Excerpt from Historical Sketches: Illustrating Some Important Events and Epochs From A. D. 1400 to A. D. 1546To write History, in these times, seems rather a bold undertaking. I wish to explain how it is that I have been drawn into this path of authorship; and a few words addressed to you, with the public for a hearer, will answer the double purpose of Dedication and Preface.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.