"Internal evidence goes to prove that from 1616 to 1680 the book must have been the work of Nicholas Toke of Godinton ... who died on the 29th Novembe...
"Internal evidence goes to prove that from 1616 to 1680 the book must have been the work of Nicholas Toke of Godinton ... who died on the 29th November 1680; only a few days before his death was the work taken on by his nephew and heir, Nicholas, afterwards Sir Nicholas Toke, who continued the book up to its final entry."--Introd.