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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… first built by William the Conqueror after the submission of Hereward. 27 It may have been granted to the see of Ely at its formation, but the original headquarters of the episcopal estate in Wisbech, from which the manor …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Charters of incorporation CHARTERS OF INCORPORATION Borough of Wisbech Azure represntations of … gave £105 (September) to a fund for reducing the price of bread to the poor. 72 A company of Volunteers, about 60 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… elections CORPORATION ELECTIONS The annual election of the capital burgesses was made an excuse for festivities. … they were modest. In 1617, for example, an expenditure of only 3 s. 3 d., which included bread, beer, and a fire in the common hall, was incurred. 92 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… occurs c. 1000, when Oswy and Leoflede, on the admission of their son Aelfwin as a monk, gave the vill to the … since the reign of Edgar. 75 There was a Saturday market, assize of bread and ale and a fair in connexion with the feast of St. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… institutions MISCELLANEOUS INSTITUTIONS Wisbech was an assize town from at least 1515-16 7 until 1836 when the liberty of the Isle of Ely was abolished. Assizes were held half-yearly, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… to the extent that two journeys were made by members of the Corporation 'concerning the King's Majesties … and in 1640 was dissuaded from attending a Commission of Sewers in the castle. A crowd of soldiers however … £1 to the waits of Lynn, and 40 s. was distributed in bread to the poor at the coronation of Charles II. 81 Corp. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Martin) WITCHAM ( St. Martin), a parish, in the hundred of South Witchford, union and Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 5 miles (W.) from Ely, on the … bequeathed a similar amount to be distributed in bread and fuel. The union of Witham comprises 17 parishes or …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of Meathop and Ulpha with land at Crackenthorpe in Beetham … Henry de Bethum in a plea against Roger de Lancastre; 5 Assize R. 88, m. 72. 1251 Roger de Lancastre demands against … right. Henry prays for a view. Ajourned to Hilary term; Assize R. 1046, m. 75. 1254 Henry de Bethum holds Midhopp …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1613 the borough owned an almshouse and garden on the site of Nos. 2838 Church Green north of the rectory house, comprising three separate tenements in … and by the 19th century the income was combined with other bread and beef charities. The town hall and an adjoining …
A History of the County of Oxford
… history: agriculture AGRICULTURE After the creation of the town Witney manor, encompassing the three rural … with profits from rents and farming forming the bulk of the lord's income: in 1552 the manor was valued at just … 'most of the men' had small allotments which could provide bread, cheese, and sometimes bacon, while two paupers whom he …