It is hardly necessary to enlarge on the great value of accounts such as those in question, for historical purposes. They relate to disbursements of the most diverse sorts - the most minute, as well as the most important-qud serve, in many ways, to throw unex pected light on historical events, -on the character, manners, and varied pursuits of our burghal forefathers.

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.