The Accounts of the Churchwardens of S. Martin's, Leicester

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Excerpt from The Accounts of the Churchwardens of S. Martin's, Leicester: 1489 1844But a few prefatory words of explanation appear desirable. The Editor secured by purchase in the year 1860 or there abouts, from the late Mr. Cox, then a baker and flour dealer in Market Street, Leicester, a large volume containing 773 pages of the original Manuscript Accounts of the Church wardens of S. Martin, Leicester, bound in rough calf with a pair of strong Clasps, and dating from the year 1544 to the year 1645: Mr. Cox's statement was to the effect that the volume had then been in his possession for about fifty years, and that he bought it at a second-hand bookstall and had preserved it on account of its local character.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.