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INTRODUCTION.
Lord Nelson, unfortunately, had lost, or never had in his possession, two Cards, the ace and three of hearts. After much trouble, these have been supplied from another source, and, with the exception that the figures of Cromwell and Fairfax in the latter are on a somewhat smaller scale than those on the threes of the other suits, it would be difficult to suspect that they did not belong to the original pack.
In the following notes, I have merely attempted to explain the allusions contained in the Cards. A few however remain riddles to me.
EDMUND GOLDSMID.
Edinburgh, 12th October 1885.
