Excerpt from Some Account of the Ancient Monuments in the Priory Church: Abergavenny
I have to offer very many apologies to the members of the Monmouthshire Antiquarian Association for the very great delay which has occurred in the production of the present book, which I regret to say has been so very long due. But I can assure them that it has not arisen from any willful neglect, carelessness, or idleness on my part; and I must trust to their kind indulgence for forgiveness; for I fear that great disappointment has been the result of the delay. The work I found was one which I could not take up and write off hand; and had J known, when I promised to write an account of the Ancient Monuments, the length to which it would extend, and the number and variety of the subjects, the consideration of which would be necessary for a due explanation of these interesting remains, and the large amount of information on minute points which would be required, I should hardly have ventured to undertake the task; for I should have known well, that the completion of the work would have occupied a longer time than I should have wished, or indeed, properly speaking, should have had at my command; and that consequent delay in bringing out the book would occur, which must result in the disappointment which I fear has already been felt. I have, however, endeavoured fully to describe, explain, and illustrate these interesting remains, although I am well aware that the work has been but imperfectly done ; and for the imperfections and shortcomings I must throw myself on the kind indulgence of our members.
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