24 page booklet.
Extracted from "The History of Maidstone".
Supplied as a PDF document on CD-ROM.
CONTENTS:
Leland's Visit
The Manor of Maidstone
Manors of East Lane and Wyke
Population in 1572
Sanitary Condition of the Town
The Plague
The Bear Ringle
The Queen's Players
Conduits in the High Street
Benefactions to the Poor
Fearful Ravages of the Plague
Letter-carrying in the 17th Century
The King's Mead
Visit of Samuel Pepys
Population in 1695
The Poor-Rate
Smallpox
Population in 1782
The Streets Paved and Lighted
Street Nomenclature
Old Inns and Taverns