Excerpt from Bygone Essex N this book an attempt is made to deal in a popular style with important and interesting old-time subjects connected with Essex. It is hoped that the Editor and his Contributors have not failed to attain their object, and that the reader and the critic will not be disappointed with the result. The Editor begs to tender his thanks to his Contributors who have aided him with pen and. 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 successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.