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Excerpt from Reginald Vere, Vol. 1: A Tale of the Civil Wars in Verse The scene of this tale is laid in the north of England, with the exception of the events recorded in the third canto, which are supposed to have taken place near Bath. The story commences in the early part of the month of July, in the year 1643, and concludes in the month of September, 1644, a period of fifteen months, of which three are occupied in the immediate action, the remaining twelve being transiently noticed at the conclusion. Of the three months of action, two are consumed in the progress of the siege, related in the fifth canto, part II. The editions of the works principally referred to in the notes are, "Foxes and Firebrands, or a Specimen of the Danger and Harmony of Popery and Separation," the second Edition, in two parts. Dublin, printed by Jos. Ray, for Jos. Howes, 1682. "The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, by Edward, Earl of Clarendon, some time Lord High Chancellor of England." Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, 1807. "An Attempt towards recovering an Account of the Numbers and Sufferings of the Clergy of the Church of England, Heads of Colleges, Fellows, Scholars, &c., who were sequestered, harrassed, &c, in the late times of the Grand Rebellion: by John Walker, M.A., Rector of St. Mary's the More, in Exeter, and some time Fellow of Exeter College in Oxford." London, 1711. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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 succe