The Rector's Book Clayworth Notts 1672-1701

Transcribed and Edited by Harry Gill and Everard L. Guilford, M.A.

Published by Henry B. Saxton, Nottingham, 1910

About this Item

First edition hardback rebound in green cloth with original cloth boards and spine overlaid Gilt lettering to cover and spine Small ink inscription to fep Tape strip over gutter of endpapers Photographic frontispiece Nine further plates throughout four of which are folding Light shelf wear shading to prelims pages a little toned and thumbed but clean Overall very good condition 164 iii pp Clayworth Church contains among other interesting relics a Rectors Book which was commenced in 1676 by the Rev Wm Sampson It was entered with great care and regularity during his Incumbency which continued through the reigns of Charles II James II William and Mary until the Accession of Queen Anne It chronicles the leading national events of this time but its chief interest lies in the vivid picture it gives of the manners and customs which prevailed in this part of rural England at the end of the 17th Century Much attention is paid to the state of the weather the value and condition of the crops and the manner of tithing them The book does not take the place of the Church Register which dates from 1545 but is supplementary to it An intriguing and rare book with no copies on the market no recorded appearances at auction and just 3 copies recorded in institutions From the Library of Professor Alan Rogersnbsp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Rector's Book Clayworth Notts 1672-1701
• Publisher: Henry B. Saxton, Nottingham
• Publication Date: 1910
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Book Type: book