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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… medieval history of Wilton is the rapid decline of the borough between the 13th and 15th centuries; all the evidence … of the 12th century was still a prosperous and flourishing borough, by the 15th century the importance of the town had … establish a community in Wilton; 3 indeed only a populous borough could have supported the eight parish churches which …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… are, reveal all the more important attributes of an early borough in government and trade. It was a minting place of … provincial mint indicates something of the nature of the borough itself, for a law of Athelstan stated that 'there …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… was the clothiers who largely dominated the affairs of the borough; between these clothiers and the weavers of the town … Clement, 12 was one of the three chief landowners of the borough, while six out of the ten liable for subsidy on their … were representatives of the chief clothier families of the borough, the Macks, the Grays, the Sharps, the ApEvanses, the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Hervey, a royal official, who apparently did not farm the borough, but accounted ut custos to the Crown for all dues. The borough yielded 50, and had yielded 22 when Hervey took it … can only be a matter for speculation. In 11945 the borough appears to have been held by Queen Berengaria. 2 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday was granted to the borough at least as early as the reign of Henry III, for … his ancestors to this effect. 2 In 12889 the lord of the borough claimed the market rights of the Wednesday market … and other neighbouring market towns. 8 When in 1300 the borough reverted to the Crown and was granted to the Princess …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of these liberties, and it was often necessary for the borough to specify them when Wilton merchants wanted to trade … 13th century Wilton was already achieving some measure of borough autonomy. The fact that the aid for the ransom of … of Wilton 8 shows that at this time they were electing a borough reeve, responsible for collecting royal dues in place …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and six masters of the guild, all living within the borough, came before the town authorities to seek authority … to proclaim the assize price of wine to be sold within the borough, 38 and in 1242 it was ordered that no wines should … was ordained that no one except the common brewers of the borough was to brew without licence of the mayor under …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… state of affairs, although it gave more prominence to the borough aldermen than hitherto. There were five wards, … on which a toll was exacted according to the custom of the borough. It is not possible to say at what point these courts … rate in some quarters, to revive it. The more important borough offices passed into the hands of a relatively small …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 1295 and from thence onwards, almost without a break, the borough was regularly represented by two members until 1832. … can be identified as holders of burgages within the borough and as elected borough officers; Hugh Coterel, representing Wilton 12991300 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the mayor and burgesses or aldermen who resided in the borough and parish, together with the rector and … training colleges and universities, for boys of the borough, who had attended a public elementary school for not … administration presented considerable problems. Under the Borough of Wilton Scheme, 1885, all charity property vested …