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Excerpt from The Monumental History of the Early British Church So much has been already written upon the historical side of the question as to how and when Christianity was first introduced into this country, that it is very doubtful whether the further study of ancient documents will ever be the means of throwing more light upon the subject. The archaeological side of the question, however, seems to have been so far over looked that it is not possible to mention the name of any author who has attempted to tell the story of the Early Church in Great Britain as revealed by the structures, monuments, and portable relics which still remain. For instance, if it is necessary to prove that a Saxon ecclesiastical building formerly existed in a particular locality, Doomsday Book, or the Cartularium Saxonicum, is quoted, but the examination of the spot might reveal the fact that there was a sculptured stone there with Hiberno-Saxon ornament upon it, which would constitute evidence of equal value. 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."