Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The North Riding Record Society, Vol. 5: For the Publication of Original Documents Relating to the North Riding of the Country of York
This Volume differs from either of those which have preceded it in the same series, and in more ways than one. It is not that there is any diminution of interest in the matters dealt with in the various Minutes and Orders which come under hand 5 on the contrary, the interest is more than sustained: but the facts and considerations brought under notice are in many particulars of a different Character. Thus, in the present volume there are no long lists of Recusants, nor detailed records of the sternly repressive system of surveillance and treatment they were, of rule and custom, exposed to, as disclosed by the entries in the former volumes. It is true, Recusancy is referred to, and certain measures taken in reference to it are specified; but the instances in which that is true are only two or three in number, and the total list of names of persons stigmatized as Recusants hardly embraces half a score. The one entry of real interest in this connection is that at p. 221 and that is such as to show that other considerations, and not any diminution of animosity against the old faith, are to be invoked in order to account for the difi'erence now under notice. 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.
