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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2025

Jane Whittle ,
Mark Hailwood ,
Hannah Robb  and
Taylor Aucoin
Jane Whittle
Affiliation:
University of Exeter
Mark Hailwood
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
Hannah Robb
Affiliation:
Birkbeck, University of London
Taylor Aucoin
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh

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The Experience of Work in Early Modern England , pp. xvi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025
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Abbreviations

BI –

Borthwick Institute [accessed via www.dhi.ac.uk/causepapers/index.jsp]

CALS –

Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

CRD –

Coroners’ Reports Database

CUL –

Cambridge University Library

DHC –

Devon Heritage Centre

DUIC –

Durham University IIF Collections [accessed via http://iiif.durham.ac.uk/jalava/#index]

HALS –

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies

HRO –

Hampshire Record Office

LaA –

Lancashire Archives

LiA –

Lincolnshire Archives

NAS –

Northamptonshire Archives Service

NRO –

Norfolk Record Office

NYCRO –

North Yorkshire County Record Office

SHC –

Somerset Heritage Centre

TNA –

The National Archives

WSHC –

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

WYAS –

West Yorkshire Archive Service (Wakefield)

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