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HistEng5_i-xii.indd 4 6/1/11 8:08 AM The cuneiform inscription that serves as our logo and as the design motif for our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word "freedom" (amagi) , or "liberty." It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C . in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. Foreword copyright © 1983 by William B. Todd. All rights reserved. All inquiries should be addressed to Liberty Fund, Inc., 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300, Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1684. This book was manufactured in the United States of America. This Liberty Fund edition is based on the edition of 1778, containing the author's last corrections and improvements. The only two recorded sets of that edition in the United States were consulted. One is a complete set at the Humanities Research Center of the University of Texas at Austin. The other is an incomplete set in the Boston Public Library. The publisher acknowledges with thanks the cooperation of both institutions as well as the advice of Professors William B. Todd and David Levy. Design by Martin Lubin/ Betty Binns Graphics, New York, New York. Editorial services provided by Harkavy Publishing Service, New York, New York. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Hume, David, 1711-1776. The history of England. "Based on the edition of 1778, with the author's last corrections and improvements ." Reprint. Originally published: London: T. Cadell, 1778. With new foreword. t. Great Britain-History-To 1485. 2. Great Britain-History-Tudors, 1485-1603. 3· Great Britain-History-Stuarts, t6o3-17 14. I. Title. DA3o.Hg 1983 942 82-25868 ISBN o-86597-otg-X (series) ISBN o-86597-o2o-3 (pbk. series) ISBN o-86597-032-7 (Volume V) ISBN o-86597-033-5 (Volume V pbk.) 05 04 03 02 go o6 05 04 03 ...

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