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Show Book Dates Back to 1309. What Ik believed by antiquarians to bo the oldest paper hook In existence 13 the "Hed Hook of Lynn," an ancient register belonging to the corporation or King's 1.;. mi, England. This volume vol-ume is known as the 'Tied Hook" fiom Its orlflnnl binding having been of that color. The tlrst entry Is a transcript of tho will of iWcr do Thorndon. burgess of Lynn, dated 1300: the latest entry Is dated In tho l&th year of King Klchnrd II. Kitty years ago the book was repaired and lebound, and tlio leaves, which age had reduced to a loose, fibrous substance, sub-stance, were carefully resized as an aid to preservation. |