A Topographical, Statistical, & Historical Account of the Borough of Preston in the Hundred of Amounderness, County of Palatine of Lancaster; Its ... of the Charter Granted in the Reign of Charle - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1821 Excerpt: ... GUILDA MERCATORIA CUM CAUSA DE BUHGI PRESTON-E IN ALDERNESSE IN COM: PALAT: LANC: THE METHOD OF SOLEMNIZING THE JUBILEE, OR GUILD MERCHANT. "The wheel of life is turning quickly round. And In one place is very seldom found: The midwife wheels us in, and death he wheels us out, Good lack a day! how we are wheel'd about." This compilation owes its birth, in some degree, to the warmth which the author always felt for some one or other to give an account of this ancient fete, held by charter in our borough of Preston. Thus has he snatched from the hand of time, and the wearying bustle of commercial scenes, a few moments, in order to record to posterity, and wrested from the grasp of ancient history, matter in itself valuable to the antiquary and man of science. Should they amuse the leisure moments of an indulgent friend, or superinduce for a season that calm on the ocean of life, the principal object of his labour will be attained, and his little book will become what he intended,--a record that may continue beyond the narrow period of his being, and serve as a memento for the respected circle in which he moves. Should matter appear which is familiar to readers of more extensive information, it is hoped they will pardon the attempt to elucidate the ancient guild merchant of Preston, as to its history and customs. Sympathizing with such readers as have hot had opportunities to attain to a thorough knowledge of the antiquity of this grand spectacle, he has been induced to write this work for their information. The author has to lament the inauspicious fate that denied him the requisite erudition, the extensive reading so necessary for the embellishment and fuller illustration of his weak attempt to state a concise account of the Preston guild merchants' juhilee....

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