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istration, the memoirs of the earl of Kimberley contribute some
sombre information.63 The beginnings of social democracy in
England are given the dimension of personality but also the
butcher's treatment in the diaries of Beatrice Webb, sharp of
mind and sharper of tongue.66

(E) ECONOMIC HISTORY

Once again, when local historical publications are removed,
there is little to report. Willan studies the Tudor customs system
through a book of rates.67 Smit supplies massive and so far
barely exploited source material for the history of a sixteenth-
century trade.68 Batho enables one to understand the adminis-
tration of a noble estate.69 Demography benefits from the
edition (not entirely reliable) of a list of London's inhabitants
in 1695."° Minchinton prints important Bristol materials.71

(F) TEXTS

Here, too, the sixteenth century predominates. Hay has edited
afresh the last books of Polydore Vergil's history, with an
excellent translation; these cover the years for which Polydore

65 Ethel Drus, ed., A Journal of Events during the Gladstone Ministry,
1868 -1874. L*. RHS (Camden 3rd Series, vol. 90): 1958. Pp. xx, 49.

66 Margaret Cole, ed., Beatrice Webb: Diaries, 2 voJs. (1912-24,
1924-32). L: Longmans: 1952, 1956. Pp. xxvi, 272; xxv, 327.
Rev: EHR 68, 293*?.

67 T. S. Willan, ed., A Tudor Book of Rates. Manchester UP: 1962.
Pp. Ix, 97.

68 H. J. Smit, ed.5 Bronnen tot geschiedenis van den handel met Engeland,
Schotland en Irland 1485 - ij#5, 2 vols. The Hague: Nijhoff: 1942,
1950. Pp. xv, 1571- Rev: EHR 65, sgaff; 66, 5831!.

69 G. R. Batho, ed., The Household Papers of Henry Percy, ninth earl of
Northumberland, 1564 - i6$s. L: RHS (Camden 3rd Series, vol. 93):
1962. Pp. Ivii, 190.

70 London Inhabitants within the Walls 1695, with an introduction by
D. V. Glass. L: London Record Society: 1966. Pp. xliii, 337. Rev:
Hist 53, 428f.

71 Walter E. Minchinton, ed., The Trade of Bristol in the Eighteenth
Century. Bristol Record Soc. Publications, vol. 20: 1957. Pp. xxv,

210.