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A History of the County of Oxford
… and Godfrey held of him. 61 There is no further record of the under-tenancy, and d'Ivri's successors probably held in demesne. The manor descended with the rest of Roger d'Ivri's lands in … of John Coxhead and John Clarke, sold Cutteslowe to John Chamberlain and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of George Owen …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Charities for the poor Charities for the Poor Municipal Charities. The corporation's first almshouses were successors to those …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Church Church. The church, of which the south doorway is of the 12th century, was presumably … include a brass, formerly in the chancel, depicting Edward Chamberlain (d. 1543), his wife, and six sons and six …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Economic history Economic history In the century after its foundation the town prospered, acquiring a fair in addition to its … were accounted for chiefly by the inclusion of Leonard Chamberlain, steward of the manor and park, who in 1547 paid …
A History of the County of Oxford
… free grammar school, two small charity schools, and by the early 19th century several dame schools; it was a popular … place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen educationist frustrated in his … neglected' and in 1831 that 'scarcely any residents lacked the means of education'. 85 Continued failure to respond to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a market to the new residents. 5 The story is supported in part by other evidence, but …
A History of the County of Oxford
… TO 1886.When New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by … John Crossley, admitted as a compounder in 1555, became chamberlain in 1557 and mayor in 1558, 50 and John Shewsmith, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 freed Woodstock from the burden … mid 16th century the seat was controlled by Sir Leonard Chamberlain (d. 1561), steward of the manor and M.P. for the …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… eight others of Fladbury. Ref.110 BA1/1/33/75 (1620) To the right worshipfull Sir [illegible] knight lord of the manour of [Fladbury?] [illegible] Whereas the berer hereof Katherine [Emmes?] [illegible] of Richard …