Author : Corporation of Bath
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ISBN 13 : 9781332099566
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (995 download)
Book Synopsis Ancient Deeds Belonging to the Corporation of Bath, XIII-XVI Cent (Classic Reprint) by : Corporation of Bath
Download or read book Ancient Deeds Belonging to the Corporation of Bath, XIII-XVI Cent (Classic Reprint) written by Corporation of Bath and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ancient Deeds Belonging to the Corporation of Bath, XIII-XVI Cent The establishment of the Bath Records Society affords an opportunity, which has been lacking too long in our City, to stimulate interest in the documentary and other treasures which we have inherited from our careful forefathers. Although Bath cannot, perhaps, claim equality with a few of the most ancient municipalities of the Kingdom, as regards the volume and importance of their records, yet we are justified in saying that those which have been so carefully preserved in the Guildhall of this City are of the highest interest. The Royal Charters, which commence with that granted by Richard I., in the year 1189, are numerous, and in addition there are many Royal Grants, Mandates and Writs and other Crown missives. The City already owes to the indefatigable labours of the translator of the documents presented in this volume, a complete transcript of that interesting and valuable record of civic expenditure in the 16th Century, known as the "Chamberlain Accounts." The two volumes containing this transcript are in the possession of the Corporation, but until the expense of publication is provided this mine of information as to the methods and expenditure of our Civic Fathers, when they exercised full independence in disbursing the Corporate revenues, will be explored only by the very few. The Minutes of Council Meetings, dating from the time of the Stuarts, also await similar attention. It is one of the objects of the Bath Records Society to encourage work of research and assist in rendering more accessible to students and citizens the result of labours such as those undertaken by Mr. Shickle. The present publication is a beginning, which will, it is hoped, whet the appetite not only of those associated with the Corporation but of the public generally, for further instalments. The volume now issued will be of permanent interest to all who arc anxious to know more of the domestic history of our ancient City. When we consider how few evidences remain of the medieval life of Bath, and how intimate is the account which is given in these ancient documents of the identity and transactions of the men who dwelt here 600 years ago and the light they throw on the management of public affairs and the gradual changes in the topography of the old walled city, we cannot fail to appraise the value of these records very highly. We arc also able to find in these documents the origin of many surnames borne for generations by Bath families, cf whom not a few have established branches in distant lands. It is hoped that this volume will find readers across the seas and will help to confirm their affection for the Queen City of the West, to whom they owe their origin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
