Note 1 — Chapter I · [1]

The details of the life at Little Gidding contained in the following pages are derived chiefly from “Two lives of Nicholas Ferrar, by his brother John, and by Dr. Jebb,” Baker’s MSS., edited by Dr. Mayor, of Cambridge, and from “Life of Nicholas Ferrar, by Dr. Turner,” Bishop of Ely. Both these works are now out of print. The accounts of the various Harmonies or Concordances are derived entirely from personal examination of the separate volumes, or from direct communication with their owners.