. am also deeply indebted to Mr. A. H. Thomas, Deputy Keeper of the Records at the Guildhall , and to his assistant, Mr. P. E. Jones , without whose skilled assistance and unfailing courtesy the work could never have been achieved; to Miss J. Cameron and Miss N. McN. O'Farrell, who afforded me very considerable help at the Middlesex Guildhall and the Public Record Office respectively; to Mr. J. G. Muddiman , for giving me the benefit of his unrivalled knowledge concerning the printed sources of Charles the Second's reign ; to Mr. B. H. Newdigate, for reading the proofs and for several important suggestions , and to Mr. J. J. O'Reilly, of the Public Record Office, who examined the above introductory remarks in manuscript and suggested some valuable emendations. wish also to thank those of my own brethren who generously gave many hours of their time to the labour of typing the MSS .
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Douai Abbey, Woolhampton . 21 May, 1934.
HUGH BOWLER, O.S.B.