TO
Sir RICHARD COLT HOARE, Bart.
OF
STOURHEAD,
IN THE
C O U N T Y O F W I L T S ,
WHO HAS OCCUPIED A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE, IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE,
BY IN V E S T IG A T IN G T H E H IS T O R Y A N D A N T IQ U IT IE S
OF HIS OWN AND OTHER COUNTRIES,
AS H IS D I F F E R E N T PUB L ICAT IONS FUL LY TEST IFY ,
THIS WORK IS INSCRIBED,
W IT H TH E GREATEST R E S P EC T AND REGARD.