Borough Government in Restoration Grantham - The Hall Book of Grantham, 1662-1704

The key theme of the Hall Book remains Borough Governance. The town's charters and rights were confirmed and extended in 1664 by the Charter of Charles II.

List of contents

INTRODUCTION
The Hall Book
The Town of Grantham in the Late Seventeenth Century
The Corporation: Historical Background and Composition
The Charter of 1664
Strained Relations within the Soke
Responding to the Threat of Plague in 1665
The Borough's Half Pence
The Church and Religious Dissent in Grantham
The Grammar School
The Borough and its Members of Parliament
The Charters of 1685 and 1688
Borough Governance, 1689-1704
The Red Lyon Saga, 1662-1704
Other Corporate Responsibilities
Conclusions

THE TEXT
The Hall Book of Grantham, 1662-1704

APPENDICES
Courts and Assemblies, 1662-1704
List of Aldermen, Comburgesses and Second Twelvemen, 1662-1704
Index

Summary

The key theme of the Hall Book remains Borough Governance. The town's charters and rights were confirmed and extended in 1664 by the Charter of Charles II.

Product details

• Assisted by: John B. Manterfield (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781910653081
• ISBN: 978-1-910653-08-1
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 242 mm x 166 mm x 42 mm
• Weight: 1364 g
• Illustrations: 3 Maps
• Series: Publications of the Lincoln Record Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories