Excerpt from Salopian Shreds and Patches, a Garland of Shropshire Specialities, Vol. 9: Or, Miscellaneous Notes on the History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Etc;, Of the County Mr. Sherborn has apparently mistaken the old-fashioned v for a b in the signature of Wm. Screven. The letters as written are very similar. 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.