Excerpt from Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 1843, Vol. 27Ladies and gentlemen, - It has been the practice of this distinguished Society, now assembled at Hereford, to com mit the opening of their proceedings to the voice of one connected with the locality of their Annual Meeting; and before I venture, in obedience to this courteous rule, to offer one imperfect word on any other topic, I will ask leave to avail myself of the duty and high privilege arising from the double position in which I stand, of conveying to them, in company with this ancient city and the county of Hereford, a cordial welcome, and with it the expression of a hope that every hour of their presence amongst us may be productive of gratification to them, as fully as it is appreciated by those who are this week honoured by it. I wish I knew how it were possible to execute the task without a single word of reference to the performer of it; but it would be almost an affectation if I omitted to declare to you that, in addition to my own felt inability, the sense of those unexampled events now taking place on the continent of Europe, which have filled our hearts, and absorbed every thought and sym pathy, - following, in my own case, upon recent labour of no ordinary pressure, - have gone far to disable me from the duty which I owe to you; and which, under happier times.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.