lid of an ancient Inuffbox belonging to Archbishop Wake, with the Trefeil added.

BRIEF ENQUIRY

INTO THE

ANTIQUITY,

HONOUR AND ESTATE

OF THE NAME AND FAMILY

OF

WAKE.

WITH A SUMMARY DEDUCTION OF THE LINEAL SUCCESSION

OF THE CHIEF BRANCHES OF IT, FROM ITS FIRST

RISE, DOWN TO THIS PRESENT TIME.

BY WILLIAM WAKE, D. D.

RECTOR OF ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER; CHAPLAIN IN ORDINARY TO
THE KING; AND AFTERWARDS ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.

WARMINSTER:

PRINTED BY J. L. VARDY.

MDCCCXXXIII.

Only 100 Copies printed.

ΤΟ

THE REV. HENRY WAKE, M. A.

RECTOR OF OVER WALLOP, HANTS;

VICAR OF MERE, WILTS;

AND

CHAPLAIN TO THE MOST HONOURABLE THE MARQUESS OF

WINCHESTER.

MY DEAR SIR,

I know not to whom I can with so much propriety address this Memoir of the Family of Wake, as to yourself, to whom I am indebted for the Manuscript; and trusting that you will find it a faithful Copy,

I remain, my dear Sir,

Your obliged Friend

and Relation,

ETHELDRED BENETT.

Norton-House,

30th April, 1833.