Drawing on original records and historical research, this transcript of the accounts of the parish of Cratfield offers a detailed picture of life in a rural English community in the late medieval and early modern periods. With an introduction and notes by John James Raven and William Holland, this book is an essential resource for local historians and genealogists. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.