The History of Lynn, Vol. 2 [of 2]

The work traces the town's development from earliest records to the author's present, combining topographical and economic description of its situation, harbour, rivers, inland trade, and neighbouring marshes and fens with detailed accounts of civil, ecclesiastical, political, commercial, municipal, military, and biographical matters. Later sections examine the impact of the Reformation and other national events on local manners and institutions, weighing competing views about religious change, citing contemporary testimony, and attributing social shifts to doctrinal controversies, the suppression of religious houses, and revolutionary upheaval. Occasional remarks connect national history to local character and fortunes.