Original manuscript, consisting of 703 pages, written when the author was curate and Divinity Reader at Holy Trinity Church (Hull). This manuscript volume was formerly in the possession of Charles Frost, Edward Shimells Wilson and Arthur Bromley Wilson-Barkworth.

Contents are as follows:

pp.1-242 - a short description and account of the town churches

p.243 - the description of the town of Kingston upon Hull

p.309 - a short account of all the religious houses, monasteries, friary's, colleges, hospitals, g[u]ilds, and lands, given to pious uses

p.443 - the orders and rules of the g[u]ild of fraternity of St. John the Baptist, in Kingston upon Hull

p.455 - a short history of all the towns that are in the county of Kingston upon Hull, to which is added also a brief account of Drypool, Sutton and Cottingham

p.537 - an exact catalogue of all the wardens, bailiffs, mayors, sheriffs, and chamberlains of Kingston upon Hull (1298-1570)

p.553 - the reasons and causes of the general decay of trade and scarcity of money in the town of Kingston upon Hull... by John Ramsden, merc[hant]

p.565 - catalogue of Holy Trinity Church library

p.615 - an extract account of all the lands, tenements, incomes, and receipts belonging, in the year 1695 to ye Right Worshipfull the mayor and burgesses of Kingston upon Hull

p.643 - the most an[cient] laws, ordinances, and constitutions of the town

p.691 - a catalogue of the benefactors and benefactions to the town and corporation of Kingston upon Hull

Also includes several tracings of coat of arms from churches at Hull and other places.

Previous reference: L.9.7 from safe A