Acknowledgements

The Editor wishes to thank the custodians of the records used in the compilation of the calendar, particularly at the Public Record Office, the British Library Department of Manuscripts, Guildhall Library, the Library of St Paul's Cathedral and the Worshipful Company of Drapers. Crown copyright material in the Public Record Office is reproduced by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. The publication of this volume has been assisted by a generous grant from the Twenty-Seven Foundation.