The following volume is a reprint, verbatim et literatim, of the First English Liturgy of the National Church. There are several editions in the British Museum Library, with slight verbal variations. It must be remembered that the process of printing was a very different one from our present process, with our steam appliances, to saynothing of the comparative paucity of type in the days of our ancestors. The printing off of each sheet was a slow process, and instead of putting the whole into a stereotype form once for all, and striking off an infinite number, several editions were printed simultaneously, some by Whitchurch, some by Grafton, and there were a few others. The present is from one of the three or four editions printed by Grafton. The basis of our Liturgy is to be found in those of the ancient Churches. There were five groups of these :four Eastern (J erusalem, A lexandrian, Far-E astern, and Ephesian); and one Western, the Roman. The fourth of these, the Ephesian, became partially adopted in the west, viz., in the Gallican Liturgy. It would be impossible to tell here the variations in these several formularies variations which emphasize all the more strongly the essential unity, and prove that they all sprang from one authoritative original, and were altered according to the needs or circumstances of individual Churches as the Gospel spread itself over the earth. The best accounts of them are in Mr Hammond s Handbook (C larendon Press), and in Dr Littledale sadmirable (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to ac