to the Archdeacon of Lincoln, for placing in my hands various correspondence and memoranda, referring to Bishop Butler;-to the Rev. Alexander Irwin, for affording me access to several scarce tracts, and other useful matter;-to the Dean of Salisbury, the Provost of Oriel, the Rev. Thomas Hartwell Horne, and the gentlemen, both clergymen and laymen, who have assisted me by their ready replies to my troublesome inquiries, I take this public opportunity of recording my sincere and grateful thanks.
N.B. Since this Preface was written, the anecdote of Bishop Butler, in the conversation between the Bishop of Peterborough, and his relative, has reached me, through the obliging attention of the Christian Advocate at Cambridge.