The Franciscan Library at St. Mary of the Snow in Prague holds a manuscript of a Kadaň Town Chronicle not quoted by special literature till now. The manuscript dates from the end of the 16th century and describes the history of the town from its origin in the year 829 – this part was overtaken from the Chronicle by Václav Hájek of Libočany – untill the days of its author, till the year 1599.
The Memorial Book of the central Bohemia town of Velvary started in 1576, ranks among noteworthy early modern age memorial books. A number of municipal scribes took part in its production. Besides official records it contains a number of chronicle entries that portray the town´s life until the last quarter of the 18th century. It comprises the oldest depiction of the Velvary town coat of arms dating from 1807.
This study deals with the historiography of the mining town Jáchymov. In the 16th century a few historiographic works originated, the most attractive of which being the chronicle by Johan Mathesius, a pastor in Jáchymov, and his folllowers. The works by Johan Seltenreich and David Hüter, local scribes, are less known. The writings are housed in the Jáchymov Municipal Archive and in the National Museum Archive in Prague.