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The family of Russell was for many generations one of the most important in Guildford, and to various members of it we are indebted for almost all the early historical research that was embodied in the well-known Russell's History of Guildford.' Some confusion has, however, arisen with regard to the different members of this family who are connected with local literature, and it may be well to place briefly before the reader a sketch of the family history, which may aid in clearing up any confusion of identity. Since 1509 have the Russell family been connected with the town; but it will suffice for the present purpose if attention is first directed to John Russell, four times Mayor of Guildford, who was born on Jan. 21, 1711, and died June 1, 1804. He married Ann Parvish, and had a family of seven children. He was a bookseller in Guildford, occupying premises at No. 32, High Street, now the residence of Messrs. W. Stent & Sons, his successors. He took much interest in his native town, and his imprint "J. Russell, Bookseller"-appears on the first edition (1777), 8vo., of 'The History and Description of Guildford, the County-Town of Surrey,' and upon 'The Adventures of the Guildford JackDaw' (1820), 12mo. It is not very clear as to which member of the family actually wrote "The History of Guildford,' but it was probably not the work of one hand alone. Very possibly John Russell himself superintended the work, but the actual literary work was in all probability done by his third son, Thomas (born 1748, died 1822), of Merton College, Oxford, B. C. L., 1790, instituted to the rectory of West Clandon, Surrey, in 1788, who appears to have been the most literary and archæological member of this remarkable family. John Russell at a later date took his second son Samuel (born 1746, died 1824) into partnership. The 'History of Guildford' was, at that time, only a shilling pamphlet of twenty-four pages, and the second edition, enlarged, which contained forty-four pages, was issued in 1800, 8vo., and bears the imprint of "J. and S. Russell." Both of these editions are very scarce. The complete edition of the 'History of Guildford' appeared the next year, 1801, bearing the same imprint. It had by that time become a substantial book of 328 pages, crowded with interesting matter most accurately and carefully extracted from the original books and MSS. belonging to the town. Unfortunately its general arrangement leaves much to be desired, and its want of an index is a very considerable drawback to its usefulness. As the standard work on the subject it is, however, still of the greatest importance, and it is the most valuable contribution ever yet made towards a full history of the town. Thomas Russell had an evident intention of illustrating it very fully, as many exquisite drawings are still extant which he designed for the purpose. Some copies, indeed, were issued with some views cut from his father's North-West Prospect' and mounted on plain pages, and some with a folding view of the town, cleverly drawn by the father, John Russell. An octavo view of the town from the same gifted hand adorns other copies, and many possess the two portraits of Archbishop Abbott and Sir Nicholas Kempe which were prepared for the 'Life of Abbot,' to which reference is made further on. The folding plate of Trinity Hospital, from the same work, is to be found occasionally in the 'History'; but the only plate which actually belongs to the book and was prepared for it, and does not appear in other works, is the plate of Guildford traders' tokens issued in the seventeenth century. The pagination of the book is most peculiar. The general pagination is i-xii and 1-328; but, in addition to this, pp. 95-102 inclusive appear five times, and are distinguished in this quadruple arrangement by the addition to the figures of one, two, three, and four stars. Pp. 143 and 144, 175-182 inclusive, and 187-206 inclusive are also doubled, the extra pages being starred by one asterisk. There are several minor differences between the copies issued, but all are of the same edition, and the discrepancies due to the eccentricities of publisher and printer. |