Excerpt from Life of Archbishop LaudArchbishop laud was an unpopular man While he lived, and he has had many to Speak evil of him since his death. Indeed, so bitter has been the animosity cherished against him, that those who attempt to do simple justice to his memory must expect to share in the odium which is heaped upon his name.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.