The Spending Of The Money Of Robert Nowell Of Reade Hall, Lancashire

Behind every Tudor donation lies a story of conscience, obligation, and local power. In The Spending Of The Money Of Robert Nowell Of Reade Hall, Lancashire, the surviving accounts of a sixteenth-century gentleman and benefactor illuminate the everyday workings of 16th century philanthropy, church charity and poor relief under Elizabeth I. These accounts speak with candour. Item by item, they form a unique set of Tudor financial records and an Elizabethan primary source edition, tracing how money moved from a prominent Lancashire household into parishes, institutions and the hands of the poor between 1568 and 1580. Carefully edited by Alexander Balloch Grosart and long known to scholars through the Chetham Society historical reprints, this Lancashire historical document collection offers vivid insight into English social and economic history, Elizabethan Lancashire history, and the human realities behind dry 16th century England records.For casual readers, the names, occupations and places scattered through the entries bring a lost community to life; for scholars it provides an indispensable resource for local historians and a meticulous reference for genealogy research, with detail on families, clergy and civic officers akin to that found in Tudor wills and inventories. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure. Carefully prepared for modern readers, it invites historians, students and classic non-fiction collectors to handle the past with a closer, more informed gaze.