Memorial History of Bradford, Mass Book

THOMAS DELONEY from 1543 to about 1600
Deloney in his time was well known as a chronicler of many well-known songs, ballads, and poems.
In about 1612 his first novel, ‘Thomas of Reading’ was published,
' Thomas of Reading', also called ‘The Six worthie Yeomen of the West’, is really the story of a successful and rich Guild of Clothiers who flourished in the Day’s of King Henry the First.
The wonderfully pleasant style of writing and amusing vocabulary tells us how these clothiers came to the attention of the King, who, realizing the importance of these artisans to the commonwealth of England called them to court in order to hear of their trade and to know if any new legislation would help them in their success.
And so it came about that a new, sole, measurement for length, the Yard, was declared legal all over England. Then, whatever was called ‘cracked money’ was declared illegal, and finally, that clothe thieves, if caught, could be hanged without further procedure.
The brutal murder of Thomas of Reading by some rogues is described quite shortly in the mid’st of the story.
However, for romance, a sweet but tragic love story is also woven into it.
But my review should have been less about the contents and more about the form of this novel, as it is considered the first so written in prose in England, as before it was usual and fashionable to present literature in rhymes as poetry.
For me this is a very interesting and pleasant reading experience, one of the books, I almost finished in one stretch.