I am an Englishman. I was born at Exeter, and am the son of a clergyman of the Church

I am an Englishman. I was born at Exeter, and am the son of a clergyman of the Church of England. I was educated at Cambridge, and have spent part of my life in travelling on the Continent. I have written several works, which have been received with considerable popularity, and have procured me a place among the permanent writers of my country. I am now engaged in composing a history of the reign of Henry VIII.