2. There is no historical evidence of Major Harrison adopting a nephew; but as none of his own children lived to grow up, while several families in the United States of America believe they can trace their descent to this, "the most single-minded of the Regicides," the existence of an adopted son is suggested as a theory to meet the difficulty. CHAPTER I. 1. The history of Major-General Harrison's life is founded on "The Life of Thomas Harrison," by Charles H. Firth, Proc. Amer. Antiq. Soc., printed at Worcester, Mass., 1893. 2. For Prince Rupert's acquaintance with Harrison, see _Moderate Intelligencer_; Friday, September 12, 1645. CHAPTER III. 1. John Rogers's conversations throughout the book are taken almost verbally from his sermons and letters printed in "Life and Opinions of a Fifth-Monarchy Man," by Rev. E. Rogers. 2. The account of the last words and death of Harrison are taken from a contemporary pamphlet: "Rebels no Saints," by a Person of Quality, London, 1661. CHAPTER V. The ghost of Inglethorpe Hall is well known in Norfolk tradition. CHAPTER XI. The thatcher Mayor of Castle Rising and the unique jail of the little town were matters of local celebrity. PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BECCLES.