TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES Punctuation has been standardized. Characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps. Non-printable characteristics have been given the following transliteration: Italic text: --> _text_ This book was written in a period when many words had not become standardized in their spelling. Words may have multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in the text. These have been left unchanged. Footnotes are identified in the text with a number in brackets [2] and are displayed at the end of the paragraph. Illustration: HEREFORD CATHEDRAL FROM THE RIVER. +-------------------------------------------------------+ | | | TALES OF ENGLISH MINSTERS | | | | HEREFORD | | | | BY | | | | ELIZABETH GRIERSON | | | | AUTHOR OF | | “THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF EDINBURGH,” | | “CHILDREN’S TALES FROM SCOTTISH BALLADS,” | | ETC. | | | | WITH | | | | THREE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR | | AND FOUR IN BLACK AND WHITE | | | | LONDON | | ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK | | 1911 | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+