Merchant Guild, [175], note;

water-bearers, [157], note

Towns, English, their importance in fifteenth century, [1];

significance of their history, [8-10];

beginning of municipal history, [11];

contrast of their history with that of French communes, [29-32];

their lowly beginnings, [33];

relation to the Government, [27];

importance of their internal administration, [20];

their contribution to the reorganization of society, [23], [24];