As was foreshadowed in M. Petit-Dutaillis' preface to the French
translation of the first volume of the "Constitutional History"
of bishop Stubbs, the second volume, of which the French version
appeared last year, has been found to need much less revision of
the kind for which footnotes are inadequate. Instead of the
twelve additional Studies and Notes of volume I., which were
translated by Mr. W. E. Rhodes and published under my editor-
ship by the Manchester University Press in 1908, M. Petit-Dutaillis
has thought it unnecessary to append to volume II. more than
two such studies. The subjects with which they deal, "The
Forest" and "The Causes and General Characteristics of the
Rising of 1381" are, however, treated with such thoroughness as
to provide sufficient matter for another volume of "Supplemen-
tary Studies." In his preface M. Petit-Dutaillis holds out the
hope that his additions to the third volume of Stubbs' work will
be concerned with questions more directly constitutional; but
the Forest played a part in the contest between the English Crown
and people which makes the inclusion of the first essay in these
studies quite appropriate, while the many additions that have been
made to our knowledge of the Peasants' Revolt since Stubbs wrote
constitute a sufficient justification for the second. The transla-
tion of the two studies has been made by my friend and colleague
Mr. W. T. Waugh, and my duties as editor have been exceedingly
light. As in the first volume, a few footnotes have been added
in square brackets, in most cases by Mr. Waugh, who has also
adapted the index from the one made by M. Lefebvre for the
French edition.

JAMES TAIT.

THE UNIVERSITY,
MANCHESTER,
July 10th, 1914.

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