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This listing forms part of the Dils & Schwartz Collection which is composed of all the notes from the very detailed research carried out by those two ladies, for the publication of their book, 'Tudor and Stuart Shrivenham.' It is a remarkable collection and contains a huge amount of material, much of it translated from the original latin in which it was written.
This particular file contains notes on the understanding of farming life 1520 - 1710, with sizes of families, houses and value, items of domestic equipment, relationships and poor relief.
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