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A History of the County of Oxford
… century. 18 By then the hundred bailiff held three-weekly courts, and there were 'great hundreds' twice each year, near … frankpledge. Probably then, as in the 14th century, the courts met at Old Woodstock, 19 presumably at a gate of the … steward and sometimes confused with the manorial courts, 32 were held on a single day at Glympton, Barford St. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… sheriff is returning officer. The recorder holds quarterly courts of session for all offences within the city and county … of May and October, have nearly fallen into disuse. Manor courts occur occasionally; and the county magistrates hold …