Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Books of Examinations and Depositions, 1570-1594: Transcribed From the Mss. In the Audit House
Let me review the scene, And summon from the shadowy past The forms that once have been.
The information to be obtained from these books OF examina tions and depositions is fragmentary and scanty, in spite of the fact that some of the cases are given at great length. In many instances there is no beginning; one has to construct the story of what has happened prior to the evidence recorded, and most frequently after that evidence is given one is left in doubt as to the issue. Sometimes, too, the reason why certain depositions are made is not clear; they seem pointless and um necessary, they end abruptly and nothing more is heard of the persons concerned, and it is only by a knowledge of the condi tions of the life of the period that their meaning becomes evident. It has, therefore, appeared desirable to attempt to re construct the stage upon which these homely scenes have been enacted, and by using material drawn from other sources, to summon up the burgesses in their habits as they lived; and, in order to make the picture more vivid, the quaint phraseology of the day has been reproduced, and the words of contemporary writers quoted where possible.
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