Excerpt from Diary of the Corporation, Vol. 1: Henry Vi to Elizabeth, 1431 1602Many of the Account-rolls, as well as other documents, have unfortunately been at some time exposed to damp, which has greatly injured them, and left some in a state almost too tender for handling, but the whole collection is now well cared for. In 1866 a Schedule was made, by the care of a then assistant Town Clerk, Mr. 5. Preston, of the number and nature of the various parcels and volumes, and this (which was very well drawn up) affords a ready means for general reference.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.