The primary content of this page has been removed. I am, however, retaining the links for anyone who finds them useful.
| Period Typefaces - Freeware typefaces suitable for use in historical reenactment. Or even in the SCA. |
| The Dancing Master (1653), by John Playford. |
| The Schoole of Musicke (1603), by Thomas Robinson. An instruction book on how to play the lute. (Work in progress; the text itself is only about halfway Webbed.) |
| Rules made by F. B. for Children to write by (1611). Of interest to calligraphers, it gives several recipes for ink, instructions on how to choose suitable quills, &c. |
| The Cobler turned Courtier (1680). An amusing short story of King Henry VIII. |
| Ancient Ballads. The beginning of a collection of ballads. |
| Letter from Elizabeth I to the Mayor of London (1586). Written after an attempt on her life, thanking her loyal subjects for their support. |
| Ale-House Licence from the reign of Charles I (1625-1649). |
| Latin Mottoes from various 16th-century books of emblems and devices. Well, mostly in Latin, at any rate. |
| London ferry rates circa 1555. |