'At the same time Charles caught up Sylvia, saying, 'Pretty Sylph, would you like one of my dogs for your own?'"-p. 133.

IDA VANE;

CA TALE OF THE RESTORATION.

BY THE

REV. ANDREW REED, B.A.

OF ST. LEONARDS;

AUTHOR OF "ALICE BRIDGE of Norwich," and "the story of
CHRISTIANITY."

"Si enim alicui placet hoc meum opus-gaudebo. Si autem nulli
placet-Lemet ipsum tamen juvat quod feci.”

"Erst wägen, dann wagen-

(First weigh, then wage.")

Old Chronicler.

PREFACE.

ENCOURAGED by the favourable reception of "Alice Bridge of Norwich," the author has ventured on a sequel in "Ida Vane," which, however, is an independent narrative.

This tale undertakes to illustrate the sufferings of the Nonconformists after the restoration of the Stuart dynasty, and the personal heroism of one of them, the Rev. Thomas Vincent, a London hero but too little remembered, whose spiritual labours and exposure during the great plague and fire of the City seem well worthy of some wider and more permanent memorial.