Show The Domesday Hook The original Domesday book not Doomsday Dooms-day is still in existence and uninjured in the Record office Fetter lane London It was compiled by order of William the Conqueror Con-queror having been commenced in 10SO some say lOS and finished in lOSS It contains a survey of all the lands in England except Northumberland Durham Westmoreland and Cumberland and U in two volumes a large folio and a quarto The folio contains SS2 double pages of vellum written in spall but plain characters Tho quarto contains 450 double pages of vellum written in large fair characters Only three or four pafpss are devoted to London The covers of both volumes are cut from tho same parchment skin Bound in massive board covers and kept with religious care under a glass case the precious volumes seem likely to continue their existence throughout ages |