A Boke of Recorde, or Register (Classic Reprint): Containing All the Acts and Doings in or Concerning the Corporation Within the Town of ... Day of January in the Year of the Reign of - Softcover

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A window into a medieval to early modern town: a vivid record of Kendal’s governance, charity, and daily life. This edition collects and presents the Boke off Recorde or Register, a sprawling manuscript that chronicles the acts and doings of Kendal’s corporation from its beginnings in 1575 onward. It blends historical charter history, street directories, lists of officials, and a rich collection of wills, oaths, and civic orders that reveal how the town was run and how its people were cared for.

- See how Kendal began under royal charters, with markets, fairs, and a growing town government.
- Read lists of officers, freemen, apprentices, and the social hierarchy of the time.
- Explore the regulations on dress, feasting, and public duty that shaped civic life.
- Get context for how charitable gifts, endowments, and distributions supported the poor and the town’s future.

Ideal for readers of local history, municipal archives, and anyone curious about how an English market town organized itself centuries ago. This edition makes a complex historical manuscript accessible with notes and framing commentary designed for the modern reader.

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